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A Midsummer's Nightmare
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| Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | A Midsummer's Nightmare |
| Author(s): | Roo |
| Date(s): | ? |
| Length: | |
| Genre(s): | |
| Fandom(s): | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys/Shakespeare |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | here |
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A Midsummer's Nightmare is a Hercules: The Legendary Journeys story by Roo.
It features various pairings and is NC-17.
Reactions and Reviews
This isn't the usual kind of story I rec, because it's not dark, particulary [sic] descriptive, or sexually-explicit. It's a retelling of Shakespeare's play with the Xenaverse characters in the title roles, heavy on dialogue and action. I admire the artistry involved in this kind of project, the skill it takes to reproduce a coherent, amusing and recognizable version of a classic story, especially one that retains some of the original's exhuberance [sic] and charm, which this fic does. The difficulty in retelling this story lies in the convoluted plot and subplots, the vast cast of characters. Appearing in this one are Ares, Iphicles, Joxer, Xena, Gabrielle, Hercules, Iolaus, Salmoneus, Mistress Twanky, Althea, a few OMCs, and a few leftovers from the play, just to give you a sense of its inevitable breadth. Wheew. I won't even begin to try and describe the story, which is all about putting on play, avoiding the wrong relationship and finding true love. It's just such a fun and funny fic, stuffed full of the requisite deceptions and gender play. I might do a little snipping here and there, but that's probably just a style difference. I defy you not to enjoy it. [1]
References
- ^ by Thamiris at Odysseys and Ecstasy (2000)