Big Bang Fic: Rat and Sword Go To War

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Title: Rat and Sword Go To War
Author: rthstewart
Rating: T, for a soldier's salty language
Pairings/characters: Peter Pevensie, Susan Pevensie
Disclaimer: This work of historical fiction is offered respectfully and with deep admiration for the men and women herein depicted as well as C.S. Lewis and the other content owners of the Chronicles of Narnia and its related properties. Any original content in this derivative fiction is in the public domain and may be used freely and without notice to me or attribution.
Possible Spoilers/Warnings: All of The Chronicles of Narnia.
Summary: The High King and the Gentle Queen go to war, again.

Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3 Part 1 Part 2
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6 Part 1 Part 2

Comments

[cofax7]

yay!

[(Anonymous)]

While more elaborate comments will be offered when this unbelievably briilliant, epic, tale goes up on the fan fiction website, it is good to see this posted by an extraordinary talent.

Many thanks from this reader to Rth Stewart for writing this.

Clio1792

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Too perfect words, but the few that come to mind to describe this story are "a great and terrible beauty." That moment when Peter sees the codenames for the LZ's and beaches, Susan's coding, Tebbitt, the Major (both of them actually), and Lt. Becker, the instructor's observations on Susan, the pregnancy with Hans's baby, the drills, and EVERYTHING, was brilliant. I must add a special note for Edmund because I love him too much-he was perfect. I love all the Pevensies but no Narnia story is quite right without a little Just King. Thank you for such a lovely lovely tale. As usual, I'm left speechless and mindblown, after reading your work.

[edenfalling]

Finished! ...And alas, I am not able to compress my reaction into anything coherent right now, so please take this comment as a sadly inadequate expression of thanks for writing and sharing such a magnificent story.

[(Anonymous)]

'E'

This gave me goosebumps -- especially the last chapter, with the sight of the paratroopers. Ive been to Pegasus Bridge, and Caen, and the D-Day beaches, and now I wish this story had existed years ago so I could have appreciated the trip more -- I'd read Ambrose, but not Pegasus Bridge, which evidently I will have to pick up.

This. is. flawless.

This will have to be a short review, (I'll review better on ff.net) but the previous sentence says it best. The attention to detail and the research are staggering -- no glitches. Brilliant writing, well researched, tense and dramatic with everyone IC and lovely character interaction. Even though we don't see the Pevensie's together very much, you let us know that they are definitely in each others thoughts. Your OC's continue to be real and fleshed out. So much awesomeness here.

[intrikate88.livejournal.com]

Amazing. Simply amazing. All that I hoped for and more.

I loved how Peter and Susan's very different journeys brought them to the same place. How Peter ended taking orders in the most difficult of places because he needed to be under a competent commander, and how despite how tough it still was, fighting in a war completely different than what he was used to, there were so many signs that he was in the right place. I love that al-Masri and Walker had to turn to Edmund for elucidation on Susan's message. It was incredible to see Susan grow as all the people she's already established that she is, and really grow into being them, even when that included killing people that were not easy, and she didn't want it to be. There are so many people who know them and have given up understanding how they are the way they are, but accepting it as fact that they are dealing with skilled adults, not schoolchildren. It was just so beautiful to see it all coming together like this, and that I got to read it in one piece.

So, so perfect. ♥ ♥