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The Roachia Series by Cindy Combs (PG-13)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Gen series. No pairings per se.
Author on LJ: I don't believe so.
Author Website: Cindy Combs
Crossovered with: Charmed, Nash Bridges, MacGyver, Voyager, ER, just to name a few.
Why this series must be read:
I love AUs with big, juicy, plots. I adore well-written stories where an author creates such a convincing world that you are simply glued to your computer screen until the end of the story and then you pray that there's a sequel and rejoice when you discover there is one.
Roachia is an AU set in the distant future. Settlers looking for a better life leave the overcrowded Earth in search of a new home and they find it on Roachia. Unfortunately, Roachia is populated by large bug like creatures. The Roachians want the land the humans occupy and the humans have no where else to go. War ensues. In an act of terrorism, the Roachians destroy Mountain Center, which was the training center for Sentinel and Guides. Every day the humans lose a bit more ground.
As the story starts off, Captain James Ellison and his team have been captured by the Roachians while trying to get civilians out of the occupied territory. They are placed in a basement where they find a tortured young man. Evidence indicates that they were trying to extract information from him, but what could they want from someone so young?
This may not be a crossover in the true sense. The author has taken a lot of known television characters, kept their personalities and put them in this world. It's a great deal of fun trying to pick them out.
While this story is not slash, you owe it to yourself to give it a read.
The Roachia Series
Links to individual stories:
Before Dawn
Home By Sunset
Under the Cover of Darkness
Harry's Promise
Pairing: Gen series. No pairings per se.
Author on LJ: I don't believe so.
Author Website: Cindy Combs
Crossovered with: Charmed, Nash Bridges, MacGyver, Voyager, ER, just to name a few.
Why this series must be read:
I love AUs with big, juicy, plots. I adore well-written stories where an author creates such a convincing world that you are simply glued to your computer screen until the end of the story and then you pray that there's a sequel and rejoice when you discover there is one.
Roachia is an AU set in the distant future. Settlers looking for a better life leave the overcrowded Earth in search of a new home and they find it on Roachia. Unfortunately, Roachia is populated by large bug like creatures. The Roachians want the land the humans occupy and the humans have no where else to go. War ensues. In an act of terrorism, the Roachians destroy Mountain Center, which was the training center for Sentinel and Guides. Every day the humans lose a bit more ground.
As the story starts off, Captain James Ellison and his team have been captured by the Roachians while trying to get civilians out of the occupied territory. They are placed in a basement where they find a tortured young man. Evidence indicates that they were trying to extract information from him, but what could they want from someone so young?
This may not be a crossover in the true sense. The author has taken a lot of known television characters, kept their personalities and put them in this world. It's a great deal of fun trying to pick them out.
While this story is not slash, you owe it to yourself to give it a read.
The Roachia Series
Links to individual stories:
Before Dawn
Home By Sunset
Under the Cover of Darkness
Harry's Promise
Be sure to leave feedback for the author if you enjoyed the story.
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But I also adore Cindy's other crossovers, like her extensive MacGyver series, which also touches into Stargate: SG-1 and Charmed -- and then later incorporates elements from her otherwise-separate Magnificent 7 crossover! You can never read just one of Cindy's stories. Their universes all blend together to create a very rich interwoven tapestry among all her works.
Makes it tough to chose just one of her crossovers, eh Dolimir? :)
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I'm never sure how people are going to react to gen recommendations, but this series is so good, it really does need to be pimped!
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And I'm with you on hoping Cindy writes another Roachia story, but I'm also hoping you'll write another WATN story. (Sorry, couldn't resist! :P)