Coming up on the 4th of July weekend, and it’s hot enough to consider frying eggs on the sidewalk a good idea. At least there is air conditioning in the building. I found some good stuff to look at so here goes.
From Fanfiction.net we have Revan’s going to the dark side in The Lady Revan’s Dark Changes
Then at kotorfanmedia I ran into a number of those who I reviewed before I created the Pick of the week, so belated hats off to David Gaider for Denouement, Zk273 who gave us the seriously amusing Ask HK 47 and Caritas0 who gifted us with When All is Said and Done Jumping back to the present we have Faltallon’s search for Revan in
A Bad Day in Paradise and Jiara’s bizarre May the Farce Be with You
But best of this week goes to Scythe404 for Jabba's Palace - Original Cut
Well, back to editing my other works. Signing off… in the eyes of the hunter: tales of the bounty hunter lern Alviin
Exoduz
During KOTOR on Nar Shaddaa: A bounty hunter takes a new mission
The piece has a lot of the same problems you have displayed before. No characterization, no description, and extremely short.
Fanfiction.net
Distance
kaizokunami
Post TSL: Atton finds his mind wandering
The piece was interesting in that everything is inside Atton’s head. He is attracted by the sleeping woman, but he’s both afraid she will say yes, and afraid she will say no.
HK tell little jokes
Aliisza
During TSL: Yeah, you can die laughing
The piece starts out amusing, each character telling jokes, and the Sith assassins falling into the banter right up to the point where they die by thermal detonator. Atton’s Mandalorian joke I think was the best of the lot.
Dark Changes
The Lady Revan
Pre KOTOR on Deralia: A little housekeeping.
The piece starts of slowly with a few friends in a new place. The change is so swift that there are four dead bodies even before you realize it. The end crips and neat.
Pick of the Week
Result of Mandalore's death
The Lady Revan
Pre KOTOR: Revan takes a break, and Saul Karath chafes.
The piece was idyllic in it’s own way. The war is almost over, and Revan takes a little break, which drives Karath crazy because he wants to finish the job.
Each character is well defined, and the relationship between Malak and Revan before KOTOR clarified making the subsequent betrayal that much more shocking.
The Darkness Endures
Criann Onasi
Beginning of KOTOR, Alternate Universe: As Lord Revan goes down to Taris to hunt Bastila, Malak strikes.
The piece brings them all together at the beginning but in a skewed form. Revan is still dark Lord, Bastila is hiding alone, and Carth a prisoner. An interesting take on the scenes we know.
Straying from the Light
Writers Ambition
Pre Clone Wars: A failed Padawan chooses the dark Path
The piece is abrupt in it’s transition. The young man having failed his third trial, being left by his master who had become a council member, goes Columbine and decides to kill everyone.
kotorfanmedia
Other KOTOR characters
Denouement
David Gaider
Originally posted March 3, 2006: That review is below
After the Star Forge is destroyed, and the Republic celebrates, Revan decides what she wants in life.
David Gaider is an anomaly among us. He works for Bioware, and wrote this piece at the request of fans he knew. He immediately disclaims a lot of things. He denigrates his own work more than the most vicious critic.
Yet 34 readers gave it a thumbs up. 21 reviewed it.
Not bad, eh?
Reprise Pick of the Week
Ask HK 47
Zk273
Originally posted October 28, 2005: That review is below
A parody with HK from KOTOR fame as an advice columnist.
While I thought the ‘just kill him’ attitude HK always displays would pall, it is remarkable funny. One of four in a series.
Reprise Pick of the Week
When All is Said and Done
Caritas0
Originally reviewed 10 March 2006; That review is below
In the interim after KOTOR. While being interrogated Ciara (Once Revan) is forced to reminisce about the events of the voyage including emotional attachments.
Well written, mixing the drama of the events, the humor and romance of memories, with a full blown court of inquiry style interrogation.
Excellent work.
Reprise Pick of the Week
A Bad Day in Paradise
Faltallon
Post KOTOR: The old crew from Ebon Hawk search for Revan, and find a garbage chute.
The piece is action packed, and the mix of stand to the death, and ‘run away’ is outrageously funny.
Pick of the Week
Jabba's Palace - Original Cut
Scythe404
Set in ROTJ: What if these two droids had been there instead…
I wasn’t sure what to think when I started. HK47 and T3 instead? Then the action began and I was hooked. The same scenes we know so well, but with HK as the protocol droid with his satirical commentary on everything from Luke Skywalker to the director. Boba Fett defending his present employment because he had to pay the bills, and the face (And life) saving decision, hey, let’s cast them in a video game instead!
Pick of the Week
May the Farce Be with You
Jiara
During KOTOR: A scene I would have loved to see.
The regular characters delightfully skewed. Vrook being told by someone that he has a twin sister (Kreia) Mission deciding to nickname Zaalbar Chewie, Bastila starring in a loop ala Princess Leia, and all of it a dream caused by fried gizka.
As always Jiara makes me want to laugh out loud.
Pick of the Week
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