In celebration of the women of Star Trek (TNG, DS9, VOY)
'Science fiction needs more strong women characters. I'm always saying that.'
-- Kay Eaton, Far Beyond the Stars (DS9 6x13)
Last year, I posted a celebration of Star Trek femslash.
This year, I've compiled a list of recs, with a few pieces of my own mixed in, for fic (gen and femslash), vids, and art that put the women of TNG, DS9, and Voyager center-stage. With the exception of some of the vids, all of these works were created in the last year. Enjoy!
~*~*~ GEN ~*~*~
Families | sophiegrace | G | ~2,300 words
Kira Nerys and her families. Or: the Peldor festival does its work.
Valkyries | chesari | G | ~10,500 words
Young Commander Alynna Nechayev finds an unexpected friend and ally in Lwaxana Troi in this deftly-detailed, plotty adventure story of ladies kicking ass and taking names.
Rewriting the Rules | chesari | T | ~12,500 words in seven parts {WIP}
Pel's adventures in gender politics and transgalactic commerce. Or: three cheers for feminist Ferengi fixfic.
Malice Aforethought | raven | N/R {ed.: T-ish} | ~2,000 words
Narrative and legal documents tell a brilliant story of law and sexual politics on Deep Space Nine.
London | cosmic_llin | T | ~6,600 words
Deanna Troi is stranded with Will Riker in early twenty-first-century London. Grit and empathy in equal parts.
Dark Places | cosmic_llin | G | ~1,200 words
Vedek Winn in the darkness.
Stories | cosmic_llin | G | ~700 words
Five Trek women and the stories that shaped them.
Tribble in Paradise | parcequelle | T | ~20,400 words
Time-traveling Jake Sisko. Tribbles. Ben Sisko and Kathryn Janeway as Academy cadets. Crushworthy teacher Lieutenant Beverly Howard. Did I mention tribbles?
~*~*~ FEMSLASH ~*~*~
What You Will Know | sophiegrace | T | ~2,200 words
Kira/Dax: Nerys makes sense of her lover, who is so many people.
Monument | killer_quean | T | ~400 words
Kira/Dax: Jadzia and her new lover's memories of resistance.
Chasing Shadows | oparu | M | ~1,000 words
Prime Jadzia Dax/Intendant Kira: Enough said.
Shards and Fairy Tales | oparu | M | ~25,000 words
Crusher/Janeway; Troi/Ro: A richly-built Mirror Universe starring a big, gorgeous cast, with a darkly heroic Beverly Crusher at its center. And a Lwaxana Troi to end all Lwaxana Trois.
Transcending | cosmic_llin | M | ~1,800 words
Troi/Ro: Deanna and Laren have more in common than they thought. Brought to you by the Deanna Troi Shags Various Alien Ladies series.
When It Is Said, Some Say | parcequelle | T | ~4,000 words
Crusher/Janeway: Beverly is there to soothe what's impossible after Kathryn's homecoming.
~*~*~ VIDS ~*~*~
Secret Agent | cosmic_llin
Infinite femslash variety in infinite femslash combinations. And Melissa Etheridge.
I Am What I Am | cosmic_llin
A love letter to the spectacular Lwaxana Troi.
One | bloempje721
Seven confronts the problem of her humanity.
Leave Out All the Rest | bloempje721
Seven, Janeway, and the problem of memory after death.
Soil, Soil | silver_sandals
Kira Nerys / Jadzia Dax + Tegan and Sara = watch as my heart breaks.
This Is Everything | silver_sandals
A tribute to all the queer Trek relationships that never were.
Smart Girls | touchdownpossum
Does what it says on the tin. Women of Trek, being brilliant ladybadasses.
~*~*~ ART ~*~*~
1940's Kira | softestbullet | WS
Kira Nerys in 40's menswear. I say 'work safe,' but that really depends on your definition of 'safe.' You might fall out of your chair. Fair warning.
Kira vs. Dukat | pallanwen | NWS
Well, Dukat has his shirt off. And Kira is straddling him. With a knife. So.
Janeway, WW2 | irina-spalko | WS
Kathryn Janeway, military aviatrix.
Pirate Janeway 1 | irina-spalko | WS
Well, that's one defininition of 'Captain.'
Pirate Janeway 2 | irina-spalko | WS
And that's another.
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-- Kay Eaton, Far Beyond the Stars (DS9 6x13)
Last year, I posted a celebration of Star Trek femslash.
This year, I've compiled a list of recs, with a few pieces of my own mixed in, for fic (gen and femslash), vids, and art that put the women of TNG, DS9, and Voyager center-stage. With the exception of some of the vids, all of these works were created in the last year. Enjoy!
~*~*~ GEN ~*~*~
Families | sophiegrace | G | ~2,300 words
Kira Nerys and her families. Or: the Peldor festival does its work.
Valkyries | chesari | G | ~10,500 words
Young Commander Alynna Nechayev finds an unexpected friend and ally in Lwaxana Troi in this deftly-detailed, plotty adventure story of ladies kicking ass and taking names.
Rewriting the Rules | chesari | T | ~12,500 words in seven parts {WIP}
Pel's adventures in gender politics and transgalactic commerce. Or: three cheers for feminist Ferengi fixfic.
Malice Aforethought | raven | N/R {ed.: T-ish} | ~2,000 words
Narrative and legal documents tell a brilliant story of law and sexual politics on Deep Space Nine.
London | cosmic_llin | T | ~6,600 words
Deanna Troi is stranded with Will Riker in early twenty-first-century London. Grit and empathy in equal parts.
Dark Places | cosmic_llin | G | ~1,200 words
Vedek Winn in the darkness.
Stories | cosmic_llin | G | ~700 words
Five Trek women and the stories that shaped them.
Tribble in Paradise | parcequelle | T | ~20,400 words
Time-traveling Jake Sisko. Tribbles. Ben Sisko and Kathryn Janeway as Academy cadets. Crushworthy teacher Lieutenant Beverly Howard. Did I mention tribbles?
~*~*~ FEMSLASH ~*~*~
What You Will Know | sophiegrace | T | ~2,200 words
Kira/Dax: Nerys makes sense of her lover, who is so many people.
Monument | killer_quean | T | ~400 words
Kira/Dax: Jadzia and her new lover's memories of resistance.
Chasing Shadows | oparu | M | ~1,000 words
Prime Jadzia Dax/Intendant Kira: Enough said.
Shards and Fairy Tales | oparu | M | ~25,000 words
Crusher/Janeway; Troi/Ro: A richly-built Mirror Universe starring a big, gorgeous cast, with a darkly heroic Beverly Crusher at its center. And a Lwaxana Troi to end all Lwaxana Trois.
Transcending | cosmic_llin | M | ~1,800 words
Troi/Ro: Deanna and Laren have more in common than they thought. Brought to you by the Deanna Troi Shags Various Alien Ladies series.
When It Is Said, Some Say | parcequelle | T | ~4,000 words
Crusher/Janeway: Beverly is there to soothe what's impossible after Kathryn's homecoming.
~*~*~ VIDS ~*~*~
Secret Agent | cosmic_llin
Infinite femslash variety in infinite femslash combinations. And Melissa Etheridge.
I Am What I Am | cosmic_llin
A love letter to the spectacular Lwaxana Troi.
One | bloempje721
Seven confronts the problem of her humanity.
Leave Out All the Rest | bloempje721
Seven, Janeway, and the problem of memory after death.
Soil, Soil | silver_sandals
Kira Nerys / Jadzia Dax + Tegan and Sara = watch as my heart breaks.
This Is Everything | silver_sandals
A tribute to all the queer Trek relationships that never were.
Smart Girls | touchdownpossum
Does what it says on the tin. Women of Trek, being brilliant ladybadasses.
~*~*~ ART ~*~*~
1940's Kira | softestbullet | WS
Kira Nerys in 40's menswear. I say 'work safe,' but that really depends on your definition of 'safe.' You might fall out of your chair. Fair warning.
Kira vs. Dukat | pallanwen | NWS
Well, Dukat has his shirt off. And Kira is straddling him. With a knife. So.
Janeway, WW2 | irina-spalko | WS
Kathryn Janeway, military aviatrix.
Pirate Janeway 1 | irina-spalko | WS
Well, that's one defininition of 'Captain.'
Pirate Janeway 2 | irina-spalko | WS
And that's another.
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