I have a soft spot for Dayspring's Save the Last Dance for me:

http://www.skeeter63.org/~dayspring/dance.htm

And have you read Tiranog's The Quality of Mercy series? It massive and well-written.

http://tiranog.southroad.com/Tiranog_Site_Map_Web.htm

I also like Loch Ness' And Then Some, it's really well-written epic as well:
http://lochness.home.texas.net/fanfic/lochnmainhighlander.html

I hope you know "Sacred Trust" by Lanning Cook. That is a novel which is so amazingly well written and the story she tells is so unbelievably gripping that I still think about the end sometimes and shiver. Lanning Cook's writing made me interested in Highlander and The Sentinel, because I first read the stuff she wrote in the Smallville fandom. The link to all her stories is here http://lanning.slashdom.net/

Repeating my reply, just in case you get your comments via e-mail...

Hee! Another story I already have the rec written for:) Great minds...

Thanks for the rec!

Have you read the Line Wars series by Rhiannon at
http://rhi.moonlit-eyrie.com/stories/warnings.html#aidanseries
A really interesting take on Immortal subculture, with interesting original characters that don't overshadow the canon characters.

I think the highlander/x files crossover you're looking for is Darkest Hour by Killashandra at http://seacouver.slashcity.net/killa/darkhr1.html

Though she has been out of HL fandom for many years, I still think Monica's stories at The GloryBox (http://www.slashcity.com/monica/) are some of the best outside the 'Big 3'. The Domesticity Series is just delightful, with the best OC and family attached. The Tribal Rituals is hot PWP turned serious series.

I know you posted this quite a while ago but it's taken me this long to find her again. I printed off all her stories when she warned fandom she was leaving. I'm thrilled she's still around to share with others.

Oh, and I must ask - If you've read MacGeorge, have you read Maygra (http://wordsmiths.net/Maygra/)? She had the most amazing, in-depth giant multi-novel series in HL for years before she moved to other fandoms. Some were works w/MacGeorge but quite a bit were single author. She is the only author I know who dared write a Highlander/Touch By an Angel gen xover - It was incredible!! But her slash was mind-blowing. Years after giving up most HL fanfic, I still re-read the Sheild Brother Arc regularly. And the Fate & Chance Cycle has deliciously dead-on characterization. Heck, all of her fic is wonderful. Ahem, and as long as your there, she writes some entrancing Mag7 fic also. ;--)

I hope you enjoy these as much as I did.

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I do hope you enjoy them all.

I've spent most of the day glancing thru the Shield Brothers Arc with you in mind and I'm really not sure what to tell you. It does have violence but if you watched the series, you've seen it before. Lots of immortal on immortal violence - don't loose your head *heh*. There is a flashback... or two ... or three ... etc. of Methos' history, some of which contains rape, murder, mayhem. The violence builds over the 8 books of the series. Stormfront is the worst but it's also an incredible giant conclusion of where everything else was leading. Here's the funny - you can read up to Book 5, stop, and think you've got most everything. Book 6 has immortal politics, history, relationships and also a rape ... but not like you think. It's not off-screen but it's not exactly offensive or graphic. Oh, heck, I'm bad at talking around this. The guy deserves it ... kinda. Book 7 and 8 have warnings for a reason - there is a lot of pain in those books. But it has a purpose and tends to flow vs. following on the bouncing, bloody head of the tv show. ;) She doesn't concentrate on the violence - it's just a result of the, huummm, war, yes, war, that's occurring. But her relationships are complex, enthralling and sometimes violent but endlessly fascinating.

I know you especially appreciate a warning so - Character DEATH - but everything ends happy.

If you aren't sure if you are up for the SBArc, may I recommend you start with A Gathering of Angels, move onto Killing the Cat, and then try the Fate and Chance Cycle? If you enjoy them and aren't squicked by the immortal violence, I think you will enjoy the SBArc.

Hope this helps.