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

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MRSU

Sunday, October 1, 2006 2:26 PM

Let me second everything which had been said about MAL4PREZ tales, Fish Job and Easy Ticket. What a fantastic read, the best FF fanfic I've seen so far! A truly ansamble saga, not a false note in character descriptions, nail-biting plot - vow! I'm so happy to come accross it, and I see that the sequel is planned. :)
I'd like to comment on those fics, does it make sense to comment on the older fics, would authors still see it?

LEIASKY

Sunday, October 1, 2006 3:38 PM

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Originally posted by MRSU:

I'd like to comment on those fics, does it make sense to comment on the older fics, would authors still see it?

Yes, we get notifications when someone comments on fic (unless the site is acting up) so definitely comment on her older stuff.

And I have to echo a bunch of people's comments on Mal4Prez' stuff as well. Her stories are very well written ensemble pieces and I've learned quite a bit in talking to her:)

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

NOSADSEVEN

Sunday, October 1, 2006 4:40 PM

Gotta agree with m4p on the Guildsister Truthsome/Blue Sun Job rec. (And of course, I have to agree with everyone else on the Fish Job/Easy Tix recs, too!)

It was the first fanfic to capture my imagination the way the series had, and like you, m4p, has inspired many a scribblings (though I've never actually went ahead and turned it into something worthy...). Some of the stuff I've written I think of as BSJ fanfic!

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NBZ

Monday, October 2, 2006 11:47 PM

Are there any positive ("Happy") post BDM fics out there?

Too many seem to concentrate on angst. Or they kill someone. Or the happiness is 'longterm' after people have moved on. or all of the above.

I know the picture left after the BDM is rather bleak, but I want some post BDM 'firefly'. Not smallville/buffy/Angel with all the teen angst.

So is there any out there? (I am not sure whether I should have started a new thread for this...)

MWAHAHA

Saturday, October 7, 2006 12:30 AM

'Kaylee's Lament' and 'The Treasure of Lei Wong Fu' by ScrewTheAlliance.

The epps over at stillflying.net

You've already heard those-- I'm mostly posting to get this thread onto my firefly...

And agian with ScrewTheAlliance

--Mwa
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Yeah, we're pretty much just giving each other significant glances and laughing incessantly.

KAOSIUM

Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:03 PM

I'm resurrecting this thread to thank everyone for the suggestions, and so I don't have to go fishing for it every time I run out of things to read. Also I was hoping there might be some newer recommendations, perhaps even someone could point me in the direction of finding ones like the stories I liked best listed below.

*****minor fanfic spoilers below******

I really liked the 2.5 stories by ScrewTheAlliance, they were the best ones I've read so far. It was disappointing he didn't finish the last one. :(

The Fish Job and Easy Tickets by MAL4PREZ were really good too.

I read all the virtual episodes at stillflying.net and enjoyed them, though I quit reading for a while sometime in the second season when I read the one where Mal whores out Kaylee so he can win a race. I couldn't believe Mal would do that to his mei-mei. I'm awfully glad I came back to them though, many of the best ones were the last half of that season.

I also liked Lex Talionis, another great story, but perhaps due to pure coincidence it was about the third one in a row I read where Kaylee is either raped, threatened with gang rape, or raped in someone's dream. Poor Kaylee! What is it about that cute little girl that makes people violate her so often in these stories! :)

I also liked the Blue Sun Job, that was really good too. The Execution of Jayne Cobb worked well for me too, as did another Jayne story by Space Angel I can't recall the name of right now.

So what I'm looking for is more stuff like that, complete stories with as good characterization as possible, so I never get the impression 'he'd never do or say that!' I'm also not the slightest bit interested in 'shipping.' I don't mind romance in a story if it fits in nicely and compliments it, but I don't want to read something that's mainly a contrivance to get two imaginary characters together so they can have imaginary sex. Some good and smart people like that sort of thing, and that's fine; I'm just not one of them. There were a number of recommendations for an author named Tara, but I noticed somewhere else it was considered Mal/Inara shipping and when I went to her site it seemed from the descriptions they were mostly romance-based. Is there more to them as well? I can read a romance if there's a really good story attached to it, should I check these out?

So basically I'm looking for stuff that reads like it could be an episode on the show, and preferably set before the movie so Wash and Book can be in it. Does anyone have further suggestions?

WAKEUPSOON

Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:46 PM

Thanks for rejuvenating this thread, its incredible!

I can't think of any like you're looking for off the top of my head, but reading about the crossovers above reminded me of this gem: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3486070/1/A_Life_Less_Extraordinary its a Firefly/Doctor Who crossover which really does work. One of my favourite fanfics ever.

~WuS

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JILLIAN8020

Friday, June 26, 2009 2:55 AM

Answered another thread like this a few weeks ago. You want a great story told over a long time with genuine love for the characters, read Slumming's epic tale from its beginning in "Voices". Just go to the profile page for this writer and start reading! Though the story is Mal/River, it all makes sense given the situation as it was at the end of the BDM. Even if you can't see yourself ever believing Mal/River would be possible, these stories are amazingly like the series. And the Mal voice is spot on, every time! Hope you will enjoy them as much as I do!!!!

KAOSIUM

Friday, June 26, 2009 4:05 AM

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Originally posted by Jillian8020:
Answered another thread like this a few weeks ago. You want a great story told over a long time with genuine love for the characters, read Slumming's epic tale from its beginning in "Voices". Just go to the profile page for this writer and start reading! Though the story is Mal/River, it all makes sense given the situation as it was at the end of the BDM. Even if you can't see yourself ever believing Mal/River would be possible, these stories are amazingly like the series. And the Mal voice is spot on, every time! Hope you will enjoy them as much as I do!!!!

Thanks you, I will check it out. The idea of Mal/River kinda squicks me, but if it's well enough done I might be able to tolerate it. If it's 'Epic' then it seems probable it's a part of the story, not the story itself.

BYTEMITE

Friday, June 26, 2009 4:06 AM

Well, Kaosium, everyone recommends ScrewtheAlliance for good reason. Lots of action, lots of humour.

I think the characterization is best in Unfinished Business and The Treasure of Lei Fong Wu. For you, I'd recommend the later: it's pre movie, and Wash and Book are used to good effect.

It is a LONG sucker, just word of warning, but each chapter will keep you hanging on, and there's some great plot going on in it.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/fulluserbluesunlist.asp?un=ScrewtheAlliance

For slightly shorter fare, I think Ain't the Fall that Kills Ya by intopaper has an excellent episode feel. The crew gets a very interesting job, and the only romance that happens is a pretty bit of angst at a party in the last chapter or so.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/showprofile.asp?un=intopaper

jetflair has a nice long POW camp story that's worth a looksee, I read it for the Mal backstory, which I think is excellent. But, that's another very long one, and there's a few points about it some might disagree with. I mention jetflair mostly because she had a little fifteen chapter thing that I thought was excellent that she based off a dream she had. "Dream Sequence."

http://www.fireflyfans.net/fulluserbluesunlist.asp?un=jetflair

This one made me giggle. A lot.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=15337

This one makes me sniffle.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2683646/1/

This one explores just how far the crew would go to save their ship if it crashed. What? Does that sound like something I've dabbled in a little recently? *innocent*

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1996576/1/

And if you like pure pulp fiction-y action, Peptuck. Some people might think it's too much, but I kind of like the comic-book violence.

http://www.fanfiction.net/u/348055/

You've already read Mal4Prez, so there's not much else I can give you. :)

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