I can't remember CoH at all... do I need to re-buy it?
Well, there's a fair bit of Tolliver in it, being very snarky, though he's often an antagonist towards the narrator, Randy Carr. (But it's only because he's protective of Nick...) On the other hand, Nick looks to have found Mrs Seafort Number Four, so there's not much riding into sunset for him and Tolliver. But I did like the alien contact part of it, and the idea of turning to peace after a long and bitter war (both tropes I am fond of). So for me personally, I'd rank it ahead of Voices of Hope and Patriarch's Hope, which I found pretty depressing.
I would have LOVED to have an AU of Prisoner's Hope where Vax is around and is the one who looks after Alexi, and him and Tolliver basically clash over Nick, with Vax buying into Nick's martyr thing, and Tolliver calling him out on it, until Vax lives happily ever after goes off with Alexi, and Tolliver goes off with Nick, and everyone has a happy ending. With nukes.
*___*
I realise I hardly know you, but I am tempted to ask you to marry me, because *yes*, that is perfect. I already love Prisoner's Hope - it's probably my favourite - but three scenes with Vax is just not enough! And while I love (and angst over) Nick and Vax's final scene on Orbit Station, I may be persuaded to trade it for more Vax and a happy ending.
I find it interesting that Nick basically isn't very good at his job, and it's just his knack for survival - normally by having someone throw themselves in front of a bullet for him - that makes him seem amazing.
I have the worst trouble sometimes working out whether we're supposed to believe Nick is doing the right thing or not - he makes awful decisions, and terrible things happen, but things turn out, and people love him for it. It is *perplexing*.
My favourite part in the entire series is when Tolliver turns up on Nick's bridge at the end of Patriach's Hope, and is a,, "your friends think you're an idiot, so I'm here to go into exile with you," and Nick's all, "oh, but then we must spend every evening together shagging reminiscing!" and they GO OFF INTO THE SUNSET TOGETHER.
That was a great moment. Especially after all the people Feintuch ruthlessly killed off that book. (I didn't continue with the series for years after that, I was so scarred.)
Woohoo! *tries to tempt you into joining me in fic writing* AFAIK no one else has written for this series, so we could write the entire fanon on it... *dangles the pretty*
Ooh, I am tempted! I've never invented a fanon before. XD
(I have the vague impression that there used to be a few fics on the Seafort Saga fan sites, but those sites seem to have disappeared, and the only fic I'm able to find now is an Arlene Sanders story here. I think they were all fairly straightforward gen anyway.)
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Well, there's a fair bit of Tolliver in it, being very snarky, though he's often an antagonist towards the narrator, Randy Carr. (But it's only because he's protective of Nick...) On the other hand, Nick looks to have found Mrs Seafort Number Four, so there's not much riding into sunset for him and Tolliver. But I did like the alien contact part of it, and the idea of turning to peace after a long and bitter war (both tropes I am fond of). So for me personally, I'd rank it ahead of Voices of Hope and Patriarch's Hope, which I found pretty depressing.
I would have LOVED to have an AU of Prisoner's Hope where Vax is around and is the one who looks after Alexi, and him and Tolliver basically clash over Nick, with Vax buying into Nick's martyr thing, and Tolliver calling him out on it, until Vax
lives happily ever aftergoes off with Alexi, and Tolliver goes off with Nick, and everyone has a happy ending.With nukes.*___*
I realise I hardly know you, but I am tempted to ask you to marry me, because *yes*, that is perfect. I already love Prisoner's Hope - it's probably my favourite - but three scenes with Vax is just not enough! And while I love (and angst over) Nick and Vax's final scene on Orbit Station, I may be persuaded to trade it for more Vax and a happy ending.
I find it interesting that Nick basically isn't very good at his job, and it's just his knack for survival - normally by having someone throw themselves in front of a bullet for him - that makes him seem amazing.
I have the worst trouble sometimes working out whether we're supposed to believe Nick is doing the right thing or not - he makes awful decisions, and terrible things happen, but things turn out, and people love him for it. It is *perplexing*.
My favourite part in the entire series is when Tolliver turns up on Nick's bridge at the end of Patriach's Hope, and is a,, "your friends think you're an idiot, so I'm here to go into exile with you," and Nick's all, "oh, but then we must spend every evening together
shaggingreminiscing!" and they GO OFF INTO THE SUNSET TOGETHER.That was a great moment. Especially after all the people Feintuch ruthlessly killed off that book. (I didn't continue with the series for years after that, I was so scarred.)
Woohoo! *tries to tempt you into joining me in fic writing* AFAIK no one else has written for this series, so we could write the entire fanon on it... *dangles the pretty*
Ooh, I am tempted! I've never invented a fanon before. XD
(I have the vague impression that there used to be a few fics on the Seafort Saga fan sites, but those sites seem to have disappeared, and the only fic I'm able to find now is an Arlene Sanders story here. I think they were all fairly straightforward gen anyway.)