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"Seven and One Is Two" by Val White (sci fi FF sex)
9, 9, 10
"Seven and One Is Two" by Val White (val72@hotmail.com). This review is the personal opinion of Kim, who can be contacted at ghost@nym.alias.net Well here I am again, Celeste's SF reporter calling in from outer space. Tell me, does the term "Slash" mean anything other than cutting someone with an edged weapon? Well, in this case it means the sort of hot fan-fiction written about fantasy characters, usually Star Trek, and often gay in content. The term slash being derived from the "/" character used to separate the story codes. Should you want to read an interesting article on the whole Slash genre, then you could do a lot worse than point your browser at l for a good explanation. This particular story is set aboard the star ship Voyager, captained by the fabulous Catherine Janeway. Into the crew's lives has come the enigmatic and stunning Borg babe, "Seven of Nine". The Borg don't go in for flashy names, they live as a commune, rather like insects. As ruthless a bunch of folk as your likely to encounter should you happen to be ambling about the cosmos. Cut off from the collective, poor SofN is having to adapt to human ways and customs. To this end she consults the Captain on how best to integrate with the crew socially. The conversation gets round to matters intimate and sexual. One thing leads to another and pretty soon the Captain is giving SofN some very personal tuition. I have to admit to this one pressing plenty of buttons for me. Star Trek is one of my favorite television phenomena, and Voyager may even be my favorite. Girl/girl sex is nearly always a good thing in my book. As for the story, well it is what it is; unashamedly slash fiction. Take away the Star Trek and you'd have a perfectly presentable lesbian encounter, but nothing really outstanding. But that's not the point, so I'm gonna mark it as slash fiction. I adored it. The rest of you may want to pass. Ratings for "Seven and One Is Two" Athena (technical quality): 9 (Nothing wrong, just not sparkling) Venus (plot & character): 9 (The Capt. licks the new girl -- yeah!) Kim (appeal to reviewer): 10 (I wanted to give it straight tens, but... ) |