Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Author on LJ: don't know
Author Website: ?
Why this must be read:

Post War Quiddish!Harry. Draco Malfoy is heading a security company, having a somewhat okay post war life. Chudley Cannons' star Seeker Harry Potter's life is threaten. Anonymous disturbing letters are coming in. Interesting plot, interesting character development. Not your run of the mill Harry and Draco.


The Goodness of their Hearts

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Fandom: BLAKE'S SEVEN
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: not known
Author Website: not known; story found at www.hermit.org

Why this must be read:

I have a particular fondness for stories which could work as episodes with minimal adaptation, or stories which give us insight into 'missing scenes'. Kriegspielen falls into the latter category. At the end of Series Two, we know that 'Liberator' is alone in holding off an alien invasion, although help is on the way (and Avon's 'Fire!' is still the best ending of any TV series that I have ever seen; twenty years on I remember crying 'No!' at the television in frustration.) In the opening minutes of Series Three we see the toll this has taken on Liberator and her crew. What happened in between?

In Kriegspielen, Neil Faulkner shows us precisely this, as told from Cally's point of view. Tensions build up, and morale flags, as the crew of the Liberator hold their position up to and beyond the point of exhaustion. And the situation is exacerbated when the Liberator takes a group of refugees on board...

The flat narrative style is perfect for showing Cally's exhaustion, and that of the rest of the crew. As usual with Blake's Seven fic, the dialogue is crisp and, at times, sparkling. Neil has a real flair for finding the voice of each of his characters. Go ahead and read it - you won't be disappointed!

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Kriegspielen

Fandom: HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS
Pairing: none
Author Website: The Heliconian Museum
Why this must be read:

Far in the future, a pair of archaeologists discovers the body of a man frozen in the ice of Northern Siberia. A man who appears to be 2500 years old, whose clothes don't match his supposed origins. A man who claims to be a mythological hero...

If you don't count crossovers, this may be the only science-fiction AU we have in this corner of the fandom. This is one of those stories where I don't want to give too much of the plot away; let me just say that it's a long, satisfying read. The worldbuilding is meticulous, and I love the way the story keeps you hanging on the edge until the very end.

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On Ice