Title: On Duty
Author: kurakami
Pairing: none
Spoilers: a little bit into second season, nothing past that
Summary: Some jobs are more entertaining than others.
Link: On Duty
Why: I haven't watched Lost in a while, so I don't know if they ever answered the "what exactly *is* the island?" question, but back when I was watching it, this was my ( Read more... )

Title: Dividing of the Ways
Author: Tasha Duncan-Drake
Pairing: Richie/OC, OC/OC, Duncan/Amanda (I think), mentions of Methos/Alexa
Spoilers: umm...goes wildly AU, so no major ones I can think of
Summary: A startling truth about Richie sets in motion events that will change the Game forever.
Link:
Dividing of the Ways
Discoveries
Disclosures
Why: ( Read more... )

Title: Lay Down Your Sword
Author: Sandra MacDonald
Pairing: umm...Duncan/Amanda, Richie/Felicia are the ones I remember
Spoilers: not sure--written during S4 or early S5, I think
Summary: Events begin to fall into place that will set the final Gathering in motion and reveal a surprising truth about Immortality to the winner.
Link:
Lay Down Your ( Read more... )

Title: Umbra
Author: Dawson E. Rambo
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Summary: Just how far would you go to save the world?
Link: Umbra
Why: This is one of the classics of the fandom, and with good reason: a nail-biting, stunningly plotted thriller more complex and gripping than many published novels. It's just a pity the author never did finish the sequel.

Title: Eurydice Ascending
Author: CL Kamnikar
Pairing: Daniel/Sha'uri
Spoilers: only up through "Forever in a Day"
Summary: Sha'uri fights for her life and her freedom.
Link: Eurydice Ascending
Why: My one and only complaint with the Daniel/Sha're pairing is Vaitare's horribly passive portrayal of Sha're, but this isn't her; this is the stubborn, ( Read more... )

Title: Ouroboros
Author: AC MacFru
Pairing: none, unless you take it in the context of her larger HL fic 'verse
Spoilers: "Archangel"
Summary: There is a reason for everything.
Link: Ouroboros
Why: Best "Archangel" fix ever, from the Queen of Denial and Empress of Historical Research. Don't let the first few chapters fool you into thinking I linked ( Read more... )

Title: Three of a Kind/Successor to the Dark Side
Author: Kelly Frieders
Pairing: Luke/Mara, Han/Leia, other pairing
Spoilers: EU, up to fifteen years after Jedi
Summary: Luke and Leia find yet another unexpected piece to the puzzle of their past.
Link:
Three of a Kind part I | part II | part III
Successor to the Dark Side
Why: Jossed by the ( Read more... )

Title: The Price of Prophecy
Author: Liz
Pairing: none
Spoilers: if you haven't read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, you won't understand it
Summary: A dying wood-nymph sets a hero on his path.
Link: The Price of Prophecy
Why: This gives me shivers, and not just because I love Reepicheep--it's so true to the spirit of Narnia and so little Narnia ( Read more... )

Title: Seeds
Author: Sandra MacDonald
Pairing: Amanda/Richie (sortof...you'll see)
Spoilers: uh...nothing past S3, I don't think
Summary: Amanda needs something.
Link: Seeds
Why: Sandra has a way of taking the Highlander mythology places Panzer/Davis never dreamed. Sadly, much of her work seems to now be no longer on-line, but at least this gem-- ( Read more... )

Title: Living History
Author: Lizbeth Marcs
Pairing: sorta...simultaneously pre- and post-Xander/Faith (you'll understand once you read it)
Spoilers: all the way through "Chosen" and slight ones for Angel S5
Summary:
Link: Living History
Why: I saw this on crack_van and got so engrossed I was up all night reading it (seriously--I finally forced myself to ( Read more... )