History FanficRecs / SherlockHolmes

* Comments: The plotting is skillful and clever, showcasing Watson's intelligence as well as Holmes', and of course it's always nice to see Holmes and Watson taking care of each other. The best one is probably "Of Memories and Languages." POV switches between Holmes and Watson, sometimes covering the same events twice.

* Crossover with: ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective''

* Crossover with: ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective''

* Crossover with: ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective''

* Status: Ongoing

* Recommended by: Rilkar, @/{{Indalecio}}

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/977686 Deserter]]'' by Queen Megaera
* Recommended by: @/RubberLotus

''Fanfic/ChildrenOfTime''by Wholmes Productions

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821971/1/ Edward meets Sherlock Holmes]]'' by Van Wolfe
* Recommended by: Novatel
* Crossover with: ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''

* Synopsis: Why did Edward stop hunting criminals? During those brief ten years, he was just like a superhero...So why? Because he met someone. A man named Sherlock Holmes.
* Comments: Crossover with ''Twilight'' of all things, and still manages to be great. Sherlock Holmes uses his intelligence to fight Edward Cullen, a vampire.
[=[[reviews:EdwardMeetsSherlockHolmes]]=]

''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/28727/ The Magician and the Detective]]'' by Bad Horse
* Recommended by: Rilkar, @/{{Indalecio}}
* Crossover with: ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''

* Synopsis: The brilliant Fetlock Holmes is a stallion almost worthy of the Great and Powerful Trixie. But he is interested in criminals, not mares. Have no fear! Trixie has a plan.
* Pairing: Holmes/Trixie
* Comments: One of [=EqD=]'s prereaders says it better than I could: "Never before have I seen a crossover work so seemlessly, integrating the best elements of both worlds. Highly recommended."
[=[[reviews:TheMagicianAndTheDetective]]=]

''Literature/AStudyInEmerald'' by Creator/NeilGaiman
* Recommended by: Count Choculitis, @/{{Ainyre}}
* Crossover with: ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos''

* Synopsis: The Great Detective and his new flatmate investigate the murder of a member of the royal family.
* Comments: I just really love this clever twist on the plot of the first Holmes novel, ''A Study in Scarlet''. It's set in an alternate universe Victorian London where Lovecraftian monsters rule the earth, and... well, you should probably just read it. Beautifully written, subtle, and creepy.
[=[[reviews:AStudyInEmerald]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6096601/1/ A Study in Rum]]'' by Nytd
* Recommended by: Belphegor
* Crossover with: ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''

* Synopsis: One wicked and clever pirate. One singular and brilliant detective. One hundred and fifty years apart. An impossible meeting? Perhaps just improbable...
* Comments: Nytd is first and foremost a PiratesOfTheCaribbean fanfiction writer, but although this is a crossover, it remains a Holmes story throughout, with Doctor Watson as the narrator from beginning to end. It's fascinating, quite gripping and often funny, and the author has the 'voice' and feel of her characters down pat - no-one is forgotten. A definite must-read.
[=[[reviews:AStudyInRum]]=]

"[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2695250/1/Elementary-My-Dear-ObiWan Elementary, My Dear Obi-Wan]] by Frostfyre7
* Recommended by Shareth

* Synopsis: Life in London can get plenty interesting when Sherlock Holmes is hot on the trail of the dastardly Moriarty. Things take a bizarre turn, however, when Holmes and Watson intervene in a most unusual assassination attempt on a strangely dressed young man.
* Comments: Gets the tone of the original Sherlock Holmes stories spot-on while effortlessly blending in pre-Movie Star Wars-verse elements. The best and truest-to-literary-canon Sherlock Holmes crossover this troper has read since 'A Study in Emerald'. Highly recommended.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/627940 Moustery]] by rabidsamfan
* Recommended by Tropers/RubberLotus
* Crossover with: The Great Mouse Detective
* ''Synopsis'': Watson observing something before Holmes has? More likely than you think.
* ''Comments'': Absolutely marvelous, though sadly shorter than it ought to be. What the film itself only hinted at is fleshed out just a little bit more in this fic, as one particular human begins to take note of the world of talking mice.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9158342/1/From-the-Sidelines From the Sidelines]] by Riandra
* Recommended by Tropers/RubberLotus
* Crossover with: The Great Mouse Detective
* ''Synopsis'': One night, while on a food run, Dr. Dawson experiences a most heart-pounding adventure.
* ''Comments'': Much like the above - just a quick peek into those instances where the worlds of mice and men intersect, if ever so briefly.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7698301/1/ The Unexpected Visitor]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3356456/ Samantha Spanner ]]
* Recommended by roguehistoria
* Crossover with: The Great Mouse Detective

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1235894/1/ The Detective and the Diplomat]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/165165/ Beth Einspanier]]
* Recommended by Hereward
* Crossover with: Discworld
* Synopsis: During an experiment involving the use of magic between distant parts of the multiverse, a single sneeze sends two of the most analytically brilliant men known into each other's shoes. With Holmes booked to investigate an attempted murder and gold fever sweeping Ankh-Morpork, how can Watson and Vimes deal with this new development?
** [[Fanfic/TheDetectiveandtheDiplomat Has its own page]].

''Fanfic/ChildrenOfTime'' (link to first story [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8578187/1/Children-of-Time-Ep-1-Smith-and-Holmes here]]) by Wholmes Productions
* Recommended by fruitstripegum
* ''Crossover with'': Series/DoctorWho
* ''Synopsis'': An AlternateUniverse series of fics asking "WhatIf Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson had become the Doctor's companions instead of Martha Jones?".

''[[http://toft.dreamwidth.org/449869.html Homo Ex Machina]]'' by Toft
* Recommended by; Jesaja, caughtbluehanded

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5750693/1/ Will's Story]]'' by CSI Clue
* Recommended by: Tonnocal

[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/28727/The-Detective-and-the-Magician The Detective and the Magician]] by Bad Horse
* Recommended by Rilkar, {{@/Indalecio}}
* Pairing: [[spoiler:Sherlock/Trixie]]
* Synopsis:The brilliant Fetlock Holmes is a stallion almost worthy of the Great and Powerful Trixie. But he is interested in criminals, not mares. Have no fear! Trixie has a plan.
* Comments: One of EqD's prereaders says it better than I could: "Never before have I seen a crossover work so seemlessly, integrating the best elements of both worlds. Highly recommended."
* Tags Het, Sad, Crossover.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5701596/1/Genevieve Genevieve]] by CSI clue
* Recommended by JustTroper
* Pairing: Holmes/Genevieve St. James
* Sypnosis: Holmes falls in love with a girl from a book store, who later saves him from death.
* Comments: a rare case of LoveInterest having a SpeechImpediment (stutter), which even isn't presented as a disability.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2552646/1/A-Scandal-of-No-Importance A Scandal of No Importance]] by amalcolm1
* Recommended by Tropers/{{Fiwen9430}}
* Pairing: Holmes/Watson and past Creator/OscarWilde/Holmes are the main focus, though the fic also deals with Wilde/Robert Ross and Wilde/Bosie.
* Synopsis: In 1897 Holmes receives a letter asking him to help an old friend in Paris. The remembrances of their past relationship force him to confront his feelings for Watson.
* Comments: Weaves the characters really well with actual historical events. Mostly Holmes' POV with lots of flashbacks, especially to the Old Bailey trial, though the last couple of chapters also have Wilde and Watson POV.

''Literature/AStudyInEmerald'' by Creator/NeilGaiman (AU, Crossover with CthulhuMythos. Available to read online [[http://www.neilgaiman.com/mediafiles/exclusive/shortstories/emerald.pdf here.]])
* Recommended by Count Choculitis, @/{{Ainyre}}
* Synopsis: The Great Detective and his new flatmate investigate the murder of a member of the royal family.
* Comments: I just really love this clever twist on the plot of the first Holmes novel, ''A Study in Scarlet''. It's set in an alternate universe Victorian London where Lovecraftian monsters rule the earth, and... well, you should probably just read it. Beautifully written, subtle, and creepy.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821971/1/Edward_meets_Sherlock_Holmes Edward Meets Sherlock Holmes]]'' by Sherlock Carr
* Recommended by Novatel
* Synopsis:Why did Edward stop hunting criminals? During those brief ten years, he was just like a superhero...So why? Because he met someone. A man named Sherlock Holmes.
* Comments: Crossover with Twilight of all things, and still manages to be great. Sherlock Holmes uses his intelligence to fight Edward Cullen, a vampire.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6096601/1/ A Study in Rum]]'' by Nytd
* Recommended by Belphegor
* Synopsis: One wicked and clever pirate. One singular and brilliant detective. One hundred and fifty years apart. An impossible meeting? Perhaps just improbable... Crossover with Pirates of the Caribbean.
* Comments: Nytd is first and foremost a PiratesOfTheCaribbean fanfiction writer, but although this is a crossover, it remains a Holmes story throughout, with Doctor Watson as the narrator from beginning to end. It's fascinating, quite gripping and often funny, and the author has the 'voice' and feel of her characters down pat - no-one is forgotten. A definite must-read.

"[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2695250/1/Elementary-My-Dear-ObiWan Elementary, My Dear Obi-Wan]] by Frostfyre7
* Recommended by Shareth

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5377610/1/ The Fall at Reichenbach, Revisited]]'' by rabidsamfan
* Recommended by: millernumber1

[[http://featherfish.livejournal.com/196763.html#cutid1 The Baker Street Record]] by Featherfish (Crossover with ''Literature/HouseOfLeaves''. Contains slash, explicit sex.)
* Recommended by Count Choculitis, Tropers/Starshine
* Pairing: Holmes/Watson
* Synopsis: Described by the author as an exercise in dual pastiche, this crossover begins with Holmes and Watson discovering a door in their [[color:blue:house]] were there wasn't one before. Holmes starts going mad trying to wrap his mind around it. Where does it lead? [[strike:[[color:red: Is there something inside it?]]]] And then it gets worse. It should be noted that this is really not primarily a ship fic, but it contains Holmes/Watson slashiness and one scene of explicit sex.
* Comments: What can you expect from the story? Uh... creepiness, postmodernism, footnotes, and general awesomeness. Captures the voice of both works marvelously, and is full of clever allusions and surprises. In-character while showing the characters' descent into desperation and madness, and contains a touching portrayal of the bond between Holmes and Watson. Complete.
** Seriously, this is a work of art. And if you're not into Holmes/Watson, don't let that put you off. The way she works it in is ingenious.
*** Speaking as someone who has never read House of Leaves and didn't really like Holmes/Watson before she read this fic, it is absolutely amazing. I would say it's the best fanfic ever written, but I'm not sure that description does this work justice. Best fanwork ever is probably more accurate.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1808766/1/Confessions_of_the_Master Confessions of the Master]]. Recommended by [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/ReginaTitania ReginaTitania]].
* Possibly the longest Holmes/Watson slash fic on FF.Net, this 214k+ monster is ''still'' WIP and comes pretty well recommended. It tells a dark story of love between Holmes and Watson, especially in the face of Victorian society and Watson's parental responsibilities, along with several more hypotheses regarding their backgrounds.
** Told in the Watsonian style, one really feels as though Watson himself wrote this, although the use of footnotes does crack the illusion quite a bit. This story is something intriguing and attention-grabbing. No questions said; it is a tragedy. Take it like it is.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5244083/1/The_Adventure_of_Hecate_House The adventure of Hecate House]] by Eyebrows2
* Recommended by Tonnocal
* Pairing Holmes/Violet Hunter
** As Sherlock Holmes investigates an enigmatic doctor who makes extraordinary claims, he uncovers a fiendish web of dark crime. Can he & Watson unravel it before danger overtakes them? And what role does ex-client Violet Hunter play?
* Neither crude nor crud, this is pure Sherlock Holmes. The leading lady features in one of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and is true to Conan-Doyle's representation of her.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5750693/1/Wills_Story Will's Story]] by CSIClue
* Recommended by Tonnocal
* Summary: After a murder at the Grande, Constable Clark and Mr. Holmes help to rescue a damsel, and Clarke gets more personallly involved.
*** He was Will long before he was a William Clark, constable, and to his friends he was still Will when off-duty, which wasn't much these days. He roomed at a respectable house run by a retired army sergeant and his wife, and he sent home part of his pay every month to his old dad who was out in Weymouth.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/98886 Marriage à Trois]] by Sorrel
* Recommended by Java
* Pairing: Watson/Mary/Holmes
* Synopsis: In the aftermath of the Blackwood case, Mary determines that if she wants to have a successful marriage, she must find a way to integrate Holmes into her relationship with John. It's a decision that will have a number of unforeseen consequences, as she becomes far closer with the famous detective than she ever could have imagined.
* Comments: This fic is wonderfully realized, and I loved the gradual inclusion of Holmes. Follows the 2009 film.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7589347/1/A_Journey_to_the_Core A Journey to the Core]] by Nunewesen
* Recommended by Eona

[[http://toft.dreamwidth.org/449869.html Homo Ex Machina]] by Toft
* Recommended by Jesaja, caughtbluehanded
* Pairing: Watson/Holmes
* Synopsis: Watson accidentally publishes a pornographic novella featuring himself and Holmes, and is blackmailed into making it a serial.
* Comments: Well-written and enjoyable.
** Ridiculously fun to read. Also hot. -caughtbluehanded
* Tags: Crack, UST, lemon.

* Recommended by Polaris, bregalad
* Comments: For all your Holmes/Watson shipping needs. Katie's fics are long, plotty, incredibly detailed and emotionally resonant. She has an excellent knowledge of the canon and the period; several stories deal with canonical incidents - and how they may have occurred differently than Watson chose to record them - and historical events ([[http://www.liquidfic.net/fullofgrace.html Full of Grace]] deals with Creator/OscarWilde's imprisonment; [[http://www.liquidfic.net/presburyletters.html The Presbury Letters]] with UsefulNotes/WorldWarI). My personal favorite is [[http://www.liquidfic.net/threefavours.html The Three Favors]], which deals with Holmes' return to London after Reichenbach.

** Agree as well. This trooper read [[http://www.hwslash.net/content/sochange1.html The Sign of Change]] before seeing the second movie and couldn't avoid mixing both works together. Her stories have a great canon feel.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2692476/wordybirdy Wordybirdy]]
* Recommended by Lady Nomad

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6484194/1/A_Study_in_Stardom A Study in Stardom]] by Aleine Skyfire
* Recommended by totofan4ever
* Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes and Jeremy Brett put up with each other, warts and all.
* Comments: This whole series of one shots is filled with Crowning Moments of Heartwarming as Jeremy Brett, David Burke, and Edward Hardwicke interact with their canonical counterparts. It really gives an inspiring idea to how Jeremy was able to act as close to Holmes as he could. And it also gives off amazing ideas such as Watson replacing David in the episode "The Solitary Cyclist" because David had the flu. Beautifully written and it's guaranteed to warm the heart of anyone who loves Sherlock Holmes and Jeremy Brett.

''[[http://prof-pangaea.livejournal.com/115264.html Sub Rosa]]'' by Professor Pangaea
* Recommended by Polaris
* Synopsis: "One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve. The truly beautiful and noble puts its lover, as it were, at an infinite distance, while it attends him more strongly than ever." -- Henry David Thoreau
* Comments: This is a wonderful multimedia fic, consisting largely of telegrams exchanged between Holmes and Mycroft during the former's time in hiding after "The Final Problem."


''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4830109/1/ Jottings from a Doctors Journal]]'' By charleygirl.
* Recommended by Ancient Nonun.
* Type: Friendship
* Status: Ongoing-35 chapters.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5377610/1/The_Fall_at_Reichenbach_Revisited The Fall at Reichenbach Revisited]]'' By [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/536348/rabidsamfan rabidsamfan]].
* Recommended by millernumber1.
* Type: Friendship, AU, shipping
* Status: complete, one-shot
* Synopsis: An AU look at what might have happened in Switzerland, from the prompt "What if Mary Watson didn't die during the Hiatus?"
* Comments: Incredibly dramatic, well written, and one of the few Watson/Mary shipping fics that doesn't go for the angst of the seemingly canon death of Watson's wife during the Hiatus. Deserves many, many reviews (and possibly encouragements for a follow up!).
* Pairing: Watson/Mary

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7163413/1/Misery Misery]] by Ancalime8301
* Recommended by Lady Nomad
* Type: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
* Status: complete, one-shot
* Synopsis: Holmes hits a rough patch just after Watson's wedding. Warnings: drug abuse, withdrawal.

* Pairing: Watson/Mary

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4463093/1/Power_of_the_Pen Power of the Pen]] by The Fool's Hope
* Recommended by Mockingjay
* Type: Humor/Drama

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5663110/1/40-things-Sherlock-Holmes-must-not-do 40 Things Sherlock Holmes must not do]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1320665/snowflakes-and-ink snowflakes and ink]]
* Recommended by bregalad
* Synopsis: A humorous compilation about Holmes's quirks by Mary Watson.
* Comments: This is a short, sweet, crack-ish fic with many follow-ups. The author's other works are worth checking out, too.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/977686 Deserter]]'' by Queen Megaera
* Recommended by RubberLotus
* Synopsis: "For me, there still remains the cocaine-bottle. And he stretched his long white hand up to it." ''Literature/TheSignOfTheFour'' officially ended with these words, but Dr. John Watson's dilemma did not.
* Comments: Who knew that one single line could spawn such a short yet emotional ficlet?


[[/folder]]

[[folder: Shipping Fics]]
''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''

* Comments: For all your Holmes/Watson shipping needs. Katie's fics are long, plotty, incredibly detailed and emotionally resonant. She has an excellent knowledge of the canon and the period; several stories deal with canonical incidents - and how they may have occurred differently than Watson chose to record them - and historical events ([[http://www.liquidfic.net/fullofgrace.html Full of Grace]] deals with Oscar Wilde's imprisonment; [[http://www.liquidfic.net/presburyletters.html The Presbury Letters]] with WorldWarOne). My personal favorite is [[http://www.liquidfic.net/threefavours.html The Three Favors]], which deals with Holmes' return to London after Reichenbach.

* Pairing: Holmes/Watson and past {{Oscar Wilde}}/Holmes are the main focus, though the fic also deals with Wilde/Robert Ross and Wilde/Bosie.

* Synopsis: "For me, there still remains the cocaine-bottle. And he stretched his long white hand up to it." ''TheSignOfTheFour'' officially ended with these words, but Dr. John Watson's dilemma did not.

''AStudyInEmerald'' by Creator/NeilGaiman (AU, Crossover with CthulhuMythos. Available to read online [[http://www.neilgaiman.com/mediafiles/exclusive/shortstories/emerald.pdf here.]])

* Comments: I just really love this clever twist on the plot of the first Holmes novel, ''A Study in Scarlet.'' It's set in an alternate universe Victorian London where Lovecraftian monsters rule the earth, and... well, you should probably just read it. Beautifully written, subtle, and creepy.

* ''Crossover with'': SherlockHolmes
* ''Synopsis'': An AlternateUniverse series of fics asking "WhatIf Sherlock Holmes had become the Doctor's companions instead of Martha Jones?".

''AStudyInEmerald'' by NeilGaiman (AU, Crossover with CthulhuMythos. Available to read online [[http://www.neilgaiman.com/mediafiles/exclusive/shortstories/emerald.pdf here.]])

[[http://featherfish.livejournal.com/196763.html#cutid1 The Baker Street Record]] by Featherfish (Crossover with HouseOfLeaves. Contains slash, explicit sex.)

''AStudyInEmerald'' by NeilGaiman (AU, Crossover with CthulhuMythos. Available to read online [[http://www.neilgaiman.com/mediafiles/exclusive/shortstories/emerald.pdf here.]])
* Recommended by Count Choculitis, @/{{Ainyre}}
* Synopsis: The Great Detective and his new flatmate investigate the murder of a member of the royal family.
* Comments: I just really love this clever twist on the plot of the first Holmes novel, ''A Study in Scarlet.'' It's set in an alternate universe Victorian London where Lovecraftian monsters rule the earth, and... well, you should probably just read it. Beautifully written, subtle, and creepy.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821971/1/Edward_meets_Sherlock_Holmes Edward Meets Sherlock Holmes]]'' by Sherlock Carr
* Recommended by Novatel
* Synopsis:Why did Edward stop hunting criminals? During those brief ten years, he was just like a superhero...So why? Because he met someone. A man named Sherlock Holmes.
* Comments: Crossover with Twilight of all things, and still manages to be great. Sherlock Holmes uses his intelligence to fight Edward Cullen, a vampire.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6096601/1/ A Study in Rum]]'' by Nytd
* Recommended by Belphegor
* Synopsis: One wicked and clever pirate. One singular and brilliant detective. One hundred and fifty years apart. An impossible meeting? Perhaps just improbable... Crossover with Pirates of the Caribbean.
* Comments: Nytd is first and foremost a PiratesOfTheCaribbean fanfiction writer, but although this is a crossover, it remains a Holmes story throughout, with Doctor Watson as the narrator from beginning to end. It's fascinating, quite gripping and often funny, and the author has the 'voice' and feel of her characters down pat - no-one is forgotten. A definite must-read.

"[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2695250/1/Elementary-My-Dear-ObiWan Elementary, My Dear Obi-Wan]] by Frostfyre7
* Recommended by Shareth
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Life in London can get plenty interesting when Sherlock Holmes is hot on the trail of the dastardly Moriarty. Things take a bizarre turn, however, when Holmes and Watson intervene in a most unusual assassination attempt on a strangely dressed young man.
* Comments: Gets the tone of the original Sherlock Holmes stories spot-on while effortlessly blending in pre-Movie Star Wars-verse elements. The best and truest-to-literary-canon Sherlock Holmes crossover this troper has read since 'A Study in Emerald'. Highly recommended.

* Synopsis: "For me, there still remains the cocaine-bottle. And he stretched his long white hand up to it." ''TheSignOfFour'' officially ended with these words, but Dr. John Watson's dilemma did not.

* Pairing: Holmes/Watson and past Holmes/Oscar Wilde are the main focus, though the fic also deals with Wilde/Robert Ross and Wilde/Bosie.

* Comments: Weaves the stories really well with actual historical events. Mostly Holmes' POV with lots of flashbacks, especially to the Old Bailey trial, though the last couple of chapters also have Wilde and Watson POV.

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* Recommended by Rilkar