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The Road to Awe and Wonder - Master Post
Fic title: The Road to Awe and Wonder
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twasadark
Artist name:orvaen_queen
Genre: RPF Gen (pre-slash) with het subplot*
Pairing: Jensen/Alona*
Rating: R
Word count: 35,000
Warnings: Infidelity
Summary: It is 700 ad and the world lies in ruin, the Dark Ages come to life. The Roman Empire has crumbled into something altogether new, Medieval Europe, hanging on to the remnants of Roman civilization while being shaped by the church.
In this land of relics and shrines knight Jensen of Ackerley wanders grief-stricken and purposeless until he takes on the challenge of guiding Lady Alona on a pilgrimage. Accompanied by the orphaned street thief Tristan of Jare, they travel from France to Rome to the center of the world - Jerusalem - across the glittering Mediterranean, facing dangers of the body and soul, the heart and mind.
Betas: Immeasurable thanks tocorbyinoz for her encouragement, keen eye for detail, and passion for historical accuracy and jaimeykay for her honest critique and masterful understanding of characterization.
*Notes: Head over here if you'd like to know about the gen rating, the history of the era, the character names or if you'd like to ask questions or leave constructive criticism.
Thanks as well towendy and thehighwaywoman for running such an amazing challenge - and to all the writers and readers who participate.
Check out the wonderful art masterpost byorvaen_queen HERE.
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part VIII | Part IX | Part X
Author's Notes
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Author name:
twasadark Artist name:
orvaen_queen Genre: RPF Gen (pre-slash) with het subplot*
Pairing: Jensen/Alona*
Rating: R
Word count: 35,000
Warnings: Infidelity
Summary: It is 700 ad and the world lies in ruin, the Dark Ages come to life. The Roman Empire has crumbled into something altogether new, Medieval Europe, hanging on to the remnants of Roman civilization while being shaped by the church.
In this land of relics and shrines knight Jensen of Ackerley wanders grief-stricken and purposeless until he takes on the challenge of guiding Lady Alona on a pilgrimage. Accompanied by the orphaned street thief Tristan of Jare, they travel from France to Rome to the center of the world - Jerusalem - across the glittering Mediterranean, facing dangers of the body and soul, the heart and mind.
Betas: Immeasurable thanks to
corbyinoz for her encouragement, keen eye for detail, and passion for historical accuracy and jaimeykay for her honest critique and masterful understanding of characterization.*Notes: Head over here if you'd like to know about the gen rating, the history of the era, the character names or if you'd like to ask questions or leave constructive criticism.
Thanks as well to
wendy and thehighwaywoman for running such an amazing challenge - and to all the writers and readers who participate.Check out the wonderful art masterpost by
orvaen_queen HERE.Author's Notes
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I'm looking forward to reading, and have download the pdf for over the weekend. x
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Thanks so much for giving it a shot. I know that it's kind of all over the place genre-wise, and het is a tough one for some people, but I hope you enjoy it anyhow. :-)
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You tell such a vivid tale, and the stylistic choice of using less modern prose didn't get in the way of telling your story. There's an emotional resonance to this story that I really loved.
The characters are really wonderfully written. I just really loved Jensen, his quiet competence. I really felt for Alona and Jensen. The way you wrote the build up to their affair was believable.
I'm curious about the more slashy sequel, because I wonder how you will deal with Alona in that sequel. I'm not expecting Alona to leave her husband and run off with Jensen, but I'm hoping that Alona's not completely forgotten.
I think this was one of my favorite fics I've read. Just really well done. I look forward to the sequel, and hopefully that's just as good.
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I'm not yet quite sure what the future of Jensen and Alona is, to be honest. I can definitely see them meeting again sometime and Alona letting Jensen know that her child is their child. Whether that will come with the slashy sequel, I don't yet know. I'm so glad that the characters touched you enough for you to be interested in their futures, though.
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♥
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