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aliceylain) wrote2013-12-27 09:49 am
aliceylain) wrote2013-12-27 09:49 am
Yuletide Fanfiction Recommendations!
So, I've been reading the Yuletide archive (ah, to have a couple of days off work!) and I've got a number of initial recommendations to give. The first being, of course...
Temeraire Series by Naomi Novik
Call and Response
Temeraire and Perscitia
Summary: Dragons, higher education and excerable poetry...Excerpts from the historic correspondence of Vice Chancellor Emeritus Perscitia OBE PhD PhD and the dragon Temeraire, circa 1870.
This was my gift and oh my, is it a good one. Something that disappointed me in the Temeraire series is how Perscitia pretty much disappeared from the narrative after Victory of Eagles. So to get a story where she's one of the main voices is a real treat. That it explores the struggle of dragons being recognized as academic figures is even better. Seriously, if you're familiar with the Temeraire series, this is a great story.
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Their Tragedy
Shadow Play Girls
Summary: The part where they woke up afterwards was--blurry. Painful. Michie never liked to think on it. Particularly not the part where the End of the World carefully peeled up their shadows like water-soaked labels off a jar, his long fingers sliding under the skin of their being--no, they were all skin now, nothing else left--and pinned them up neatly against a smooth wall the next building over.
This story is not getting the traffic it should and that's a shame. It's a fabulous look at the Shadow Play Girls and their origins. I read the entire thing with my eye growing larger and ugh. Seriously, this is so good. Read it, read it, read it!
The Stand by Stephen King
How the Light Gets In
Original Character
Summary: Bipolar in the wake of the superflu.
I am not particularly educated on what it's like to be bipolar but this story is an excellent look at what it would mean to have a pre-existing condition in a post-apocalyptic type world.
Gentleman Bastard Series by Scott Lynch
a glass poured to air
Lock, Sabetha, Jean
Summary: There comes a day months afterwards, almost enough to begin counting in years, when Locke Lamora stops in front of a mirror and says, "Lamor Acanthus."
SPOILERS IN THIS STORY. But it's a lovely look at a possible after of the third book.
Parks and Rec/Welcome to Night Vale
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Dog Park
Leslie Knope, Ann Perkins, Night Vale City Council
Summary: The curious incident is that there is no dog in the dog park, and Leslie thinks that's really stupid. Ann's pretty sure that argument's going to get her killed.
This is absolutely brilliant and a perfect fusion of both the canons. Ugh, now I want to see a series of the Parks and Recs characters in Night Vale.
Kushiel's Legacy by Jacqueline Carey
The King's Poet
Anafield Delauney, Rolande de la Courcel, Edmee de Rocaille
Summary: In which circumstances are different enough that Anafiel becomes an agent for the Unseen Guild, and later the King's Poet, until he finds that his obedience to the Guild is becoming compromised by his deepening feelings for Prince Rolande.
An alternate look at how Anafield and Rolande could have gotten together. I was struck at how much like Carey's writing this story reads. Very, very well done.
The Emperor's New Groove
we must strive for perfection
Kronk, Yzma, Kuzco, Pacha
Summary: It figured that the week Kronk decided to really concentrate on his baking would also be the week that everyone decided they wanted to see him.
Kronk is always the best choice for a narrative voice and this story does NOT disappoint.
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
River Deep, Mountain High
Bitterblue, Katsa
Summary: To Bitterblue, Katsa will always be as big as a mountain.
This is more of a character introspective and doesn't really have much plot but it's a fabulous introspective on how Bitterblue views Katsa.
Chihayafuru
Knew You When
Wakamiya Shinobu, Ayase Chihaya
Summary: In the last year of elementary school, one of the most promising young karuta prodigies of the decade transferred to a new school in Tokyo. From Kyoto.
Ugh, ugh, ugh, this! I didn't know that I ship Shinobu and Chihaya until I read this! Lovely look at Shinobu and what might have happened if she had transferred to Chihaya's school instead of Arata.
Karuta Clubhouse
Ayase Chihaya, Mashima Taichi, Wataya Arata
Summary: When Chihaya comes up with the idea of the three of them moving into a shared house, Taichi gives her a bulleted list titled, “Reasons Why This is the Absolute Worst Idea, Ever.”
I was absolutely pulled in by the summary and charmed by how each of the three characters react to living together.
Oofuri
Strategies of Trust
Abe Takaya, Mihashi Ren, the Nishiura Baseball Team
Summary: The team takes care of its own. Abe and Mihashi finally master their own forms of communication.
Lovely team interaction, interesting plot! I loved how the team pulls together and each member has their own voice.
Temeraire Series by Naomi Novik
Call and Response
Temeraire and Perscitia
Summary: Dragons, higher education and excerable poetry...Excerpts from the historic correspondence of Vice Chancellor Emeritus Perscitia OBE PhD PhD and the dragon Temeraire, circa 1870.
This was my gift and oh my, is it a good one. Something that disappointed me in the Temeraire series is how Perscitia pretty much disappeared from the narrative after Victory of Eagles. So to get a story where she's one of the main voices is a real treat. That it explores the struggle of dragons being recognized as academic figures is even better. Seriously, if you're familiar with the Temeraire series, this is a great story.
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Their Tragedy
Shadow Play Girls
Summary: The part where they woke up afterwards was--blurry. Painful. Michie never liked to think on it. Particularly not the part where the End of the World carefully peeled up their shadows like water-soaked labels off a jar, his long fingers sliding under the skin of their being--no, they were all skin now, nothing else left--and pinned them up neatly against a smooth wall the next building over.
This story is not getting the traffic it should and that's a shame. It's a fabulous look at the Shadow Play Girls and their origins. I read the entire thing with my eye growing larger and ugh. Seriously, this is so good. Read it, read it, read it!
The Stand by Stephen King
How the Light Gets In
Original Character
Summary: Bipolar in the wake of the superflu.
I am not particularly educated on what it's like to be bipolar but this story is an excellent look at what it would mean to have a pre-existing condition in a post-apocalyptic type world.
Gentleman Bastard Series by Scott Lynch
a glass poured to air
Lock, Sabetha, Jean
Summary: There comes a day months afterwards, almost enough to begin counting in years, when Locke Lamora stops in front of a mirror and says, "Lamor Acanthus."
SPOILERS IN THIS STORY. But it's a lovely look at a possible after of the third book.
Parks and Rec/Welcome to Night Vale
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Dog Park
Leslie Knope, Ann Perkins, Night Vale City Council
Summary: The curious incident is that there is no dog in the dog park, and Leslie thinks that's really stupid. Ann's pretty sure that argument's going to get her killed.
This is absolutely brilliant and a perfect fusion of both the canons. Ugh, now I want to see a series of the Parks and Recs characters in Night Vale.
Kushiel's Legacy by Jacqueline Carey
The King's Poet
Anafield Delauney, Rolande de la Courcel, Edmee de Rocaille
Summary: In which circumstances are different enough that Anafiel becomes an agent for the Unseen Guild, and later the King's Poet, until he finds that his obedience to the Guild is becoming compromised by his deepening feelings for Prince Rolande.
An alternate look at how Anafield and Rolande could have gotten together. I was struck at how much like Carey's writing this story reads. Very, very well done.
The Emperor's New Groove
we must strive for perfection
Kronk, Yzma, Kuzco, Pacha
Summary: It figured that the week Kronk decided to really concentrate on his baking would also be the week that everyone decided they wanted to see him.
Kronk is always the best choice for a narrative voice and this story does NOT disappoint.
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
River Deep, Mountain High
Bitterblue, Katsa
Summary: To Bitterblue, Katsa will always be as big as a mountain.
This is more of a character introspective and doesn't really have much plot but it's a fabulous introspective on how Bitterblue views Katsa.
Chihayafuru
Knew You When
Wakamiya Shinobu, Ayase Chihaya
Summary: In the last year of elementary school, one of the most promising young karuta prodigies of the decade transferred to a new school in Tokyo. From Kyoto.
Ugh, ugh, ugh, this! I didn't know that I ship Shinobu and Chihaya until I read this! Lovely look at Shinobu and what might have happened if she had transferred to Chihaya's school instead of Arata.
Karuta Clubhouse
Ayase Chihaya, Mashima Taichi, Wataya Arata
Summary: When Chihaya comes up with the idea of the three of them moving into a shared house, Taichi gives her a bulleted list titled, “Reasons Why This is the Absolute Worst Idea, Ever.”
I was absolutely pulled in by the summary and charmed by how each of the three characters react to living together.
Oofuri
Strategies of Trust
Abe Takaya, Mihashi Ren, the Nishiura Baseball Team
Summary: The team takes care of its own. Abe and Mihashi finally master their own forms of communication.
Lovely team interaction, interesting plot! I loved how the team pulls together and each member has their own voice.
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