- Uberfic
Uberfic (short for Uber fanfic, UberXena, or simply Uber or
Über ) is a kind of alternative universefan fiction in which characters or events are portrayed somewhat closely to original canon but usually in a different time period, many times featuring theancestors , descendants orreincarnation s of canon characters. The term originated in "" fandom. This sort of story was used by the series itself, beginning with the second season episode "The Xena Scrolls".cite web |url=http://lunacyreviews.com/terms.shtm#Uber-Xena |title=Definitions |accessdate=2007-02-04 |last= |first=Lunacy |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2006-02-26 |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]References
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Reason (magazine) article, [http://reason.com/news/show/118379.html The fan fiction phenomena: what Faust, Hamlet, and Xena the Warrior Princess have in common]
*Knight Ridder article, [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-7395422.html In character: Fan fiction begins where TV series and movies end.]
*The State (newspaper) article, [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-8803643.html A Dictionary of Fan Fiction]External links
* [http://www.academyofbards.org/uberalt.html The Royal Academy of Bards - Alternative Uber Fiction]
* [http://www.pdafiction.com/uber.htm PDA Fiction - Uber & Original Stories]
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