Walking Across Egypt
| Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | Walking Across Egypt |
| Author(s): | Macedon |
| Date(s): | 1996 |
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| Fandom(s): | Star Trek: VOY |
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| External Links: | at Archive of Our Own |
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Walking Across Egypt is a Star Trek: Voyager story by Macedon.
It is the fifth story in the Talking Stick Series.
The Series
- Talking Stick by Macedon
- Circle by Peg Robinson
- A Cherished Alienation by Macedon
- The Red Queen's Repose by Peg Robinson
- Walking Across Egypt by Macedon
- Raisins and Almonds by Peg Robinson
- Otterskin by Macedon and Peg Robinson
- The Rose and the Yew Tree by Peg Robinson and Macedon
See fan comments about the entire series.
Author's Notes
Assigned to survey the planet nicknamed "Egypt" for mineral resources, Chakotay, Tuvok, and the away-team run foul of the bedouin-like natives who take them captive...though not all the captives are treated equally. Tuvok and Chakotay are forced to work together to get their people out. Told in 1st person, from Chakotay's POV.
[...]
The title is a respectful nod to Clyde Edgerton, an author whose work I admire emmensely [sic], though both the style and theme of WALKING ACROSS EGYPT differs substantially from this little story. Edgerton is one of those writers whom other writers read to see "how it's done". His characterization is brilliant, his language style deceptively simple. The man is such a high-calibre stylist that one isn't even aware just how much skill went into the crafting until one thinks about it. The title "Walking across Egypt" actually comes from the "hymn" included at the end of the book. As soon as I conceived of the planet "Egypt" it popped into my head and would not leave. In addition to being a writer,
Edgerton is--like Charles de Lint--a talented folk musician. [1]
Fan Comments
2020
This scene in Sandrine's at the end is one of my favorite scenes out of anything I've ever read and it makes me happy every time I read it. [2]
I love this series so much. I love the planning that must have went into each chapter and the whole story. It makes it feel like I'm watching an episode: there is an actual plot that is interweaved wiht the former stories, the character exploration and arcs are continued and the meaningful character interactions that are presented are realistic and entertaining -- and I love the slowly building not sappy romance between Chakotay and the Captain. I'm so happy I still have so many chapters more to discover and delight in. Thank you![3]
References
- ^ VOY: Walking Across Egypt (summary) (March 23, 1996)
- ^ from Archive of Our Own
- ^ from Archive of Our Own