Fanfic reviews?
Athene6919
online reviews of it, to know what to bother looking at and all.
And what about the "official" novels? Any long reviews there?
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Maryilee
>online reviews of it, to know what to bother looking at and all.
>
>And what about the "official" novels? Any long reviews there?
>~
Last winter somebody was posting reviews of fanfics, but I think they only did
a couple. I haven't seen anymore, and don't know if they were archived
anywhere. :(
Mary
<"I really don't like doctors much." Gary Hobson--episode "The Gun">>
<<Early Edition fanfic on the Web: http://www.pcez.com/~inkling/>>
Philippa Chapman
>>There's a whole lot of fanfic out there, and I was wondering if there are any
>>online reviews of it, to know what to bother looking at and all.
>>
>>And what about the "official" novels? Any long reviews there?
>>~
>
>Last winter somebody was posting reviews of fanfics, but I think they only did
>a couple. I haven't seen anymore, and don't know if they were archived
>anywhere. :(
>
>Mary
>
I reviewed a lot of QL on-line fanfic (apart from my own!) for 'Quantum
Quest, which is a printed fanzine in Britain. I'd have to get permission
to reproduce them here, but if there's a demand....?
Philippa
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Athene6919
>Quest, which is a printed fanzine in Britain. I'd have to get permission
>to reproduce them here, but if there's a demand....?
>
>Philippa
Don't know about anyone else, but *I'd* love to see it. Does anyone have any
recommendations?
Ori
>
> >I reviewed a lot of QL on-line fanfic (apart from my own!) for 'Quantum
> >Quest, which is a printed fanzine in Britain. I'd have to get permission
> >to reproduce them here, but if there's a demand....?
Demand! Demand!!! :)
>
> Don't know about anyone else, but *I'd* love to see it. Does anyone have any
> recommendations?
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My QL page "Project: Quantum Leap" has several good stories
available...a couple of mine, and a couple by other authors.
http://www.geocities.com/area51/vault/2090
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--Ori :)
Maryilee
>My QL page "Project: Quantum Leap" has several good stories
>available...a couple of mine, and a couple by other authors.
>http://www.geocities.com/area51/vault/2090
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>
>
Well, if we're going to give shameless plugs, <g> here is a site that has a
couple of QL/Early Edition crossovers. One is mine, and one is someone else's.
Mary
Philippa Chapman
>Athene6919 wrote:
>>
>> >I reviewed a lot of QL on-line fanfic (apart from my own!) for 'Quantum
>> >Quest, which is a printed fanzine in Britain. I'd have to get permission
>> >to reproduce them here, but if there's a demand....?
>
>Demand! Demand!!! :)
Okay, okay, I hear you! These were (and hopefully are) available from Mark
Baushke's site. I'll try to ferret out the addy, you need FTP (or
presumably equivelant) to access it. Of course I couldn't possibly review
my own stories which are on the same site, so...anybody????
HERE THEY ARE! The best of the bunch (IMHO).
Revelations Brian Willard
Sam leaps into Gushi at PQL. (Good start!) Unfortunately, what happens
then is a sort of wish-list ending, finishing with Sammi-Jo taking her
father's place as Leaper.
Sins of the Father Katriena R. Knights
Not for the fainthearted. Sam leaps into a battered wife called Laura Cole
and has to undergo some nasty physical violence from her huge husband,
Michael. Sam has to balance his options very carefully, because there's a
good chance Michael will start on his daughter Kelly very soon if Sam gets
it wrong. Hankies probably required, especially if you're a hurt/comfort
type like me. Sam crying into his pillow....*sob*. Oh, poor sweetie.....
Twas the Night Before Laurie Slicer
Sam leaps into a most unusual individual on Xmas Eve. The guy back at the
project reveals that both Sam and Al are Special People (I could have told
them that myself). Sam is also a Protector ( no, not from the tv show,
stop humming 'In the avenues and alleyways'!!) and Al is a Dream Painter.
Gets rather schmaltzy in places, but stick with it because it's mostly
well written, the leapee's semi-mystical conversations with Al make him
annoyed, until he learns to accept what the guy is saying, plus the ending
is worth waiting for. A big AWWW!
Whatever it takes Debbie Martinez
Al leaps after Sam to bring him home (hey, I've just written that scenario
myself in a story called 'Girl Talk') and ends up at Al's bar on the day
that he (our Al) was born. Mirror Image part two......with a nice little
leapette at the end before reality gets back on track. The ending is a
little rushed and confused and owes something to Dallas. I would
have liked to have known just how much of what I'd read really had happened
or was all a Horrible Dream. Help!
Third time's a charm Rhonda Hailstrom and Deb Parizek
Crossover between QL and Kung Fu: The Legend continues.
(Ah, Grasshopper....when you can walk to end of rice paper....and what are
these ping pong balls doing in my eyes? I'm sorry, it's never been quite
the same since Little and Large sent it up something rotten).
Actually, this is very good, very good indeed. I was rather hoping that
Sam would Leap into Kwai Chang Caine himself (ooooh, yes...yes,
please...anybody?) but no. (Drat). Sam has Leaped into Kermit (mental
vocal image of Scott doing The Frog, or even better, Animal!) Griffin. Cue
some nice Muppett jokes from Al! Kermit is working as a cop with Peter
Caine and there have been ten mysterious suicides in Chinatown.
Complications include Kwai Chang being able to see the real Sam and Peter
partially perceiving Al. Then Alia and Zoey turn up and things get pretty
hairy....
Caine tries to locate Kermit by mind power, but doesn't know where to look
and it drains his energies somewhat. Lo Si, the Ancient One, tends him.
Basically there is an evil female Tong group called the Wing Tsuan who have
engineered a nasty Chinese text that will adversely psychically affect
anyone who is feeling depressed and of Chinese descent. They are after
Peter Caine, to wipe out the Caine bloodline from existance. Peter has
ample reasons to feel unloved and inadequate due to a troubled past,
seperated from his father. Kwai Chang is trying to be 'strong' which is
not what the young man needs right now. Sam ends up saving Peter's life
three times (hence the title) and Kwai Chang detects Sam's Hidden Potential
for Greatness at a spiritual level. I sussed that one very early on during
the QL original run, it doesn't take a Shaolin priest to see the hidden
depths. Again the ending is a little confused, post leap....I felt that
just a little more would have clarified things. Nice to see Sam being able
to go back and witness the beneficial results of his handiwork, though.
And apparently Leaping as himself and able to choose where he goes. Can he
come here, please?
Good Intentions Ann Marie Tajuddin
A BIG story. Has several different strands that finally intertwine rather
dramatically. Sam's role is considerably reduced (ooh, painful! Boo,
hiss), but there is a very intriguing scenario for how the evil PQL might
have started. (I covered that one too, see 'Looking-glass Limbo').
Anne takes in a younger Alia, a Doctor Christina Meth, a 'Lieutenant John
Harrison' and a Mrs Ingalls, about whom the less said the better, because
when I find out her true identity, I gasped! Al gets all the hard work and
the glory in this one. I think I detect an Al-coholic.....
The New Number 6 Frank Perricone
Take a wild guess..... As baffling as I remember the Prisoner tv series to
be, typical confusing ending. No real surprises, but good for nostalgia
junkies.
As it fell upon a day Terri Librande
Sam leaps into a Dr Barry, a psychology lecturer at Kent State, two days
before the massacre in 1970. Can/should Sam change history? Very well
written, obviously well researched. I felt Sam's dilemma as he is caught
between what he wants to do and what he ought to do. Again, Terri pulls
out an Ace. This woman deserves to be published!
Flashover Tracy Finifter
Tracy makes no secret of the fact that this is Backdraft-meets-QL, but
written from real insider knowledge of the fire service. It would make a
great episode. I LOVED Al's sleazy comment about his 'old' firefighter
girlfriend. 'Her name was Kelly, and boy could she handle hose....' I
always thought it was the fireman's pole. (Sorry). Sam gets wet a lot and
generally Does His Best under trying and dangerous circumstances. Very
good.
There but for the grace of God.... Beth Hlbase (or could be Hblase)
Sam Leaps into a cheerleader (stop it!) called Janice Miller, complete with
The Outfit. I wonder how much danger money Scott would want for that?
Actually, after the Leap-in, this gets pretty emotional and tear-jerking.
Janice's brother is suffering verbal mental abuse from their father. In
trying to help, Sam is 'forced' to remember that he went through the same
thing (yes, I know this is outside 'canon') from Professor LoNigro. Sam
gets nightmares and goes through the emotional wringer, which will raise
the sympathies of all hurt/comfort fans everywhere. Hankies at the
ready....
Love honor and obey Jason Dzembo
Sam is one of a love triangle. Should Lisa choose him or the other guy,
one Jonathan Dwyer? Again, it could make a good episode. Classic small
family drama QL stuff.
Orphan Christine Wirick
QL crossover with Highway to Heaven. Perhaps somewhat saccharine and
rather laden with Divine references for some. Good story,
though....although the ending has too many loose ends tied up for comfort.
More like Highway than QL. Jonathan can see Sam (figures), they
and Al club together to save this orphanage from going down the pan. (No,
not Al's; it's not that obvious).
Leap of Faith Livengoo (that's her pen-name!)
QL crossover with X Files. I thought from the GUI that this was going to
be a spoof, but it just has some nice humourous touches. Sam Leaps into
Dana Scully (look, how else can I put it?) and has to deal with her
wardrobe AND Mulder. This is very well written, has Al going slightly ga-ga
over Scully (him and the rest of the male population). The story revolves
around what looks like a sighting of a UFO and the temporary disappearance
of a courting couple who were (ahem) rather busy at the time. Mulder and
Sam go off snooping, getting shot at and dodging the inevitable Men in
Black. Mulder gets badly affected by the 'UFO' taking off and becomes
disassociated. This means that he can hear Al and thinks the aliens
are bringing his sister Sam back. Oodles of hurt/comfort if you're a
Mulder drooler too. (Not personally; I think he needs a good shake for not
realising before now that Dana is the woman he's been looking for all these
years). Again, if they ever got the rights sorted, it would make a very
good episode. Sam in heels and pantyhose again and having to hold
Mulder in his arms when the latter goes off the deep end.
Like as a child Ann Marie Tajuddin
Al finds an 11 year old girl on the streets after having been abused again
by her father. She is Callie Winters and Al takes her under his wing for a
bit and even files an application to adopt her. (Awwww). Sam (once we
get to where he is) has Leaped into a chemical engineer called Chris
Walton, in 1989. Sam is there to help his work colleague, Jody
Hawkins, from going on a shooting spree when life deals her one last blow
when she looses her job. Al finds out that Callie's dad is one Francis
Winters, who is basically up to here in corruption and running for Senator.
Al's very life is now threatened, especially when Francis sends two of his
boys round.... While Sam is at the supermarket, trying to pacify Jody, who
has several Hidden Secrets, one being that she is (just) pregnant and the
father of the baby is a complete bastard. I'll leave you to figure out the
rest, but Callie's future/past gets a whole lot better because of what Sam
and Al did.
The Road Not Taken Ann Marie Tajuddin
Sam leaps into one Katrina Rimsky, September 1953. And Al hates her even
before he sees her. What is going on? Al is acting very cagey and abrupt
and Sam tries (with limited success) to get him to unburden himself. If
you read between the lines, you will guess Katrina's identity before Al
finally spits it out. I suppose I shouldn't say....it is a pretty vital
twist. Of course, once you know, you will realise that Al really has got
problems this leap. We learn another middle name for Al...this time it's
Joseph. And Sam is Samuel John Beckett (now that should have been Tom's
middle name, surely?). This story is very good, especially at getting
under Al's skin and psyche as he encounters Katrina. Al fans will LOVE
it. I enjoyed it too.
Paradox Delusion Christine Wirick
Another BIG story....and what a story! Sam leaps into a psychic called
Patrick Marland and learns to develop his own latent abilities, whilst
dealing with ghosts, the current owners AND falling in love. For only the
second time in all the QL fiction I've read off the net, Sam gets to
do more than just kiss the woman goodnight. (I more than make up for that
in my fiction, but that's another story). Sam nearly gets killed (beaten
up and left hanging from the bannister rail by a sheet...oh, poor lamb).
There's lots of 'instruction' in realising psychic potential and
talk of Divine help.
Just don't go into this stuff carelessly, please. The dangers of opening
up your mind are stressed in the story...you could let anything/anyone in
if you're unprepared. As indeed, one of the ghosts did and BOY, did he let
the wrong character wreck his life and afterlife. I won't reveal the
identity, but hints are dropped from pretty early on, so it's not really a
surprise when SHE turns up. Sam can cook meatloaf and potatoes and
enjoys taking long, hot baths with aromatherapy oils (volunteers to scrub
his back over here, please). After the leap-out, Sam goes to some really
Weird Alternative Realities, including one where he's in a harem, in bed
with the 'sultan' and wearing a see-through pink nightie.
Er, Scott.....?!? (I know this sounds hysterically funny, but actually it
goes serious very fast, with someone about to get broken on the wheel in
the worst way imaginable). Apparently photos of other people can 'trigger
a severe psychic charge'. Uh-huh. And I thought it was only drooling.
No, I know what they mean....I'm interested in all of these sorts of
things, and the idea of someone choosing to sacrifice themselves over and
over voluntarily is unspeakably powerful. If you enjoy thinking about
psychic issues, including psychic links across space and time (yup, I can
go with that, can I link up with him now, please?) then you'll enjoy this
story as much as I did.
Future Perfect Tony Perrault
Sam's persona is flooded mid-leap by tachyons and neutrinos and he gets
thrown way back into the past....Scotland 1023 A.D. to be exact, on the
island of Iona. Of course there are temporal problems with this, which is
why two members of the future Paratemp Corp from the Trek universe are sent
back to help. Ummmm. Tony has obviously done extensive research
on the period and he's been to Iona. The story is well written and both
Sam and Al come across pretty well, as does Thom (from the future). It was
nice to find out that there is a statue of Sam, set up in his memory, in
the future. It's certainly not classic QL, but taken on it's own merits it
works very well. But I can hear people quibbling about it in my mind.
Could someone else read this one? I'm torn between giving it a hit and a
miss.
Top Secret Julie Jeckel
This is an X-Files/Lois and Clark/QL crossover. Basically this is a Scully
and Mulder story with Sam having little more than a walk-on role. (Boo,
hiss). Julie takes in the Maxwell Stoddard tape, Al's lost handlink and
where the evil PQL might have come from. It does get rather confusing in
the middle section when there are two separate time-lines going on PLUS
two Scullys and Mulders, but resolves pretty well at the end. 'There are
no coincidences in life, only connections we haven't yet seen'.....yes,
absolutely. To quote Pocohontas, we are all connected to each other. I
could certainly see an X files/QL crossover without any trouble
at all, given Mulder's interests. Anyone?
Circles of Fate K. Freymuth (I'VE LOST MY OTHER REVIEWS OF THIS LADY'S
WORK, BUT PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND READ THE LOT. SHE'S BRILLIANT!)
Sam's body is slowly dying from the effects of prolonged leaping (Oh, poor
sweetheart). Al has problems of his own and Sammi-Jo is acting very
strangely. Thus starts a very long story, that takes in Sam coming home
(briefly), Donna's remarriage, (another author who doesn't like Donna
much),their son and a timeloop. Oh, and Alia acting independantly for the
good of PQL.
Voyage to a weird Planet Lenora McCoy
This one's just a big hoot! Dean Stockwell and Al change places!!
(During the filming of 'Dreams'). The one big quibble I have is that Dean
didn't have to....erm....handle Tina. As t'were. I'm pretty certain that
Dean would be a good boy, but his reaction to her would be interesting to
witness. Apparently there is a sequel planned where Sam and Scott change
places. Gimme, gimme!!
In Circles A M Tajuddin
Three boxes of hankies warning. I sobbed (this is an accolade - it takes a
lot to make me cry) and swore in exclamation at one twist. If you can
imagine a QL version of Groundhog Day, but dark , gritty and deeply moving,
then it's not far from the truth. The funding to PQL gets cut, Sam gets
stranded in his host, Beth turns up, Sam gets shot and bleeds to death in
Al's car (damp, incoherent noises), Donna goes off the rails, Senator
Franklin acts like a nasty 'suit' out of the X Files and Al has a heart
attack. (Had enough yet?). Best quote (referring to Sam): "And when he
looked inside himself for the answer, all he found was an empty hole
into which he had lost more than his best friend; he had lost himself."
(Gulp)
U.S. Open
Fairly light little piece in which Sam leaps into Boris Becker during the
crucial tennis match. Will appeal to a certain QL mad friend of mine no
end, who has a Thing about male tennis players'....erm...behinds.
Roundtable A Various authors
A series of connected leaps, where a new
author(ess) takes over where the last left off. Everything from naff
through to pretty good - a real curate's egg.
Troubled Waters Terri Librande with input from Crystal Olson
Sam leaps into a dying HIV patient. He is estranged from his partner and
Sam manages to effect a reconciliation and get his host out of the hospital
in spite of his condition, so that he can die free of machines in his
lover's arms on Venice Beach. Sympathetically written and somewhat moving.
I don't think they'd film it, not even after Tom Hanks' performance (and
several others), but I know that Scott could do it.
Twist in Time Cheryl A. Belucci
Based on the authoress' real experiences of the tornado that hit Xenia,
Ohio in 1974. Sam is working part-time washing cars and being a general
gopher called Wayne Garber. I've never seen a tornado, but the description
of the colour of the sky and the noise seems terrifying. After the Twister
film, maybe a QL tornado episode would make it, but it'd leave a huge dent
in the SFX and props department. Well written, especially Sam's feeling of
helplessness in the face of such elemental forces and not knowing who he
should try to save, or where.
Knight Leap Glenn St Germain
Sam leaps into Nick Knight and has to deal with being a vampire.... The
passage where Sam finds out what Nick keeps in his fridge.....!!!! (For
those of you not up to speed, it's wine bottles full of blood. Cows'
blood) . Not enough angst over the change of lifestyle, but well written,
especially the fight scenes and the pivotal encounter with Lacroix at the
end. It makes you wonder what a real vampire could do for a living. The
obvious answer would be to open a kosher butcher's shop.....
Partners Beth Hilleman
A crossover between Starsky and Hutch and QL. Oh, memories.... This is
very well written indeed. I could 'see' it being performed/acted in my
mind. Sam leaps into a cop called Michael Jennings and has to deal with a
grief-stricken and reckless Hutch after the apparent murder of Starsky.
(Howls of protest - you can't kill Starsky off, he's my favourite!! Oh,
dear God....Paul Michael Glaser....a truly nice man who had more sorrow
thrown at him than anyone should have to deal with. I can't tell you how
deeply his tragedy affected me and how proud I felt that he somehow got
through it and has found happiness again. God knows how he did it.)
Anyway, personal tribute aside; this is extremely well written and takes in
the local 'mafia' boss, a woman cop trying to get her promotion
and Huggy Bear. Al LOVES his choice of clothes (figures....especially
those hats). Sam has a tough time getting through Hutch's grief, apart
from anything else it makes him re-asses his relationship with Al who can
only stand and watch while Sam enters dangerous situations. Sam's gentle
and persuasive tactics start to help Hutch quite a lot. Sam eventually
finds various missing pieces that all slowly lead to the mafia boss who is
out for revenge against Hutch AND drug dealing into the bargain. And a
nasty big cover-up of the truth..... But what DID happen
to the red tomato with the white stripe? You can't have the partnership
without that car!! 10 out of 10 for plot, characterisation and emotion.
Wish the rights would allow this one to be filmed.
One Leap over the Moonies F Lee Whaley
Sam leaps into what appears to be a brainwashing scenario and the guy who's
talking him down is very stern. But it's actually the leapee's father,
trying to 'rescue' Sam from the cult. I don't think they'd ever film it,
though Scott could do anguished-terrified-and-bemused standing on his head.
There'd be complaints from the Moonies for a start. But I thought it was
good.
Revelations
Basically a wish-list alternative ending to QL with almost everyone getting
a happy ending. Pretty good although a bit 'pat' at times.
Timestorm
Hmmm. Sam gets timenapped by a mad scientist out to Put An End to Pesky
Time Travellers forever. Anyone who's seen Independance Day will
immediately cast Brent Spiner in the role. Good idea; could have been
much better written and since when was Alia a drip and Zoey still alive?
Terrible Price
Brilliant tortured lead-in writtn from Al's point of view - he arrives
just in time to see Sam die. (Sob). Unfortunately the rest of the
story doesn't quite live up to the leap in although it is quite good.
Trinity
Don't worry this isn't blasphemous. We are talking 1945 New Mexico and
The Bomb and an Al-centred leap. Not bad but what about the
radiation implications?
Two Dweebs and a little monster
Sam leaps into a two year old boy! Mostly lighthearted and fun - I'd love
to see Scott in a child's car seat sceaming his head off!!
QL Squared
Take a deep breath, this gets seriously complicated. Sam leaps into Scott.
Yeah! Oodles of technobabble from 'Gushie', and I wish Al had commented on
Dean's portrayal of himself!
To Thine own Self be True
This is a stinker! Absolutely brilliant, but a stinker! Sam leaps home
and wants to see Al, givehim the Hug we've all been waiting for, but.....
Be prepared to throw things!
Ian Collier
>There but for the grace of God.... Beth Hlbase (or could be Hblase)
Or Hlabse...
While we're at it,
>Top Secret Julie Jeckel
Or Jekel. :-)
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