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Recs Index Post 2019
One of the great traditions of Yuletide is recommending works to others - there are so many good works in the collection and you want everyone to know about them! We have several suggestions for how you can share recommendations at the admin LJ and admin DW.
This post is the catch-all recs post. Use it as:
Please use subject lines when commenting to this post, and rec 3 or more things per individual rec post. You do not need to rec three if you are replying to a specific rec request.
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This post is the catch-all recs post. Use it as:
- an index - if you make a recs post of your own to the Yuletide LiveJournal community or Yuletide Dreamwidth community, consider also linking your post under this post's index comment.
- a place to ask for recs - comment with themes, ratings, or tropes you want recs for!
- a place to post your recs if you don't want to make a post to the community. Put your recs, or a link to your tumblr/Pillowfort/twitter/?? recs, in a comment, if that is your preference
Please use subject lines when commenting to this post, and rec 3 or more things per individual rec post. You do not need to rec three if you are replying to a specific rec request.
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Recs post link
6 recs in 221B Baker Towers, The Expanse, and Black Sails
https://keerawa.dreamwidth.org/3119.html
4 E-rated fics
ft. The Lighthouse (2019), The Lion in Winter (1968), Another Country (1984), Victor Victoria (1982)
Recs in various fandoms
https://kyrilu.tumblr.com/post/189874020064/yuletide-fic-recs-2019
Recs in various fandoms
https://jaggedwolf.dreamwidth.org/12657.html
Recs in various fandoms
https://nrgburst.dreamwidth.org/122122.html
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Recs for The Garden of Earthly Delights - Bosch, Stardew Valley, Temeraire, Great British Bakeoff/Untitled Goose Game, Lord Peter Wimsey, Sanditon - Jane Austen, and The Book of Margery Kempe.
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https://yuletide.dreamwidth.org/194603.html
Yuletide Recs
My gift fics were both gold this year — I have been fortunate!
A Ship Called Home
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21693268
~7.5k words
Wayfarers
This one’s a beautiful examination of Owl's journey through the years, and how she came to a place where she was able to care for Jane. If you love AIs, Owl is a great one to love, and the author has really done her justice here. Owl is from A Closed and Common Orbit, but you wouldn’t need canon knowledge to enjoy this one.
Amelioration
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21546796
~1.5k words
Kingston Cycle
This is a very satisfying post-book fic that gives all the good stuff that the book left out -- the h/c and caring side of things! We get to see how Tristan feels about Miles, and a real sense of the love between them. I am so pumped for the next book in this series and this will tide me over :)
Other recs in no particular order :
Of Happy Endings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21839314
~1.3k words
Greta Helsing Series
If I didn't know how unlikey that was, I'd say the author of the canon had written it. Lovely understated but deep interaction between Greta and Fass, and a wink to one of my favourite non-canon ships in the series.
Downstream
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21715615
~7.5k words
Bedlam Stacks
Amazing fleshing out of the world of Bedlam and the relationship between the two leads, with great characterisation and the same dreamlike sense of the book.
Nexus
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21648961
~9k words
Promare
This is a gorgeous character study of Lio after the movie, and of how he manages to cope without the Promare. There's one scene where he's curled up in front of a space heater where I just wanted to hug him :( Has the right proportions of angst to fluff.
Now it’s sparkling
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21944401
~2k words
Promare
More Lio! But this time it centres around food. First half is Mad Burnish cooking for Lio, and then the second half is Lio failing to cook post-canon.
Malaise
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21793381
~2k words
Watchmaker of Filigree St
Sickfic for Watchmaker, with pitch-perfect Mori and bonus Six and Katsu interaction. Thaniel is unwell, and his inner monologue about both Mori and his illness works so well.
Sensation
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21843502
~4k words
Dr Stone
This is such a nice character study for Gen, and his relationship with Senku, along with his reactions to the new world.
One Not Far Distant Day
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21840394
~11k words
Charm of Magpies
Another one where I couldn’t quite tell you if it was or wasn’t the canon creator writing it. Set while they’re traveling, this is an adventure with great characterisation and a sense like that of canon. There was also a lovely sense of place with this one.
A Burning Coal of Kindness
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21839440
~4.5k words
Goblin Emperor
More hurt/comfort, centred on Beshelar and Maia. Beshelar is injured during a kidnapping, and he might have to become a bargaining chip for Maia. Again, good mix of angst and fluff.
Bedtime Stories for Foxes
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21707869
~2k words
Machineries of Empire
Jedao and Mikodez are my favourites in Machineries of Empire, and this is a great short fic about Mikodez trying in his own twisted way to help Jedao, and Jedao trying in his own way to give in and let him.
Be Bold, but not too Bold
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21837880
~8k words
In Other Lands
This is a hilarious post-canon fic about Elliot getting kidnapped by a dragon for the purpose of negotiation, and Luke being his knight in shining armour. Great voices!
Discord index
From Athaia:
this story reads as if Sir PTerry had come back from the grave to write it - perfect, just perfect: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21928795
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From tigerbright:
Natasha and Clint get backup they don't recognize. https://archiveofourown.org/works/21932950
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From rsf:
Every year I put the works list in hits order and then check out the last pages for things that might be interesting, even if I don't know the canon. This year I found a fic called Guacamole Excitement Hyperbole, and I was not disappointed. https://archiveofourown.org/works/21846904
no canon knowledge needed. I certainly didn't have any!
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From tiffu:
lord of the flies, top tier writing and characterisation, raw & awful & disturbing as it should be https://archiveofourown.org/works/21940165
heian period rpf, just a beautiful piece https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2019/works/21816523
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From roguefaerie:
I spoke about this. This gift was such a surprise, because I swear it was added at the last second, and yet it's what I would consider long so it wasn't done quickly. I'm having a really really tough few months and I didn't sign up for Yuletide. I explained why in my pinch hitter comment and I swear I got the most perfect fic. I don't feel like a lot of canon knowledge is needed because these characters are known from other media.
Gabriel (2007) and I swear, when I find out who this person is I will pretty much die of squee. https://archiveofourown.org/works/21943564
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From theoldgods:
I haven't read Wolf Hall in about 3 years but it's my great honor to report to Discord that the Wolf Hall fic in the collection (Cromwell/Henry VIII, explicit, 3k, great character voices and prose rhythm) is wonderful and makes me want to reread https://archiveofourown.org/works/21895870
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minim:
Canon divergence Sunshine fic. Capa/Mace, great world building, vivid and visceral. https://archiveofourown.org/works/21841123
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Llwyden:
I have to post a rec for the fic I received because it is so awesome and only has four hits so far! Spider-Man 2099, Miguel coming home to Gabriel after the events of his last series. https://archiveofourown.org/works/21845995
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Fontainebleau
The Author of the Acacia Seeds (Le Guin): an incredibly imaginative study of tardigrade literature! https://archiveofourown.org/works/21811357
Singin' in the Rain/Captain America crossover, so sweet: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21836287
Little Women: really imaginative character study/alternative story for Beth: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21927298
The Lighthouse, E-rated: brilliantly written, really creepy and way hot: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21842668
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Quin:
Stellaris fic, great worldbuilding for this video game, lovely written from the perspective of a member of an alien race, really enjoyed the pacing https://archiveofourown.org/works/21832918
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Runespoor:
My gift, a post-canon Long Live the Queen fic that I'm calling "basically The Goblin Emperor for Elodie/Banion". It's got worldbuilding, slow-burn in a political marriage, fantastic dialogue, and understated humor: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21834418?view_full_work=true
Re: Discord index
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21949204 How the (Untitled) Goose Stole Yuletide and companion piece: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21961531
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21798235 4+1 in which there is much hopeless pining because Jolene thinks Dolly Parton's character is straight and Dolly's character thinks they both are
"John Cage Collaborates with the Archive Terms of Service", https://archiveofourown.org/works/21836431, 4'33" - John Cage (Song)
while I don't know that options exist for turning off viewing of author notes, I wouldn't be surprised if they do, so should anyone be viewing in notes-hidden mode, turn that off for a better experience
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Arithanas:
Shamelessly reccing my madness gift because fandom is unwrangled and it deserves more love. Also, who could resist an adolescent explaining fanfic to their parents? https://archiveofourown.org/works/21645301
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theuncertainhour
I have to rec my gift here because it's incredible - the mummy films - 5.4k words of Rick and Evy being adorable, beautifully in-character voices, women being awesome, and BOG BODIES: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21844147
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Nemainofthewater
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21829207 my gift! It's Temeraire and it's a beautifully sweet post canon fic about Temeraire buying new clothes for Laurence. The exploration of their relationship is excellent and I laughed so much!
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lupine
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21831820
My gift, a canon-divergent Little Mermaid fic. Eventual Ariel/Ursula, with transformations, a dash of body horror, magic, character growth, and wonderfully distinct voices
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cuddyclothes
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21843175 my gift! A funny, sweet pre-slash Jeeves & Wooster fic. Bertie and Jeeves take a trip on a zeppelin and run into Honoria and her would-be gal pal. Complications ensue.
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Lanna
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21820222 my madness gift! It's Guardian fandom and puts Ye Zun on a pilates reformer to Reform Him From Evil, it is beautiful :smiling_imp:
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Holland
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21744850 it is a running joke in my family re the emu incident and we are from FL originally so I am DELIGHTED someone took my good place emu prompt
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ArisTGD
This Some Like it Hot genderqueer OT4 is amazing and awesome and full of feelings and pasta: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2019/works/21845440
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whetherwoman
This Bon Appetit Test Kitchen RPF has PERFECT voices for every single character, and is adorable and sweet and hot and once I find out who the author is I plan to stan them for life. https://archiveofourown.org/works/21839500
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lauw
I have to rec my gift to the high heavens. Uncover/Recover, interactive fiction for Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World, there's a static non-interactive version as well!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21807553/chapters/52038811
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Razia
- Bloodborne, Hunter/Gilbert shippy-gen, hopeful ending: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21896410
- Kimetsu no Yaiba, ot3 feelings, found family dynamic from Zenitsu's pov: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21894901
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woggy
insensate with giggles MS Office anthropomorfic that is SPOT ON https://archiveofourown.org/works/21789664
13 recs in 10 fandoms, plus 2 recs in 19 fandoms
(Arthurian Mythology, Captain Marvel, Discworld, The Great British Bake Off RPF, Historical RPF, Lilo and Stitch, The Mummy, The Music Man, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Untitled Goose Game)
(plus Doctor Who, The Emperor's New Groove, Gargoyles, The Good Place, Gravity Falls, Harry Potter, Lady of the Shard, The Lord of the Rings, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Moana, Pet Shop of Horrors, Phineas and Ferb, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, The Princess and the Frog, Steven Universe, We Appreciate Power, Zootopia)
https://pedanther.dreamwidth.org/142499.html
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Fandoms:
Machineries of Empire - Yoon Ha Lee
Imperial Radch - Ann Leckie
A Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine
This is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
70 recs in a variety of fandoms
90+ recs
Many recs in many fandoms!