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Our Epistolary / Historical theme week has come to an end and we would love to hear from you. Do you have any favorite historical fiction or epistolary fics you recommend? We'd be so pleased if you'd share with us!
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Fandom: Star Trek Voyager
Pairing: Chakotay/Paris
Categories: Epistolary, UST, First Time, one partner isn't revealed until later in the fic.
Length: 16,800 words
Warnings: Possible squick factors here. Inclusion of toys, a little Bondage. (Just a leeeetle...). But that's about it, really.
Author on LJ:
Author Website: Ainzfern, at the Tom Paris Dorm (http://www.tomparisdorm.com/viewuser.php?uid=38)
Summary: A lonely soul. An unknown lover. Excerpts from the personal log of Tom Paris as he chronicles a most extraordinary phase of his life on board Voyager.
Review:
Ainzfern is a talented author able to touch you deeply. I think I've read her stories a number of times along the years, this one in particular, though, is a favorite one of mine. The epistolary format - that actually is personal log entries format - is particularly fitting to set a very intimate mood along the story and make the reader feeling like the log entries, life accounts of a young, troubled and very lonely Tom Paris, are very personal mail sent actually to the reader themselves.
True Sight (http://www.tomparisdorm.com/viewstory.php?sid=725&chapter=1)
Fandom: Marvel 616, Avengers (Comic)
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Hank Pym/Janet Van Dyne (background)
Categories: Historical (American Revolution), First Time
Length: 14,700
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Author on LJ:
Author Website: Morgan Steelgrave (m_steelgrave) on AO3 (http://archiveofourown.org/users/m_steelgrave/pseuds/Morgan%20Steelgrave)
Summary:
Captain Steve Rogers of the Continental Army is sent to secure the help of Iron Man, notorious privateer. Yes, this means pirates...sort of.
Review:
I really love Morgan Steelgrave's historical-setting stories, so I'm reccing this one as it's a favorite of mine.
The World Turned Upside Down (http://archiveofourown.org/works/277155)
If you liked 'The World Turned Upside Down', you could like 'The Devil for Us All' too, also by Morgan Steelgrave:
Title: The Devil for Us All
Fandom: Marvel 616, Avengers (Comic)
Pairing: Steve/Tony
Categories: Historical (American Civil War), First Time
Length: 9,485
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, references to past dub-con situations, period-appropriate words that are considered slurs in contemporary society, American Civil War.
Author Website: Morgan Steelgrave (m_steelgrave) on AO3 (http://archiveofourown.org/users/m_steelgrave/pseuds/Morgan%20Steelgrave)
Summary:
As the war between the states draws to a fiery close, Tony Stark finds himself trying to rebuild both the Confederate capital and his own life. Written for the 2010 Cap/Iron Man Reverse Bang (link to artwork is at the fic page).
The Devil for Us All (http://archiveofourown.org/works/131127)
Fandom: Teen Wolf, TV Show
Pairing: Derek/Stiles
Categories: epistolary
Length: Short? Graphic/screenshots of notebook pages
Warnings: Hilariously nsfw, humorous "knotting" references... possibly underage romance
Summary:
This is a series that is light-hearted. It starts out with Derek finding a Stile's notebook
Review:
I've re-read this a few times now, and each time I laugh. It's a quick read, with great details.
Needs more sparkly pens (http://archiveofourown.org/works/462385)