LUNACY'S FAN FICTION REVIEWS
Eimajj
Reviewer can be reached at lunacy@lunacyreviews.com
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Alternative stories are designated as such with an [Alt] at the end of the title line.

This file features reviews of stories written by Eimajj. For any other fiction by this bard please visit any of the Xena fan fiction indexes.

DILEMMA (THE) by Eimajj
A short epilogue to the recent episode THE PRICE which has Gabby helping Xena come to terms with what happened back in the Athenian fort during the battle with the Horde. Nicely written and emotional. - 3 pgs., 5/28/97
http://xenafan.com/fiction/content/thedilemma.html

**HUNS (THE) by Eimajj
Eimajj has brought us some fine XWP fan fiction in the past, including THE CONTEST, THE DILEMMA and the highly emotional A MOTHER'S PLEA. THE HUNS is the follow-up to this last story and with it Eimajj comes into her own as truly one of the finest bards in the Xenaverse to date. This tale is simply put - an EXPERIENCE. As is often the case with truly great stories, THE HUNS has everything -tremendous action scenes, suspense, gripping human drama, and a grand, epic plot based solidly on the indomitable heart of a Warrior Princess and the bard that means everything to her. The story begins soon after the events in A MOTHER'S PLEA with Xena and Gabrielle searching for signs of the Hun invasion Ares' threatened them with. Once they find the unmistakable and very gruesome proof of the Huns' passing it becomes clear to the warrior that to stop this enemy they will have to risk it all - their friends, their families, their lives and perhaps their very souls. As Gabrielle heads off to enlist the aid of the Amazons and Centaurs, Xena makes the only decision she can - to embrace the darkness once again, become the Warrior Princess of old, conquer the soul of an army and bury the memory of a bard deep inside. Riveting and intense, this tale features a characterization of Xena not unlike what we saw in the TV episode THE PRICE or the recently concluded alt. fan fic masterpiece ORIGINS by M. Parnell. Eimajj's storytelling will have you on the edge of your seat 'til the very end! VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Note: the story has very subtle subtext. - 47 pgs., 9/9/97
FANFIC ART: "Flames of Passion" by Lunar
http://ausxip.com/fanfic/thehuns.html
[Palm Pilot version available at XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]

LONG ROAD BACK (THE) by Eimajj
Set after the events in THE DEBT and Eimajj's own excellent story THE HUNS, this is a long, emotional hurt/comfort piece that begins with Gabrielle on her way back from the Kingdom of Chin with an ill but still very stubborn Warrior Princess who insists on helping a group of village girls captured by slavers. It is a decision that will deliver Xena into the hands of people whose lives she once destroyed and who very much want vengeance. Still struggling with the guilt from her actions in Chin, a desperate Gabrielle must then try to get Xena to overcome the past and fight for her life before it's too late. Eimajj offers a much more in depth treatment of those initial events from the rift than we saw in the TV series. The story is poignant, engrossing and very nicely written. - 61 pgs., 3/4/98
http://ausxip.com/fanfic2/longroad1.html
[Palm Pilot version available at XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]

MOTHER'S PLEA (A) by Eimajj
Gripping sequel to Eimajj's excellent story THE CONTEST, which has Gabrielle and Xena's mother trying to help the warrior recuperate from her injuries and overcome the serious addiction to painkillers she's developed. This story is well-written and different - depicting the warrior in a very vulnerable light. - 20 pgs., 5/27/97
http://xenafan.com/fiction/content/amother.html
[Palm Pilot version available at XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]

REUNION (THE) by Eimajj
This veteran bard returns with a riveting story set after the episode A GOOD DAY which finds Xena and Gabrielle on their way home to spend some time with their respectives family. With Alti's vision haunting her a worried Xena encourages the bard to think about her life and consider carefully whether she wants to continue following an ex-warlord toward an uncertain future. During the ensuing separation both family and gods will scheme to keep the two apart driving the warrior into a living hell as a desperate bard searches for her partner and two soulmates are tested like they've never been before. This is an intense story with a strong portrayal of the friendship and a rather vulnerable characterization of the Warrior Princess. DO NOT MISS! - 40 pgs., 7/4/99
http://ausxip.com/fanfiction/r/reunion.html
[Palm Pilot version available at XENA FAN FICTION FOR THE PALM PILOT]