Star Wars: Force Bond full recced listing

Force Bond 1: Orphan by KittandChips
genre; ship; rating: Adventure, Drama; none; G
author's summary: AU After Owen and Beru are killed by a mysterious stranger, young Luke ends up as an orphan on Coruscant. It's a race against time as Obi-Wan struggles to find Luke before Vader realizes the boy is his son.
length: complete at 13 chapters, 49,831 words
setting: when Luke is 11
s2m's comments: This one is fun and uplifting. The writing is believable and characterization top-notch. The kids act like kids, Vader is an imposing force, and the Emperor delightfully manipulative. And ohhh, Obi-Wan...

Force Bond 2: Threat by KittandChips
genre; ship; rating: Adventure, Drama; none; G
author's summary: Luke finds himself moving in with a moody, secluded Sith Lord who is also his newly found father. Vader has his own set of challenges to overcome, as he struggles to come to terms with his fatherhood.
length: complete at 15 chapters, 79,739 words
setting: when Luke is 11
s2m's comments: The saga continues! The author is certainly making her characters work for it, I must say. If things were easy, the fic would be boring, no? A solid continuation! ^^

Force Bond: Empire Day by KittandChips
genre; ship; rating: Comedy, Drama; none; G
author's summary: Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Luke's birthday unfortunately coincides with the day his father hates the most: Empire Day.
length: complete at 4 chapters, 22,018 words
setting: when Luke is 12
s2m's comments: This one made me laugh so much, I had to include it in my recslist. XD

Force Bond: Interactive Media by KittandChips
genre; ship; rating: Drama; none; G
author's summary: Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Luke becomes obsessed with a HoloNet show, which stirs up memories his father would rather forget.
length: one-shot at 13,990 words
setting: when Luke is 13
s2m's comments: A touching story here. ^^

Force Bond: Social Trials by KittandChips
genre; ship; rating: Comedy, Drama, and a dash of Adventure; none; G
author's summary: Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Vader decides it's time for Luke to learn a thing or two about mixing with the Imperial aristocracy, while Luke is struggling with his own sense of self identity.
length: complete at 6 chapters, 49,172 words
setting: when Luke is 13
s2m's comments: I consider this fic as proof that politics can be both terribly exciting and terribly boring. Heh.

Force Bond: Family by KittandChips
genre; ship; rating: Adventure, Drama; none; G
author's summary: Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Vader decides to make a dramatic change in Luke's life, after both of them are forced to confront deeply held fears.
length: complete at 14 chapters, 86,576 words
setting: when Luke is about 16
s2m's comments: Just when I was about to call this boring and move on, the plot took a left turn that sucked me back in. Be sure to stick out the slow beginning! You'll recognize the turn when you hit it. ^^

Force Bond 3: Son by KittandChips
genre; ship; rating: Drama, Adventure; none; PG
author's summary: Third in the series of an AU where Luke is raised by Vader on Coruscant. Luke is getting older and struggling to come to terms with what awaits in the future.
length: complete at 15 chapters, 133,715 words
setting: when Luke is 17
s2m's comments: The interludes had their moments, but it's definitely good to return to the main Force Bond story! Things are really growing complicated in this installment.

page created 10-31-18, last updated same day