Oh, the Attolia books are great. I must reread them sometime, I had a wonderful time with them, especially the King. And that crossover is very entertaining, too!
It is fascinating the way fics tell the same story over and over again in different ways. Sometimes I find that one particular fic becomes The Answer in my head, but more usually I see something differently convincing or fascinating in each variation. (My own half-written 'Escobar secrets' fic starts with Galeni learning the truth...) Other times, the particular story contains some kind of narrative kink I love, in which case I'm perfectly happy to see it over and over again even if there isn't anything fantastically original in it - and I think this accounts for quite a lot of the repeating stories, especially in bigger fandoms.
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Date: 2012-11-28 07:29 pm (UTC)It is fascinating the way fics tell the same story over and over again in different ways. Sometimes I find that one particular fic becomes The Answer in my head, but more usually I see something differently convincing or fascinating in each variation. (My own half-written 'Escobar secrets' fic starts with Galeni learning the truth...) Other times, the particular story contains some kind of narrative kink I love, in which case I'm perfectly happy to see it over and over again even if there isn't anything fantastically original in it - and I think this accounts for quite a lot of the repeating stories, especially in bigger fandoms.