Snowflake_Challenge, Day 3
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miramiraFor today's recommendations by other people, I'm going to confine myself to non-Harry Potter stories not written for me or by friends. One below, two under the cut for spoilers. All gen (or with background pairings), and content shouldn't be problematic unless you're really just in the mood for fluff.
Chasing Normal by dotfic - "There was this one time I saved the world..." (Justice League/Justice League Unlimited)
I don't remember how I stumbled across this one at all, but I love it. It's probably the most accessible of these recommendations if you're not familiar with the canon, and you don't need to have read the other stories in the series to follow along. The plot is simple - ordinary guy gets superpowers through freak lab accident - but the "ordinary guy" is simultaneously relatable and more special than even he realizes in the way he handles the situation, and the powers are really clever, and it's just a ton of fun.
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The Longest Roads Lead Nowhere by emilyenrose - Home is a place to lay your bones. (The Homeward Bounders, post-canon)
One of my favorite Yuletide stories of all time, and the kind of story that would probably only get written because of Yuletide. The Homeward Bounders is by Diana Wynne Jones, and it's about a boy named Jamie who accidentally stumbles on some shadowy creatures known only as Them who are playing games with the universe. As punishment, Jamie gets made part of the game and has to keep wandering from world to world according to Their rules. Along the way, he picks up allies and eventually takes Them on - but at a cost.
This story is all about that cost. And it's utterly faithful to the original, both in characterization and tone.
The Never-Green Tree by Sophia_Prester - Two weeks after returning to London Below, Richard Mayhew must once again cross Night's Bridge. (Neverwhere, post-canon)
Another Yuletide gem that picks up where the books leave off, and also focused on the price we pay to get what we want, but with a more hopeful (and extremely clever) ending. I love stories that show Richard not only coming to understand how London Below works but making it work for him, and this is a great example.
Chasing Normal by dotfic - "There was this one time I saved the world..." (Justice League/Justice League Unlimited)
I don't remember how I stumbled across this one at all, but I love it. It's probably the most accessible of these recommendations if you're not familiar with the canon, and you don't need to have read the other stories in the series to follow along. The plot is simple - ordinary guy gets superpowers through freak lab accident - but the "ordinary guy" is simultaneously relatable and more special than even he realizes in the way he handles the situation, and the powers are really clever, and it's just a ton of fun.
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The Longest Roads Lead Nowhere by emilyenrose - Home is a place to lay your bones. (The Homeward Bounders, post-canon)
One of my favorite Yuletide stories of all time, and the kind of story that would probably only get written because of Yuletide. The Homeward Bounders is by Diana Wynne Jones, and it's about a boy named Jamie who accidentally stumbles on some shadowy creatures known only as Them who are playing games with the universe. As punishment, Jamie gets made part of the game and has to keep wandering from world to world according to Their rules. Along the way, he picks up allies and eventually takes Them on - but at a cost.
This story is all about that cost. And it's utterly faithful to the original, both in characterization and tone.
The Never-Green Tree by Sophia_Prester - Two weeks after returning to London Below, Richard Mayhew must once again cross Night's Bridge. (Neverwhere, post-canon)
Another Yuletide gem that picks up where the books leave off, and also focused on the price we pay to get what we want, but with a more hopeful (and extremely clever) ending. I love stories that show Richard not only coming to understand how London Below works but making it work for him, and this is a great example.
