Lifetime Fic Bingo: 2007 & 2008
Today I have two years' worth of write-ups to share. I've been reading quite a bit lately, but between one thing and another, I haven't been able to post. Fortunately, I recently had the bright idea to write notes about each fic as I finish it, rather than trying to write them all up from memory later. (Don't ask me why I didn't think of this until now, because I don't know.)
It's 2007. Rihanna is on the radio. Here in the USA, the year's top film is Spider-Man 3. New terms coined include: Bechdel test, colony collapse disorder, coworking, crowdfunding, hashtag, Latinx, listicle, mic drop, tweetstorm, and yeet.
For 2007, I read five fics: three Professionals, one Sherlock Holmes, and one Man from U.N.C.L.E..
The first Professionals fic was The Strongest Will by PFL. It traces the development of Bodie and Doyle's relationship through a series of both canon and original events. Its main focus, however, is on their two personalities and how they conflict with, compliment, and influence one another. The result is a rich fic with many character insights. It isn't what one would call plotty, but there are some important plot points that serve to further illuminate the characters. It was my favorite fic for the year, and I actually read it twice.
As an aside, I thought the sex in this fic was very well done, too: always relevant to the story and including a well calibrated amount of detail. (The fic is definitely explicit, but perhaps in a more impressionistic way than some fics.) 25,578 words. Bodie/Doyle slash. Particularly recommended.
I also read PFL's Professionals fic On Maneuvers, in which Murphy discovers some compromising items in Doyle's flat during routine surveillance and difficulties ensue. This fic was also excellent, maintaining tension throughout and delivering good characterizations. 4,872 words. Bodie/Doyle slash. Particularly recommended.
Comments with spoilers:
[Spoiler (click to open)]I liked the ending of this fic, especially. I do appreciate some realism about the difficulties the Lads would have faced as same-sex lovers in their time and place and career. On the other hand, them being caught and dismissed isn't pleasant to read about, especially as a queer person. It made the ending more hopeful that in this story they were allowed some agency (or at least Bodie was).
The third Professionals fic was All Places Alike by Asymphototropic. There wasn't a lot to this fic, but it was pleasant as far as it went. There was some nice interaction between the Lads, a little health education, and Bodie attempting to do magic. 2,176 words. Bodie/Doyle slash.
The Kidnapped Instrument by spoke is a Sherlock Holmes fic in which Holmes must track down the kidnapped instrument of the title. This fic didn't do it for me, unfortunately. The imitation of Doyle's style was very good, but the content was lacking. The case was short on detail and was solved out of frame, so that it added little interest to the story. The OCs felt underdeveloped, as well. Most made no clear impression (possibly because the author was trying to make them more complex than the length of the story allowed). With neither mystery nor vivid characters to enliven it, the fic was unsatisfying. 7,505 words. Holmes/Watson slash.
Finally, I read Unfit for Vision by Elise Madrid (gilda_elise). In this fic, Napoleon and Illya are experiencing tension in their partnership only for Thrush to throw a further spanner in the works. I had fun reading this fic. The writing was polished overall, and I thought the character voices and dialog were particularly good. The plot held few surprises, but was well executed. It was a solid story. 18,314 words. Napoleon/Illya slash.
Comments with spoilers:
[Spoiler (click to open)]I thought the characters' real discomfort at the end of this story with having to keep their relationship secret was a nice touch.
Check out the Professionals fanvid What I've Done by angelfish45, which uses a hit song from 2007.
Now it's 2008. Coldplay is on the radio. Here in the USA, the year's top film is The Dark Knight. New terms coined include: adorbs, Bitcoin, fatberg, ghost pepper, infinity scarf, mansplain, Me Too, photobomb, and unfollow.
I read five fics for 2008: two Professionals, two Sherlock Holmes, and one based on the movie But I'm a Cheerleader.
The first Professionals fic was Legacy by Mab (mab_browne). I'm not sure whether to call this fic an AU or not. It has some supernatural elements, but is otherwise set in the world of canon, and the existence of the supernatural is not general knowledge. Anyway, this is a scary story involving an entity from Bodie's past. I enjoyed it. It was successfully creepy in a somewhat different way than I've encountered before, and the Lads were written well, including Young Bodie. 10,795 words. Bodie/Doyle slash. Particularly recommended.
I also read the Professionals fic Doyle's War by Pandora Bachs, in which Doyle contracts a deadly disease as a result of a bioterror attack. I really wanted to like this fic. The bones of its plot were excellent. Too much was told instead of shown, though, and there was too little realism in some aspects. (E.g. Doyle, in isolation, seemed to know too much of what was happening.) I was disappointed. 5,221 words. Bodie/Doyle slash.
The Adventure of the Expert Cracksman by marycrawford is a Sherlock Holmes case fic in which Holmes must solve a burglary and murder. The solution does not rely primarily on his deductions, so the fic is not quite in the vein of the canon stories. It's still very enjoyable, however, with good dialog and a creditable Watsonian style. I like its characterization of Holmes particularly, as well as the bit of backstory it provides for him. This was my favorite fic for the year. 7,027 words. Gen. Particularly recommended.
In the Sherlock Holmes fic Its Own Kind of Chase by ShadowValkyrie, Watson learns something about Holmes that unsettles him. This fic, while told in the first person from Watson's point of view, doesn't closely match Doyle's style in canon. I thought the writing was unusually graceful, however. The behavior of both characters was believable, as well, and the overall conceit of the fic was original. This was a good fic. 3,014 words. Gen. Particularly recommended.
The fic based on But I'm a Cheerleader was Becoming a Lesbian: Megan Bloomfield's Guide for Cheerleaders by Deifire. But I'm a Cheerleader holds a special place in my heart as the first lesbian movie I ever saw. This is a short and lighthearted little story set after the end of the movie and was a fun way to revisit the characters. It also has a very good podfic by HowOldAreWe. 2,218 words. Canonical Megan/Graham.
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Fics so far:
1986
Double Vision by Pamela Rose (The Professionals x Who Dares Wins; 47,962 words; slash)
Begin Again by Lois Welling (Ann Barrister) (The Professionals; 1,318 words; gen)
*Night Before the World Ends by Lezlie Conch (Lezlie Shell) (The Professionals; 4,355 words; slash)
The Crab Apple Cove Affair by Charlie Kirby (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. x M*A*S*H; 2,301 words; gen)
*In the Belly of Leviathan by Pythia (original series Battlestar Galactica; 13,062 words; gen)
1987
The Never Too Late Affair by Debra Hicks (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 1,441 words; slash)
*The Traitor Within the Gates Affair by D. H. Bryn (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; ~34,000 words; het)
Whisper of a Kill by Lois Welling (Ann Barrister) (The Professionals; 53,978 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Traitorous Lieutenant by Eileen Roy (Sherlock Holmes; 1,827 words; gen)
*Brothers in Arms by Anais (original series Battlestar Galactica; 4,099 words; gen)
1988
Night Moves by Courtney Gray (The Professionals; 35,344 words; slash)
Rainbow Chasers by HG (The Professionals; 134,373 words; slash)
Patterns in Walls by Debra Hicks (The Professionals x Sable; 6,003 words; gen)
Family Traits by Jatona Walker (The Professionals; 1,443 words; slash)
Slippery Situation by Debra Hicks (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 1,634 words; slash)
1989
In From the Cold by cybel (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 9,454 words; slash)
Nothing in Common by cybel (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 3,033 words; slash)
The Zippity Do-Dah Affair by Alys (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 934 words; slash)
*[From 1982: Looking Glass World by Felicity M. Parkinson (The Professionals; 22,758 words; slash)]
...And Memories Die, Part I by Ellis Ward (The Professionals; 26,340 words; slash)
*[Hell Hath No Fury by Jane Carnall and Ann Johnson (The Professionals; 2,958 words; gen)]
The Price of a Soul a Professionals fic by Jane Carnall and Ann Johnson (The Professionals; 2,194 words; slash)
[From 1986: Two Up by Jane of Australia (The Professionals; 8,013 words; slash)]
[Two Up Truly Queered by Jane Carnall (The Professionals; 2,360 words; slash)]
1990
*The Long St. Crispin's Day by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 19,765 words; gen)
*One Small Step by Lori Beatty (The A-Team; 5,713 words; gen)
Nor the Leopard His Spots by M. Fae Glasgow (The Professionals x EastEnders; ~15,000 words; slash)
*...And Memories Die, Part II by Ellis Ward (The Professionals; 46,161 words; slash)
*Absent Friends by Jane Carnall and Ann Johnson (The Professionals; 692 words; slash)
1991
*The Seventeen Days in October Affair by Terry L Neill and J. M. D’Agostino-Toney (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 14,854 words; gen)
*The Devil's Attic Affair by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 28,968 words; gen)
The Lion of Ngambo Affair by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 23,087 words; het)
Free Trader by Debra Hicks (The Professionals x Star Trek TNG; 26,454 words; slash)
Legacy of Temptation by Ellis Ward (The Professionals; 100,794 words; slash)
1992
What Price Honor? by Debra Hicks (The A-Team; 4,105 words; gen)
*The Surfin' and Spyin' Affair by Jennifer Adams Kelley (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 11,650 words; gen)
Bonding by Stew (The Professionals; 22,241 words; slash)
Some Say the World Will End in Fire by Jane Mailander (from Proslib) (The Professionals; 5,410 words; slash)
*Floral Arrangement by M. Fae Glasgow (The Professionals; ~13,000 words; slash)
1993
*Nothing Left to Lose by Jane (of Australia) and Madelaine Ingram (The Professionals; 33,529 words; slash)
*The Blue Figurine by Courtney Grey (The Professionals; 29,960 words; slash)
Step We Gaily by M. Fae Glasgow (The Professionals; ~13,500 words; slash)
Guardian Angels by Baravan (The Professionals; 13,408 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Strange Visitor by Quordle (Sherlock Holmes x Blake's 7; 7,903 words; slash)
1994
Bounty by Jane (of Australia) (from Proslib) (The Professionals; ~31,000 words; slash)
*Baiting the Trap by DVS (The Professionals; 2,758 words; slash)
Love is Wealth by Gloria Lancaster (The Professionals; 13,387 words; slash)
Survival by Melanie Athene (The Professionals; 10,916 words; slash)
*Brighton Memoirs by gardenerhill (Sherlock Holmes; 5,530 words; slash)
1995
Sex, Lies and UNCLE by Anne Higgins (Part I, Part II) (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 51,540 words; slash)
Knife-Edge by HG (The Professionals; 6,141 words; slash)
You Dancing? You Asking? by Gloria Lancaster (The Professionals; 6,323 words; slash)
*Summer's End by Alexandra (The Professionals; 71,090 words; slash)
Memoirs of a Merc by Alexandra (The Professionals; 13,457 words; slash)
1996
The Beddgelert Affair by PR Zed (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 9,413 words; gen)
*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)
Dance While You Can by Alexandra (The Professionals; 5,091 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)
If Memory Serves by Alexandra (The Professionals; 7,101 words; slash)
Predators by Jennifer Lyon (The Professionals; 32,232 words; slash)
After the Battle by LRH Balzer (The Professionals; gen)
*-Learning the Bisto Code (10,195 words)
-Three Men and a Bodie (8,390 words)
-Scissors (21,249 words)
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)
Confidences by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 4,106 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
That Look by Amanda Warrington (The Professionals; 36,359 words; slash)
Firestorm by Elspeth Leigh (The Professionals; 21,278 words; slash)
Rules by PFL (The Professionals; 14,444 words; slash)
Hombathlay by Jane Mailander (The Professionals x Watership Down; 8,555 words; slash)
*Roots of the Present by N. L. Hayes (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 6,683 words; gen)
2000
Where I Can Cross Over by Gil Hale (The Professionals; 11,628 words; gen)
*Remember Me by Gil Hale (The Professionals; 25,630 words; gen)
True Minds Trilogy by Lanning (The Sentinel; slash)
*-[From 1999: True Minds (40,670 words)]
-[From 1999: Small Company (35,833 words)]
-Many Waters (31,026 words)
Unsleeping by Martha (The Sentinel x H. P. Lovecraft (works); 99,337 words; gen)
[From 1999: The Genesis Affair by Bill Koenig (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 16,828 words; gen)]
The Mirage Affair by Bill Koenig (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 15,468 words; gen)
2001
Angel Unaware by Legion (Sherlock Holmes x Quantum Leap; 29,371 words; slash)
*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
Remission of Sin by nickovetch (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 13,487 words)
*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)
In His Sights by Luca (The Profressionals; slash; 939 words)
*Verity by KerrAvonsen (The Sentinel x The Matrix; gen; 35,486 words)
2003
The Small Rain by 0ftgx (The Profressionals; slash; 3,804 words)
*A Pugnacious Angel by Gil Hale (The Profressionals; gen; 14,485 words)
I Took It For a Faery Vision by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 12,419 words)
Small Distances by LeetheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 9,241 words)
*Half Truths by LeetheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 34,674 words)
2004
Double Indemnity by alicambs (The Professionals; slash; 23,092 words)
First Time by laceymcbain (The A-Team; slash; 3,498 words)
Sleeping Together by YumYumPM (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 4,563 words)
Future Conditional by elaine (The Sentinel; ship; 26,150 words)
*Scenes from Another Life by Atalan (Harry Potter; slash; 10,262 words)
2005
Stockholm Syndrome by Gil Hale (The Professionals; gen; 15,649 words)
*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)
The Locust Affair by Lady Ra (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 45,374 words)
His Left Hand by Martha (The Sentinel; slash; 2,291 words)
[From 2007: A Chance of Fate by Claire Dobbin (The Professionals; slash; 20,963 words)]
2006
*Reconnections by madmogs (The Professionals; slash; 15,110 words)
*Weapons of Choice by P.R. Zed (The Professionals; slash; 2,404 words)
Love in a Cold County by Jojo (The Professionals; slash; 8,450 words)
*Cards on the Table by Mab (The Sentinel; slash; 26,762 words)
*Shadows of the Past by LitGal (The Sentinel x La Femme Nikita; gen; 43,835 words)
2007
*The Strongest Will by PFL (The Professionals; slash; 25,578 words)
*On Maneuvers by PFL (The Professionals; slash; 4,872 words)
All Places Alike by Asymphototropic (The Professionals; slash; 2,176 words)
The Kidnapped Instrument by spoke (Sherlock Holmes; slash; 7,505 words)
Unfit for Vision by Elise Madrid (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 18,314 words)
2008
*Legacy by Mab (The Professionals; slash; 10,795 words)
Doyle's War by Pandora Bachs (The Professionals; slash; 5,221 words)
*The Adventure of the Expert Cracksman by marycrawford (Sherlock Holmes; gen; 7,027 words)
*Its Own Kind of Chase by ShadowValkyrie (Sherlock Holmes; gen; 3,014 words)
Becoming a Lesbian: Megan Bloomfield's Guide for Cheerleaders by Deifire (But I'm a Cheerleader; femslash; 2,218 words)
* = Particularly recommended
[ ] = read but not counted toward the year's story total
Click to viewIt's 2007. Rihanna is on the radio. Here in the USA, the year's top film is Spider-Man 3. New terms coined include: Bechdel test, colony collapse disorder, coworking, crowdfunding, hashtag, Latinx, listicle, mic drop, tweetstorm, and yeet.
For 2007, I read five fics: three Professionals, one Sherlock Holmes, and one Man from U.N.C.L.E..
The first Professionals fic was The Strongest Will by PFL. It traces the development of Bodie and Doyle's relationship through a series of both canon and original events. Its main focus, however, is on their two personalities and how they conflict with, compliment, and influence one another. The result is a rich fic with many character insights. It isn't what one would call plotty, but there are some important plot points that serve to further illuminate the characters. It was my favorite fic for the year, and I actually read it twice.
As an aside, I thought the sex in this fic was very well done, too: always relevant to the story and including a well calibrated amount of detail. (The fic is definitely explicit, but perhaps in a more impressionistic way than some fics.) 25,578 words. Bodie/Doyle slash. Particularly recommended.
I also read PFL's Professionals fic On Maneuvers, in which Murphy discovers some compromising items in Doyle's flat during routine surveillance and difficulties ensue. This fic was also excellent, maintaining tension throughout and delivering good characterizations. 4,872 words. Bodie/Doyle slash. Particularly recommended.
Comments with spoilers:
[Spoiler (click to open)]I liked the ending of this fic, especially. I do appreciate some realism about the difficulties the Lads would have faced as same-sex lovers in their time and place and career. On the other hand, them being caught and dismissed isn't pleasant to read about, especially as a queer person. It made the ending more hopeful that in this story they were allowed some agency (or at least Bodie was).
The third Professionals fic was All Places Alike by Asymphototropic. There wasn't a lot to this fic, but it was pleasant as far as it went. There was some nice interaction between the Lads, a little health education, and Bodie attempting to do magic. 2,176 words. Bodie/Doyle slash.
The Kidnapped Instrument by spoke is a Sherlock Holmes fic in which Holmes must track down the kidnapped instrument of the title. This fic didn't do it for me, unfortunately. The imitation of Doyle's style was very good, but the content was lacking. The case was short on detail and was solved out of frame, so that it added little interest to the story. The OCs felt underdeveloped, as well. Most made no clear impression (possibly because the author was trying to make them more complex than the length of the story allowed). With neither mystery nor vivid characters to enliven it, the fic was unsatisfying. 7,505 words. Holmes/Watson slash.
Finally, I read Unfit for Vision by Elise Madrid (gilda_elise). In this fic, Napoleon and Illya are experiencing tension in their partnership only for Thrush to throw a further spanner in the works. I had fun reading this fic. The writing was polished overall, and I thought the character voices and dialog were particularly good. The plot held few surprises, but was well executed. It was a solid story. 18,314 words. Napoleon/Illya slash.
Comments with spoilers:
[Spoiler (click to open)]I thought the characters' real discomfort at the end of this story with having to keep their relationship secret was a nice touch.
Check out the Professionals fanvid What I've Done by angelfish45, which uses a hit song from 2007.
Now it's 2008. Coldplay is on the radio. Here in the USA, the year's top film is The Dark Knight. New terms coined include: adorbs, Bitcoin, fatberg, ghost pepper, infinity scarf, mansplain, Me Too, photobomb, and unfollow.
I read five fics for 2008: two Professionals, two Sherlock Holmes, and one based on the movie But I'm a Cheerleader.
The first Professionals fic was Legacy by Mab (mab_browne). I'm not sure whether to call this fic an AU or not. It has some supernatural elements, but is otherwise set in the world of canon, and the existence of the supernatural is not general knowledge. Anyway, this is a scary story involving an entity from Bodie's past. I enjoyed it. It was successfully creepy in a somewhat different way than I've encountered before, and the Lads were written well, including Young Bodie. 10,795 words. Bodie/Doyle slash. Particularly recommended.
I also read the Professionals fic Doyle's War by Pandora Bachs, in which Doyle contracts a deadly disease as a result of a bioterror attack. I really wanted to like this fic. The bones of its plot were excellent. Too much was told instead of shown, though, and there was too little realism in some aspects. (E.g. Doyle, in isolation, seemed to know too much of what was happening.) I was disappointed. 5,221 words. Bodie/Doyle slash.
The Adventure of the Expert Cracksman by marycrawford is a Sherlock Holmes case fic in which Holmes must solve a burglary and murder. The solution does not rely primarily on his deductions, so the fic is not quite in the vein of the canon stories. It's still very enjoyable, however, with good dialog and a creditable Watsonian style. I like its characterization of Holmes particularly, as well as the bit of backstory it provides for him. This was my favorite fic for the year. 7,027 words. Gen. Particularly recommended.
In the Sherlock Holmes fic Its Own Kind of Chase by ShadowValkyrie, Watson learns something about Holmes that unsettles him. This fic, while told in the first person from Watson's point of view, doesn't closely match Doyle's style in canon. I thought the writing was unusually graceful, however. The behavior of both characters was believable, as well, and the overall conceit of the fic was original. This was a good fic. 3,014 words. Gen. Particularly recommended.
The fic based on But I'm a Cheerleader was Becoming a Lesbian: Megan Bloomfield's Guide for Cheerleaders by Deifire. But I'm a Cheerleader holds a special place in my heart as the first lesbian movie I ever saw. This is a short and lighthearted little story set after the end of the movie and was a fun way to revisit the characters. It also has a very good podfic by HowOldAreWe. 2,218 words. Canonical Megan/Graham.
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Fics so far:
1986
Double Vision by Pamela Rose (The Professionals x Who Dares Wins; 47,962 words; slash)
Begin Again by Lois Welling (Ann Barrister) (The Professionals; 1,318 words; gen)
*Night Before the World Ends by Lezlie Conch (Lezlie Shell) (The Professionals; 4,355 words; slash)
The Crab Apple Cove Affair by Charlie Kirby (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. x M*A*S*H; 2,301 words; gen)
*In the Belly of Leviathan by Pythia (original series Battlestar Galactica; 13,062 words; gen)
1987
The Never Too Late Affair by Debra Hicks (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 1,441 words; slash)
*The Traitor Within the Gates Affair by D. H. Bryn (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; ~34,000 words; het)
Whisper of a Kill by Lois Welling (Ann Barrister) (The Professionals; 53,978 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Traitorous Lieutenant by Eileen Roy (Sherlock Holmes; 1,827 words; gen)
*Brothers in Arms by Anais (original series Battlestar Galactica; 4,099 words; gen)
1988
Night Moves by Courtney Gray (The Professionals; 35,344 words; slash)
Rainbow Chasers by HG (The Professionals; 134,373 words; slash)
Patterns in Walls by Debra Hicks (The Professionals x Sable; 6,003 words; gen)
Family Traits by Jatona Walker (The Professionals; 1,443 words; slash)
Slippery Situation by Debra Hicks (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 1,634 words; slash)
1989
In From the Cold by cybel (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 9,454 words; slash)
Nothing in Common by cybel (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 3,033 words; slash)
The Zippity Do-Dah Affair by Alys (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 934 words; slash)
*[From 1982: Looking Glass World by Felicity M. Parkinson (The Professionals; 22,758 words; slash)]
...And Memories Die, Part I by Ellis Ward (The Professionals; 26,340 words; slash)
*[Hell Hath No Fury by Jane Carnall and Ann Johnson (The Professionals; 2,958 words; gen)]
The Price of a Soul a Professionals fic by Jane Carnall and Ann Johnson (The Professionals; 2,194 words; slash)
[From 1986: Two Up by Jane of Australia (The Professionals; 8,013 words; slash)]
[Two Up Truly Queered by Jane Carnall (The Professionals; 2,360 words; slash)]
1990
*The Long St. Crispin's Day by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 19,765 words; gen)
*One Small Step by Lori Beatty (The A-Team; 5,713 words; gen)
Nor the Leopard His Spots by M. Fae Glasgow (The Professionals x EastEnders; ~15,000 words; slash)
*...And Memories Die, Part II by Ellis Ward (The Professionals; 46,161 words; slash)
*Absent Friends by Jane Carnall and Ann Johnson (The Professionals; 692 words; slash)
1991
*The Seventeen Days in October Affair by Terry L Neill and J. M. D’Agostino-Toney (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 14,854 words; gen)
*The Devil's Attic Affair by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 28,968 words; gen)
The Lion of Ngambo Affair by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 23,087 words; het)
Free Trader by Debra Hicks (The Professionals x Star Trek TNG; 26,454 words; slash)
Legacy of Temptation by Ellis Ward (The Professionals; 100,794 words; slash)
1992
What Price Honor? by Debra Hicks (The A-Team; 4,105 words; gen)
*The Surfin' and Spyin' Affair by Jennifer Adams Kelley (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 11,650 words; gen)
Bonding by Stew (The Professionals; 22,241 words; slash)
Some Say the World Will End in Fire by Jane Mailander (from Proslib) (The Professionals; 5,410 words; slash)
*Floral Arrangement by M. Fae Glasgow (The Professionals; ~13,000 words; slash)
1993
*Nothing Left to Lose by Jane (of Australia) and Madelaine Ingram (The Professionals; 33,529 words; slash)
*The Blue Figurine by Courtney Grey (The Professionals; 29,960 words; slash)
Step We Gaily by M. Fae Glasgow (The Professionals; ~13,500 words; slash)
Guardian Angels by Baravan (The Professionals; 13,408 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Strange Visitor by Quordle (Sherlock Holmes x Blake's 7; 7,903 words; slash)
1994
Bounty by Jane (of Australia) (from Proslib) (The Professionals; ~31,000 words; slash)
*Baiting the Trap by DVS (The Professionals; 2,758 words; slash)
Love is Wealth by Gloria Lancaster (The Professionals; 13,387 words; slash)
Survival by Melanie Athene (The Professionals; 10,916 words; slash)
*Brighton Memoirs by gardenerhill (Sherlock Holmes; 5,530 words; slash)
1995
Sex, Lies and UNCLE by Anne Higgins (Part I, Part II) (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 51,540 words; slash)
Knife-Edge by HG (The Professionals; 6,141 words; slash)
You Dancing? You Asking? by Gloria Lancaster (The Professionals; 6,323 words; slash)
*Summer's End by Alexandra (The Professionals; 71,090 words; slash)
Memoirs of a Merc by Alexandra (The Professionals; 13,457 words; slash)
1996
The Beddgelert Affair by PR Zed (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 9,413 words; gen)
*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)
Dance While You Can by Alexandra (The Professionals; 5,091 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)
If Memory Serves by Alexandra (The Professionals; 7,101 words; slash)
Predators by Jennifer Lyon (The Professionals; 32,232 words; slash)
After the Battle by LRH Balzer (The Professionals; gen)
*-Learning the Bisto Code (10,195 words)
-Three Men and a Bodie (8,390 words)
-Scissors (21,249 words)
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)
Confidences by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 4,106 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
That Look by Amanda Warrington (The Professionals; 36,359 words; slash)
Firestorm by Elspeth Leigh (The Professionals; 21,278 words; slash)
Rules by PFL (The Professionals; 14,444 words; slash)
Hombathlay by Jane Mailander (The Professionals x Watership Down; 8,555 words; slash)
*Roots of the Present by N. L. Hayes (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 6,683 words; gen)
2000
Where I Can Cross Over by Gil Hale (The Professionals; 11,628 words; gen)
*Remember Me by Gil Hale (The Professionals; 25,630 words; gen)
True Minds Trilogy by Lanning (The Sentinel; slash)
*-[From 1999: True Minds (40,670 words)]
-[From 1999: Small Company (35,833 words)]
-Many Waters (31,026 words)
Unsleeping by Martha (The Sentinel x H. P. Lovecraft (works); 99,337 words; gen)
[From 1999: The Genesis Affair by Bill Koenig (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 16,828 words; gen)]
The Mirage Affair by Bill Koenig (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 15,468 words; gen)
2001
Angel Unaware by Legion (Sherlock Holmes x Quantum Leap; 29,371 words; slash)
*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
Remission of Sin by nickovetch (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 13,487 words)
*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)
In His Sights by Luca (The Profressionals; slash; 939 words)
*Verity by KerrAvonsen (The Sentinel x The Matrix; gen; 35,486 words)
2003
The Small Rain by 0ftgx (The Profressionals; slash; 3,804 words)
*A Pugnacious Angel by Gil Hale (The Profressionals; gen; 14,485 words)
I Took It For a Faery Vision by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 12,419 words)
Small Distances by LeetheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 9,241 words)
*Half Truths by LeetheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 34,674 words)
2004
Double Indemnity by alicambs (The Professionals; slash; 23,092 words)
First Time by laceymcbain (The A-Team; slash; 3,498 words)
Sleeping Together by YumYumPM (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 4,563 words)
Future Conditional by elaine (The Sentinel; ship; 26,150 words)
*Scenes from Another Life by Atalan (Harry Potter; slash; 10,262 words)
2005
Stockholm Syndrome by Gil Hale (The Professionals; gen; 15,649 words)
*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)
The Locust Affair by Lady Ra (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 45,374 words)
His Left Hand by Martha (The Sentinel; slash; 2,291 words)
[From 2007: A Chance of Fate by Claire Dobbin (The Professionals; slash; 20,963 words)]
2006
*Reconnections by madmogs (The Professionals; slash; 15,110 words)
*Weapons of Choice by P.R. Zed (The Professionals; slash; 2,404 words)
Love in a Cold County by Jojo (The Professionals; slash; 8,450 words)
*Cards on the Table by Mab (The Sentinel; slash; 26,762 words)
*Shadows of the Past by LitGal (The Sentinel x La Femme Nikita; gen; 43,835 words)
2007
*The Strongest Will by PFL (The Professionals; slash; 25,578 words)
*On Maneuvers by PFL (The Professionals; slash; 4,872 words)
All Places Alike by Asymphototropic (The Professionals; slash; 2,176 words)
The Kidnapped Instrument by spoke (Sherlock Holmes; slash; 7,505 words)
Unfit for Vision by Elise Madrid (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 18,314 words)
2008
*Legacy by Mab (The Professionals; slash; 10,795 words)
Doyle's War by Pandora Bachs (The Professionals; slash; 5,221 words)
*The Adventure of the Expert Cracksman by marycrawford (Sherlock Holmes; gen; 7,027 words)
*Its Own Kind of Chase by ShadowValkyrie (Sherlock Holmes; gen; 3,014 words)
Becoming a Lesbian: Megan Bloomfield's Guide for Cheerleaders by Deifire (But I'm a Cheerleader; femslash; 2,218 words)
* = Particularly recommended
[ ] = read but not counted toward the year's story total