A very belated set of Yuletide recs III: literature

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[miss_morland]

I'm with you on the Forster recs; they're both great.

Have you read this? http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/71/carpediem.html

[espresso_addict]

I haven't read much (any?) Forster fanfiction before -- I got inspired by re-watching the Merchant Ivory film of Maurice on holiday last month. Your recs for crack_van came by at just the right time! I did also enjoy 'Carpe Diem', even though I'm one of those cynics who believes that war only rarely brings out the good qualities in people.

[ithilwen]

Thanks for the Silmarillion rec; I would never have found that one!

[espresso_addict]

I'm not sure why yuletide allows Silmarillion as it plainly breaks the small-fandom criteria, but we can rejoice that it does! There's another good Silmfic in this crop that I came close to recommending but didn't quite make the final mix, if you're interested -- Bright Are the Stars Upon the Margin of the World, by Kenaz. I'm certainly going to check out her other writings when I get a moment.

[ithilwen]

Thanks - I've read a few of Kenaz's pieces, so I'll certainly check this one out as well.

(I guess Silmarillion fandom qualifies as small in comparison to LOTR or Harry Potter, but it's certainly nowhere near as small as the other fandoms participating in Yuletide. You're right, it's odd!)

[espresso_addict]

I think the moderators factor in the current activity of the fandom in some cases, not just the total number of stories online.