The Accidental Killing and Other Stories
The Accidental Killing and Other Stories is a story written by Kuruma Ebi and illustrated by beili. It ran in Issue 43 at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/249682.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-accidental-killing-and-other-stories/.
Summary
From gatoraid.tumblr.com: "The story set in the Edo period, and it’s essentially about the power of stories, and a former bandit who cannot keep running from his past forever."
From fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org: "In Edo-era Japan, a papermaker's apprentice saves a storyteller from a bandit. The two become close, although the apprentice is hiding secrets, and the local magistrate is starting to ask too many questions."
Related Links
The Accidental Killing and Other Stories has been featured on Goodreads as a weekly group read.
Author's Notes
External Reviews
- http://whitmans-sampler.tumblr.com/post/94705490454/the-accidental-killing-and-other-stories-shousetsu
- delicious.com: "Beautifully written story about stories, a storyteller, a bandit-turned-papermaker and Tokugawa era Japan. I loved this so much!"
- pinboard.in: "The one with a detailed examination of heroes and villains, through historical slash fic. So good."
- pinboard.in: "A papermaker's apprentice with a dark past saves the life of a wandering storyteller. Set in Edo Japan, with wonderful worldbuilding and evocation of time/place, this is such a great story. I loved the stories within stories device, and the ending feels completely earned. The art is STUNNING."
