What Is Xena Fan Fiction?
Gabrielle reads the stories of others as well as writes her own. [1] Quite simply, Xena fan fictions are short stories, novels, novellas, poems, vignettes, and scripts written by fans of the syndicated TV show, Xena: Warrior Princess. However, this fiction is anything but simple. The amazingly broad spectrum of fiction written in this field includes a wealth of material inspired by the TV characters Xena, Gabrielle, Argo, Callisto, Autolycus, and Joxer, to name a few. Fan fiction (FF) writers also generate new characters to grace the pages of their creations. [2] Xena fan fiction is often divided into categories, of which the two most popular are alternative (often called “alt” or subtext FF) and general fan fiction. Alternative, or “subtext” fiction, refers to stories with adult romantic themes between Xena and Gabrielle. Sometimes alternative fiction also refers to fiction that is unusual, or disturbing. Here are a few samples of other fan fiction categories: • Uber-Xena (which refer
