Our bodies of clay

Today's snowflake_challenge is all about generating enthusiasm:

In your own space, write a promo, manifesto or primer for your fave character, ship or fandom.



I'm going to return to one of my oldest, dearest, most formative fandoms: the Pagan Chronicles books by Catherine Jinks, which I've been fannish about in one way or another for more than twenty-five years. This is, sadly, pretty much a fandom of one, but I feel it has potential because there are so many different aspects which might appeal to different people. It's got something to offer for those who like deeply loyal 'us against the world' types of relationships (whether romantic or platonic), it's got potential for a good antagonists-to allies-to (potentially) lovers ship, it's a fun canon if you like historical fiction (it's set in late twelfth/early thirteenth century Jerusalem and Languedoc), or if you like fiction dealing with religious controversies or minority religions. The third book is even a murder mystery/conspiracy thriller, if you like that sort of thing.

However, what I feel is the main selling point of the series, at least to me, is that it is, in its essence, a multigenerational story of a series of found family relationships with massive doses of emotional hurt/comfort.

( More about this book series )

I'm not really sure whether to describe this as a promo, primer or manifesto...