Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 8990 words
Author on LJ: Not known
Author Website: http://wvrebel.0catch.com
Why this must be read: -
This story starts at the end of one by another author. The original story ended fairly unsatisfactorily with a shoot-out between the police and a gang of bank robbers; Rebel picks up the story at this point, and it deals with the aftermath of the situation - basically, an Enquiry into the actions of an incompetent police captain. It isn't in any way necessary to read the original story first; Sweeps Clean (which was written with the agreement of the author of the first story) stands entirely on its own.

I like the way the story explores Blair-the-shaman. I like the understanding of the older professor. I like the way Rebel has handled William and Stephen. And I like the way that Rebel has, in a sense, brilliantly mirrored the ending of the original story, but with an entirely more satisfactory conclusion.


Sweeps Clean

Hiya, I'm cloudtrader and I'll be recommending Middle-Earth stories to y'all this month! Are you excited about The Hobbit premiering next month?!? I am! This fandom is one that most people have at least tested the waters with at one time or another, so I hope that I can whet your appetites for more. :)

Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: Éomer/Lothíriel
Length: 1,763 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: on Stories of Arda
Why this must be read:
Lothíriel, the Princess of Dol Amroth and daughter of Prince Imrahil, has always been one of my secret favorite side-characters-mentioned-only-in-the-appendices. First, you have the royal title out of the original Númenórean colonisation of Gondor. Second, you have the semi-apocryphal rumors of an elvish strand in their genealogy. And finally, the story of Nimrodel and Amroth is so beautiful and tragic and lovely, so the connection there makes me happy.

And then there is Éomer. Seriously, Éomer is awesome! And so is this writer, because she writes the relationship between these two so very, very well. Seriously, do check out all of Lady Bluejay's stories. I'm recommending one of her shorter ones here (mostly because of Gimli, yay, Gimli!), but her longer ones are amazing, too.

Author's Summary: Gimli thinks the Lady Galadriel the most beautiful woman in Middle-earth, but does Éomer agree? This is the part Tolkien did not tell us about. A humorous little oneshot.

On a Knife Edge by Lady Bluejay
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Fandom: TEEN WOLF
Pairing: Derek/Stiles
Length: 49,347 words
Author on LJ: nokomis305
Author Website: AO3 profile
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Every Step You Take