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                  HORNBLOWER FANFIC               Nereus

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These are fairly straightforward, although often angst ridden, stories, inspired

chiefly by the first six A&E movies.  Although there are some ventures into later

territory you won’t find much from the plot of HH3

 

 

 

CANON SHORTS

 

 

Clayton’s Tale  – Clayton writes his last letter

 

 

His Majesty’s Bad BargainA missing scene from the first episode, from the seamen’s point-of-view 

 

 

By the Way  – A moment in Archie Kennedy’s history between the first and third episodes. 

 

 

In the Night  – A short post-Muzillac story, in which Horatio has bad dreams.  Written as background for ‘The Crisis’

 

 

Orders: a Renown vignette – Renown’s junior lieutenants debate concepts of obedience

 

 

Women Aboard  A semi-humorous look at the title subject.  HH3 period amazingly enough

 

 

 

THE DIVERGENCE SERIES

 

 

I’d always wanted to see some canon based stories exploring how the friendship between Hornblower and Kennedy

might have developed if the writers hadn’t killed Kennedy off, and finally I decided I’d have to write my own.  In this universe nobody was convicted of mutiny in Kingston and events are picked up a few months later…. 

 

 

Divergence   In which Commander Hornblower handles an old friend’s visit badly

 

 

Homeward Voyage  After a battered brig limps into Portsmouth harbour Lt Kennedy has quite a tale to tell

 

 

The Crisis   Inspired by Forester’s unfinished Hornblower novel this story takes two old friends back to Spain

on a dangerous undercover mission which will change the course of history

 

Part One    Part Two

 

 

 

KINGSTON ALTERNATES

 

These are all different AU takes on the court martial from HH2 and the fall-out from it….

 

 

Consequence – The dramatisation of what I wanted to happen after the last scene of HH2

 

 

 

Bitter End –Exploring how slight changes to canon could have lead to a very different ending.  Angst and character

deaths.

 

After the End Sequel to Bitter End, in which the survivors must confront the consequences of what has been done

 

 

 

A Kingston Carol – A light hearted look at how some Christmas Spirit(s) might have changed the course

of events for the better

 

 

 

CHARACTER EXPLORATION

 

 

Honour thy Father (I) A piece of HH background set between the first two series.  Angst.

 

 

Honour thy Father (II) – Told from the point of view of Richard Hornblower, Horatio’s son

 

 

 

The Ghost – A short piece of weirdness, written originally for Hallowe’en and featuring Admiral Hornblower

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                          

HUMOUR

 

 

Draft script for HH4 – Exactly what it says on the label.  Read at own risk!

 

Part One: Summer Holiday

 

Part Two: Gold Fever

 

 

 

 

 

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