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Yuletide Recs II
Dec. 26th, 2009 08:08 pmA Place of Greater Safety
Six Revolutionary Pamphlets: one of my all time favourite historical novels, my favourite book about the French Revoluton, and it gets a fantastic, absolutely awesome fanfictional treat here. Everyone and everything is a joy to read: Camille Desmoulins, Robesspierre, Danton, Mirabeau, the sparkling dialogue, the complicated personal relationships, the power of words and deeds - I just love this story.
Arthurian Mythology
Daughter of the Ever-Changing Sea : Morgan Le Fey and her brother.
Babylon 5
The Stars Her Destination: Catherine Sakai rarely shows up in fanfic, and then "only" with Sinclair. Here, we get a good character portrait, her life post-Jeff, and a pairing up with Ivanova that I'd never have thought of but which comes across as completely believable.
Carnivale
Five walks Justin and Iris took together before he took one on his own : oh, first season of Carnivale and Justin and Iris Crowe in same, how I loved you. Here we get their relationship developing from their childhood onwards, and it captures all the intensity and ambiguity which made their scenes so utterly compelling later.
Damages
I might be wrong: speaking of intense relationships, though of a very different type, this is a brilliant Damages story about Ellen and Patty post-season 2, with a great plot and outstanding characterisation. If you're familiar with the show, go read at once!
Dexter
Sketches traced in sand: Deb post season 4, dealing with everything that happened. My Deb love knows no bounds, and this is a wonderful showcase for her hard-won maturity and strength (both of feeling and character).
Of Boston Cream and Cheesecake: whereas here we're in late s1 territory, when a younger (and not just in years) Deb talks with Doakes. Excellent Doakes pov, making me wish once more there'd be more fanfic about him.
James Bond
Gifts: Yuletide: guaranteed to cater to my not so secret soft spot for well-written M/Bond. Here they go shopping, and it totally works.
The Last Unicorn
Somewhere Between Stories: Molly and Schmendrick post-novel. A beautiful story to relax with and feel slightly fuzzy about.
Those Who Hunt The Night
The Shadows Where The Worlds Cross Over: Ysidro, Lydia, and James Asher sketched in great pen portraits. If you're fond of Barbara Hambly's novel, you'll enjoy this story very much.
Forgot to say this before now: if you can guess which story I wrote, you get a drabble in the fandom of your choice.
Six Revolutionary Pamphlets: one of my all time favourite historical novels, my favourite book about the French Revoluton, and it gets a fantastic, absolutely awesome fanfictional treat here. Everyone and everything is a joy to read: Camille Desmoulins, Robesspierre, Danton, Mirabeau, the sparkling dialogue, the complicated personal relationships, the power of words and deeds - I just love this story.
Arthurian Mythology
Daughter of the Ever-Changing Sea : Morgan Le Fey and her brother.
Babylon 5
The Stars Her Destination: Catherine Sakai rarely shows up in fanfic, and then "only" with Sinclair. Here, we get a good character portrait, her life post-Jeff, and a pairing up with Ivanova that I'd never have thought of but which comes across as completely believable.
Carnivale
Five walks Justin and Iris took together before he took one on his own : oh, first season of Carnivale and Justin and Iris Crowe in same, how I loved you. Here we get their relationship developing from their childhood onwards, and it captures all the intensity and ambiguity which made their scenes so utterly compelling later.
Damages
I might be wrong: speaking of intense relationships, though of a very different type, this is a brilliant Damages story about Ellen and Patty post-season 2, with a great plot and outstanding characterisation. If you're familiar with the show, go read at once!
Dexter
Sketches traced in sand: Deb post season 4, dealing with everything that happened. My Deb love knows no bounds, and this is a wonderful showcase for her hard-won maturity and strength (both of feeling and character).
Of Boston Cream and Cheesecake: whereas here we're in late s1 territory, when a younger (and not just in years) Deb talks with Doakes. Excellent Doakes pov, making me wish once more there'd be more fanfic about him.
James Bond
Gifts: Yuletide: guaranteed to cater to my not so secret soft spot for well-written M/Bond. Here they go shopping, and it totally works.
The Last Unicorn
Somewhere Between Stories: Molly and Schmendrick post-novel. A beautiful story to relax with and feel slightly fuzzy about.
Those Who Hunt The Night
The Shadows Where The Worlds Cross Over: Ysidro, Lydia, and James Asher sketched in great pen portraits. If you're fond of Barbara Hambly's novel, you'll enjoy this story very much.
Forgot to say this before now: if you can guess which story I wrote, you get a drabble in the fandom of your choice.
