This was excellent! A creative crossover, and a satisfying happy ending for poor Rebecca, who never did get her due from Sir Walter Scott.

Best: two seasoned practitioners discussing the merits of Ibn-Sina's Canon.

Clio1792

I loved this! A good end for Rebecca of York, and Ivanhoe should really have been in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. I mean, Robin helped Ivanhoe rescue Rowena and Rebecca. And Ivanhoe didn't return the favor. What was up with that? But really, Rebecca of York is one of my favorite characters ever, and this was just lovely. Thank you for sharing!

I've always wanted to read a similar crossover, and to my surprise, someone has written it. And moreover, it is perfect, Very well written . Prince of Thieves is one of my favorite movies (Great soundtrack, fun adventure script and memorable side characters like Duncan, Little John, the evil sheriff and, of course, Azeem the Moor) and I love the two characters Jews of Ivanhoe, Rebecca and Isaak of York, really interesting characters to tell good stories.

this is a really GREAT pastiche. The idea is beautiful, and they are a couple to take into account, they complement each other perfectly (and with a major conflict, the difference of race and religion)

Besides, I like how you have narrated the story, yeah I like your style.

My only complaint: I would have liked a longer story, because It is an idea too adorable

a great job.

And forgive my poor English, I am Spanish

In fact, I'm compelled to return and add this postscript. Out of the nineteen odd Ivanhoe stories the search engine found in FF-dot-net, yours might well be one of the best. It stands out, a singular jewel. Why? You know how to write.

I sampled a couple others. Doesn’t matter which ones. And they had the same problem. The writers gush. They’re effusive. Florid. I found one sentence that went like

“He felt as though his heart had split in two when she answered his question not with words but with a single kiss into his hand…”

That’s one-third of the sentence. No commas between the first word and the period. Do I sound nitpicky? I hope not. I don’t want to smear any of my fellow fan-writers. We all have various levels of ability.

But I have the same problem, I’m florid. I love drama. I’m addicted to adjectives. And I just had to come back and tell you: you know how to do it. This story is going from “Alert” to “Favorite”.

I too have been researching an Ivanhoe category at FF-dot-net, and I must draw the same conclusion. I saw something somewhere in “Misc. Books”.

But I was drawn to this one because of the tie in with the “Prince Of Thieves” storyline. I was also skeptical. If the interfaith issue loomed big between Rebecca and Ivanhoe, how would it play out between Rebecca and Azeem?

Good tie-in, BTW, fusing these two particular stories.

I noticed right off that this story had good grammar and punctuation. Plainly you’re not the category of fan-author with remedial writing skills. I did a spell-check and it was clean as a whistle. Then I saw your profile. School Librarian. And I’m compelled to do the “Wayne’s World” bow and recite “I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy.” Your command of English is first-rate

Like a soap opera fanatic, I waited for the tenderness between Rebecca and Azeem. And you did not disappoint. It was very understated, touching, and sweet.

Excellent touch making medicine their mutual area of interest. You cited Avicenna. You included the reference to kosher birds. I’m glad I found this tale. I agree with reviewer abbt: this story pleads for further development. If any more material resides within your diary, I hope you bring it forth someday. I’m adding this to my story alert.

this is a really descriptive perfect story! i love it

thought I'd be the first reveiwer this is pretty good

i hope that wasn't the end