Day Twelve - Prosfic - A Birdwatcher's Guide to Cornish Ghosts - the story complete

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I am so excited to be posting this, by kind permission of the author...

A Birdwatcher's Guide to Cornish Ghosts has been one of my favourite Pros fics ever since I found Pros fandom. It's got lads that are so recognisably my lads - despite the fact that they're also AU historical lads - a setting that is beyond gorgeous, atmosphere in every single word of the story, plots and movement and... and best of all, it's got the sheer joy that is Bodie/Doyle.

And now, after over a year of the final chapter being zine-only, it's all online.

Hurrah!

So please - download, print out, find something nice to drink and somewhere cosy to curl up:

A Birdwatcher's Guide to Cornish Ghosts - Part Six

(with links to the previous five chapters for those lucky enough not to have read any yet!)

Comments

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that's wonderful news!!! Thank you, it will be such a treat to curl up with the last part.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I know, I'm so pleased it's online! I'm saving it up for a curled-up-over-Christmas treat... *g*

[tango65.livejournal.com]

Thank you so, so much for the link. I recently re-read the first five parts and totally agree with your comments. I have loved reading them over again and had wondered if there was a conclusion - I am really going to enjoy reading this one.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It's such a brilliant story, isn't it! Yeay Part Six!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

This is fabulous. Lizzie does such a good job with this. There is nothing quite like a wonderful AU and this series is just about perfect. Thanks, Lizzie, for the series and for posting for all to enjoy. And thanks, BSL for posting it.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, I was so pleased that Lizzie was up for doing this - I'd been waiting and hoping for it to come out on one of the archives with the other chapters, but of course they're not really working just now, so... eep! But now it's ehre - hurrah!

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

Somehow I've missed this until now.
That's a good opportunity to read the whole story at once!

Thank you!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Yes! I'm going to curl up with it over Christmas, and be very happy indeed!

[towerbridge2006.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Now I can read the whole, lovely story in one place. <3

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Isn't it fabulous! *g* It's not really in one place, but you can get to all the different bits from one place - including the last chapter, hurrah!

[towerbridge2006.livejournal.com]

I collected the parts and put them in one file. ;) It's been ages since I read the first part.

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Being the world's slowest reader finally pays off! I've never got around to reading it, though I've seen it recced many times, so now I get to read the whole thing in one big lump. Wheeeee! ::bounces happily:: Thank you! ::glomps::

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hee - well done, you! *g* It's a gorgeous story - I do hope you love it as much as I do, cos... oh, yeay!

[robeau.livejournal.com]

Your timing is impeccable as I just read Chapter 5 last night. What a treat to find #6 under my virtual tree this morning.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh how funny, that's brilliant! Although it's a good Christmas story, even if Christmas is never part of it - just something joyous and lovely and the spirit of Christmas about it!

[angel-ci5.livejournal.com]

What a fabulous treat!
I absolutely adore this fic, so thank you very much for posting this last chapter online, and huge thanks to Lizzie!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I was so, so pleased she was up for having it posted - I can't wait to curl up and read it from end to end over Christmas! *g*

[siskiou.livejournal.com]

Oh, wonderful! :)
Great news!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Isn't it! I can't wait to curl up and read it over Christmas... *sighs happily*

[cloudless-9193.livejournal.com]

I just finished reading this and enjoyed it very much. I always wanted to know the the ending of the story and what became of the french knickers :-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Heee! Yes, I loved the French Knickers thread too! *vbg* I'm so glad we get to find out at last!

[lysimache.livejournal.com]

Yay! I just finished re-reading the first five parts and then reading the last part, and I enjoyed it ever so much! A wonderful story for a snowy winter's afternoon! :)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, you have snow for reading - how fabulous! I can't wait to curl up and read it over Christmas myself... *vbg*

[smirra.livejournal.com]

Oh, Yay! That's a nice christmas pressie!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Isn't it brilliant! I'm so pleased Lizzie was happy for us to post it... yeay! *g*

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

This is a fantastic Christmas treat, all the better for being a big surprise.

Having read to the end of part 5, I was really looking forward to the denouement, and now it's here! Thank you, Lizzie, for making your beautiful fic available to us all.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Yeay for surprises - and yeay for having the whole story at once!

[cornishcat.livejournal.com]

I don't know how anyone can have sufficient self control to save a story for later - I just had to plough right in. However, I do intend to savour the whole six parts again, very soon, with a nice single malt and a box of choccies *g* Mmmm! This was so special and totally unexpected. Thank you both very much.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Lol - I have actually read it before, I'm saving my re-read for later! *g* I think Birdwatcher's is one of the most lush Pros fics out there... *g*

[greengerbil.livejournal.com]

*Happy sigh*

That was sooo good!

And having read the last part I went back and read all of it all over again, just for the sheer... fun and love and lads! (One thing about night duties - lots of reading time!)

Wonderful.

Thank you Lizzie for giving permission for it to be posted! Yay for having the whole of Cornish Ghosts available for happy readers! *bg*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Isn't it just fab? *sighs happily*

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Oh, that was just fantastic! I'm so happy! I love the story and now I know the ending and it's perfect. As you know, I don't buy zines and I prefer all or most of my reading (including original fic) to be online nowadays. This was a wonderful treat. You can tell I'm gradually wending my way through the Christmas Stocking!! And I've even managed to upload one of Biani's Christmas icons. I will leave feedback for Lizzie, of course - I assume the link at the end of the story works OK.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Isn't it wonderful! *g* The link on the story brings you back here actually, and I've pointed Lizzie to this feedback page, and hope she's still watching, because she deserves it all! *g*

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Yes, I just discovered that, and got vaguely confused...

Lizzie, if you're reading this you brought an enormous amount of pleasure to a lot of people and we shall all continue to re-read and enjoy your story for years to come!

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Oh I am so pleased I saved this gorgeous part to read right now. It was perfect and now I know some of Cornwall it's sending me right back to those places. Dont get me started on Mousehole...LOL...encountered a bus in Mousehole...and blimey if I didnt nearly scrape my car on a wall...

But that's another story *g* I totally loved this, and I loved how Mrs Trembath knows and so does Fergal and others. Their love just shines through so much, and even the sex scenes are so romantic and just gorgeous.

*happy sigh*

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

I loved this series. One of my favorites. The camaraderie between the two was delightful and Mrs T was equally a delight. Thank you for the series, I am sad in the way of knowing that there are no more adventures. I could have read about these lads until the end of time:)