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Goodfic Recommendation Thread. by World-Jumper on 2014-01-02 00:09:00 UTC Reply

Well, another year has gone, a new one in its place. Now it's time to celebrate the new holiday by going with some weird superstition of mine!

As much as I am morbidly fascinated with (and occasionally disgusted by) badfic, for this new year we should bring out the bad and usher in the good. Hopefully, by posting and celebrating goodfic rather then blasting badfic, we will actually find more of the good stuff this year. Hopefully.

So, what's my goodfic? I will give you two; one funny, Sue-killing ponyfic, and one awesome and (more) serious Elder Scrolls fic.

For ponies and bad-OC-killing goodness, I give you: Diamond Tiara HUnts Down and Systematically Murders Bad OCs Well, what more needs to be said? This is a hilarious fic that reads very much like the Sue-Killing part of a mission, minus some PPC specifics. In fact, I love this so much, even you non-pony fans should read it. It has a very interesting style that would work very, very well for a mission. Just saying. Read it.

For the Elder Scrolls fic, I have: Tales from Cyrodiil: Not Even a Prayer This is set in a slightly AU of Tamriel known as the Tales from Cyrodiil. I say slightly because,really, not much has changed at all, just some reletavely minor details. It is the fifth story set in this universe, and while some details are lost without reading the others, the story holds on its own very well. This follows a paladin of Arkay as she brings the dead to rest, and Necromancers into Death's clutches, all while followed by a knight of Dibella who only wants to be her friend. It explores the nature of the Aedra, their followers, and how each of the divines are praised in a way the games did not manage to show. A very good fic in a very good seres. While set a few weeks/months after the end of Oblivion, it has tie-ins with Morrowind, due to the main character being from there. As such, an understanding of Morrowind would be helpful, though it is not necessary.

There we have it! I hope you enjoy what I recommended, and I look forward to reading some more goodfics!

A Brief Account Of Life With Zombies (Sherlock) by EileenAlphabet on 2014-01-04 23:43:00 UTC Reply

This fic is short (which always scores points with me) and extremely funny.
In it, the world of BBC's Sherlock gets overrun with zombies. Sherlock brings one home as a test subject. Watson really should have put his foot down about the head in the freezer and prevented escalation.
The whole story is told though writings such as texts, emails, blog posts and notes from the different characters and everyone are very recognisable and very British.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6253167/1/ABriefAccountOfLifeWithZombies
You may already know about these... by Antimapler on 2014-01-04 04:15:00 UTC Reply

These two were written quite some time ago, but I can recommend Those Lacking Spines by Organization VI and Unoriginality 1: An Original Trainer Story by Farla.

Those Lacking Spines is about the three least popular members of Organization XIII (Xaldin, Vexen, and Lexaeus) going on an adventure through a bizarre place known as Fandom Hearts to save their fellow members, who have been attacked by beings known as the "Gutless" and turned into Ukes (Except for Larxene. The reason why is explained in the story.) (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2903858/1/Those-Lacking-Spines)

The second is a series of short stories that deconstruct various cliches that pop up in Pokemon fanfiction. Examples include Trainer-Sues who get speshul Pokemon for arriving late to Oak's lab, the unfortunate tendency for trainers who outright despise each other to travel together, and writers who butcher Ralts' Pokedex entry to show how "pure" their trainer's heart is. (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2362023/1/Unoriginality-1-An-Original-Trainer-Story)

Well... by Desdendelle on 2014-01-04 12:34:00 UTC Reply

I didn't know about either of them, but the second one is awesome. I like the author's sense of humour.

More Potter by Storme Hawk on 2014-01-02 21:34:00 UTC Reply

Warning! The first link below are rated M on fanfiction, mainly for language.

One of my favorite pieces from ff.net https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2829366/1/Dimension-Hopping-for-Beginners . Dimension Hopping for Beginners deals with a world jumping Harry Potter who solves the problems (i.e. Voldemort) for various Harry Potters that appear a lot in fanfiction, and a few that don't really as well.

Two more, both funny.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5390452/1/Harry-Potters-Anonymous .
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8937860/1/Hiding-in-Plain-Sight .
Enjoy

Storme Hawk
From the Harry Potterheads... by KittyEden on 2014-01-02 08:20:00 UTC Reply

I give you two plus one hilarious fics.

The Horror! The Horror! is a fantastically well-crafted fic. Instead of Manipulative!Dumbledore, we have a Manipulative!McGonagall.
www.fanfiction.net/s/4145459/1

Rebellion, by TatraMegami, will leave you rolling on the floor. It is my firm favorite fanfiction.

Finally, in Artemis fowl and Maximum Ride, the Sue Slayers. By EpitomeOfRandomness. It's... well, it has swearing. But it's very good.

~Kitty