MEL/JANICE FAN FICTION REVIEWS
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Reviewer can be reached at lunacy@dc.seflin.org
Last updated: 12/10/00

Please make sure to read the EXPLANATORY NOTES before reading these reviews.

This is a combined file of both general and alternative fan fiction reviews. The alternative stories are designated as such with an [Alt] at the end of the title line.

Note: Mel/Janice fan fiction stories are about the characters of Melinda Pappas and Janice Covington introduced in the Xena: Warrior Princess TV series. These stories sometimes feature also the characters of Xena and Gabrielle. Reviews of stories which revolved primarily around Xena and Gabrielle but include Mel and Janice are listed both in this index and in either the general or alternative indexes for Xena fan fiction reviews. Stories which feature Mel and Janice in addition to other uber incarnations of Xena and Gabrielle are listed both here and in the reviews of Uber-Xena fiction.

GIRL'S NIGHT OUT by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/NinjaBabe.shtm.htm">NinjaBabe
Mel and Janice enjoy a night out in New York. This story is just plain cute! It takes a few liberties with the timeline but hey - this is fan fiction - bards ARE allowed. - 9/15/97
http://xwp-altfic.simplenet.com/ninja-girls.txt

**GOING HOME by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/LZClotho.shtm.htm">LZClotho - [Alt]
Set shortly after the events in the episode THE XENA SCROLLS, LZClotho's first Mel/Janice story finds the new friends collaborating in an effort to get the scrolls, Xena's chakram and themselves out of Greece. With few options available, the two embark on a journey that will take them into a world filled with danger, betrayal, and espionage, strengthening a friendship that began long before either was born and reawakening the courage of an ancient warrior and bard. This veteran author once again delivers a well-written tale with solid characterizations and a rather original depiction of Mel in particular. DO NOT MISS! [See the sequel HOME FRONT] - 182 pgs., 7/18/99
http://members.xoom.com/LZClotho/uber/GoingHome01_10.htm
[Palm Pilot version available at a href="http://members.xoom.com/xenadocs/clotho.htm">XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]

HARDEST LESSON TO LEARN (THE) by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Visitor.shtm.htm">Visitor
Short little vignette that has Xena teaching a hard lesson across the eons to her descendant Mel Pappas who like the Warrior Princess before her finds herself fearful of admitting how she feels to the person who means most of all. - 4 pgs., 7/2/97
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/2015/hardest.html

HOME FIRES by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/LZClotho.shtm.htm">LZClotho - [Alt]
In this sequel to HOME FRONT things have settled down a bit for Mel and Janice as the Southerner deals with social responsibilities and Janice establishes herself at the university but the road they've chosen in order to be together will not mean for an easy life in a town known for its old traditions. With hostile relatives to think about, appearances to maintain, and old demons to struggle with, the two will be tested as their relationship continues to grow and deepen. LZClotho continues to do a nice job in this series of integrating the uber-archetypes into the world that was the American South in the 1940s. Her Mel and Janice are both strong, passionate, compelling women - well-matched despite their surface differences. A good continuation to a fine series. One to watch in the weeks ahead. [unfinished] - 14 pgs., 4/26/00
http://members.xoom.com/LZClotho/uber/

HOME FIRES by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Christine_Toups.shtm.htm">Roo - [Alt]
Original new Mel/Janice story set in Australia where Mel has begun a new life without a certain archeologist - a life much closer to what family and social expectations demands from her. Only that archeologist isn't about to give up quite so easily... Roo gives us a refreshing sense of realism in this story addressing the fears, social and family pressures that sometimes keep people from being true to themselves. The characterizations are strong with a particularly dignified portrayal of Janice that makes her very appealing. Solid read. - 70 pgs., 11/30/99
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