Title: National Service
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia
Pairing: Gen
Categories: AU, Family, Post-Canon
Length: Medium (8,000)
Warnings: Gore, War

Author on LJ: burntcopper
Website: n/a

Summary: Soldiering is soldiering, even when you're using a gun rather than a sword. And they're underestimating you because of your age.

Review: This series is in the murkey area between AU and Post-Canon. According to book canon it's an AU. According to Movie Cannon, it isn't conflicting with anything.

One of the best thing about the murky canon attachments is that this story doesn't revolve around the usual family angst, of post-Narnia Pevensie stories. The four children are still living as a cohesive family unit, despite the war and the loss of Narnia.

I love how this story/series is told from the perspective of people outside of the kids. It's cool to see how their lives appear to people who don't know anything about Narnia, Aslan, or where the kids (now youn men and women) learned to be fighters and leaders. The comparason between Edmund and Peter is particularly interesting. Burntcopper does a great job of showing the signs of both their king-ships without loosing the differences in their personalities and beliefs.

The ending to the series is a bit abrupt, and I wish there had been more closure, but the series is strong and well written even without more world-building. It's a great read for anyone who likes outsider POVs and war stories.

National Service