Rogue Review No. 339 - March 29, 1999

Flash by Waldo

M/F, TG, Transform, MC, NC

Length: 36,800 words

CHAPTERS 1 - 4

 Objective Analysis: 7 (out of 10)

   Arousal: 2 (out of 5)
   Story: 5 (out of 5)
   Stroke: No

 Subjective Analysis: Very Good

CHAPTERS 5 - 9

 Objective Analysis: - (out of 10)

   Arousal: - (out of 5)
   Story: - (out of 5)
   Stroke: -

 Subjective Analysis: Not Good


  NOTICE

If you are easily offended, not of the requires legal age, or 
material of an erotic nature is illegal where you are, then do not
read what follows.


  SUMMARY

Captain Browning, a crusty combat veteran is stationed at Rocket Base
Z-Alpha.  He receives a call distress from Corporal Joseph Hurley, 
ship's cook and only survivor of a collision between a spaceship and 
a meteor.  Capt. Browning sends a message to Flash Gordon and Dr. 
Hans Zarkoff informing them of the incident and asking them to rescue
the cook.  They do so.

Once in the cramped quarters of Explorer 1, Cpl. Hurley learns that 
there is also a woman on board, Dale Arden.  The woman is actually 
Flash Gordon.  Dr. Zarkoff explains to Hurley how it came to pass 
that every 29 hours Flash is transformed into Dale Arden and then 
after another 29 hours back into himself.  Hurley has a hard time 
dealing with the reality of the situation, seeing as that he is 
having withdrawal symptoms from taking an anti-arousal drug and that 
he has not seen a woman in months.

At first Dale/Flash refuses to consider the cook's advances.  She 
begins to weaken after Dr. Zarkoff informs her that having sex, 
something that Dale/Flash has not done as a woman, would probably 
improve her mental health.  Meanwhile, the real Dale Arden is the 
prisoner of Ming the Merciless.  Flash/Dale is determined to rescue 
her and cure his condition.  Capt. Browning is more than willing to 
help.


  COMMENTARY

Chapters 1 - 4

So far this story is not wildly arousing.  It has its moments.  The 
fact that both Hurley and Dale/Flash are attempting to resist 
temptation makes the story a bit more compelling, and for me at 
least, more arousing.  There is some sex play in the first half of 
the story, but for the most part there is a lot more story than there
is sex.

This is a very well written story.  At times the characters seem a 
bit too whole wheat, but then again I think that was part of the 
desired effect.  The story is nicely paced and seems to follow a 
logical progression.  There are some spelling errors, but they are 
few, relative to the length of the story.

If you don't care for transgender stories then this may not be your 
kettle of fish.  There are not that many scenes that I found 
arousing, but it is a good read.  For right know it is on my B-list.

Chapters 5 - 9

In the second half of this story the author introduces an element 
that I really don't care for, mind control.  I don't think that I can
objectively judge the second half of this story.  Mind control 
stories are a real turn off for me.  I enjoy seeing how characters 
react to given situations, but once a character has no "free will" 
they cease to be a person and become an object instead.

What I said about the first four chapters stands.  If you like mind 
control stories, then maybe you'll like this one.  Personally I was 
turned off by it.  

I suppose that it is also worth mentioning that I read this story in 
two sittings.  I wrote the review of the first four chapters before I
read the last five chapters.  Otherwise, I probably would not have 
written as much about the first four chapters as I did.


  LINKS

Flash

* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423894159&fmt=raw [1/10]
* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423892523&fmt=raw [2/10]
* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423892516&fmt=raw [3/10]
* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423894163&fmt=raw [4/10]
* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423892533&fmt=raw [5/10]
* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423892540&fmt=raw [6/10]
* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423892553&fmt=raw [7/10]
* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423892547&fmt=raw [8/10]
* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423892561&fmt=raw [9/10]
* http://search.dejanews.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=423892530&fmt=raw [10/10]

* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18128.txt [1/10]
* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18120.txt [2/10]
* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18119.txt [3/10]
* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18129.txt [4/10]
* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18123.txt [5/10]
* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18124.txt [6/10]
* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18126.txt [7/10]
* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18125.txt [8/10]
* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18127.txt [9/10]
* http://www.qz.to/erotica/assm/Year98/18122.txt [10/10]

Waldo's Bibliography

* http://bitbard.pair.com/library/waldo/

