Stories! Some Yuletide recs
Dec. 27th, 2018 08:06 pmFour story recs by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
forestofglory. These were all good, all by women, and I had yes-buts on each of them so I'm not picking one to rec on its own.
A Yuletide rec, Magic Yet in the World by Pontmercyingtilthecowscomehome, after Dark Is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper.
Reading this work, and another Dark Is Rising fic, and lots of Narnia fic in the past, it struck me that "What comes after?" for these kids who went through heroic struggles of Light against Dark is a similar question to "What comes after?" for kids who went through horrific abuse. There's a similar dislocation from normalcy, trying to figure out how to move forward with this huge lump of story in the way.
Another Yuletide rec, the leaning grasses and two lights above the sea by Toft, after Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. I usually like the stories in Le Guin's universes, and this is a lovely one.
Here's another: Three Tellings About Dead Things in the Earth by Melannen after Always Coming Home by Ursula K Le Guin. Beautifully crafted in the style of the original work.
Another story steeped in mystery. Of Tomatoes and Places by Silex after Jackalope Wives series by Ursula Vernon.
forestofglory. These were all good, all by women, and I had yes-buts on each of them so I'm not picking one to rec on its own.A Yuletide rec, Magic Yet in the World by Pontmercyingtilthecowscomehome, after Dark Is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper.
Reading this work, and another Dark Is Rising fic, and lots of Narnia fic in the past, it struck me that "What comes after?" for these kids who went through heroic struggles of Light against Dark is a similar question to "What comes after?" for kids who went through horrific abuse. There's a similar dislocation from normalcy, trying to figure out how to move forward with this huge lump of story in the way.
Another Yuletide rec, the leaning grasses and two lights above the sea by Toft, after Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. I usually like the stories in Le Guin's universes, and this is a lovely one.
Here's another: Three Tellings About Dead Things in the Earth by Melannen after Always Coming Home by Ursula K Le Guin. Beautifully crafted in the style of the original work.
Another story steeped in mystery. Of Tomatoes and Places by Silex after Jackalope Wives series by Ursula Vernon.
