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T, Leverage Team & Rogue One crew; 2,100 words. Canon divergence fusion; #1/2 for Candy Hearts.

General Draven had been the one to put Cassian in the Lucille's path the first time, contracting the crew for a small job no existing Rebel team was in position to handle.

The Stardust Job

(For Penknife in candyheartsex)

T; The Mandalorian x Leverage. 1700w, for intoabar. Cara Dune meets Eliot Spencer.

He hadn't been Guild the last Cara had heard of him; but whatever else he might be, Eliot Spencer was definitely a problem.

( Fighting Words )

(x-posted @ intoabar and AO3)

PG-13; Star Wars EU, 1000 words. Thawn trilogy; pre-slash. Fic #3 for Yuletide 2011.

Thrawn knew the truth: winning an individual's spirit was a far more productive and lasting conquest than mere puppetry or physical subjugation.

The Only Puzzle Worth Solving

(Linked @ the AO3 Yuletide archive; written for bofoddity)

PG-13, Firefly/Star Wars fusion. 1700 words. General spoilers; includes a dash of Zahn book canon.

Under her elaborately coiffed hairstyle, her face is serene, painted in an image of perfection: a doll removed from its nest. Her other layers are not for display this evening.

start the last leaf whirling

(Linked @ xover_exchange and as of 12/14 also AO3; written for kerrykhat)

PG-13; B:tVS, Star Wars VI. 1500 words.

The death of Emperor Palpatine creates a vast disturbance in the Force, and a certain Jedi is unexpectedly caught up in the backwash.

( Diverted Destiny )

(x-posted to twistedshorts)

(Linked 10/19/05 to my tth100 BIG DAMN TABLE for #78, Travel).

That is supposed to be the grand culmination of the prequel trilogy? That is what all of the critics are cheering about?

I feel ill.

Yes, it was visually amazing; yes, it had some memorable moments. But as a whole, the movie suffered from a vacuum of soul. The grand spectacle only works if the motivations behind it are believable, and on the whole they are not. Even "carried away by emotion" and "clouded by the Dark Side" only stretch so far, you know; if we are to take the events presented on-screen seriously, then the only characters I have any sympathy for are Obi-Wan and the children, and maybe the Organas and the Larses. The rest of them deserved their fates as far as I'm concerned.

OK, I'm going to stop now before I really work up a head of steam. And I haven't even begun to touch on the logical inconsistencies yet; the emotional ones have me upset enough already.

I can't believe this is what we're supposed to accept as the grand fall of the Republic and destruction of the Jedi. Pathetic. Dazzling to the eye, perhaps, but ultimately pathetic.

Today's review: Slave Ship, second in The Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy.

( The first thing I noticed ... )

Next up: Book 3 of The Bounty Hunter Wars, Hard Merchandise.

I know some of you are waiting for new fic chapters from me. Sorry! I've gotten distracted; I'll have one ready for you sometime tonight or tomorrow, I promise.

No news on the job front yet. I'll keep you posted if anything happens.

So ... Return of the Jedi.

( I saw this in theaters when I was five, but I'd never read the book before. )

Next up in the timeline: The Mandalorian Armor, first of the Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy.

I finished Splinter of the Mind's Eye this morning. Hnh. Well written, but some of the events made me go "Wha ...?" You can definitely tell it was written before the second and third movies came out.

( Details ... )

Heh. Anyway. I finished up the work on my website this afternoon, and then cracked open The Empire Strikes Back. It stuck closer to the film version than the novelization of A New Hope did, though there were still a few noticeable differences; Luke's training scenes on Dagobah were a little differently laid out, and the famous "I love you" / "I know" exchange was a bit longer. It went instead: "I love you. I couldn't tell you before, but it's true." / "Just remember that, because I'll be back." I think they were right to abbreviate that one on-screen; it certainly upped the dramatic quotient.

On to Shadows of the Empire next. And ... *wince* ... I really need to do my bills. I've been keeping up with payments, but I knew I had a few hundred dollars' cushion so I hadn't input my checkbook to Quickbooks in about three months. Now, though, I really need an accurate figure on what's in my account if I'm to budget properly over the next several weeks.

Oh, and I'd better call Mom to tell her I forgot to watch Survivor and CSI last night. If I'm lucky, it was one of my brother's worknights and she taped it for him to watch. *smacking forehead* Now that I'm not required to get up at a particular hour of the morning, my internal clock is rapidly resetting itself to its natural rhythm, which involves getting up around 11 AM and going to sleep at 4 AM. It's throwing my sense of timing all out of alignment.

I finished reading A New Hope tonight. Or, as it was originally titled, Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker. I was surprised by how much it actually deviated from what was shown on screen; it must have been written from an earlier version of the script. I don't have a perfect memory by any means, but I've seen the original trilogy enough times that every line of altered dialogue stuck out like a sore thumb.

( Here are some examples. )

On to The Ruins of Dantooine next. Then Splinter of the Mind's Eye, followed by the novelization of The Empire Strikes Back. I think Shadows of the Empire is after that, then Return of the Jedi, and then ... well, I'll re-check the EU timeline when I get that far.

*grin* I'd forgotten just how much I loved the Star Wars universe; "The Phantom Menace" nearly drained all the fannish-ness out of me five years ago, and "Attack of the Clones" just made it worse. The only good thing to come out of the prequels, in my opinion, was a glimpse at Obi-Wan in his prime and a better idea of what the Jedi in general could do. My affection for the younger generation seems to have fully recovered now, though. I just hope "Revenge of the Sith" doesn't destroy it all over again.