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Do note which pairings in the fic, if any, venture into Lemony territory. Not everyone's a fan of either slash or het, let alone the other, stranger options.
Authors
Anything by Twoflower
- Recommended by Of Science, Looney Toons
- He has written for several fandoms, including Ranma ½ and Slayers. He also has a wide variety of original fiction, including Sailor Nothing.
Add ReviewAnything by sam_storyteller
- Recommended by Ophicius
- His fics cover many fandoms, including Harry Potter, Doctor Who and Torchwood, House and Heroes, and they're all excellent.
Anything by Alan Harnum
- Recommended by Pszczola, Looney Toons
- Has written stories for Ranma ½, El-Hazard: The Magnificent World, and Revolutionary Girl Utena. Sadly, he burned out on fanfiction back in 2002 and stopped writing, leaving Jaquemart, a multi-part Utena fic that takes place after the anime series, abandoned before it was completed.
- Recommended by Dr Thinker
- If you want a great novel of video game hit the works of Magus 523.
Websites
- Recommended by Cosmic Osmo, Micah
- An enormous multifandom, obscure fandom archive comprised entirely of requests. The fics are basically gifts from the authors to whoever requested them, but are really, really amazingly good. As in, the only fanfiction I will actually bother to read any more, because I know everything on the site is of such consistently high quality. All Types
- Micah: I heartily second this recommendation; I'm particularly fond of Several Competent Wizards (a Mairelon the Magician fic with minor crossover from the Enchanted Forest Chronicles) and Inspirations (The Dark is Rising with a dash of RPF).
- Micah: I heartily second this recommendation; I'm particularly fond of Several Competent Wizards
Just about anything written in the AAR section of the Paradox Interactive Forums
- Recommended by Specialist290
- I spent nearly a year on this site, most of it just reading all of the awesome AAR reports. A good deal of it is well-written, and some of the longer ones are practically novel-length. The most popular sections tend to be the Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron boards, but there's good stuff everywhere. I'd say it's possibly the largest cohesive fan fiction community on the 'Net.
- I'd especially recommend the Yogi's impressive alternate history/crossover fanfic (in two immensely long parts, and with a planned third installment) "The Master-Plan/Empire of Fu Manchu". It involves Indiana Jones, James Bond, Biggles, the Cthulhu mythos, The Shadow, Buck Rogers, Conan (well, references) and hundreds of other stuff. And it's AWESOME.
Fenspace, a collective writing project based on these discussion forums but also supported with its own wiki. Now has a tropes page.
- Recommended by Looney Toons, host of the forum.
- Set in the near future, after the discovery of "handwavium" — a mysterious substance/organism that "uplifts" ordinary tech into ultratech — allows North American science fiction fandom to explode off the planet and colonize the solar system before nervous Earth-bound governments outlaw the ownership and use of the substance. Although it's not Fan Fic of any particular series or setting in and of itself, it portrays an entire civilization of people intent on turning their particular fandoms into reality, like the Sailor Moon fen building crystal cities in the skies of Venus, The Village of Hidden Asteroid, Stellvia station and Babylon .5... Stories can be found through both the Wiki and the forum, but the forum is where the cool stuff is brainstormed.
- Recommended by Looney Toons
- Fiction based on or vaguely related to the City of Heroes supergroup The Legendary (based on the Virtue server). Like Fenspace, the product of a writing collective located on my forums. As of 2011, though, many more works can be found in the forum than on the web page.
Indvidual Stories
A Sue's Story, by Resourceful-Idiot
- Recommended by L-chan
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: While technically in the Harry Potter universe, the story is in fact about a rogue squadron of Original Characters dedicated to hunt and purge the magic world from a weird race of creatures known as Mary Sues. Complications arise when the Ministry of Magic decides to do their own approach in Sue hunting, while a terrible force lurks underneath, waiting for a chance to emerge and attack all opposing factions. Have I mentioned that the rogue squadron is entirely composed of former Sues and Stus? As put in the summary: "They're annoying. They're parasitic. And now they've realised. Canon has never been in so much trouble. A full cast of Sues, Stus, and triplepronged cutlery!".
- Comments: This fic is an interesting Deconstruction of the prevalence of the phenomenon in the fandom, while translating the MST jargon into workable concepts in-story. In the fic, these people are classified as parasitic creatures with the ability of change the reality to their whims, which makes them more dangerous what it could appear to the naked eye. The only way they can deal with is either killing the Sue or purging it with repeated sporking (as in literally stab the being with sporks) until the Sue, or at least its "Influence", leaves the body. Only people who a remaining sense of Self can survive the latter procedure, and then they have to quickly build a new personality (often almost from zero) to prevent the Sue's return. The implications of this are explored in detail. Very fun read, even more if you're into MST and Sue sporking.
Crowns of the Kingdom by Karalora
- Recommended by: The Otaku Ninja
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: When a vengeful villain attempts to turn Disneyland's 50th Anniversary from the Disney Family's greatest triumph to their greatest defeat, it's up to Mickey Mouse to set things right and save his many friends from a fate worse than death!
- Comments: Beautifully written, if not with some Purple Prose, but above all is full of action and drama and many refrences to the Disney mythology (even with an appearance or two by Walt himself!) Set during the 50th anniversary celebration, we see the characters themselves trying restore Disneyland to its original state after it was put out of sync with reality after an evil spell, not to mention Heartless-like creatures trying to prevent them from reaching their goal.
- Now has its own works page.
Welcome to the Tragic Kingdom by Aquarian Wolf
- Recommended by: The Otaku Ninja
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: When a classic attraction is set to be demolished, Walt Disney World's most beloved characters and a crew of cynical cast members start a crusade to save it.
- Comments: Like the fic mentioned above, this story features Disney characters working to stop an incoming danger, but this one also includes original (human) characters who are admittedly well-written, and enjoyable to read about.
- Recommended by: The Otaku Ninja
- Status: Dead
- Comments: First off, this fancomic might not be everyone's cup of tea. It is a darker, more cynical take on the Disney mythos to the point of Deconstruction. I would also not recommend this for the faint of heart, as well as people who don't like seeing their childhoods destroyed. Sadly, it hasn't been updated in a very long time...
Out of the Woods by Jen Kristo
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Being cornered by a monster was the last thing Conall expected when he entered the abandoned house in the woods, and neither he nor the Slenderman could anticipate the bond that would grow between them.
- Comments: The Slenderman as a semi-Magical Boyfriend seems like a pretty cracky premise, but Jen Kristo makes it work. Be warned, it's rated Mature, and is likely to become Not Safe for Work as it progresses.
Cherish While You Can by Ukyou Kuonji
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A FireTripper (Rumik World) fanfiction: Suzuko's adoptive parents mourn her loss... even though she is not truly lost.
The Wizard of Oz by Mutitoon 90
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Anime Characters. Or, to go into more detail: Dorothy Gale, a girl from Kansas, and her pet dog, Toto, gets sucked into a sudden cyclone and ended up in the land of Oz. She is given a pair of silver slippers from the witch she had killed by accident and sent to the Emerald City to meet the wizard that rules there to help her to return to her home. On her adventure, she meets some friends, while being chased by a wicked witch.
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Dorothy Gale has returned to Oz with Muta, the stray barn cat, and Kiyone, the deputy, but they found the Emerald City in ruin, and it's residents in stone. This trio has to find new friends, battle new foes and find a way to restore the capital of Oz to its former glory before they become victims themselves.
Going Trio by lkcrm94
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The Dreamstone fanfic. The Urpneys are fed up of Urpgor, so they go to steal the Dreamstone on their own. Will they succeed? No.
Sprite Fright Aftermath by Samtastic 3.0
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: After a tragedy in the woods, a teen tries to move forward. Luckily, she's got her loving family to help her.
