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					several devils by rocfankat http://www.oocities.org/devswork/stories/devils/sdcover.html SYNOPSIS: Supplied by Tragedy88 on her site:BR> "( Uberesque/ Alt./ finished, 20 chapters/ Rated NC-17 (not graphic) This mesmerizing tale opens in late July with the caffeine-addicted advertiser, Devlin Kerry, questioning the fundamentals of life. Devvy is hearing and seeing things, but what is real? What is not? Dark, erotic nightmares- turning to waking nightmares- plague her... a mysterious lover... passion... danger... fear.... Ride the gambit of emotions as a woman comes to terms with her life, love and the future." EWOK: "uberesque" ... now *that* I'll pay. What's Uberfic? it is nor bard, nor warlord, Nor amazon, priestess, nor any other part Belonging to RenPic. O, be some other name! What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So Gabrielle would, were she not Gabrielle call'd, Retain that dear perfection which she owes Without that title. Gabrielle, doff thy name, And for that name which is no part of thee Take all myself. NANCY: *applause* EWOK: This is an unexpected find. Not strictly uber, but nor does it pretend not to be while clearly sticking to the stereotypes of the genre. NANCY: Uberesque?? Heh, now *that* is a way of getting around it. Uber is such a slippery term these days. EWOK: "Devils" is uberesque from the other side though - calling it "uber" to fit it into the Xenaverse, rather than to distance it *from* the XWP archetypes... NANCY: I agree absolutely. But hey, if she wants to call it uber there's certainly enough links to justify that. The "instant recognition" factor, that damned fedora! Talking about blue eyes, and the fact that I can just *see* Lucy playing Devlin. Of course, in here the Uber-Xena character is wearing the fedora, but I can live with that. excerpt: By the time the story snaked its way back to me a few days later, I was going to the party with a man, a woman, and a Shetland pony--and Heather said she'd heard talk that the pony had a prison record. "Maybe you'd better stay home," she told me. "It could get ugly if you don't bring the horse." Oh dear, this belongs to the LN James and Viv Darkbloom self-made genre of wackiness :) And here again, the come back line to beat them all... excerpt: "I'm only going to say this one time. Yes, she's my date. She's with me. I'm with her. We're together. My date is a woman, and I have personally seen the evidence. Now all of you mind your own business. Kurt, wipe your chin." Who IS this person, and how can I send her a marriage proposal?? EWOK: I don't know, but I saw her first... NANCY: *gnashes teeth* Anyway, I'm trying to remember all the things I liked/disliked about it. There was lots of the former. EWOK: It was darn clever. NANCY: That your well thought out and lovingly crafted professional opinion Ewok? *g* EWOK: Simplicity is a virtue, Nancy. NANCY: Oh well, must be a relief for our readers to get a break from MY verbosity :p For the record, I thought this was damn good too. EWOK: So it's kind of a moot point as to whether it's uber or not. It's fun. It's a good read. NANCY: I laughed and laughed until I burst something. Do you think I could sue? 8.5/10! Loses a little because I guessed the ending. EWOK: Of course you guessed the ending. That was the uberesque bit. And I concur on your rating: 8 1/2.