Discoveries by JustVisiting (PG-13)

[marag.livejournal.com]

Title: Discoveries
Fandom: Enterprise
Pairing: Reed/Sato
Author on LJ: justvisitingnow, but I think she's friends-only.
Author website: What little is still online can be found at The Linguistics Database, or by trying a web search.

Why this must be read: JV is easily one of the best writers in the fandom and you simply must read this story for the sheer storytelling ability. Of course, I'm also a sucker for a good Hoshi story, so that doesn't hurt either ;)

But Discoveries was probably the first Enterprise fic I read that was good science fiction as opposed to only a romance novel in science fiction guise. There is a romance in this story, but JV has also created a fascinating alien world, populated it with an alien species, and given the ship's linguist a true challenge. Beautiful and poignant, this story will bring a tear to your eye and make you wonder why exactly the author hasn't been hired by Paramount to write for the show.

Comments

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with your assessment of this story. It's great science fiction, with a truly imaginative premise, but it's also layered and character-driven. Even the tangential characters are interesting. She's very talented~!

[marag.livejournal.com]

If only I could convince her to write more! Or at least not pull her stories off the net. She has a wonderful fic called "A Really Over the Top Tale of Malcolm and Hoshi" which is one of the funniest things I've ever read, but it isn't to be found anywhere.

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Why does she pull them? I for one would love to read more of them.