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Title: Relearning the Basics
Pairing: Damien/Gerald
Rating: NC-17
Words: Almost 30k
Summary: Gerald has a bit of relearning to do, after gaining back his mortality. Set right after the Book Series - AU ending.

Notes: I read this stupid series and once finished, couldn't even read anything else until I rewrote the ending @_@ This whole fic was conceived just to have these two roll around like bunnies and unfortunately (or fortunately?) it took over 20k of exposition to get them there. Thank god this series had a small but fantastic fandom. *in love* - I hope you all enjoy!

Forgive the FF.net link for the moment, I'd split this thing up on LJ but i have to block my boyfriend's access otherwise he'll figure out that it wasn't original story notes i've been writing these past couple weeks- ohohohoh >D

Relearning the Basics

mariem-1.livejournal.com

A couple of members of this community intended to write a Gerald/Damien manifesto for

ship_manifesto, but it never happened. Maybe somebody else feels like writing it?

trobadora

yuletide fic for this year, written for

lmeden:

Title: Potential
Pairing: Gerald Tarrant/Damien Vryce
Rating: R
Word count: 14,729
Summary: What if Gerald Tarrant never became human again? What if he was revived as the Hunter? - An alternate ending to the third book of the trilogy.

We've won, he thought. But it was only the journey that was finished. Ahead of them lay Shaitan, and a Working so deadly that no man might attempt it and survive.

C.S. Friedman, Crown of Shadows, chapter 36

Prologue; Chapters 1-3

Chapters 4-5; Epilogue

trobadora

After tonight's lively discussion in the previous posts' comment sections, I finally felt inspired to update the Coldfire Fanfic Index.

New entries since 23rd December 2009, total: 16. Yes, really. And that includes two years' worth of Yuletide fic! Clearly we all need to vow to do better in 2011 ...

( follow me to my journal )

As always, let me know if I made any mistake or missed anything!

mariem-1.livejournal.com

Here is what I found in Fans of the Coldfire Trilogy on Facebook:

Teisha Rowland

Hello, all! I just received some messages from C. S. Friedman herself about the ending of the Coldfire Trilogy! So exciting. She also encourages anyone who would like to chat with her to please visit her at http://www.csfriedman.com/ !
Here is what she wrote:

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…Riven Forrest is the offspring of Gerald Tarrant and the Iezu Mother. Which makes him a Iezu. As with her other matings, she took an aspect of his soul and used it to create a child; presumably that aspect is now gone from Gerald...but who knows? As Gerald's hunter-essence was the very core of his identity, sacrificing it counted as "death", as far as the fae was concerned. Gerald Tarrant as he existed before was, in a very real sense, dead.

Tarrant had convinced Andrys to allow that, in order to preserve his own soul from Calesta's corruption; if Andrys had pulled the trigger, his own life would have been effectively destroyed. But the price he demanded was the "death" of his ancestor in all but body. Now the essence of the Hunter was gone; the Forest he had nurtured was in ruins; Tarrant surrendered the title of Neocount that he had clung to for nine centuries and agreed to sever all ties with his family, forever. His identity, and all the trappings of his former life, were his sacrifice, and because the Patriarch had not yet made his own offering, it was enough. That was why he could not admit to his identity later; it would have compromised the Working.

As for the head..it was fake. Gerald was a master sorcerer, so how much effort did it take to sculpt unliving flesh? They figured that if people saw Andrys carrying Tarrant's head after such a showdown, no one was going to jump to the conclusion it was a fake (look how many of you all didn't think that :-)) Ten minutes later it was burning, and all the evidence was gone.

Andrys did not agree to any of that out of mercy, of course, but to save his own soul. And in the end he cut a pretty good deal, and had his vengeance, stripping Gerald of everything he valued, down to his name. But part of Tarrant's character concept was that he never accepted defeat. And I have no doubt that if there is any loophole in the new rules of the, that allow a man to work it without dying, he will find it.

Of course, that was part of the inspiration for The Magister Trilogy, a fantasy world featuring men who found such a loophole in their own similar system (and wait until you find out how, in Volume III!)

Hope that helps :-) C. S. Friedman

alice_montrose

Originally posted by C.S. Friedman on Facebook

( EXCERPT FROM DOMINION (a.k.a. The Coldfire Surprise) )

mariem-1.livejournal.com

Three Coldfire fics were written for Yuletide 2010.

Parent-Teacher Conference (Damien, Gerald, Jenseny, AU, G)

What Might Have Been (Gerald, Jenseny, AU, G)

Potential (Gerald/Damien, AU, Mature)

alice_montrose

Wow, this community has been all but dead for so many months. A pity, that. :( Well, let's see if some news will draw some of us out of hiding, shall we?

C.S. Friedman now has a Facebook page. A while ago, she announced a Coldfire pre-trilogy short story meant as a Christmas surprise to her fans. There's also an excerpt from this story to be found on Facebook. (I still hope it's this Christmas we're talking about, you know?)

She also started a thread where you can ask her questions about The Coldfire Trilogy. She kindly answered some of the questions posted during the Great Coldfire Reread Project. (Yeah, I'm probably going to hell for linking her to this comm. But thankfully the ~~fanfic~~ "entries with ambiguous content" are under lock.)

The other thing of note that I feel I must post here is a link to Josh Kohlmeier's amazing Coldfire Trilogy Concept Art Blog. His illustrations are stunning, go check them out!

mariem-1.livejournal.com

C.S. Friedman is planning to finish a short story focusing on Gerald prior to the Coldfire trilogy as soon as she completes The Legacy of Kings.

That short fiction piece will be titled "Dominion" and you can now read an extract here on Facebook.

ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com

Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil", it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil.
- Sydney J. Harris, journalist (1917-1986)

Hmm.. wouldn't this make for a great Coldfire fic idea?^_~

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Title: Speculum
Fandom: Coldfire Trilogy
Rating: PG-13
Status: Complete
Pairing: Gerald/Damien
Summary: Damien sees something fascinating.
Link: http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=19472

Title: Dark Woods
Fandom: Coldfire Trilogy
Rating: R
Status: Complete
Genre: Gen
Summary: The Forest is lovely, dark, and deep... Beware.
Warning: Dark.
Link: http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=19470

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Title: Inchoate
Fandom: Coldfire Trilogy
Rating: R
Status: Complete
Genre: Gen
Summary: The Neocount learns he is not the only one who walks the shadows of Jaggonath.
Warning: Dark.
Link: http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=19467

carmentalis.livejournal.com

Since our last retrospective post just before the Crusaders left for the Forest and Damien and Tarrant headed for Mount Shaitan, a lot has been going on.

( links )

( thoughts )

We're on the home stretch now - there are only three posts left, the next one being for chapter 43 and 44, where we begin to wrap things up.

carmentalis.livejournal.com

We continue to uphold honoured traditions and delay the posts. :-)

Today it's time for Andrys to grow a spine, for Narilka to kick ass, and for Gerald to lose his head.

( plot summary )

( quotes )

( thoughts )

We'll have a look back at the last chapters next time, and then tackle the final part of the book - more resurrections to come!

carmentalis.livejournal.com

Apologizing for delayed posts is turning into a tradition, and who am I to break with that? So, sorry. :-)

Today it's chapter 38 - Tarrant is not dead after all, Damien's propensity to curse increases drastically, and we get some answers. Of the sort that cause even more questions.

( plot summary )

( quotes )

( thoughts )

Next time we'll look at chapters 39 and 40 - Andrys gets to be... Andrys, Narilka gets to show who's going to wear the pants in that relationship, and Gerald dies. Again.

trobadora

Oh look, it's an Andrys chapter!

( plot summary )

( quotes )

( thoughts )

Next Monday, we'll be continuing with chapter 38, where we get some answers for once ...

rekishi

After

trobadora turned out to be my writer I had a very squeeful few minutes. No wonder my gift incorporated so much I loved, as stalking me was not even necessary for my author *g* And after all the flanicking I saw her go through towards the end, I am even more thankful :D

So I guess after the kidfics earlier (which have been a while in the making) today it's also time to post my yulefics. It looks like I wrote all other yuletide fics for Coldfire this year ^^;

Title: One Step Closer for

magistera
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Know the books!
Summary: A couple of missing scenes that should have been in the books but weren't.

and the extra I tacked on, partly because of the tentacle challenge we had going in #yuletide, partly because crack is the salt of fannish life ;D

Title: Tentacles: A Love Story for

magistera
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Know the books!
Summary: Insert set in "One Step Closer", after the ship rocked and Damien and Gerald were thrown to the floor. Crack. Tentacles. 'nough said??

Aaaaaaaand....a treat :)

Title: A Promise of Dawn for

alighiera
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Know the books!
Summary: When the Forest had burned, when the Keep had been demolished and the army had left, Damien had been the one to remain standing before the ashes and contemplate his life from there on out.

trobadora

My Yuletide fic this year was a post-trilogy continuation, incorporating many things we've discussed on this community.

Title: Behold, a New World
Characters: Gerald Tarrant, Damien Vryce (gen)
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 9150
Summary: In the wake of sacrifices that shook Erna to the core, it's a new world - but no one quite knows its rules. For the man who used to be Gerald Tarrant, that is simply not to be borne. (Post-trilogy.)
A/N: Written for

autumn_belias in Yuletide 2009. When I got my assignment and read her Yuletide letter, I immediately knew I wanted to do something with the part of Tarrant that'd been the Hunter.

( Behold, a New World )

rekishi

While we're all waiting for

yuletide reveal (I am not looking forward to AO3 breaking down again *sigh* but I really need to make a few edits and get those stories posted to my journal), I have two stories for you here, which best you read in order ;) And dear author, if you read this: I am so planning on stalking you to beg for a sequel, just so you know! :)

As always, I blame

alighiera for the bunny. Also, many thanks to

spoke for the read-over.

Title: The Obsessed Legend
Author: rekishi /

autumn_belias
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Know the books!
Summary: Long after the rules on Erna changed, a new generation is struggling with religion and politics. However, that does not mean the old generation will just crawl off to die.

and its companion piece

Title: The Fire's Night
Author: rekishi /

autumn_belias
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Know the books!
Summary: Almost a thousand years after the alleged death of the Prophet, there is a new Neocount at Merentha. Almost two decades after the burning of the Forest, Coldfire has returned. And a young woman despairs of her family.

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, plot, etc. are the property of C. S. Friedman. The original characters, settings and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with C. S. Friedman and no copyright infringement is intended. This work is an amateur fan effort and no profit is being made.

carmentalis.livejournal.com

This is it. The big one. With the completion of the mind bond, the trek up Shaitan, the destruction of Calesta and the ~~temporary~~ death of the Hunter.

( plot summary )

( quotes )

( thoughts )

And this was it. Apologies for the excessive quoting, but I really couldn't help myself with this chapter!

Next year (or next Monday, if you prefer) it's chapter 37 - Andrys finds out his pet demon ditched him. Come join us!

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