September 26th, 2011 
12:39 am Through a Glass Darkly-verse by Wendymr (All Ages to Adult, depending on the fic)
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: alt!Ninth Doctor/alt!Jack Harkness, alt!Ninth Doctor/Rose/alt!Jack
Length: about 80,000 words for all stories
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] wendymr
Author Website: WMR on Teaspoon
Why this must be read: Rose is living in Pete's world, and has given up on ever finding the Doctor again – when the TARDIS lands in London. But it's not the Doctor she knows – it's the Pete's world version of Nine with the Pete's world version of Jack. They're very different from the versions from her home universe, and yet oddly the same underneath. Seeing their relationship grow is fascinating, and the exploration of this Jack's past is heartbreaking.

Wendymr is a BNF, and has written more wonderful stories than I can count, but in my opinion (and that of others I've talked to), this is far and away her best work. :)

Through a Glass Darkly-verse
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08:30 am Haven of my Soul by Romslinger
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: words
Author on LJ: Not known
Author Website: http://www.852prospect.org/archive/
Why this must be read: - Jim, doing voluntary work at a soup kitchen, finds himself interested in one of the men patronising it. The man is amnesiac. Then Jim - who is supposed be on desk duty because he is having problems with his senses - is called to a murder. The dead girl's roommate is the amnesiac, a man known only as 'The Professor'.

This is a story of two strangers getting to know one another, well developed, cleverly constructed, and with a link to a series episode. Emotionally it's a very satisfying read.


Haven of my Soul
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09:08 am The Completely Authorised, Un-sensationalised, Biography of Dr. Faiza ‘Excalibur’ Hussain
Fandom: MARVEL COMICS, Captain Britain and MI-13
Pairing: Gen
Length: 4227 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dhobikikutti, dhobikikutti
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:

I've never read Captain Britain and MI-13, and yet through the miracle of Yuletide I've fallen in love with one of the characters from it, Dr. Faiza Hussain, aka Excalibur. She is kind of awesome.  This is not the story that made me fall in love with her, but this is another great story about her.  I've chosen to rec it because it is also a great meta about identity, about leading a double life, about family, and all kinds of other things having to do with being a superhero.  Faiza is a new superhero, just recently joined up with the British superhero team and the journalists and papparazi want to know all about her.

This story is funny, it's serious, it's got a message without being A Very Special Story, and all the characters and relationships are so incredibly real and three-dimensional even in the short scenes we have for each.  Even if you've never heard of MI-13 or Excalibur or Dr. Faiza Hussain, go and read.  You won't regret it.

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The Completely Authorised, Un-sensationalised, Fact-Checked, Permissioned Biography of Dr. Faiza ‘Excalibur’ Hussain
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09:18 am Keeper Of Secrets by Jackie Thomas
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 3842 word count
Author on LJ:n/a
Author Website: http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/wayfinding
Why this must be read:This piece is from Cowley's viewpoint. It's a wonderful look at how the "Cow's" mind works. The show's writers were always hinting at his ability to double think. Jackie convinces us that it's all true. It could almost be considered a voyeur kink, which I must admit I have a soft spot for. Take a peek.


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Keeper of Secrets
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