UBER-XENA AND ORIGINAL FICTION REVIEWS
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Reviewer can be reached at lunacy@dc.seflin.org
Last updated: 01/21/01

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

The file includes reviews of both uber-Xena and/or original fiction. It is a combined file of general and alternative stories. The alternative titles are designated as such with an [Alt] at the end of the title line.

Also, several of the uber stories deal with the characters of Mel Pappas and Janice Covington featured in the episode THE XENA SCROLLS. Mel/Janice stories are designated as such with a [M/J] at the end of the title line. You can also find them listed separately in the Mel/Janice Fan Fiction Reviews

EIGHTBALL, CORNER POCKET by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Llachlan.shtm.htm">Llachlan - [Alt]
An uber story for all you pool players out there which has an inquisitive young writer named Siona getting an unexpected lesson in the game when a stranger with startling blue eyes comes to her rescue in a bar. - 6/5/98
http://www.merwolf.com/llachlan/Eightball.html

**ENEMY WITHIN (THE) by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Verda.shtm.htm">Verda - [Alt]
The sequel to Verda's debut story THESE DREAMS finds artist Samantha McBride and her partner executive Tess Richmond happy and very much in love as they start to make a life together but that happiness is soon put on hold when Tess receives an unexpected appeal from an unlikely source forcing her to revisit a painful past in order to try to give an innocent child the promise of a future. Verda does a really nice job with the Tess/Samantha relationship here, making it realistic, loving and playful. The supporting players are well-defined and interesting in their own right contributing to an emotional, well-paced storyline. Improving on the original, this sequel is a very entertaining offering that comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - 37 pgs., 4/18/99
http://www.amazontrails.com/xena/enemy.htm

ENTHRALLED by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/S_Derkins.shtm.htm">S. Derkins - [Alt]
Yet another of those unconventional uber stories, this one a historical one following the struggles of a beautiful captive from the lands of the North as she's forced into a life of slavery, eventually becoming part of an Indian lord's household. Purchased by a sadistic owner, Skye struggles to maintain her dignity with little hope for the future until another heart, also longing for freedom, reaches out to her, awakening the proud Northerner to feelings she's never known before and bringing two soulmates together again. Original premise and original characterizations in a poignant storyline. - 24 pgs., 12/30/98
FANFIC ART: a href="http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/1115/uberxena/felioness.html#Enthralled_Cover">Felioness Story Cover
http://www.amazontrails.com/xena/enthralled.htm

**ENTIRE by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/LN_James.shtm.htm">L.N. James - [Alt]
LN returns with the much anticipated sequel to her popular uber crime-drama CHICAGO 5AM. Forensic FBI scientist Mariel Potidean has been busy for the past few months - busy with a new job, busy with undercover assignments, busy spending time on anything that will help her forget the tall, beautiful private eye that walked into her life a while back - and then walked out of it just like that - without a word, a message, a letter - nothing. Then on a snowy morning the phone rings and Mariel finds her heart going into over-drive at the sound of a very familiar voice - a voice laced with pain - a voice asking for help... LN does a terrific job with the opening part of this story, including a disturbing little scene that helps set the tone of what promises to be another riveting, suspenseful and emotional tale from one of the best in the business. A MUST READ for anyone who likes crime-drama, enjoys uber tales, or just likes quality XWP fanfic - anyone else I didn't cover? - if so YOU go read this series too! ;-) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! [unfinished] - 5 pgs., 12/9/98
http://www.squonk.net/users/lnjames/ENTIRE.htm
[Palm Pilot version available at a href="http://members.xoom.com/xenadocs/lnjames.htm">XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]

**EQUILIBRIUM MOMENT OF FORCE by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Jules_Mills.shtm.htm">Jules Mills - see NANO #2: EQUILIBRIUM MOMENT OF FORCE

**EQUILIBRIUM NEWTON'S FIRST LAW by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Jules_Mills.shtm.htm">Jules Mills - see NANO #1: EQUILIBRIUM NEWTON'S FIRST LAW

**ETERNAL MOURNING by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/J_Falconer.shtm.htm">J Falconer - [Alt]
An immortal creature of the night thinks back on the centuries she's lived and on how empty that existence was until the day an innocent entered her life...and changed it forever. Initially marked as her prey, the young woman would offer one life in exchange for another inadvertently bringing two unlikely soulmates together and tearing the walls around a cold, ancient heart. Fitting very well into the uber mold, this is a decidedly poignant tale which should carry a multi-hankie alert. DO NOT MISS! - 4 pgs., 11/15/00
http://www.xenaeyes.com/EternalMourning.html

EXTREME MEASURES by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Candy.shtm.htm">Candy - [Alt]
This sequel to Candy's first story DESPERATE MEASURES finds mystery writer Dru Warlord and her beautiful proofreader Kasey Lovett just getting comfortable in their new intimacy when Dru receives an invitation to a writers' retreat from a publisher with more on her mind than just publishing. It's a weekend certain to test their relationship and possibly even lead to some unexpected revelations of the heart. Candy is doing a nice job developing Dru and Kasey into a very appealing uber couple. With Dru already thinking of a new mystery to write, this one should prove quite entertaining. [unfinished] - 17 pgs., 5/11/99
http://www.jps.net/rizzo/fiction/EM1a.htm

**EYE OF THE STORM by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Missy_Good.shtm.htm">Melissa Good - [Alt]
Missy's ground breaking DAR AND KERRY SERIES continues with our two heroines busy at work as they prepare to face challenges both professional and personal. On the last legs of a two-week work trip, Kerry is laying the ground work for the latest company merger but what should be a routine procedure begins to get complicated when the young executive starts to smell some skeletons behind those unfriendly offices. Meanwhile, Dar travels to Houston to help her boss deal with a very serious and very determined new enemy - an enemy that wants a change at the top and is not past getting personal to get what he wants. Amidst this world of corporate intrigue and back stabbing, Dar and Kerry hold on to the very special magic they've found with one another, recognizing their connection as a treasured oasis in the eye of a coming storm...This story has a master storyteller doing what she does best - delivering a tale with vivid characterizations, rich descriptions and a plot which hooks you from that first paragraph. Missy continues to beautifully develop both the characters of Dar and Kerry and their relationship - presenting us in this story with two women more comfortable than ever with one another, more in love than ever, gaining strength and confidence in who they are together and apart. Strap those seat belts and prepare for a WONDERFUL new ride courtesy of one amazing writer. Missy's latest gets my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION! - 494 pgs., 7/18/99
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