The Matter Saga
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A Matter of Race and Character by XenoSapian
Fandoms: Mass Effect, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
26 Jan 2016
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2183 – Before Shepard became a Spectre, before the Battle of the Citadel, Alliance engineers Gabriella Daniels and Kenneth Donnelly volunteered to join an exchange programme with the Turian Fleet. Transferred from the SSV Perugia to the Hierarchy cruiser Arcadias, the engineering duo experience life first-hand aboard a turian ship.
As they get to know the crew, Kenneth develops a burgeoning attraction to a turian woman and enters into a secret affair that could have dire consequences for the couple. For Gabby, however, love is the furthest thing from her mind when she finds herself fighting for her life on a hostile world. But romance can blossom in the unlikeliest of places…
Amorous aliens; interspecies love; secret liaisons; brutal mercenaries; lethal creatures; political schemes; warfare; saunas; tangos! Who knew the life of an engineer was this exciting?
With illustrations by the fantastic artist, Bayzee, on DeviantArt. Find more of Bayzee’s artwork at: http://bayzee.deviantart.com/
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- Part 1 of The Matter Saga
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A Matter of Race and Character: A Quick Checkup by XenoSapian
Fandoms: Mass Effect, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
15 Dec 2015
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2185 - On the Normandy SR2, the krogan clone and super-soldier, Grunt, has a personal matter that requires the assistance of Gabriella Daniels.
Meanwhile, Kenneth Donnelly is called to a meeting with Mordin Solus who reveals a startling link between himself, Ken and a turian woman from the engineer's past. A woman Kenneth was planning a future with...
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- Part 2 of The Matter Saga
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A Matter of Time and Space by XenoSapian
Fandoms: Mass Effect, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
24 Dec 2016
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2185 – After two years in exile, turian combat specialist, Valni Severan, returns to the Citadel… only to find herself accused of treason. To avoid a death sentence and help clear her name, she embarks on a series of daring rescue missions to free innocent people taken as slaves.
But she soon realises these abductions are just the tip of a larger conspiracy; a conspiracy that leads her into contact with the human who was once her lover… Kenneth Donnelly – an engineer working for the known terrorist group, Cerberus.
With many thanks to the fantastic artist, Bayzee for allowing me to use their character, Zaalia Gerumis, and also illustrating select chapters. Find more of Bayzee’s artwork at: http://bayzee.deviantart.com/
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- Part 3 of The Matter Saga
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A Matter of Time and Space: Equal Footing by XenoSapian
Fandoms: Mass Effect, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
12 Oct 2016
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2185 – Valni’s sister, Vereen, enjoys a blossoming relationship with her human friend, Ethan. When Ethan offers Vereen a foot rub, their friendship develops into something more intimate…
Now split into shorter 1000 word chapters.
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- Part 4 of The Matter Saga
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A Matter of Time and Space: First Contact by XenoSapian
Fandoms: Mass Effect, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
12 Oct 2016
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Sequel to Equal Footing - Vereen and Ethan’s relationship develops further when Vereen invites Ethan to the best turian steam bath on the Citadel: Polonius Thermae.
But unknown to them, someone is watching their every move…
Now in two parts.
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- Part 5 of The Matter Saga
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A Matter of Time and Space: Grievous Bodily Harm by XenoSapian
Fandoms: Mass Effect, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
12 Oct 2016
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2185 – With their relationship in tatters, Vereen takes drastic action to try and rekindle her romance with Ethan. But Ethan has serious concerns about his safety. Can their relationship survive?
Now with an epilogue.
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- Part 6 of The Matter Saga
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A Matter of Life and Death by XenoSapian
Fandoms: Mass Effect, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mass Effect - All Media Types
01 Jul 2018
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2186 – Valni and Kenneth are trying to make their relationship work, but the trauma of past events is taking its toll on Kenneth. Valni, too, is struggling in her new job, not least when she has to arrest Kenneth’s boss, Commander Shepard. To make matters worse she discovers her late father may have been murdered; a sadistic merc is trying to kill her; a deadly enemy is after a mysterious Geth device… And there’s the small matter of a Reaper invasion.
The battle to save the galaxy takes Valni from Earth’s moon, to the pastures of Palaven; from the barren wastes of Tuchanka, to the towering cities of Thessia, and ultimately leads to a confrontation that may cost her everything.
As her father once said: “There is no victory without sacrifice.”
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- Part 7 of The Matter Saga
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The Matter Trilogy Character Alignments by XenoSapian
Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect, Mass Effect Trilogy
30 May 2018
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For anyone curious about the morality of Valni, Kenneth, Gabby, et al. here are the character alignments for the Mass Effect fanfic trilogy 'A Matter of Race and Character,' 'A Matter of Time and Space,' and 'A Matter of Life and Death,' as defined by tvtropes.org.
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- Part 8 of The Matter Saga
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 163
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 6
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