ext_73627 ([identity profile] elizabethhelena.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2008-01-09 10:09 am

What We Leave Behind by C.W.W. (PG)

Happy (belated) New Year, U.N.C.L.E. fans! I'm going to celebrate the long awaited release of the DVDs by exploring the theme of change. Also, like many of the stories I'll be recommending, the one below serves as an excellent introduction to this wonderful fandom.

Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon/Clara Richards (AKA Clara Valdar)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] st_crispins
Author Website: St. Crispin's Day Society

Why this must be read:

The inserts for the new DVDs finally blew C.W.W.'s secret identity as a member of U.N.C.L.E. However, fans of her writing have known all along. This story, like the rest of her St. Crispin's Day Universe, reads like an expansion of canon, revealing wholly believable insights into our favourite secret agents and the organization they serve.

What We Leave Behind brings Napoleon and Illya's pre-series lives into sharp focus. Napoleon is living in New York while Illya is in England, but both men are undergoing a profound change on the same day. The decisions they make will have long-lasting repercussions on their futures. Reading this story will have an equally long-lasting impact on how you perceive U.N.C.L.E. and its agents.

What We Leave Behind

P.S. Thanks to C.W.W. for the loan of her fab lj icon. This favour in no way influenced my first pick for the month -- honest!

[identity profile] st-crispins.livejournal.com 2008-01-10 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
What a lovely rec. Thank you for the thumbs up.