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... the 39 wonderful and staggeringly varied stories that have been posted in this year's Narnia Fic Exchange, both the "real" NFE, and the Madness session stories. I'm not halfway through reading them yet, but I can tell you that I've read some beauties! :)
and three of them were presents for me! \o/
Three unknown writers (you lovely people!) have given me:
The Mystery of Mount Pire: Lucy, Susan and Aravis together! along with two original characters, Rhyme the She-Wolf and Catchlight the Raven, adventuring together. This is a gorgeous series of snapshots, especially focussed on Aravis finding excitement and her own personal path in unfamiliar Archenland, when the team of five set out on an expedition through a cracklingly wintry landscape to a fabled mountain height where even Archenlanders dare not go! :)
Clipsie the Mariner - about the little girl among the Monopods, the courageous daughter of the Chief, whose name is mentioned but whose story, I think, has never before been told! Oh, I strongly urge you to read this - I guarantee there's a hitherto unknown, shrewdly perceptive, well worth hearing Monopod voice out there! (Take that, Coriakin!)
The scent of apples - "funny old Lilygloves", Peter called him, in Prince Caspian, but boy, does this beautifully sensual* story show a whole different side (oh, yes!) to the old, taciturn gardener, who knows the earth he moves in - and who knows when something isn't right. Bbrrrrr...!
*not the sense of sight, though, since Lilygloves is a Mole. :)
Oh, I'm so chuffed to have been given these three wonderful stories, by three wonderful and generous Mystery Writers! Thank you, Mystery People!!
And thank yousnacky ! and aurilly ! :) It's very satisfying to have been part of this terrific Exchange -- thanks for making it happen!
... the 39 wonderful and staggeringly varied stories that have been posted in this year's Narnia Fic Exchange, both the "real" NFE, and the Madness session stories. I'm not halfway through reading them yet, but I can tell you that I've read some beauties! :)
and three of them were presents for me! \o/
Three unknown writers (you lovely people!) have given me:
The Mystery of Mount Pire: Lucy, Susan and Aravis together! along with two original characters, Rhyme the She-Wolf and Catchlight the Raven, adventuring together. This is a gorgeous series of snapshots, especially focussed on Aravis finding excitement and her own personal path in unfamiliar Archenland, when the team of five set out on an expedition through a cracklingly wintry landscape to a fabled mountain height where even Archenlanders dare not go! :)
Clipsie the Mariner - about the little girl among the Monopods, the courageous daughter of the Chief, whose name is mentioned but whose story, I think, has never before been told! Oh, I strongly urge you to read this - I guarantee there's a hitherto unknown, shrewdly perceptive, well worth hearing Monopod voice out there! (Take that, Coriakin!)
The scent of apples - "funny old Lilygloves", Peter called him, in Prince Caspian, but boy, does this beautifully sensual* story show a whole different side (oh, yes!) to the old, taciturn gardener, who knows the earth he moves in - and who knows when something isn't right. Bbrrrrr...!
*not the sense of sight, though, since Lilygloves is a Mole. :)
Oh, I'm so chuffed to have been given these three wonderful stories, by three wonderful and generous Mystery Writers! Thank you, Mystery People!!
And thank you
snacky ! and aurilly ! :) It's very satisfying to have been part of this terrific Exchange -- thanks for making it happen! 
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Date: 2015-09-03 05:00 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2015-09-03 09:03 pm (UTC)And yes, the quality is very good. Even the few that for one reason or another don't really wow me have wonderful elements.
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Date: 2015-09-03 11:25 pm (UTC)The world needs a volume of "Best of NFE" stories! any illustrators out there?
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Date: 2015-09-04 04:09 am (UTC)I haven't been able to read through either archive as fast as I'd like, but I hope to get through the rest of them on Saturday -- I already know there are a bunch of excellent stories waiting!