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Waterman Omnibus 2010

by Dusk Peterson (Goodreads Author)

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Waterman Omnibus 2010 (ebook) by Dusk Peterson

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Published (first published September 7th 2010)

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Jun 12, 2011 Elisa Ramblings added it

What I love of Dusk Peterson’s stories is that they are all fantasy (and though with the “freedom” given to fantasy tale) with deep roots in real history. While reading one of his books, whatever the historical period he picked and reinvented, you have the feeling to be plunged in a true historical novel, sometime even more an historical essay than a romance, but in the end, Dusk Peterson manages also to give you the romance, and odd as it sounds, most of the time his romances are among the most...more What I love of Dusk Peterson’s stories is that they are all fantasy (and though with the “freedom” given to fantasy tale) with deep roots in real history. While reading one of his books, whatever the historical period he picked and reinvented, you have the feeling to be plunged in a true historical novel, sometime even more an historical essay than a romance, but in the end, Dusk Peterson manages also to give you the romance, and odd as it sounds, most of the time his romances are among the most romantic I have ever read. Why odd? Since I think I have never heard Dusk Peterson associated with the romance world; so here is my suggestion to all the romance readers: go and pick one of Dusk Peterson’s omnibus, this one in particular is a good pick, and give him a try, I’m sure you will not be disappointed.

This is a collection of Dusk Peterson’s stories in the Master and Servant’s universe; the first book in the series, The Abolitionist, is still on going, and so there is only an excerpt, and excerpt that is very promising.

My favourite (until I will have not the change to read The Abolitionist) is The True Master, the story about Master Celadon and his slave Brun, a Master/slave relationship that will test the common customs, a tricky balance on birth role and inclination; Celadon is born a Master, but his birth right doesn’t match his true desires. And as in a perfect opposite piece, he meets his match in Brun, a slave that has no inclination in serving, but more in dominating. Truth be told, I was fearing their love story had no chance at all, but here intervenes that “unexpected” romance.

As The Abolitionist was set in a fantasy 1962 and then The True Master jump back in 1317, the third one, Unmarked, goes back to 1962 with the same character, Carruthers, and the Master/slave Meredith (Meredith is a man, even if the name is one of those names you can find for both men and women in the past, and now more for women). This story is maybe a little less romantic than the previous one, but it then takes a nice parallelism with The True Master, so that in the end, I enjoyed more the second part. It’s also way longer that The True Master, so that there is more space for evolution and deepness of characterization, so much that I had the feeling The True Master was a preamble for the real story, Unmarked.

On a closing note, the Historical Note and Acknowledgments are so interesting that they are almost a story on their own, I strongly suggest you to read through them, also to appreciated the work of research the author did, a job that is clear in the would building of the stories.

For Dusk Peterson's e-books, online fiction and nonfiction, series resources, and contact information, please visit: duskpeterson.com

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Sep 26, 2010 C.S. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-fiction, gay

This volume contains an excerpt and two complete stories. The True Master is one of my favorite stories from this author, so I'm somewhat prejudiced in advance of reading the Omnibus. Unmarked takes place at a much later date (centuries) and is set in a boys boarding school. The underlying theme of the stories is inherited power relationships, the effect on individuals of being unable to fit into the established hierarchies, and the wisdom of learning from those below you. Unmarked is, on the su...more

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Apr 13, 2013 Deb Williams rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Shelves: kink, m-m, abject-sub, not-just-sex, slavery, school-stories

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Jan 15, 2012 Dana rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Nov 13, 2011 Dusk Peterson added it · (Review from the author)

Shelves: my-own-books, friendship-fiction-and-gay-fiction, historical-fantasy, 1910s-setting, maryland-setting, alternative-universe-and-alt-histor, servant-fiction, slave-fiction, school-fiction, nautical-fiction

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About Dusk Peterson

Dusk Peterson writes fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and contemporary fiction. Suspense plays an important role in many of the tales; the conflict in those tales is both external and internal. Peterson's stories are often placed in dark settings, such as prisons or wartime locations. The mood of the stories, however, is not one of unrelieved gloominess: friendship, heterosexual love,...more

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