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Date Posted: 17:03:37 09/21/02 Sat
Author: Persephone
Author Host/IP: blhg335ty8sk.bc.hsia.telus.net / 66.183.197.50
Subject: Re: DISCUSSION: Phoenix Burning by Yahtzee
In reply to: KatLurkin 's message, "DISCUSSION: Phoenix Burning by Yahtzee" on 22:59:24 09/17/02 Tue

No matter how many times I read it, this story never ceases to amaze me.

Yahtzee draws me in from the beginning and never once loses my attention. I find myself absolutely captivated by the future world. Her plot is so tight, her world so well thought out, and everything just fits together so well that it feels like I'm living this story rather than reading it. I remember the first time I read it, I was up all night because I'd started it after midnight and I just couldn't stop reading to go to bed.

It has itrigue and betrayal and romance and heroism, all of which are wonderfully done. The plot is deep and strong, and the characters have real substance. They are very well done extensions of the Buffy and Angel we know, and her original characters very well written. I can't even begin to tell you just how much I am in love with and in awe of Sumiko.

The dialogue is wonderful.

Yahtzee wrote this story during the summer hiatus after "The Gift," and it flows quite nicely from the end of season five.

This story has long been the first one I send people who ask for recs to. It far surpasses anything else I've ever read online (except for one or two of Yahtzee's other pieces which vie with it for first place in my affections) and many books that I've liked well enough to buy. I can't imagine ever finding another piece of fanfic so well written, and so I must give it full marks. 100/100

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[> Re: DISCUSSION: Phoenix Burning by Yahtzee -- Doe, 20:50:22 09/22/02 Sun (proxys.or3.marketscore.com/170.224.224.102)

I find this one of the better example of B/A out thier. The characters were spot on. The plot keep me intersted on the way throurg.

Score 95


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