Inspired by
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B7 from the inaugural round of the BlakeFest, and old-to-ancient BtVS...

( 4 recs in B7, BtVS )

Selections from Rarewomen 2013, Invisible Ficathon 2014, plus the usual assortment of old & not quite so old...

( 3x lit: Austen, Narnia/Buffyverse, Heyer )

And a slightly larger handful from visual media, including the (sparse) fruits of a Robin Hood (BBC) reading binge (most of the better stories are WiPs on permanent hiatus). Mainly old to ancient...

( AtS, B7, DS9, Galaxy Quest, Noggin the Nog, Robin Hood (BBC), The Mentalist )

The discussion with temeres about new wave B7 fiction made me reread some of mine for the first time in an age. I think two or three of my stories might qualify ('A Short Ride in a Fast Machine', 'The Mutoid's Tale', and possibly 'Ashes & Diamonds'). It's telling, perhaps, that these are the ones for which I've consistently received the least (and least ( Read more... )

Further discussion trying to define the 'new wave' in B7 fanfiction chez temeres, here. I think my largest contribution to the as-yet-unnamed wave was the zine ttba, which I'm still remarkably proud to have published.

I do miss the community of the Lyst/SC/FC. I don't think I've ever found an online arena as free of (self-)censorship & as generous.

temeres has started an interesting discussion about B7 fanfiction, in particular in the context of its coverage at Fanlore, & solicits input from other fans...

...a 'new wave' of B7 fiction that emerged in the second half of the 1990s. It was certainly my impression that there was a movement of this kind, but I never read zines that widely so maybe I was ( Read more... )

Mostly a little more recent than my usual...

Good Omens
Managing Trouble, by Sarahsan
'Manual labor, Crawly quickly discovered, was not really his speed.' A lovely character study of Crowley, as he oversees a key moment in early human history (go_exchange 2008)

Slouching, forever, by Torch'"He chose, well, this." Aziraphale gestured airily around the field ( Read more... )

Blake's 7 & B7 RPF
I recommended these two ages ago, but they never seem to have found their way onto LJ. (For those who dislike or indeed like such things, the second is RPF.)

Church Going, by KindKit'Above ground, fragments of wall lift towards the empty sky where heaven used to be.' An unusual, evocative piece which packs a lot into a very few ( Read more... )

I got a bit put off by the immense size of last year's Yuletide archive, and never got around to putting together a recs set. Signing up got me reading again, so here's the first installment of some superbelated recs for your reading pleasure while you eagerly await Christmas...

( Batman, B7, Brokeback Mountain, Remington Steele, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Wire in the Blood )