September 28th, 2004 
12:20 am Zeno's Paradox by Janis Cortese (NC-17)
Fandom: HORNBLOWER
Pairing: Horatio/Archie
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] tanacawyr
Author Website: http://www.io.com/~cortese/stories/
Why this must be read:

I don't have the words to tell you why this must be read, only that it is so painful and erotic it simply must be. This is a fix-it that saves Archie by turning him into a vampire. The idea *had* to be done, and Janis does it - well; it's all the angst of dead!Archie with all the joy of live!Archie in one.

However, there is one scene in this story that stands out in my mind, and it is a scene in which Archie's body is hanged. Horatio's memories during this scene, the sheer eroticism he finds in Archie's very vitality, are enough to leave me speechless every time. Few writers in this fandom can express the sheer livid erotic that Janis always brings to her work.

Also note there is a prequel on her website entitled "Half a Life" which explains how Archie became a vampire.

Zeno's Paradox
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12:51 am A Treatise on Being a Man Jealous of a Machine by Red (R)
Fandom: FARSCAPE
Pairing: John Crichton, Aeryn Sun
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] themonkeycabal
Author Website: Province of the Red
Why this must be read:

Red's ability to channel John Crichton is uncanny. Usually she's torturing him, or blowing him up, or sending giant robots and gorillacrabs and psychotic, eyeball-popping criminals to make his life a misery.

In this fic, however, Crichton faces what is undeniably his toughest challenge: how to get into Aeryn Sun's pants without losing teeth, gaining bruises, or ending up concussed. I narrow my eyes and stare at the top of her head, wondering if I think just hard enough at her, will she pick up on the "do the studly scientist" vibe?

You can't help but be captivated by Red's Crichton. You'll want to hug him and take him home and keep him all to yourself.

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A Treatise on Being a Man Jealous of a Machine (or, You Talk Too Much, Shut Up)
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12:49 pm The Rooster Man of Gondor by Chelsea Nolen (PG)
[Sorry about the dearth of recs over the last week or so. I've been digging around in forgotten corners of electronic archives ::coughs from the virtual dust:: and before the end of the month I'm going to present some great stories by authors who are undeservedly obscure and/or seem to have vanished from the fandom. Think of it as a treasure hunt!]

Fandom: LOTR
Pairing: n/a
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:

A very unusual view of the siege of Minas Tirith, from the perspective of one of the strangest and most fascinating original characters ever created in this fandom; all in a short (about 1200 words) but intense package.

This story has become part of my personal canon; I'm firmly convinced that events happened this way.

In fact, I'm so sure of that, I was surprised not to see it depicted in Peter Jackson's Return of the King - maybe it'll be on the extended DVD...

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The Rooster Man of Gondor
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