Haven't read any fanfic. Which one should I start with?

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GRRARRG

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:47 AM

There's just sooo much stuff on here, and I have very little time to read. Maybe this is to subjective of a question, but are there any fanfic's that are "classics" that I simply must read? You know, 'if you never read a single fanfic again, make sure you've at least read ______'

Perhaps there's a rating system that I'm unaware of, or maybe there was a voted-on "Fanfic Awards," or something.

I'm really up for any category, 'cept maybe 'horror'. Or haiku. Although I see that is niether in the fiction category, nor has it been updated in 4 years. Say, that's mighty tempting . . .

Anyway, thanks for the help. I welcome any and all suggestions.

I mock you with my monkey pants.
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GRIZWALD

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:55 AM

The only fanfic I will read is the extended episodes at stillflying.net. They're written in script format and they stick within the framework of canon. I love 'em.

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They could not take the sky from them -
Our Big Damn Heroes made a film!
I'm gonna see Serenity then
go back the next morning and see it again.
Cuz no one at Fox knew this show had no equal
C'mon Universal, and greenlight the sequel!

Click on my profile for my Annoyingly Long List of Firefly Links.

SAB39

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:20 AM

That's interesting, I almost find that the exact opposite of what I'd choose to read.

I haven't really read any fanfic yet - I'm afraid to have the purity of the canon-verse diluted - but my withdrawal symptoms are beginning to become severe enough that I'm starting to look for some, so I guess the request for recommendations goes double for me too.

I think, though, I want to steer clear of anything that's trying to be "like" canon. I haven't given up hope of more actual canon coming up and I fear that trying to hold two parallel 'verse's in my head at once, should that happen, might dilute the impact of both. Irrational perhaps, but I got the right to be my own kind of stupid, right? :)

Anyone have any good recommendations for fanfics that steer clear of territory that might end up contradicting canon? I found one today called "Free" that I liked - a little insignificant moment between Kaylee and Mal that could happen at any time without really interfering with any main storyline. Is there a lot out there in that kind of style? Any must-reads?

LEXIEROSEME

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 2:57 AM

I've done a bit of casual browsing of the fanfics, and I have a recommendation for each of you. Yay!

A good short story that is decidedly non-canon is "I Sing of the Spirit Electric" over at Fanfiction.net (link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2626804/1/ ). It looks at what might have happened had the show had turned more science-fictiony in Objects in Sace.

I also recommend the much longer canon-centered story is "Lex Talionis," which ocurrs between Objects in Space and the BDM (link to part I: http://fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=213 ). It is a fully enjoyable story-- lots of fleshing out of characters, good writing, great dialogue. Nothing left me scratching my head saying, "wait... Book would never say that!" (something that happens more often than I would like in the world of fanfiction). Reading it helped me with the transition between series and movie: it relates just how things have gotten much worse for Mal (in the paraphrased words of Joss's commentary) in between the two. Be careful though, it does deal with very mature subject matter that not everyone would find appropriate.

ARCADIA

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 3:12 AM

I have to second the stillflying.net recommendation. If I could only read one fanfic, it would be these. If I had to pick one of these, I would pick Chains (though, I highly recommend reading all of them; some of Chains my not make sense out of context). You can find the stories at the website, or here. Look in the Blue Sun Room, under the letter V - "Virtual Firefly: Episode..."

Aside from that... hmm...

Most of the other fanfics I read are shamelessly M/I centric. Very good if you're a shipper, but some with more plot than others...

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"Objects in Space"
River: It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think...

SILENCE

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 3:17 AM

Just start at A and work your way to the end. it's what I started doing. H so far. many good stories are hidden under this place.

"Listen, if you got guests I can come back later."

DREAMSOFTHESPIDER

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:54 AM

one author that has almost never failed me is Maystone http://www.fanfiction.net/u/335326/ , and Hawkmoth has some fabulous stories (can't find the link just now, there's a thread here somewhere...) Inlashal's "Least Said, Soonest Ended" is superb: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1631697/1/

"The Power of the Pen" is hysterical http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1292958/1/

The Cortex usually has great rec's, although not recently updated, but the archive is extensive http://fireflyrecs.diaryland.com/

(copy and past the link into the address bar, the last slash isn't linking for some reason)
~Tzegha

HAWKMOTH

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 11:18 AM

I second the recommendation of Maystone's work, as well as TaraLJC:

http://www.loony-archivist.com/firefly/

Here's the link to my archive:

http://words-in-flight.livejournal.com/15394.html#cutid1

And maybe Tzegha wouls post a link to her own stories...?

LEIASKY

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:50 PM

I have to second anything written by Tara O'shea aka LJC. Her fic is simply amazing.

Otherwise, pretty much start at A in each category and work your way through it.

You'll probably hate a majority of it because its not your cuppa, or whatever, but you'll find little gems well hidden that make it worth the long search.

"A government is a body of people usually notably ungoverned."

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:59 PM

Those virtual eps at stillflying look really good. I'll have to check them out.

I helped write a virtual Buffy season 8 that was (I'm the first to admit this) not brilliant. We started writing it halfway through season 7, and of course the finale threw our own season waaaay out of whack. It was great fun though, and I'm hugely impressed by people who can write a virtual season and stay within canon. It can be really difficult to find fic that doesn't resolve all the issues nice and neatly, or mess around with the main characters and wind up changing them completely.

Desktop Hippie: at one with the 'verse

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