final set of yuletide recs
Here's the last of my yuletide recs - a few days after the reveal, but then, I pay very little attention to author names at the best of times. (It's very useful; it means that when my favourite authors post to comms instead of their own journals/sites, I keep getting surprised at how good their stories are, because I never realize they're the writers.)
Special mention to the Starman (tv) story Right on Your Table by jadelennox, which I didn't mention before since I was the beta reader. I've only seen one ep of the series, but I enjoyed the story greatly anyway - it's engaging, well written, and suspenseful.
Now, for the recs, fandoms starting with D-J:
Dead Like Me: The Long Haul
http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/45/thelong.html
Really nice piece for Roxy, who needs more fics if you ask me.
Diana Wynne Jones - Castle Series: In Which It's Happily Ever After After All
http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/46/inwhich.html
Incredibly cute story where Sophie is starting to feel a bit discontent with her marriage.
Diana Wynne Jones - Chronicles of Chrestomanci: A Benevolent Arrangement
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/42/abenevolent.html
Very interesting character piece for Mordecai and Chrestomanci.
Diana Wynne Jones - Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Of Dogs and Children; or, How Christopher Chant Became a Father
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/42/ofdogs.html
This story is a very good reason to love Millie - and to love writers who write of Millie.
Diana Wynne Jones - Chronicles of Chrestomanci: La Familia
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/45/lafamilia.html
Fabulous, long story (make sure to have time!) about what happens when Millie takes ill. Among other things, it includes a brilliant appearance by Miranda Chant.
Diana Wynne Jones - Dogsbody: Running Away
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/50/runningaway.html
Perfectly lovely story of Kathleen's life.
Diana Wynne Jones - Eight Days of Luke: Those Who Favour Fire
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/49/thosewho.html
Low-key (sorry, can't help myself *) David & Luke piece that touches the tragedy of the story.
Diana Wynne Jones - Magid series: Intended
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/40/intended.html
Maree and Rupert with children, which is just as confused and disastrous and fantastic as you'd imagine.
Diana Wynne Jones - The Ogre Upstairs: There's Something Out There and It's Laughing at Us
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/47/theressomething.html
Malcolm gets turned into a cat. Hijinks and slashiness ensue. Very funny and charming story.
Dogma: Wisconsin, for All Eternity
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/50/wisconsinfor.html
Very sweet Loki POV story about Bartleby.
Dorothy L Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey series: And the Better Man
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/37/andthe.html
Highly touching story of Peter and Bunter during the war, with some UST-y overtones.
Dorothy L Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey series: Scarce Any Man
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/39/scarceany.html
Really good view of Harriet pre-Peter.
Dorothy L Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey series: The Dependant Classes
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/51/thedependant.html
Another war story, just as good, with a quick characterisation of an OC as well as very good insight to Peter.
Dorothy L Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey series: The Indiscretion of the Hon. John Fairfield
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/56/theindiscretion.html
A tale with some UST between Peter and Bunter, but more than the slash, the details really make this story.
Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Holiday
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/38/holiday.html
Very bizarre, very Adamsesque story about when the computer of Heart of Gold takes some time off.
Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Reunification
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/38/reunification.html
Very amusing pre-HGTTG story with a particularly fun Ford.
The Family Stone: For Everything
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/43/foreverything.html
Incredibly touching story. Go read it right away.
Fried Green Tomatoes: We'll Take What We Can Carry, and We'll Leave the Rest
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/43/welltake.html
The life Ruth and Idgie should have had, and the one they did. Incredibly touching.
Friends: The One Where Chandler Isn't Gay
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/41/theone.html
This is completely hilarious, and Joey is so utterly Joey that I was laughing like an idiot.
Full House: An Empty House
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/56/anempty.html
I'm not sure if this is a rec or a warning, but this piece of NC-17 kink fic utterly BROKE MY BRAIN.
Hairspray: (And My Heart's) Keeping Time
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/52/andmy.html
Just the fact that there's Corny/Maybelle fics in the archive (three of them!) makes me dizzy, because Queen Latifah and James Marsden are two of the most gorgeous people I know. That it's high quality as well has me squeeing like crazy.
Hairspray: Big, Blonde And Beautiful
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/55/bigblonde.html
More Corny/Maybelle, steaming hot.
Hairspray: Gentleman
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/56/gentleman.html
And even more. :-) Very sweet and romantic.
Hairspray: The Beat Goes On
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/42/thebeat.html
And for some variation, have this lovely Tracy POV story.
Hairspray: Detente
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/47/detente.html
Penny and Amber have a heart-to-heart. Yes. Really. :-)
Jasper Fforde - Thursday Next series: Intruder Alert
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/55/intruderalert.html
Thursday meets someone unexpected in Lord of the Rings, and the results completely crack me up. I suspect this one will be fun even for people who haven't read the Thursday Next books, as long as you know that she travels through books solving crime.
Jasper Fforde - Thursday Next series: The Eagle Conspiracy
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/43/theeagle.html
Thursday in LotR once more, in a longer fic this time, which brings in lots of delightful characters from various pieces of literature (and *cough* elsewhere) and makes sure that the plot of Tolkien's great work takes as long as it's supposed to and then some. Brilliant story.
Jekyll: Gauntlet
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/54/gauntlet.html
This story captures the creepiness of the Jackman-Hyde transformation really well.
Special mention to the Starman (tv) story Right on Your Table by jadelennox, which I didn't mention before since I was the beta reader. I've only seen one ep of the series, but I enjoyed the story greatly anyway - it's engaging, well written, and suspenseful.
Now, for the recs, fandoms starting with D-J:
Dead Like Me: The Long Haul
http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/45/thelong.html
Really nice piece for Roxy, who needs more fics if you ask me.
Diana Wynne Jones - Castle Series: In Which It's Happily Ever After After All
http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/46/inwhich.html
Incredibly cute story where Sophie is starting to feel a bit discontent with her marriage.
Diana Wynne Jones - Chronicles of Chrestomanci: A Benevolent Arrangement
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/42/abenevolent.html
Very interesting character piece for Mordecai and Chrestomanci.
Diana Wynne Jones - Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Of Dogs and Children; or, How Christopher Chant Became a Father
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/42/ofdogs.html
This story is a very good reason to love Millie - and to love writers who write of Millie.
Diana Wynne Jones - Chronicles of Chrestomanci: La Familia
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/45/lafamilia.html
Fabulous, long story (make sure to have time!) about what happens when Millie takes ill. Among other things, it includes a brilliant appearance by Miranda Chant.
Diana Wynne Jones - Dogsbody: Running Away
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/50/runningaway.html
Perfectly lovely story of Kathleen's life.
Diana Wynne Jones - Eight Days of Luke: Those Who Favour Fire
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/49/thosewho.html
Low-key (sorry, can't help myself *) David & Luke piece that touches the tragedy of the story.
Diana Wynne Jones - Magid series: Intended
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/40/intended.html
Maree and Rupert with children, which is just as confused and disastrous and fantastic as you'd imagine.
Diana Wynne Jones - The Ogre Upstairs: There's Something Out There and It's Laughing at Us
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/47/theressomething.html
Malcolm gets turned into a cat. Hijinks and slashiness ensue. Very funny and charming story.
Dogma: Wisconsin, for All Eternity
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/50/wisconsinfor.html
Very sweet Loki POV story about Bartleby.
Dorothy L Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey series: And the Better Man
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/37/andthe.html
Highly touching story of Peter and Bunter during the war, with some UST-y overtones.
Dorothy L Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey series: Scarce Any Man
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/39/scarceany.html
Really good view of Harriet pre-Peter.
Dorothy L Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey series: The Dependant Classes
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/51/thedependant.html
Another war story, just as good, with a quick characterisation of an OC as well as very good insight to Peter.
Dorothy L Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey series: The Indiscretion of the Hon. John Fairfield
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/56/theindiscretion.html
A tale with some UST between Peter and Bunter, but more than the slash, the details really make this story.
Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Holiday
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/38/holiday.html
Very bizarre, very Adamsesque story about when the computer of Heart of Gold takes some time off.
Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Reunification
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/38/reunification.html
Very amusing pre-HGTTG story with a particularly fun Ford.
The Family Stone: For Everything
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/43/foreverything.html
Incredibly touching story. Go read it right away.
Fried Green Tomatoes: We'll Take What We Can Carry, and We'll Leave the Rest
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/43/welltake.html
The life Ruth and Idgie should have had, and the one they did. Incredibly touching.
Friends: The One Where Chandler Isn't Gay
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/41/theone.html
This is completely hilarious, and Joey is so utterly Joey that I was laughing like an idiot.
Full House: An Empty House
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/56/anempty.html
I'm not sure if this is a rec or a warning, but this piece of NC-17 kink fic utterly BROKE MY BRAIN.
Hairspray: (And My Heart's) Keeping Time
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/52/andmy.html
Just the fact that there's Corny/Maybelle fics in the archive (three of them!) makes me dizzy, because Queen Latifah and James Marsden are two of the most gorgeous people I know. That it's high quality as well has me squeeing like crazy.
Hairspray: Big, Blonde And Beautiful
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/55/bigblonde.html
More Corny/Maybelle, steaming hot.
Hairspray: Gentleman
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/56/gentleman.html
And even more. :-) Very sweet and romantic.
Hairspray: The Beat Goes On
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/42/thebeat.html
And for some variation, have this lovely Tracy POV story.
Hairspray: Detente
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/47/detente.html
Penny and Amber have a heart-to-heart. Yes. Really. :-)
Jasper Fforde - Thursday Next series: Intruder Alert
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/55/intruderalert.html
Thursday meets someone unexpected in Lord of the Rings, and the results completely crack me up. I suspect this one will be fun even for people who haven't read the Thursday Next books, as long as you know that she travels through books solving crime.
Jasper Fforde - Thursday Next series: The Eagle Conspiracy
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/43/theeagle.html
Thursday in LotR once more, in a longer fic this time, which brings in lots of delightful characters from various pieces of literature (and *cough* elsewhere) and makes sure that the plot of Tolkien's great work takes as long as it's supposed to and then some. Brilliant story.
Jekyll: Gauntlet
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/54/gauntlet.html
This story captures the creepiness of the Jackman-Hyde transformation really well.