Lifetime Fic Bingo: Highlights 1996-2005

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During the second 10 rounds of my Lifetime Fic Bingo game, 1996 to 2005, I read 56 fics. Of those, the five that I would most recommend today are:

The Assassin's Daughter by Lacey McBain (laceymcbain) (The Professionals; slash; 16,769 words)
Remember Me by Gil Hale (The Professionals; gen; 25,630 words)
To Live in Interesting Times by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 19,657 words)
The Uncertainty Principle by C. W. Walker (st_crispins) (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 20,145 words)
Verity by KerrAvonsen (The Sentinel x The Matrix; gen; 35,486 words)

(Above: Green Day performs music for the decade 1996-2005.)

All recommended fics:

1996
Brief Candle by Suzan Lovett (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 22,698 words; slash)
Festival of Lights by Dorinda (The Professionals; 3,454 words; slash)
Hacking Away at the System by sockii (The A-Team; 23,986 words; gen)

1997
To Live in Interesting Times by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 19,657 words; slash)
My Dinner with Angelique by Linda Cornett (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 4,251 words; gen)
Learning the Bisto Code (The Professionals; 10,195 words; gen)

1998
Firewalls by Elespeth Leigh (The Professionals; 14,518 words; slash)
Sufficient Unto the Day by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 2,657 words; slash)
The Uncertainty Principle by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 20,145 words; gen)
Partners by Patricia J. Foley (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 46,824 words; slash)

1999
Roots of the Present by N. L. Hayes (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 6,683 words; gen)

2000
Remember Me by Gil Hale (The Professionals; 25,630 words; gen)
[From 1999: True Minds (The Sentinel; 40,670 words; slash)]

2001
The Kamikaze Affair by LeeTheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 15,227 words; gen)
The Man from Yesterday by Darklady (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 86,194 words; slash)
In Balance With This Life by mazzysue (The Professionals; 4,422 words; slash)
Fire Held High and Away by Miriam Heddy (The Professionals; 24,196 words; slash)

2002
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Anonymous (Sherlock Holmes; slash (maybe); 2,971 words)
Sorry, Bodie by Gil Hale (The Professionals; gen; 3,260 words)
Verity by KerrAvonsen (The Sentinel x The Matrix; gen; 35,486 words)

2003
A Pugnacious Angel by Gil Hale (The Profressionals; gen; 14,485 words)
Half Truths by LeetheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 34,674 words)

2004
Scenes from Another Life by Atalan (Harry Potter; slash; 10,262 words)

2005
The Assassin's Daughter by Lacey McBain (The Professionals; slash; 16,769 words)
The Lily of the Valley Affair by LeetheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 38,100 words)