obaona's Star Wars recs

Hi! This is, well, a recommendation page. I haven't updated it in forever, but the stories here are still very worth reading. :)

6/2/05

Wow, been a while ...

Repercussions of Time - by ZaraValinor

This is very AU look at the NJO world, and simultaneously, a time-travel story. It's both at once simply because Zara takes her character, Ben Skywalker (and he's most definitely hers here - what a lively, believable character!), and shows us the galaxy he has known through the time he's trying to change - specifically, Anakin Skywalker's fall to the dark side. How things turn out ... well. ;)

Ahh, the thing I love about this story is that it burns with realism in every aspect, from Anakin to Ben's own pain and loss. Obi-Wan is real, a Jedi, Padme is herself, and the interaction of all of the above isn't played just to shock the characters (what? you're from the future?) and amuse the reader, but rather - feels like to me a pointed effort to take a stab at the nature of these people.

It's excellently plotted, paced, and executed. READ IT. ;)

2/2/05

The Things We Do for Love - by LianaMara.

Ahhh, Liana. She describes this as 'a quirky mechanical romance with a little L/M'. I hate to disparage her writing skills, but that doesn't do it justice. ;) Just an adorable fic that will you make you smile, guaranteed. :D

Eluding What Will Come - by Pallas-Athena.

I worship this fic. It's an original character fic, set during the Jedi Purges. Just a short story, but wow. This is a beautiful, beautiful story. Not to be missed. The characters are completely real, the writing clear and wonderfully worded, and the whole thing is just so unexpected. I've long thought the best writers can do both humor and drama, often in the same scene, and Atty manages that here. Who would think a Jedi purge story would make you laugh? And yet, this one does.

Just a perfect story. And, the author recently started an AU off of this story with the main characters - which makes me uber-happy. *bliss*

The Skywalker Prophecy Trilogy - by Darth_Lex.

A complete AU of the entire OT trilogy. Long, long long, but so worth it. Lex brings in all the original characters for this one, and gives us some new ones to contemplate as well. Anakin didn't turn and Palpatine was destroyed. Anakin and Padme rose all four (yes, four) of their children together. EU characters also play a role, but have no fear - this story stands on its own so well that if you don't know an EU character, you get by just fine. And thus begins the story, with the Sith threat not quite dealt with ...

I don't know where to even begin in saying what I like about this one! All the characters were well-written, and the complex plot was fascinating to watch unfold. Hmm - thinking about it, the greatest things about this trilogy isn't just that it's well-written (which it is, and I'm repeating myself ...), but that it is a complete epic. All too often, fanficcers focus only on character development or inner-thoughts, ignoring the epic nature of Star Wars itself, but Lex doesn't do that here. Nor does he play with the characters and ignore the feel of SW. This is all alternate universe, but he weaves in themes from the original Star Wars, even dialogue and titles! (The part with 'the return of the Jedi' will make you laugh.) And this isn't just a set of three stories, but it truly is a trilogy, creating plot lines and resolving them, and leaving others over for the next, until the end, where everything makes sense and is understood.

So. It's completely well-rounded, fascinating, and just plain good. Give yourself a month to read these, and sit back and enjoy. ;)

Episode IV: A Destiny Renewed ... (or find at ff.n - A Destiny Renewed)

Episode V: Hope and Darkness ... (or find at ff.n - Hope and Darkness)

Episode VI: The Paths of Fate ... (or find at ff.n - The Paths of Fate)

12/29/04

 Loss for Words - by LianaMara.

Yet another poem, and guess who it's by? ;) She just posted this recently, and I am, I am proud to say, partially to blame for it's existence. It's Obi/Siri, but also a lovely insight into Obi-Wan's mind during the Clone Wars. You don't really need to know who Siri is to understand this poem. Even Liana says she doesn't know Siri all that well (though personally I think she totally nailed that character).

 Allowances - by Lady_Moonbeam

A wonderful, concisely written look at Qui-Gon, that scene with the Jedi Council, and attachment. The characterization of Qui-Gon in this is spot-on - and it explains everything in a way that is both believable, and very within the Jedi philosophy as it appears to be.

 Noise and Sparks - by Gabri_Jade

A very simple, amusing and accurate look at Mara, Luke, and their ships. It's as good as it sounds. ;) These stories are not angsty, or a flat out attempt at humor, but rather what feels to me like a very honest look in an interesting situation.

12/16/04

 Within a Room Somewhere - by LianaMara.

My very first rec - is a poem. First off, I don't read poetry. Well, very rarely - moreover, when I do read poetry, I like the stuff that rhymes. (Yes, I know a lot about poetry, can you tell? ;) ) This doesn't rhyme, it's poetry, and I love it to death. It's about Vader, around Ep III, and telling anymore gives it away. I love this poem. I read it and reread it. I try to think about beautiful writing like this when I write - it's something to reach for, even if I never do. It's just beautiful, Liana. :)