Firefly Fic Rec Compilation Post
At long last, here it is! Big thank you to everyone who commented with recs. There are some wonderful fics listed below the cut, so go forth and read (or re-read) and think about giving the authors some new feedback if the link allows!
Please feel free to point people in this direction.
*Disclaimer 1: Many of the fics don't have ratings listed with them (you'll just have to click links and take your chances). Also, while there are definitely some excellent fics listed below, as always with fic reading, a positive reading experience cannot be guaranteed. ;)
Disclaimer 2: At this time, all links should work. If it changes, let me know. I'll do what I can, but make no promises. Also, let me know if there are mistakes in here. This took an amazingly long time to put together, so I could have easily screwed things up.
1. Favorite Gen Fic:
Five Times Jayne Walked Away From Serenity and One Time He Didn't by rinalin
Homestead by inlovewithnight
We Walk a Thousand Stairs (PG) by ana_grrl
Waiting For U-Day (PG) by executrix
That Old Yeh Shen Story by TaraLJC
Excursion (G)by hoban_harper
Two Gorram Days (PG13) by Dyce
The Special Two (Jayne, River) by Baylor
Unnatural Selection by mousewitchy
Five Rather Nasty and Sadistic Things That Never Happened to Simon Tam by lunabee34
With Whom I Used To by voleuse
Treasure by stormkpr
Another Horsedreamer's Blues by loneraven
The Past and Pending by cherryice
The Blue Sun Job by Guildsister. It's got ship influence (past Mal/Zoe and Zoe/Wash), but it's plot driven enough to be called gen.
Pooka madness by KMS
Christmas Cargo by llembas
Never After Midnight by sullensiren
Downtime by DJINN
Bedlam and the sequel Bed and Wine by Kaynara (link is to fic index)
Lost in Space by nutkin
Until You Go by _turtledove
2. Favorite romance fic het:
Into the Uttered Night (Zoe/Wash PG) by voleuse
When Spring is Being Born (Inara/Simon G) by inalasahl
Phyxius Crew, Jayne/Kaylee by Innis
The Two of Us (Jayne/Inara) by grapho_spasm
Beneficence (Jayne/Inara) by alizarin_nyc
Daughters of Jerusalem (River/Inara, River/Mal) by Hth
Tending to Grace (Simon/River, CSI warning) by musesfool
Of History (Wash/Zoe) by Northlight
The Other Foot, Obliquely Run (Mal/Zoe, and yet not) by musesfool
The Heart Of Her (Wash/Zoe) by sarahetc
First Comes Baby (Inara/Jayne) by inalasahl
The Freckle saga (Jayne/Kaylee) by maantre
Creature of Extraordinary Grace (Jayne/River, Mal/River) by romanceguru
All that We Let In (Jayne/Kaylee) by squish_67
Carnival Series (Jayne/River) by aliaspiral
Whiskey Bears and Pieces (Jayne/Kaylee) by wily_one24
Hidden (Mal/Inara) by goldy_dollar
Boiling Over (Mal/Inara) by spiletta42
Like Thunder Follows Lightening (Mal/Inara) by browncoat2x2
Sometimes (Jayne/Kaylee) by wily_one24
In the Dirt of the Day and In the Dust of the Day by Medea
First-Aid for Beginners (Jayne/Kaylee) by inlovewithnight
Walking Funny (Jayne/Kaylee) by kalliopekore
On the Verge (Simon/River, CSI warning) by _turtledove
3. Favorite romance fic slash:
None So Blind (Mal/Simon) by blackeyedgirl
Black Market Honey (Mal/Simon, 1/3) by itinerant_vae
Souvenirs (Inara/Kaylee, PG) by mosca
Distracted (Mal/Wash, PG-13) by ana_grrl
Trauma Medicine (Mal/Simon) by kispexi (link is to listing of all her fics)
Uninhibited (Mal/Simon) by Juli
Like Describing the Alphabet (Mal/Jayne) by Mosca
Whores and Thieves (Mal/Simon) by Eleanor K
Un-named series (Simon/Jayne) by kitunesan and wildaunnette
Dulce et Decorum est (Mal/Jayne) by evilmaniclaugh
Making God Laugh (Jayne/Simon) by puritybrown
4. Favorite humor fic:
Can't Stop the Turtle, a Firefly/Discworld crossover by roga
Fowl Tempered (PG, with a sequel linked in the header) by lyrstzha
Mummys, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (PG) by hossgal
Slippery When Wet by aliaspiral
In the Box by Dyce
Stowaway by mousapelli
A Bit of a Mix Up by leven_kemal
Jayne’s Handy How-to-Guide by ladytalon1
The Battle of the Pilots Chair in the Dino Tales series by ManicGiraffe
All the Tools for the Job by rinalin**
Buttercup by rinalin
Serenterprise D by inlovewithnight
Wei Wan Cheng by Quinni
The Pacifier by somedeepmystery
5. Favorite smut!fic either het or slash or both!:
Of Boots and Books and Rolling Stones (Mal/Simon) by JM Griffin
Jaylee: A Hunting Knife and the Market Place (Jayne/Kaylee, NC-17) by siarh
An Arrangement of Parts (Jayne/Simon NC-17) by ana_grrl
Five First Times for Faith on a Firefly and The Macho Mix (Faith/everybody, R) by frogfarm
Slim as Dimes, Jayne/Kaylee, some Simon/Kaylee by belasera
Unbuttoned (Jayne/Simon) by valiant
On the job (Jayne/Simon) by valiant
Games Pilots Play (Zoe/Wash) by leven_kemal
That Place of Nothing (Mal/Zoe) by luzdeestrellas
The Legend of the Ceremonial Flying Pineapple (Wash/Zoe) by sarahetc
Rhythm (Simon/Kaylee/Jayne) by ana_grrl
6. Favorite author (someone you'll read just about anything by):
noandwhere says, "Definitely itinerant_vae ( fic index here), because she writes some of the best Mal/Simon around; however that is closely followed by ana_grrl (fic index here), because she can write a heist like no other."
captainish says, "Everything by LJC is good." Her fic is here. "And stormkpr writes the best Wash/Zoe fic." Found here.
lvs2read says, "I've always loved Jacqui's Jaylee fics (wily_one24, fic index here)! So much angst. *sigh* *g* And ana_grrl's Pieces Tossed Aside! She does apocafic so well!
bluerosefairy says, "musesfool (and really, that goes for everything she writes, not just Firefly)." Fic index here.
sugar_fey says, "If Guildsister were to write more, I would die of happiness." Fic index here.
bookaddict43 says, "ladytalon1, her enthusiasm for everything she writes just grabs me ( Fic index here). ana_grrl even when I don't know the fandom, I read it..."
cheshire_monkey says, rinalin is just... *adores her*" (Fic index here.)
grapho_spasm had lots of favorite authors, "rinalin, ana_grrl, squish_67, cunning_hat, valiant, thunder_nari's Wash love. sffan wrote fluffier slash and.... I'm almost sure claireweasley had some s/j I used to like? but I couldn't find any.
squish_67 says, "ana_grrl is wonderful always; wily_one24 is still the Queen of Jaylee and writes an excellent story anytime.
7. Favorite fic that doesn't fit in any of those categories:
Yesterday is the Only Place We'll Ever Go (Mal/Simon) by wildannuette
Where Circles Begin (Mal/Wash/Zoe, soft R) by liviapenn
A Million Light Years From Home (cross over with Harry Potter - Sirius, crew, post StM gen, PG) by musesfool
Pieces Tossed Aside by ana_grrl**
A Gentleman (and a Thief) (House/Firefly crossover, G) by leiascully
The Filament (Wash/Simon, NC-17) by Lemon Lashes.
Doorway (Kink, Wash/Simon, Wash/Zoe) by Edwardina
Home Again (Wash/f) by scrunchy
Everybody Dies Alone (a Firefly/Sandman crossover, Mal and Death in Serenity Valley and "Out of Gas") by honorh
A Million Light Years from Home (a Firefly/HP crossover, Sirius Black and River, crew) by musesfool
You Wanna Do What? by grapho_spasm It's a fic. It's a picspam. It's HILARIOUS!
Salvage Mission by inlovewithnight
Happy Endings by bradcpu
This picspam that compares the 10th Doctor and Mal by bellanut
Ice in Crystal, Part 1 and Part 2 by juliefortune
Sometimes In and Out of Words by grapho_spasm
Glass Walls by ana_grrl
Weight and Motion [crossover with Supernatural (Mal/Dean)] by sevenfists
**Indicates fics that were rec'd multiple times.
Please feel free to point people in this direction.
*Disclaimer 1: Many of the fics don't have ratings listed with them (you'll just have to click links and take your chances). Also, while there are definitely some excellent fics listed below, as always with fic reading, a positive reading experience cannot be guaranteed. ;)
Disclaimer 2: At this time, all links should work. If it changes, let me know. I'll do what I can, but make no promises. Also, let me know if there are mistakes in here. This took an amazingly long time to put together, so I could have easily screwed things up.
1. Favorite Gen Fic:
Five Times Jayne Walked Away From Serenity and One Time He Didn't by rinalin
Homestead by inlovewithnight
We Walk a Thousand Stairs (PG) by ana_grrl
Waiting For U-Day (PG) by executrix
That Old Yeh Shen Story by TaraLJC
Excursion (G)by hoban_harper
Two Gorram Days (PG13) by Dyce
The Special Two (Jayne, River) by Baylor
Unnatural Selection by mousewitchy
Five Rather Nasty and Sadistic Things That Never Happened to Simon Tam by lunabee34
With Whom I Used To by voleuse
Treasure by stormkpr
Another Horsedreamer's Blues by loneraven
The Past and Pending by cherryice
The Blue Sun Job by Guildsister. It's got ship influence (past Mal/Zoe and Zoe/Wash), but it's plot driven enough to be called gen.
Pooka madness by KMS
Christmas Cargo by llembas
Never After Midnight by sullensiren
Downtime by DJINN
Bedlam and the sequel Bed and Wine by Kaynara (link is to fic index)
Lost in Space by nutkin
Until You Go by _turtledove
2. Favorite romance fic het:
Into the Uttered Night (Zoe/Wash PG) by voleuse
When Spring is Being Born (Inara/Simon G) by inalasahl
Phyxius Crew, Jayne/Kaylee by Innis
The Two of Us (Jayne/Inara) by grapho_spasm
Beneficence (Jayne/Inara) by alizarin_nyc
Daughters of Jerusalem (River/Inara, River/Mal) by Hth
Tending to Grace (Simon/River, CSI warning) by musesfool
Of History (Wash/Zoe) by Northlight
The Other Foot, Obliquely Run (Mal/Zoe, and yet not) by musesfool
The Heart Of Her (Wash/Zoe) by sarahetc
First Comes Baby (Inara/Jayne) by inalasahl
The Freckle saga (Jayne/Kaylee) by maantre
Creature of Extraordinary Grace (Jayne/River, Mal/River) by romanceguru
All that We Let In (Jayne/Kaylee) by squish_67
Carnival Series (Jayne/River) by aliaspiral
Whiskey Bears and Pieces (Jayne/Kaylee) by wily_one24
Hidden (Mal/Inara) by goldy_dollar
Boiling Over (Mal/Inara) by spiletta42
Like Thunder Follows Lightening (Mal/Inara) by browncoat2x2
Sometimes (Jayne/Kaylee) by wily_one24
In the Dirt of the Day and In the Dust of the Day by Medea
First-Aid for Beginners (Jayne/Kaylee) by inlovewithnight
Walking Funny (Jayne/Kaylee) by kalliopekore
On the Verge (Simon/River, CSI warning) by _turtledove
3. Favorite romance fic slash:
None So Blind (Mal/Simon) by blackeyedgirl
Black Market Honey (Mal/Simon, 1/3) by itinerant_vae
Souvenirs (Inara/Kaylee, PG) by mosca
Distracted (Mal/Wash, PG-13) by ana_grrl
Trauma Medicine (Mal/Simon) by kispexi (link is to listing of all her fics)
Uninhibited (Mal/Simon) by Juli
Like Describing the Alphabet (Mal/Jayne) by Mosca
Whores and Thieves (Mal/Simon) by Eleanor K
Un-named series (Simon/Jayne) by kitunesan and wildaunnette
Dulce et Decorum est (Mal/Jayne) by evilmaniclaugh
Making God Laugh (Jayne/Simon) by puritybrown
4. Favorite humor fic:
Can't Stop the Turtle, a Firefly/Discworld crossover by roga
Fowl Tempered (PG, with a sequel linked in the header) by lyrstzha
Mummys, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (PG) by hossgal
Slippery When Wet by aliaspiral
In the Box by Dyce
Stowaway by mousapelli
A Bit of a Mix Up by leven_kemal
Jayne’s Handy How-to-Guide by ladytalon1
The Battle of the Pilots Chair in the Dino Tales series by ManicGiraffe
All the Tools for the Job by rinalin**
Buttercup by rinalin
Serenterprise D by inlovewithnight
Wei Wan Cheng by Quinni
The Pacifier by somedeepmystery
5. Favorite smut!fic either het or slash or both!:
Of Boots and Books and Rolling Stones (Mal/Simon) by JM Griffin
Jaylee: A Hunting Knife and the Market Place (Jayne/Kaylee, NC-17) by siarh
An Arrangement of Parts (Jayne/Simon NC-17) by ana_grrl
Five First Times for Faith on a Firefly and The Macho Mix (Faith/everybody, R) by frogfarm
Slim as Dimes, Jayne/Kaylee, some Simon/Kaylee by belasera
Unbuttoned (Jayne/Simon) by valiant
On the job (Jayne/Simon) by valiant
Games Pilots Play (Zoe/Wash) by leven_kemal
That Place of Nothing (Mal/Zoe) by luzdeestrellas
The Legend of the Ceremonial Flying Pineapple (Wash/Zoe) by sarahetc
Rhythm (Simon/Kaylee/Jayne) by ana_grrl
6. Favorite author (someone you'll read just about anything by):
noandwhere says, "Definitely itinerant_vae ( fic index here), because she writes some of the best Mal/Simon around; however that is closely followed by ana_grrl (fic index here), because she can write a heist like no other."
captainish says, "Everything by LJC is good." Her fic is here. "And stormkpr writes the best Wash/Zoe fic." Found here.
lvs2read says, "I've always loved Jacqui's Jaylee fics (wily_one24, fic index here)! So much angst. *sigh* *g* And ana_grrl's Pieces Tossed Aside! She does apocafic so well!
bluerosefairy says, "musesfool (and really, that goes for everything she writes, not just Firefly)." Fic index here.
sugar_fey says, "If Guildsister were to write more, I would die of happiness." Fic index here.
bookaddict43 says, "ladytalon1, her enthusiasm for everything she writes just grabs me ( Fic index here). ana_grrl even when I don't know the fandom, I read it..."
cheshire_monkey says, rinalin is just... *adores her*" (Fic index here.)
grapho_spasm had lots of favorite authors, "rinalin, ana_grrl, squish_67, cunning_hat, valiant, thunder_nari's Wash love. sffan wrote fluffier slash and.... I'm almost sure claireweasley had some s/j I used to like? but I couldn't find any.
squish_67 says, "ana_grrl is wonderful always; wily_one24 is still the Queen of Jaylee and writes an excellent story anytime.
7. Favorite fic that doesn't fit in any of those categories:
Yesterday is the Only Place We'll Ever Go (Mal/Simon) by wildannuette
Where Circles Begin (Mal/Wash/Zoe, soft R) by liviapenn
A Million Light Years From Home (cross over with Harry Potter - Sirius, crew, post StM gen, PG) by musesfool
Pieces Tossed Aside by ana_grrl**
A Gentleman (and a Thief) (House/Firefly crossover, G) by leiascully
The Filament (Wash/Simon, NC-17) by Lemon Lashes.
Doorway (Kink, Wash/Simon, Wash/Zoe) by Edwardina
Home Again (Wash/f) by scrunchy
Everybody Dies Alone (a Firefly/Sandman crossover, Mal and Death in Serenity Valley and "Out of Gas") by honorh
A Million Light Years from Home (a Firefly/HP crossover, Sirius Black and River, crew) by musesfool
You Wanna Do What? by grapho_spasm It's a fic. It's a picspam. It's HILARIOUS!
Salvage Mission by inlovewithnight
Happy Endings by bradcpu
This picspam that compares the 10th Doctor and Mal by bellanut
Ice in Crystal, Part 1 and Part 2 by juliefortune
Sometimes In and Out of Words by grapho_spasm
Glass Walls by ana_grrl
Weight and Motion [crossover with Supernatural (Mal/Dean)] by sevenfists
**Indicates fics that were rec'd multiple times.