The Devotion Series

Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan Fanfiction
Title:	The Devotion Series
Author(s):	Destina Fortunato
Date(s):	July 1999 - August 1999
Length:
Genre:	slash fanfiction
Fandom:	Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
External Links:	The Devotion Series (old: Worlds Without Boundaries) A Place of Silence (new: Worlds Without Boundaries)
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The Devotion Series is a Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan series by Destina Fortunato. Originally posted as a series of five stories, they were later combined and reposted with the title A Place of Silence. In addition to that Destina wrote an epilogue and a few vignettes.

Series

• A Place of Silence - NC-17 - About the changes Qui-Gon undergoes as he searches for Obi-Wan after he disappears, and the price he pays to find him. (July 1999)

• Sanctuary and Sacrifice - R - Qui-Gon takes Obi-Wan to a safe place to begin his healing, but finds he can't escape the Council, or the actions he took to save his Padawan. (July 1999)

• Standing Against the Storm - NC-17 - Obi-Wan reaches his breaking point, and finds a reawakening, but Qui-Gon makes a choice that will force the Council to take action. (August 1999)

• Schisms and Shadows - R - Qui-Gon must face the consequences of what he's done, and Obi-Wan takes his future in his own hands. (August 1999)

• Synergy - R - A showdown between old friends leads to a turning point for Qui-Gon, and compromises are made when Obi-Wan follows the will of the Force. (September 1999)

• Devotion Series Epilogue - PG - Four years after the conclusion of "Synergy", events are set into motion that will change history. (September 1999)

• A Moment's Peace - NC-17 - This post-Devotion series vignette is the first experimental piece in what may become a new series. Qui-Gon offers Obi-Wan refuge from his fears and doubts, if only for a moment. (October 1999)

• Descent: Devotion Vignette #1 - NC-17 - This vignette takes place prior to "A Place of Silence" and just after Obi-Wan's abduction. Qui-Gon's dreams torment him. (October 1999)

Recs and Reviews

[Mac & Anna's Place]
This is not a pretty story, its dark, angsty and superb. When Obi-Wan is stolen from him, Qui-Gon will go anywhere, even into the Dark, to bring him home. This story shook me when I first read it. Amazing stuff.

[T.O.T.O.]
"A Place of Silence" by Destina Fortunato - It affected me somewhat like how "An Uncommon Fear of Shifting" did (possibly due to their similar basic plots), but in a completely different way. Again, the story questions and explores how far Qui-Gon is willing to go and what he's willing to do for Obi-Wan. Summary: "Obi-Wan is captured by slavers and Qui-Gon risks everything to get him back."

"If he tried to remember the exact moment he had abandoned all his chivalrous notions about using the Force, he found the recollections hazy. Cold and hunger had stripped away most of his moral objections; the raw need to find his Padawan had mercifully freed him from his strict adherence to his training. It was not as hard as he'd imagined it might be, to step away from the guilt of manipulating others. It was convenient, and necessary...and very, very easy."

[The Obi-Wan Torture Oasis]
[A PLACE OF SILENCE] This powerful story by the Destina Fortunato shows Qui-Gon willing to throw everything he is or ever will be away for Obi-Wan's sake. Originally the entire (parts 1 through 6) "Devotion" series.

[recnabo]
The Devotion Series by Destina Fortunato. NC17 | NCS | AU | Slave-fic [...] Alright, so you know how I said I wasn't going to rec slave fics? I lied.

The actual slavery part of this fic is rather short lived, most of it deals with what happens after Qui-Gon rescues Obi-Wan.

What's so interesting about this story though is how both Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon have been pulled into darkness by what's occured, yet their only way back out is eachother. Qui-Gon's love for Obi-Wan caused him to give up practicing the Jedi code and go to whatever lengths it took to rescue him from slavery, but it is also what pulls Obi-Wan from the dark as well. It poses questions about how harmful actions or intentions can bring about good consequences, while sometimes caring actions and intentions can bring about bad consequences.

It's intriguing, but also very romantic and touching.

[Sandy Herrold]
Hope too long unfulfilled can be a horror all its own, in A Place of Silence by Destina Fortunato. ("With every stinging blow came a deep thrust, and a harsh grunt of pleasure. Once again, they had beaten him into submission, as was the custom; they would doubtless have been disappointed if he had simply succumbed.") Note: First story in The Devotion Series. [...] Is there any weapon more dangerous than despair? Qui-gon fears A Place of Silence, by Destina Fortunato. (You have to click through a few links, but the story’s worth it, and that way you’ll see her other stories, too!)

[Maygra's Musings]
The Phantom Menace: Or the Fandom that Ate the world. Seriously, there is a lot of talent in this fandom and a lot of variety. I am being discerning -- I'm trying anyway<G>. [...] A Place of Silence -- by Destina Fortunato. It's haunting and painful and beautiful, the first installment in the Devotion Series.

[TPM Lair of Kass and Kate]
Okay, we're a little behind on this rec, but it's worth repeating far and wide. This is a "don't miss" series fill with drama, heartrending angst and Destina's straightforwardly beautiful prose. *sighing* It's complete and it's wonderful. Scroll a little bit down that page and check it out.

[hsv_fangirl at crack_van]

When Obi-Wan disappears, Qui-Gon will stop at nothing to find him. Besides the angst and h/c, I love the element of love and devotion in this novella most of all. One of Destina's best.

If he tried to remember the exact moment he had abandoned all his chivalrous notions about using the Force, he found the recollections hazy. Cold and hunger had stripped away most of his moral objections; the raw need to find his Padawan had mercifully freed him from his strict adherence to his training. It was not as hard as he'd imagined it might be, to step away from the guilt of manipulating others. It was convenient, and necessary...and very, very easy. The nagging doubts which once accompanied every broken tenet of the Jedi Code were now nothing more than details, relegated to some part of his conscience which was tightly sealed...lest he feel compelled to follow the Code once again. Several Jedi Masters tried in vain to persuade him to return to Coruscant, to give up the search for Obi-Wan. Yoda had not minced words telling him of the Council's displeasure, reminding him of his responsibilities, threatening him, scolding him, pleading with him when all else failed. Qui-Gon would not be moved. The small Force-driven voice which resided inside his determination would not be ignored. His instincts chattered at him constantly, keeping him on task. He was never sure at what point the Council had stopped calling, trying to rein him in; he threw the comlink away when he left the negotiations on Miterra, and never looked back.