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matrithon rec list
Oct. 8th, 2009 04:40 pmAs the pan-fandom women 40 and over ficathon appears to be wrapped up, here is a list of (some) of my favourite stories. In truth, I thought the overall quality was excellent, and I hope alara_r will host this ficathon again next year.
Babylon 5:
Desiderata: Timov in her terse, no-nonsense glory, with a sharp eye towards what it means to be a woman in a society such as the Centauri.
Battlestar Galactica:
What's past is prologue: Ellen before, to put it as unspoilery as possible if you haven't finished watching the show. I love how the author creates differences due to the different situation and keeps ongoing traits.
Blake's 7:
Motherhood: Servalan on Gauda Prime. A short and excellent portrait of my favourite evil overlady.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Vigil in Accustomed Places: there were several good stories portraying Joyce Summers in this ficathon, but this one remains my favourite. Oh, Joyce.
Doctor Who:
Writing History: Evelyn Smythe, an (audio) companion of the Sixth Doctor's, has until the broadcast of Waters of Mars the honor of being the physically oldest female companion in the Whoverse (she's 60 when they meet; I know Romana is over 200, but Romana doesn't have problems running in her youthful bodies, does she?), historian by profession, not to be trifled with, and I love her quite a lot. This portrait captures her very well.
And another one for good luck: Barbara Wright, married Chesterton, was a part of the very first team TARDIS back in 1962, all around awesome woman, and largely responsible for transforming the Doctor from a traveller into a hero to begin with. Here she is in the New Who era, still gloriously herself.
Escape: You just know the Rani would have found a way to survive the Time War. Here's one version.
Farscape:
Glue: Noranti always struck me as one of Terry Prattchet's witches on leave from Discworld in the Uncharted Territories. One crone you underestimate at your peril, and this vignette captures both her whimsy and her strength.
Star Trek:
Loving the Alien: Lwaxana Troi was one "love or hate" character in ST fandom. I was firmly on the "love" side of the divide, on both TNG and DS9, and having paid tribute to her in fiction myself some years ago, I always regretted she didn't show up more. So I was delighted to seealara_r tackle her, and come up with this layered, fascinating result!
Haunted by Geography: fun as the most recent ST movie was, the women, Uhura aside, really suffered from lack of screen time there. Which is where fanfic comes in;penknife gives us a rich double portrait of Winona Kirk and Amanda Grayson, and they both both shine.
Twin Peaks:
I'll take a quiet life: Twin Peaks was a show where the veneer of cheerful normality covered some incredibly dark messes, and this portrait Norma Jennings in her determined optimism, literally covering up her bruises, captures this beautifully.
alara_r will host this ficathon again next year. Babylon 5:
Desiderata: Timov in her terse, no-nonsense glory, with a sharp eye towards what it means to be a woman in a society such as the Centauri.
Battlestar Galactica:
What's past is prologue: Ellen before, to put it as unspoilery as possible if you haven't finished watching the show. I love how the author creates differences due to the different situation and keeps ongoing traits.
Blake's 7:
Motherhood: Servalan on Gauda Prime. A short and excellent portrait of my favourite evil overlady.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Vigil in Accustomed Places: there were several good stories portraying Joyce Summers in this ficathon, but this one remains my favourite. Oh, Joyce.
Doctor Who:
Writing History: Evelyn Smythe, an (audio) companion of the Sixth Doctor's, has until the broadcast of Waters of Mars the honor of being the physically oldest female companion in the Whoverse (she's 60 when they meet; I know Romana is over 200, but Romana doesn't have problems running in her youthful bodies, does she?), historian by profession, not to be trifled with, and I love her quite a lot. This portrait captures her very well.
And another one for good luck: Barbara Wright, married Chesterton, was a part of the very first team TARDIS back in 1962, all around awesome woman, and largely responsible for transforming the Doctor from a traveller into a hero to begin with. Here she is in the New Who era, still gloriously herself.
Escape: You just know the Rani would have found a way to survive the Time War. Here's one version.
Farscape:
Glue: Noranti always struck me as one of Terry Prattchet's witches on leave from Discworld in the Uncharted Territories. One crone you underestimate at your peril, and this vignette captures both her whimsy and her strength.
Star Trek:
Loving the Alien: Lwaxana Troi was one "love or hate" character in ST fandom. I was firmly on the "love" side of the divide, on both TNG and DS9, and having paid tribute to her in fiction myself some years ago, I always regretted she didn't show up more. So I was delighted to see
alara_r tackle her, and come up with this layered, fascinating result! Haunted by Geography: fun as the most recent ST movie was, the women, Uhura aside, really suffered from lack of screen time there. Which is where fanfic comes in;
penknife gives us a rich double portrait of Winona Kirk and Amanda Grayson, and they both both shine. Twin Peaks:
I'll take a quiet life: Twin Peaks was a show where the veneer of cheerful normality covered some incredibly dark messes, and this portrait Norma Jennings in her determined optimism, literally covering up her bruises, captures this beautifully.
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