Fandom: STARGATE SG-1
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Author on LJ: icarusancalion
Author Website: Icarus.Slash.Fiction
Why this must be read: 

You know the stories where Jack and Daniel declare their mutual love, hop into bed and have perfect gay sex?  Yeah, this isn't one of those.

( Jack would shoot you in your sleep if you laughed right this second )

For The Petulant Gods

Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: bwinter
Author Website: Extenuation.net
Why this must be read:

Because this is fate and prophesy or simply how childhood shapes who we become. A young Boromir and Faramir searching for a relic of a bygone age and finding a hazy prophesy of an uncertain future.

This depicts a night-time Gondor of mists and danger. It is a Boromir who will - despite misgivings - follow his brother, if complainingly. While a young Faramir seeks knowledge above danger - or even sense. Throughout the story the foreshadowing of events to come makes this a bittersweet read.

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Singer by the Shore

Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: nah, this is a gen story
Author on LJ: lcorn
Author Website: Observations

Why this must be read:

This is a wonderful perspective of U.N.C.L.E. relayed to the reader by Leo, the proprietor of a new Italian restaurant situated across the street from Del Floria's tailor shop. He welcomes the reader in like an old friend, offers us food and drink, and through a series of conversations provides a most entertaining take on the customers he meets: 'Romeo Romano' with a new date each night, his runty friend with the wedding ring and a healthy appetite, and 'Capo Del Floria,' the old guy with the posh voice. When business turns bad after he refuses to sell out to a 'Frog' and a suspicious dame, Leo decides to take the initiative and ask the Del Floria 'mob' for help.

MfU fans well-versed in canon will get a kick out of recognising the villains responsible, and the opportunity to see U.N.C.L.E. through the eyes of an 'innocent' who knows enough about the world to recognise a racket when he sees one. As the narrator, Leo the restaurant owner effortlessly draws us into his world of food and family, yet keeps the focus of his conversation firmly on the characters we know so well. This technique may seem a bit distracting at first, but before you know it you'll be wishing that bowl of rigatoni was real.

La Famiglia Affair

Fandom: LOTRIPS
Pairing: None (Elijah Wood/Orlando Bloom implied)
Author on LJ: geekwriter143
Author Website: Indulgence
Why this must be read: This is an old-fashioned, set-during-filming, pub-crawl fic. There's a reason that's a cliche, and in this snarky, happy story geekwriter143 reminds us how good it can be.

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Hello! I'm saturn92103 and I'll be sharing House MD recs in February. It's a great show and a new fandom so hopefully my recs will continue to drive people to the joy that is House. :)

Fandom: HOUSE MD
Pairing: House/Wilson
Author: isagel
Author Website: n/a
Why this must be read: This story captures everything I love about House/Wilson fic. The characterizations are spot on, the dialogue (i.e. snark) is pure House, and it reads like an extension of canon.

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A Differential Diagnosis for Green Silk