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* "A Supergirl Arises From The Abyss" by Tooshoes
(sci fi romance) 10, 9, 9.5
* "A Supergirl Arises From The Abyss" by Tooshoes (tooshoes@ix.netcom.com). Kara was sent to earth as a survivor from her planet (actually an asteroid) at the moment her culture and all her friends disintegrated. She was greeted on earth and taken under wing by none other than Clark Kent, who had made a similar odyssey several years earlier. Enrolled as Linda Lee as a student at Metropolis University, she is having trouble getting along on earth. To mask the effect of her unfamiliarity with American culture, Clark advises Kara to pass herself off as Hungarian - an idea plagiarized, no doubt, from either George Bernard Shaw or Henry Higgins. The story is quite interesting; sort of like a high quality comic book with sexual activities as a natural part of the plot. This is the first of four connected stories - four that I know of; there may be others. The plot has obvious possibilities: what sort of things - both emotional and physical - will happen to a woman with super powers who approaches an American college campus as a foreign culture. This series has the potential to be really good, but I'm going to save a really high rating until I've seen more. Ratings for "A Supergirl Arises From The Abyss" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 9 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9.5 |