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Prince of Persia Yuletide
Jan. 5th, 2019 12:06 pmThis year I received two stories from the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time video game fandom. I have a soft spot for the whole Prince of Persia series; I wrote some of my first fanfic based on Prince of Persia 2 and Prince of Persia 3D. The Sands of Time trilogy builds a rich, expansive mythology around the simple Arabian Nights-style premise of the early games, and the characterization of its leads—the Prince and his ally and love interest Farah—is some of the best I've ever seen in a video game.
These two writers did a great job exploring Farah's backstory and her connections with the other characters, whether hinting at her links to the Prince or forging a dark link between her and the treacherous Vizier. Also, they both structured their stories in interesting ways that echo the fluid way that time works in the games.
a tale of joy
by bittersnake
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Characters: Farah (Prince of Persia), The Prince (Prince of Persia)
Relationship: Farah/The Prince (Prince of Persia)
These two writers did a great job exploring Farah's backstory and her connections with the other characters, whether hinting at her links to the Prince or forging a dark link between her and the treacherous Vizier. Also, they both structured their stories in interesting ways that echo the fluid way that time works in the games.
a tale of joy
by bittersnake
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Characters: Farah (Prince of Persia), The Prince (Prince of Persia)
Relationship: Farah/The Prince (Prince of Persia)
Additional Tags: Pregnancy, Future Fic, Story within a Story, Backstory, In which the author makes up and assumes a lot but hopefully it makes sense
Summary: Tell me a tale, father. Tell me a tale.
AND
Divergent Stories
by Silex
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Characters: Farah (Prince of Persia), The Prince (Prince of Persia), The Vizier (Prince of Persia)
Relationship: Farah/The Prince (Prince of Persia)
Additional Tags: Implied Relationships, Pre-Canon, Non-Linear Narrative, Stream of Consciousness
Summary: Farah has been haunted by dreams for as long as she can remember, the sense that there's something more. She can see it in the way the Vizier looks at her, the way he listens when she explains. The dreams though, the stories, they've changed in her memory, slipping away into something new.
Summary: Tell me a tale, father. Tell me a tale.
AND
Divergent Stories
by Silex
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Characters: Farah (Prince of Persia), The Prince (Prince of Persia), The Vizier (Prince of Persia)
Relationship: Farah/The Prince (Prince of Persia)
Additional Tags: Implied Relationships, Pre-Canon, Non-Linear Narrative, Stream of Consciousness
Summary: Farah has been haunted by dreams for as long as she can remember, the sense that there's something more. She can see it in the way the Vizier looks at her, the way he listens when she explains. The dreams though, the stories, they've changed in her memory, slipping away into something new.
