Fic: The Huntsman and the King

[regshoe]

In which I explore the question: what if the devil with whom John Uskglass apparently forms an alliance was the same one who appears in my other favourite novel about magic?

The Huntsman and the King by regshoe
Fandoms: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke, Lolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner
Rating: G
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: 1,507
Characters: John Uskglass | The Raven King, The Devil (Lolly Willowes)
Summary: Somewhere in the Chilterns, 1927. Two old allies meet again.

(This is the second time I've posted the second ever fic in an AO3 fandom tag. It's only getting more obscure, apparently.)

Comments

[speakingskies]

Just popping in to say that I had never heard of Lolly Willowes, but having checked it out after seeing this it is now absolutely next on my tbr pile. Thank you for the introduction!

[regshoe]

I'm very glad to hear that :D It's a bizarre and wonderful book, and I'd love to know what you make of it once you've read it!

[speakingskies]

(Rather late) Update: I LOVED IT!! I can see why you thought of combining it with JSAMN - very different books but they've got a similar feel. There were so many little moments that still hit exactly the point even 90 years later, and it's so beautifully written!

I'm also livid that no one has told me about Sylvia Townsend Warner before! I did a bit of background reading about her and she lived such an amazing life! The rest of her work is now firmly on my TBR list.

Thank you so, so much for alerting me to her existence! I am restricting myself from reading fanfic while I finish my WIP bc otherwise I'll never get it done, but as soon as I do I am 100% going to read your fic (and doubtlessly love it).

[regshoe]

:D :D :D

She really is great. The copy of Kindgoms of Elfin (very, very good book) that I read recently has an advert in the back for a published collection of letters between her, Valentine Ackland and a couple of others, and I might have to see if I can get that at some point because her life does sound fascinating as well as her books.