Post by Lisa on Jan 3, 2010 15:26:17 GMT 10
Emelan Fic Recs
by Beara and Lisa
Title: Melting Stones: The Untold Story
Author: plotbunnyprey
Rating: K+
Summary: A retelling of Melting Stones, with a little bit more Myrrhtide.
Because: The balance of canon moments with the newly inserted Myrrhtide scenes is well done (and his POV is great) – plus, frankly, the world needs more Myrrhtide.
On: Fanfiction.Net
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Title: Pond Monsters
Author: Milla
Rating: G
Summary: A boy discovers interesting things in his pond.
Because: I love the notion of a young Myrrhtide discovering his unusual magic in a very normal setting.
On: Goldenlake
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Title: Walk in Darkness
Author: odette_river
Rating: PG-13 to possible R (!) for violence
Summary: Briar is there, superimposed over a man who died protecting his younger sister. The younger sister is Evvy, and she is dead, too.
Because: it’s a very vivid portrayal of the kind of post-traumatic troubles Rosethorn has after Gyongxe.
On: Livejournal
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Title: Clear Skies
Author: KrisEleven
Rating: T
Summary: Willing to try anything to be normal, Tris hides her powers and her name to go to Lightsbridge. But of course the life she's chosen is not without its own perils... Will she be able to survive when her new life demands she give up everything she once was?
Because: Tris’s voice is captured very well, and very few things in Circle-fic have amused me more than the opening chapter, with the other three mind-speaking through her class.
On: Fanfiction.Net
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Title: A Circle of Four Corners
Author: BloodyCrystal
Rating: T
Summary: Briar, Sandry, Tris, and Daj--no matter what, the tie between them is strong and unbroken. Life before and after their trip to Namorn.
Because: It’s a 50themes fic, and one that’s well done, grasping the concept of friendship wonderfully.
On: Fanfiction.Net
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Title: Unbreakable
Author: Icelands
Rating: K+
Summary: A woman is a mystery, understood least of all by herself.
Because: Berenene is a very intricate character, and this ficlet captures her well.
On: Fanfiction.Net
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Title: Summertime
Author: CalliopeMused
Rating: T
Summary: Trisana Chandler is tired of hot nights, but called breezes bring images she would rather not see. “Sensible Tris” knows that something needs to be changed.
Because: It’s a one-short Tris/Briar romance that was expanded into a multi-part arc that captures circle dialog – spoken and thought – perfectly.
On: Fanfiction.Net
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