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Anakin traveling back in time

Discussion in 'Story Search' started by Celestin, Aug 21, 2011.

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  1. Celestin

    Celestin Dimensional Trunk

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    Aug 21, 2011 #1
    I've just read SW fic - Hindsight Is Not Perfect, about Vader going back in time after his death. It's rather good and left me wanting to read something similar, preferable with Anakin as a main character. Any recommendations?
     
  2. Jarik

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    Aug 21, 2011 #2
    Unexpected Awakening was a somewhat similar idea, except with Obi Wan going back in time. Problem with it was it was pretty angsty the whole time.
     
  3. Plothole

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    Aug 22, 2011 #3
    Shattered by CWBasset is Luke going back in time. It doesn't get to the time travel until a few chapters in and the first chapter is a bit of an info dump IIRC. I don't read a lot of SW fanfiction, so I don't have a great grip on the quality standards of the fandom. The story is pretty good, other than angst and a few scenes where I couldn't help but think how annoying Anakin was. I'd recommend at least reading the first few chapters.
     
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    Aug 22, 2011 #4
    Most Star Wars fiction is fairly average. Usually epically cheesy fics about Vader redeeming himself (by adopting his kids, joining the rebellion, or something), or just angst fests. I sometimes get into a Star Wars mood and try to read stuff, and am usually quite disappointed.

    But there's a few really good fics there. Blank101's Sun of Sons Trilogy is one of my favorite fics of all time. Drive You Mild was a really good romancey one too. Not really on the whole time travel thing though.
     
  5. Inferis

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    Aug 23, 2011 #5
    Purgatory isn't really time travel, but I think it fits the theme you're looking for. When Vader dies, he wakes up in purgatory/limbo as his younger self. The story has an urban fantasy feel to it from what I remember.
     
  6. Ched

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    Aug 25, 2011 #6
    I tried this and it was reasonably good. There is a bit more angst than I normally like but it isn't so heavy as to be a complete turn off -- there's humor and an actual plot as well.

    It takes more than just a few chapters to get to the time travel. While I liked that Luke's decision was fully explored and his character established first, it did seem a bit overboard to get to the "interesting" part.

    I found the story quite engaging once the time travel actually commenced. However in some ways it seemed like the story was only about to really get started when I got to the end of the updates -- fortunately the last update was in May, so it's quite possible the story is still active. It does seem to drag on a bit though -- more than it should.

    I'd easily rate it a 3/5, perhaps 3.5.

    Edit: I also re-read Unexpected Awakening, which I'd read previously, and enjoyed it the second time around as well. It's of similar quality -- 3-3.5/5 despite angst and a few other flaws. I'm not particularly interested in Anakin, but Obi-Wan has been my favorite for rather a while.
     
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    Aug 25, 2011 #7
    Julie Horwitz wrote a pretty nice serie about what would happen if Obi-Wan didn't show up in Mustafar: basically Anakin goes with Padmé...

    I know, it's not the most original idea. And there is no time travel. But we still got a mass-murderer Anakin/Vader who's trying to forget about the past and be good.

    There's a few boring stuff but I would still rate it 3/5, which is quite spectacular considering the shit there is in Star Wars fiction.

    About Shattered, I recommend it too. Like CheddarTrek said, when we finally get to the time travel, the story is tip top.
     
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