Summer's End (Professionals zine)
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| Zine | |
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| Title: | Summer's End |
| Publisher: | Deathless Pros Press |
| Editor: | |
| Author(s): | (Alexfandra) |
| Cover Artist(s): | Suzan Lovett |
| Illustrator(s): | |
| Date(s): | January 1995 |
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| Fandom: | Professionals |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | The Professionals Circuit Archive - Summer's End, Archived version |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
cover by Suzan Lovett, full-sized image here
Summer's End is a 135-page (72,000 words) slash Professionals novel by (Alexfandra).
a 1994 flyer
It was a STIFFIE Award nominee for Best Pros Novel of 1995.
This zine contains no interior art.
Summary
Summary from On the Double:
A novel of mystery and romance... Cowley sends Bodie and Doyle to Cornwell to investigate the murder of an ex-colleague. While there, they discover a centuries-old smuggling mystery, an island castle with a buried secret, and a great many truths about each other and their future.
Reactions and Reviews
2005
I've loved every Pros story of Alexandra's that I've read, but this sticks out a bit more for me. It's long -- it was a zine novel -- and case-based, set a year after Doyle was shot in the heart in Discovered in a Graveyard. The original characters are well-drawn and believable, the case is interesting, and the relationship between Bodie and Doyle weaves in and out of the case, developing at its own speed. It's a first-time story that lets you feel just how deep the relationship between Bodie and Doyle has been, and how naturally it moves further -- not without a few bumps and uncertainties, but steadily and solidly. Wonderful stuff. [1]
2007
Having put this fic down every time I came across the word "muffler" on the first page, I finally decided to persevere, and I'm so glad that I did! I really like this! There's a bit of a mystery, a bit of angst - it's set post-Discovered In A Graveyard, when Doyle is only just returned as fit to duty - and the perfect amount of slash for my mood right now. There were hardly any Americanisms really (although one of the original characters didn't seem very English, never mind Cornish to me!) after that initial "muffler", and certainly nothing that upset me enough to stop reading. I'm kicking myself for not getting past it months ago, I would have had many happy re-reads ahead of me! At least I do now... I definitely recommend this one! [2]
2023
The long Professionals fic Summer's End by Alexandra sees Bodie and Doyle travel to Cornwall to investigate a murder. I liked this one a lot and it was my favorite for the year. It is a mixed case fic and relationship fic, with a skillful balance between the two elements. Both are well executed, too: the interplay between the Lads different personalities is engaging and the mystery they are solving keeps you guessing. The story also has vivid OCs and descriptions of its picturesque setting that made it easy to picture the action. There were more sex scenes than I would have preferred, but I did think they were well written. 71,090 words. Bodie/Doyle slash. Particularly recommended. [3]
References
- ^ Fic Recs, The Professionals, by Arduinna, 2005
- ^ March 2007, byslantedlight
- ^ "Lifetime Fic Bingo: 1995". Archived from the original on 2024-10-04.