September 20th, 2011 
10:58 am Going Solo by TheRimmerConnection (K = Suitable for most ages)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: None
Length: approx 4,000 words
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1009851/TheRimmerConnection
Why this must be read: Napoleon seems to be having panic attacks whenever he is not in Illya's presence. What is going on exactly?

This is a well-written, angsty and yet humorous take on the guys' friendship being used against them by the enemy.

Excerpt behind the cut... )

Going Solo
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08:44 pm Persistence of Memory by ladymordechai (G)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)/Supergirl
Length: 273 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ladymordecai,
Author Website: AO3, fanfiction tag
Why this must be read:

One of the interesting things about comics is how often things are rebooted, as new writers take old characters and make them their own.  Sometimes the reboots are small, and sometimes they're huge.  As we gear up for the big reboot of the DC universe, let's take a moment to remember the last major universe reboot, the Crisis.

This fic is a lot shorter than I would normally rec (only 273 words!) but every one of those words packs a punch.  It's about Barbara, afterwards, watching the skies for something she doesn't know.

Persistence of Memory
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10:09 pm The Iolokus Series by MustangSally and rivkat (NC-17)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: Part 1: 36,000 words; series: 272,000 words
Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence for series; rape/non-con in Part 2

Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] mustangsally78 and [livejournal.com profile] rivkat
Author Website: rivkat's page on An Archive of Our Own

Why this must be read: This epic series is epic, and a classic in the fandom. It's also highly controversial for its explicit violence, its uncompromising characterization of Scully, and its dark depiction of the Mulder/Scully relationship. So it's perfect for [livejournal.com profile] crack_van - so much so that I could not believe it hadn't been recommended here already. What's it about? Briefly, it was conceived in feminist rage over the violations of Scully's reproductive rights in the series, it's about Scully and Mulder's investigations into genetic experiments performed over decades by the Consortium, and the first part is named for an island mentioned in the Greek tragedy Medea... which should probably serve as a warning in itself.

Excerpt )


The Iolokus Series
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11:30 pm Practical Mythology by Lyricwritesprose (Teen)
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Characters: Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler, Jack Harkness
Length: ~14k
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lyricwrites
Author Website: on Teaspoon
Why this must be read: Though Lyric arrived pretty late to the game of writing "Jack's first days aboard the TARDIS" fics, she did so with a smash that catapulted her straight to the top of the field. Amidst and suspenseful and very Whovian plot, Jack slowly learns more and more about the Doctor – all the while keenly aware that he hasn't even scratched the surface. Unusually, Lyric picked first person POV – and she made it work!

Practical Mythology
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