Challenge #33 - World's History by Gus

Summary: December 2006 - January 2007

Colfer drops some tantalising hints about the history of the fairies - The Frond dynasty, phglem pot prophets, The Battle of Tailte, the top hat and shilleglagh days of the LEP, the transformation of the fairy people from a magical race to one totally reliant on technology. We know what happened to the humans, but what about the fairies? What shaped their civilization? How did they interact with humans? How different were they? (suggested by Gus)

The fic must include an explicit reversal of public opinion between the time the fic is set and the current-day historical perspective. For example, the introduction of technology to the fairy people has clearly revolutionised their society - but at the time, was it so obvious that it would have such an overwhelmingly positive effect? Or were there fairies protesting in the tunnels at the corruption of pure magic with machines?

Any questions about the challenge should be sent to thewhitelily (at) gmail (dot) com.

And now, the standard ground rules:

• Any pairings may be used.
• Submissions will be judged on normal marking criteria and must have that x-factor (what makes it an unforgettable fic) to win either a Golden, Silver or Bronze Acorn award.
• All aspects of the challenge must be answered in the part(s) of the story submitted for marking.
• You can not write a new chapter/part/out-take for a fanfiction story that already exists (whether it's a story by yourself or by another author) unless your challenge entry does not need knowledge of the original story to be understood by our judges, and, if it's written by another author, the permission of this author to use their story as your basis.

Responses should be in by the 30st of January, 2006, but late arrivals are always welcome if you can't finish on time. Your story will only be archived after the challenge is completed. Fics may be submitted in html, doc, or rtf formatting, or by linking to the fic on another archive like ff.net or Artemis Fowl Confidential's Archive. All fics submitted as challenges are archived on Criminality.

Submissions should be sent to criminality - submit @ popullus . net (without spaces) with the subject "CHALLENGE 32", the details you want to see on your author's bio (if you don't already have a story archived with us) and the summary, genre, rating, pairings and warnings for the fic.

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