The President's Son
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| Title: | The President's Son |
| Publisher: | AMC Press |
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| Author(s): | Alexis Gunn |
| Cover Artist(s): | TACS |
| Illustrator(s): | TACS |
| Date(s): | May 2000 |
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| Genre: | slash |
| Fandom: | The Sentinel |
| Language: | English |
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The President's Son is a 194-page AU slash novel by Alexis Gunn. The art is by TACS. Agented by Requiem Publications with print and PDF ezine available as of 2018.
Summary from the former distributor: "Naomi marries a Senator, one thing leads to another, and Blair suddenly finds himself a member of the First Family, with a Secret Service bodyguard named James Ellison."
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Reactions and Reviews
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I eagerly waited for my copy as I was darned curious to find out how anyone could make *Naomi Sandburg* the First Lady! But, of course, Lex pulled it off brilliantly! Mainly, I suppose, because the story wasn't really about the her. But when she did appear, I felt she was very "Naomi". I had a slight concern that I might be doing some "wading through" because I honestly hate politics and thought there would be some of that to get through, but I was very delighted not to have to endure the political scene! It was totally a Jim and Blair story, not a political one. Of course it was AU in that their careers were different, but they were so in-character there was no doubt they were "our" Jim and Blair. Lex very cleverly wove canon into her tale....Lash, the explosion of Blair's warehouse home, the Loft. It's like one of those AU's that's, well, not! A truly wonderful, first-time love story. There's a good dose of angst here as Jim begins to realize he may have lost his one chance to grab his brass ring. But while Jim is slowly coming to terms with the changes he'll have to face to win the prize, the "brass ring" is losing his shine as he waits for someone who may never come. A fast moving 'zine with a very satisfying ending complimented throughout by TACS wonderful artwork. Check out the AMC Press site and take a look at the cover for this 'zine! Whew! Does Jim looked focused or what?![1]
First of all let me start out by saying, I've read this darn story about six times. Maybe more. It's wonderful. And I'm not just saying that because I love Lex's work. It's just a wonderful story. A lot of people don't look at it as a serious piece of Sentinel Fiction. Well I tend to disagree. I find it very serious. Full of angst. One of my favorite things in a story. Poor Agent Ellison trying to fight off those feelings for his charge. Can you imagine trying to fight off feelings for Blair Sandburg? I think not. Hee hee. I think Lex has done a suburb job of showing the weaknesses of Agent Ellison, along with his strong points too. And he has many of both. I like that in a story. Showing that he isn't perfect. Blair isn't either. I love that about this story. There isn't sex during the whole thing, because most of it is story, but you don't even notice, because there is such love, devotion and longing that you get caught up in it. Before long it's towards the end of the zine and you think, 'what happened here? When did I stop caring about the sex parts?' (I know it's hard to believe that I just said that isn't it?) Seriously, this is one of my favorite zines and with good cause. Lex is a joy to read. Her Jim and Blair are not only believable, but you leave the zine wanting a lot more. I wonder how I could talk her into a sequel. Just kidding. It's perfect the way it ends. No sequel needed. [2]
2000
Anyhoo, enough rambling and now for my ten cent's worth on 'The President's Son':
Seeing derogatory comments on the list about this story was such a pleasant experience for me, after being on another TS list where this story is still being talked about as if it's Divine Revelation or something...
I read this story, during it's brief tenure on the 'Net and was then surprised at it's swift transition from 'Net to print (faster than you can say Cynical Marketing Ploy?). As someone who's had a netfic novel printed practically straight from its appearance on-list, I know how long that process can take, so I was a little bemused...
Anyway, even with my self-avowed status as an AU-junkie, I found this story hard-going. I found it trite in parts, the plot was so obvious I could see where it was going from almost the outset and I'm sure if I had bothered to keep a copy, I'd be able to nitpick in major detail.
Imagine my surprise when I find that it's being lauded to the skies, then makes an appearance on the (already-suspect by virtue of other contenders) Golden Guppies. It was okay, it was readable (just), but it wasn't all that. [3]
2002
I just love this AU. I love that the author has managed to make this believable. I mean, *Blair* in the position of President's son? LOL! But it's a very sweet story. I love the way they come together then part (no easy thing to get me to love J/B separation in a story!) and the angst involved in that. And I love how/why Jim made his decisions regarding his career. Just a fun story that somehow feels fresh and new every time I read it. [4]
References
- ^ Destinies Entwined, accessed 3.24.2011
- ^ Destinies Entwined, accessed 3.24.2011
- ^ comments on Prospect-L, quoted anonymously (July 2, 2000)
- ^ quoted anonymously from a mailing list (April 19, 2002)