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Traitor's Fate
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Traitor's Fate |
| Author(s): | Meg Lewtan |
| Date(s): | August 1988 |
| Length: | |
| Genre(s): | slash |
| Fandom(s): | The Professionals, inspired by Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Relationship(s): | Bodie/Doyle |
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Traitor's Fate is a Bodie/Doyle 69-page circuit story by Meg Lewtan.
It has a sequel called Heir Apparent.
Reactions and Reviews
1990
[Felicity M. Parkinson]:
I must say something about Meg Lewtan's writing because you say she writes a terrific Bodie. This is not to 'get at' Meg Lewtan because I think she has a lot going for her in terms of writing ability. However, I find her view of the characters becoming more and more unacceptable. B & D seem to fly into a temper at the least provocation, Bodie is constantly having hurt feelings or apologising to Doyle in case he's hurt his tender feelings. Doyle is little more than a doormat. As for Murphy, he is so noble and understanding I feel I'm drowning in syrup. A number of her stories also sound either as if they've been rushed through or that she's lost interest halfway. I wouldn't have believed that anyone could make the Scarlet Pimpernel boring but Traitor's Fate did just that. In An Affair to Remember, the story suddenly tailed off after a promising beginning, Bodie regaining almost full health within a very short space of time. Its sequel, Heir Apparent, had a number of good plot lines, all of which were virtually thrown away. Please, Meg, think again about the characters and take a bit more time over the stories. [1]
1991
English nobleman helps the Scarlet Pimpernel to rescue French aristocrat from the guillotine. After a lot of trials and tribulations and much ado about nothing, they fall in love and live happily ever after. [2]
2007
I wasn't expecting to especially, but I really enjoyed this story - something about the idea of the lads all swashing their buckles and so on... It's an Alternative Universe story set in the times of the Scarlet Pimpernel, with Bodie ("Beauville" - and that's probably the one thing that really annoyed me, I wish people wouldn't try and give them different names, even if I do understand the reasoning behind it!) as French aristocracy, and Doyle as an Englishman, both aligned with the Pimpernel himself.The characterisation must have been pretty good, because I was totally lost in the story, and absolutely imagining our lads in that particular setting. It was both gently described and very evocative, although I admit it took me a little while to get used to the "Regency" style.
In general though - I enjoyed it, and I actually would like to read more from this universe... I suspect it's not out there, more's the pity... [3]
References
- ^ from Short Circuit #3 (October 1990)
- ^ from Be Gentle With Us #2
- ^ Paleyloitering, 2007