Posted By Scath on June 24, 2010

Here we are for another Thirsty Thursday! I have this delightful webfic in my to-be-read list. Don’t miss it.

Mrs Darcy vs  The Aliens

Hello everyone.

Time for another imposter to hijack the lovely Scath’s  blog to try to persuade you to spend your valuable time perusing their shady corner of the web.  Today I’d like to talk to you about Mrs Darcy vs  The Aliens, a gripping Regency romance with added shape-shifting tentacular  aliens.   

I (that’s me, Jonathan Pinnock, the author) decided to publish this sequel to “Pride and Prejudice” online after events (in the shape of a nameless upstart zombie look-a-like, of which we will speak no more) forced my hand. Episodes appear with clockwork precision every Wednesday and Saturday and it’s attracting a loyal fanbase . These fans come mainly from the Jane Austen community, which is more than a little surprising given the heresies that are committed during the course of the serial. In fact, I’d like to think that its appeal is actually more mainstream than that – you certainly don’t need to know a lot about Ms Austen ’s works in order to appreciate it.   

So what’s it about? Ah. The hard questions first. It’s been described as the bastard offspring of a drunken one-night stand between “Pride and Prejudice” and the X Files, where Elizabeth Darcy (née Bennet ) and Lieutenant Wickham (who turns out to be part of a secret undercover organization) join forces to fight the alien scourge that is blighting Regency England.      

But I’d like to think it’s more than just a one-joke mash-up. There are other subplots, such as the one involving poor laudanum-addicted Charlotte Collins and her filthy lodger, Lord Byron. The financial ruin of Elizabeth’s sister Jane and her husband Charles Bingley is also described in excruciating detail. And then there is the poor ghost of Mary Ann Nicholls, whose body was thrown forward in time after giving birth to an alien in a ghastly experiment and was mistaken for Jack the Ripper’s first victim. There’s also an oddly-familiar dandy highwayman.   

Oh, and there are gadgets too as well as disguises, and – it must be said – some rather disgusting aliens. And at one point there are even … ah, but I’ve said too much.  

If you still need convincing, take a look at the YouTube trailers. Join the Facebook group! Follow @RealMrsDarcy on Twitter! Spread the word. It really is the most fun you can have with a bonnet on.  

  And remember – THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE (although, sadly, it is not yet universally acknowledged). 

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