As you may have noticed, the Advent Countdown stuttered to a halt a few weeks ago, due to the Mods coming down with severe cases of Real Life. There is no known cure for this - we think it's viral - and it laid us all out for a few weeks, putting us severely behind schedule.

tardis_bigbang will be back in 2009, and we will finish the story showcases. This ( Read more... )

We're a week into this re-visit and I hope everyone's enjoying being reminded of this year's highlights. Most fanfic writers on LJ seem to be knee-deep in challenges right now, so take this as encouragement - all the people here completed at least 20,000 words. They did it!

Fancy having a go yourself? Watch this space...

Two Smiths by Pete ( Read more... )

A Time of Grace by Rivendellrose. Art by Boxed and Metztlimoon

Title: A Time of Grace
Author: rivendellrose
Fandom: New Who, Old Who, Torchwood
Characters/Pairings: Romana/Doctor
Rating: R
Word count: 42,909
Betas: MayMargaret, Narsilion, and SnakeWhisperer

Summary: Romana returns, but an old enemy reappears as well. To protect what's left of Gallifrey, ( Read more... )

Sarah Jane of the Chalet School by Paranoidangel. Art by Laurab1 and Widgeon7

Title: Sarah Jane of the Chalet School
Author: paranoidangel42
Fandom: Old Who, Chalet School
Characters/Pairings: Sarah-Jane/Harry
Rating: PG
Word count: 26,176
Betas: Tanaqui, hhertzof, ladyvivien and Selenay

Summary: AU. In the 1930s in Austria, Sarah Jane Smith comes to the ( Read more... )

The Time War by Andrew Lawston. Art by Barbana, Erisinia and Van Donovan

Title: The Time War
Author: alawston
Fandom: Classic Who
Characters/Pairings: Gen
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 20,471
Betas: Ana

Summary: The first chunk of my ongoing mission to chronicle the Time War. Book One sets the scene for a concerted Dalek attempt to conquer Gallifrey, while ( Read more... )

Moonrise by Jadesfire. Art by Medley and Matsujo9

Title: Moonrise
Author: jadesfire2808
Fandom: Torchwood (pre-series)
Characters/Pairings: Jack Harkness, Hugh Jones, Jock Goody (OCs)
Rating: M
Word count: 25,386
Betas: miss_zedem and crystalshard

Summary: 1969, Torchwood House, Scotland. When Jack is sent to investigate a series of thefts, he finds that the history of the ( Read more... )

Alone Together by Goddessmaat. Art by Taliosi_x and Tigress35

Title: Alone Together
Author: goddessmaat
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters/Pairings: Jack/Ianto
Rating: M
Word count: 20,046
Betas: rojodiablo and Rebecca E

Summary: This fic provides Ianto with a back story. Why did he need to save Lisa? The reason is hidden in the childhood he can't remember, ( Read more... )

Legends and Legacies by Donutsweeper. Art by Kassie_opia and Yanjara

Title: Legends and Legacies
Author: donutsweeper
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters/Pairings: Torchwood Team. (focusing on Jack, Ianto and Tosh), no pairings
Rating: G
Word count: 21,783
Betas: _medley and unfeathered

Summary: An old friend needs Jack’s help. Is her disappearance a result of something he did ( Read more... )

The Eye of the Storm by Ladysarahii, Art by 19sunshine and laurab1

Title: The Eye of the Storm
Author: ladysarahii
Fandom: New Who (post-S3, departs from S4 canon)
Characters/Pairings: Martha, the Doctor, the Master, others.
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 29,187
Betas: elliptic_eye, paranoidangel

Summary: The Doctor thinks he has managed to erase the memory of ( Read more... )

Doesn't time fly? It's five and a half months since the tardis_bigbang website went live, and the mods thought December would be a good time to celebrate all the wonderful stories that were submitted. Each day, we're going to be putting up a post about one of the stories and its accompanying art work, including notes from the author and reviewers. It's a ( Read more... )