Fandom: BANDOM (Panic/TYV, with some MCR and FOB)
Pairing: Jon/Brendon, Jon/Spencer, Ryan/Brendon, pre-Panic GSF, Frank/Gerard
Length:  46,000 words
Author on LJ:  foxxcub
Author Website:  n/a
Why this must be read:  This is an awesome story I find myself reading over and over again.  The characters are engaging and the storyline is amazing.   It is, to quote the author, a steampunk story about dragons and the boys who ride them.

Ryan gave Brendon a long, considering look. "How much do you know about the first raids?" he asked.

Brendon flushed; the answer to that would've been very different before Jon came to Audrey. "I...know about the Alpha Minister's decree making Riders official enemies of the state because the Government thought the Dragonrider Guild was growing too powerful," he answered carefully. "And that all 'friends and harborers' were found guilty of treason." He made a face. "So yeah, I know I could be arrested for knowing about Jon and Helia, but I don't care. It's worth it." Brendon shrugged and smiled crookedly over his shoulder at Jon and Helia.

I Dream a Nation of You

Hi, My name is Tat and I have taken the van for the month. I haven't driven't it before so watch out ;-))

Fandom: Starsky & Hutch

Pairing:Starsky/Hutch
Length: Long Series
Author on LJ: http://vedette-ciel.livejournal.com, http://community.livejournal.com/starskyhutch911
Author Website: http://meandthee.shahrazad.net/author.php?authorid=131
Why this must be read: 

August of 1980 Starsky have returmed to duty and the guys seems to be better than before but something small is differend in the air but then the guys meet almost parallely a new lady. and that's is only the beginning.......

This is not a story for the faint of heart the author named it a thriler for a reason. It touch disturbing topics and  have many  hair raising scenes but it is also the closer to the series story that I ever read, is like you are waching a long and one of best episode. The enotions, the actions is all the guys, just a step further.

It is also one of the most heart breaking romantic!!!! whatever I could tell you it is not enough, just read it...
I will give you just the merest taste...


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Certain Mendacity:  http://community.livejournal.com/starskyhutch911/196555.html#cutid1

Vedette is a Wich in the way she is using the words and will capture before you know it.

 

Fandom: Starsky & Hutch

Pairing:Starsky/Hutch
Length: Long Series
Author on LJ: http://greenlady2.livejournal.com
Author Website: http://my-greenlady.com

Why this must be read:
This series is embrasing perfectly the mystical with our beloved Bay City. It is again  after Sweet Revence and Starsky have started having stranger dreams... but that is only the beginning......


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The Mountains of the Moon: http://my-greenlady.com/mountains_series.html

Fandom: EUREKA
Pairing: Jack/Stark
Length: 2,575
Author on LJ: spikedluv
Why this must be read: Jack and Nathan get roped into appearing in the 'Men of Eureka' calendar. Which is a really wonderfully convenient excuse to dress the boys up in hot photo-taking costumes and then have them make with the sexy times.

And they are really, really hot sexy times too!


The Men of Eureka

Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairings: Frannie Vecchio/fandom. (Also Frannie Vecchio/Elaine Besbriss, and references to Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Ray Vecchio/Stella Kowalski, and Margaret Thatcher/Renfield Turnbull.)
Length: 1300 words
Author on LJ: innocentsmith
Author Website: Innocentsmith at the AO3
Why this must be read: If this story doesn't fill you with glee, I really don't know what would. There is Frannie asking Elaine to beta for her, Welsh finding her printed-out fanfic at the station, Frannie having shipping wars with Turnbull, and there is Canadian Explorers RPF for Yuletide. Also, Frannie's LJ name is msmalaprop. &hearts (Uh, that actually goes to a real LJ, but I'm assuming that's not Frannie.)

Fangirl!Frannie

Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pairing: none
Length: novella (circa 30,000)
Author on LJ: not known
Author Website: Heather F's stories on Blackraptor

Why this must be read:  Well, because it’s classic whumpage by a master of the art, who spectacularly fells two of the seven in the same tense, well-constructed story.  Most of it takes place out in the desert at night which Heather conjures really effectively.  And then, what gives it extra bite (and a goodly whiff of potential tragedy) is the dysfunctional nature of Chris's relationship with one of the suffering men.  I love his inner struggles over whether he cares as much for one of the victims as he obviously does for the other.

There are some great, almost surreal, scenes in camp, a neat little twist to the plot and Chris nearly spontaneously combusting every five minutes which is always entertaining.  Anyhow, despite a bit of a squick factor (the clue is in the title), this story has many really strong elements.  I keep coming back to it.

Should ever the choice arise, Chris would never single out one of his men, one of his family, to be a target of such violence. Larabee, if faced with such a brutal choice, would pick himself. He would not leave it to fall ... on the one who always expected it.

Poison

Fandom: STARGATE: ATLANTIS
Pairing: gen
Length: 12,685 words
Author on LJ: harriet_spy
Author Website: .sometimes you need a story.

Why this must be read:

This fic has an amazing outsider POV. Sometimes, it's easier to have an outside POV because you don't need to pay as close of attention to the characterization of a more difficult character, but the author doesn't shy away from that at all. The world this story takes place on it rich and detailed and the characters all fully conceived.

It's a fic that takes place after the war and John is wandering about by himself. John stays awhile and helps out a small settlement, only to be confronted by an enemy of his not-too-long-ago past. You only get glimpses and guesses at what happened in the final war, but this is a character study and you're left feeling alright not knowing everything that happened.

Poetic prose and with a lovely flow to it all. In the end, you're as close to the persona who is telling the story as to John. Everyone matures and changes and it's wonderful to read something that's fairly simple in plot (as in no technobabble or war strategy), but delves deep into the emotional senses.

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The New Frontier

Hi all. I'm driving the crack_van for the Fast and the Furious series this month. I was waiting to rec anything until I finished an updated fandom overview (this overview is really useful, but there's been a fourth movie since it was written), but it is taking longer than I expected. Instead, I will start reccing stories, and I'll put up the fandom overview when I get a chance.

In short, I love the Fast and the Furious series because it deals with created families, loyalty, love, friendship, and an evolving sense of self all wrapped up in shiny, fast cars and super hot characters. Good times. Mostly, I love the different ways families are created, the way they hurt each other and help each other, the way they're filled with love and hate.

A huge part of the fandom is mostly interested in boy slash, but my interests lean toward girl slash and het, so my recommendations will echo that interest. (I'm also a big fan of crossovers, so look for those on the appropriate day.)

For my first rec, a story that so very well encompasses family it fills me with emotion every time I read it.

Fandom: FAST AND THE FURIOUS SERIES
Pairing: Gen, Letty and Mia
Length: approximately 3,000 words
Author on LJ: turnonmyheels
Author Website: Fic Masterlist
Why this must be read:

"Gravity" encompasses so much of what I love about The Fast and the Furious in general and Letty and Mia in particular. It's a lovely story about families, born and created, and the way your family can hurt you even while trying to take care of you, and how loss can rock a family to the core without actually destroying it.

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"Gravity" by Turnonmyheels