Net-Fic Review: The Essence of Sunset (Harry Potter)

[kerravonsen]

Title: The Essence of Sunset
Universe: Harry Potter
Author: Shefa
Size: 340K 48053 words
Tags: Novella, AU, World Building, Parallel Universe, Romance, Drama, Illustrated, SSHG, SSHG2011
Characters: Hermione Granger, Severus Snape

Ranking: Excellent
Review: http://www.katspace.org/reviews/netfic/Author/Shefa#Title_TheEssenceofSunset

Summary: My chambers are dark, lit only by the glow of the midnight moon. The castle creaks with rawness of stone and antiquity of magic, filled with the power welling up from beneath the mountain and the fire of intention fuelled by our four vibrant streams of magic, combined. It is nearly impossible to recognise this expanse of land from just six months ago: pristine grasses as far as the eye could see, cresting on a tidal wave of green, the shadow of grey stone a skeleton underneath. A spider's web holding together an enterprise that, tonight, feels like folly. I had expected to feel exultant.

I don't quite know what to say about this; creative, brilliant, beautiful, poignant, intriguing, magnificent...

The summary doesn't really tell you what this story is about; suffice to say, it weaves back and forth between the time of the founders, and between different versions of reality, of a Severus we know and a Hermione we don't.

This is a must-read.

I will be sad if nobody is reading this...

Comments

[travels_in_time]

I am reading, and bookmarking some to read later, when I have time. Trouble is, I have no idea when that'll be...

[machshefa]

Thank you for the awesome rec! *smooches you

I am reading your recs and noting them. Thank you so much for doing these.

*hugs

[kerravonsen]

So very true. My current list of to-be-read-later fic stands in the hundreds. But as it is supposed to be for fun, I don't find it depressing, it just means that there is a lot of opportunities.

My to-be-reviewed list does depress me a little, but hey, it's now below thirty, which is a good thing.

(and icon love! I'm not sure if I'd rather Sherlock was a companion or a Time Lord...)

[kerravonsen]

\o/

[fred_mouse]

Seconding. The 'add to reading list' option in safari is an absolute winner - I've added at least two score things to look at later, when I've finished this run back through my flist.

[fred_mouse]

By which I mean I've added that many *this evening*

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

I loved this one too. One of my favourite from this years exchange. I always love the stories where realities crossover.