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Captain My Captain by Isabeau of Greenlea (PG-13)
Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: n/a; main character OFC, also Faramir, Imrahil, Aragorn, Arwen, Elrohir, etc.
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Altariel and Isabeau - Fiction
Why this must be read:
No, I never thought I'd read a 280,000+ word story focusing on an OFC, much less recommend it. But this is a really compelling story that sucks you in and doesn't let go.
The narrator is Hethlin, a young woman who ends up with Faramir's rangers in the years leading up to the war. Before you start screaming "Mary Sue!" at me -- really, she's not. This OFC is very much imperfect and self-aware. She doesn't always know the answers, and she isn't beautiful. While some Sue-like comparisons are inevitable, this is a real character, and it's her unique point of view that makes the story interesting, offers some really different insight into the canon characters, and keeps everything moving.
There is plenty of drama and some angst, but there is also wonder, and humor, including some laugh-out-loud moments. What I especially like is that this story is NOT an AU (as much as I like LotR AU's). It fits into canon effortlessly, and enhances it at the same time, developing characters like Imrahil and Elrond's sons, who are in the books but usually in the background.
If you like this story, look on Isabeau's web site under "Hethlin of Anorien" for related works. If you like her Imrahil (and you will) you might be interested in the stories she has listed under "Princes of Dol Amroth" too. Don't blame me if you start thinking her version of Dol Amroth and its characters are canon, but it's not such a terrible thing.
Captain My Captain at Fanfiction.net
Captain My Captain at Henneth-Annun
This is rec #12, so I'm officially done! I've had a fun month! I do rec LotR stories in my journal sporadically, so if you like the stuff I've rec'd here, you can find my rec posts in a memories category here.
Pairing: n/a; main character OFC, also Faramir, Imrahil, Aragorn, Arwen, Elrohir, etc.
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Altariel and Isabeau - Fiction
Why this must be read:
No, I never thought I'd read a 280,000+ word story focusing on an OFC, much less recommend it. But this is a really compelling story that sucks you in and doesn't let go.
The narrator is Hethlin, a young woman who ends up with Faramir's rangers in the years leading up to the war. Before you start screaming "Mary Sue!" at me -- really, she's not. This OFC is very much imperfect and self-aware. She doesn't always know the answers, and she isn't beautiful. While some Sue-like comparisons are inevitable, this is a real character, and it's her unique point of view that makes the story interesting, offers some really different insight into the canon characters, and keeps everything moving.
There is plenty of drama and some angst, but there is also wonder, and humor, including some laugh-out-loud moments. What I especially like is that this story is NOT an AU (as much as I like LotR AU's). It fits into canon effortlessly, and enhances it at the same time, developing characters like Imrahil and Elrond's sons, who are in the books but usually in the background.
If you like this story, look on Isabeau's web site under "Hethlin of Anorien" for related works. If you like her Imrahil (and you will) you might be interested in the stories she has listed under "Princes of Dol Amroth" too. Don't blame me if you start thinking her version of Dol Amroth and its characters are canon, but it's not such a terrible thing.
Captain My Captain at Fanfiction.net
Captain My Captain at Henneth-Annun
This is rec #12, so I'm officially done! I've had a fun month! I do rec LotR stories in my journal sporadically, so if you like the stuff I've rec'd here, you can find my rec posts in a memories category here.