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like NATO, in a way ([identity profile] casapazzo.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2004-03-17 03:53 pm

"Shadowland" by Elizabeth Ann Lewis (PG-13)

Eep. Your friendly March Buffy reccer has been busy playing den mother and B&B hostess and is terribly behind w/ the recs. Never fear, we'll fit 12 in.

Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: some Willow/Xander, Willow/Oz, Giles/Jenny
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lizbetann
Author website: Fiction by Elizabeth Ann Lewis

Why this must be read:
"The Wish" is one of BtVS' most dark and powerful episodes, and "Shadowland" plunges the reader deep into that alternate universe, as Giles waits for his Slayer, and Sunnydale begins to fall apart. "Shadowland" is the set-up, the building decay of that world - it's chilling and heartbreaking, skillfully incorporating characters and and plot elements from S1 and 2 that "The Wish" didn't have the time (or access to the actors) to explore. This is one of those stories that might as well be canon.

Shadowland