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A little Sentinel moment...
I'm not sure what I did to deserve it, but this showed up in my "recommendations" on Amazon.
There's no "official" synopsis of the book, but one of the reviews is nicely detailed.
Does this sound like a TS AU fic or what?
The interesting thing about a lot of Sentinel AUs is the fanon is so far from the actual canon that you really only need to "file off the serial numbers" to transform it into original fic. That review makes it sound (to me) like this is exactly what someone's done.
So, is she a fanfic writer? Or is this just a weird coincidence? What d'ya think?
There's no "official" synopsis of the book, but one of the reviews is nicely detailed.
Does this sound like a TS AU fic or what?
The book is set in a world, aparently a far future human colony, where the population can only be protected against frequent natural disasters by the special talents of two groups of people - "Sources" and "Shields".
Sources can "channel" natural forces and dispel coming disasters: Shields protect the Sources and stop them dying or going insane while they do so. In principle any source can work with any shield, but in practice most sources form a natural bond with one particular shield. The bond is involuntary, neither partner having any choice about who they form a pair with, and once formed it lasts for the rest of the life of both partners - it is so strong that the death of either partner causes the demise of the other.
Most pairs form a friendly and professional relationship, some ignore the advice of their training college by becoming lovers, and others find themselves tied for life to someone they can't stand.
Lord Shintaro Karish, brother of the Duke of Westsea, is a Source. He is heroic, brave, virile, talented, charming, disgustingly handsome, and apart from being something of a rake, far too good to be true. Every young shield, expecially (sic) the female ones, hopes to bond with him, except for Dunleavy Mallorough (Lee), a practical merchant's daughter who wants to work with someone calm, steady, and reliable. So guess who she gets stuck with.
[Snipped]...The relationship between source and shield is supposed to be much more equal than this cover art makes out, and Lee is certainly not the kind or doormat who would put up with any such nonsense. However it does give a very good idea of the initial reaction of the practical merchant's daughter on being yoked for life to someone she percieves as a brilliant but pampered and arrogant aristocrat. During their adventures they also meet people who really do think that shields are practically the slaves of their sources.
The interesting thing about a lot of Sentinel AUs is the fanon is so far from the actual canon that you really only need to "file off the serial numbers" to transform it into original fic. That review makes it sound (to me) like this is exactly what someone's done.
So, is she a fanfic writer? Or is this just a weird coincidence? What d'ya think?
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I remember reading that shards of honour by Bujold was originally fanfic and I know a fanfic piece on Bujold was pulled down to be converted to original. So, it does happen.
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I've not seen it done successfully yet though...maybe this is a first. ;p
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That DOES sound like TS fanfic. Too bad it's het. *g*
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