Title: Digitabulum Magae
Fandom: Highlander/Witchblade
Pairing: Duncan/Methos, Ian/Irons, Ian/Duncan (but only one of those sticks)
Categories: Action, Angst, Supernatural, Post-series
Length: Really Epic
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: http://www.wordsmiths.net/MacGeorge/

Review:
Through a series of highly suspicious coincidences, Mac and Methos find themselves drawn into the world of the Witchblade. Between the eeeeevil Irons, the latest headhunter after Mac, and the questionable intentions of the Witchblade itself, this is promising to be a long, dangerous adventure.

First thing you should know is that the Witchblade sections in the first couple of parts really do drag (but you have to read them to know what's going on, especially if you don't know Witchblade canon), as do the Highlander parts in the last couple of sections (though PWP lovers will undoubtedly be thrilled). If you can hold out long enough for Part 3, however, I can promise you the vast majority of the story is well worth it.

Where to begin? How about Methos? MacGeorge always does a good job with Highlander characterizations (there's a reason why she's the single-most recced Highlander author on Epic Recs), but the Methos in this fic is truly spectactular. Prickly, loyal, sarcastic, brilliant, cynical, funny, and quite possibly the most dangerous man on Earth -- Methos is all of these things and more and every facet of his personality comes through in this story.

And speaking of characterizations, let's talk Ian Nottingham for a moment. Like most female fans of the show, Ian was one of my favorite characters and MacGeorge *nails* him. He's insecure, lethal, totally loyal and yet trying to find a way to accomodate his loyalty to his creator/master/(twisted) lover Irons while still leaving room for his own innate integrity and goodness. Much of the story hinges on Ian's personal growth, and it is captivating.

Finally, you have the action, which sucked me right in once the story really got going, an intriguing plot with an intriguing payoff that cleverly drew from the canon of both shows, and the bits of humor and lightness that are perfectly placed to keep the story from getting too dark. (There's a scene near the end involving Mac, Methos, clothes, and a helicopter (you'll see) that is my all-time favorite scene from any Highlander fanfic ever.)

Action, adventure, romance, and some clever writing all combine to create a fabulous fic with a little something for everyone.

Digitabulum Magae (index page)