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RR -- Highlander

  • Sep. 10th, 2007 at 9:00 AM
(This is kind of sudden, but I'm sitting on a pile of Highlander recs and I'm still working through the SV and SGA Big Bang fics, so...)

It's Highlander Week here at Epic Recs!

Things to keep in mind:
-Recced stories can be any length, any fandom, and any pairing, as long as they fit the theme
-You don't need to write a review (unless you want to).  All that you need to include are title, author, and link to the story (all parts if there are more than one).

That said, have at it!

Today's Topic: Highlander
(Note: I'm desperately looking for a long Highlander/X-Files crossover I read a while ago, in which Duncan is presumed killed in a parking garage, but Methos is convinced that he's just been kidnapped.  Guess who's right:)

(Also, FWIW, I've read everything by MacGeorge, Rachel Sabotini, and Sleeps With Coyotes, so if you know of any HL fic from other authors, I'd be especially happy to see it.)

Previous Topics:
Genres:
-Marriage of Convenience
-Harleqin AUs
-Homeless!fic
-Humor
-Fluff

Fandoms:
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Long Due South AUs
-Crime Procedurals (anyone posting Bones (Boothe/Bones) or Monk (Stottlemeyer/Disher) fic gets a rec in any fandom of their choice, even if I have to acquaint myself with the fandom first)
-Due South fic (F/V would be a bonus, as I haven't read any before)
-
The Sentinel

Pairings:
-Epic McShep 

Comments

[identity profile] jane-elliot.livejournal.com wrote:
Sep. 22nd, 2008 08:57 pm (UTC)
Re: Monica & Maygra
Thank you! It's been a long time since I've gotten any good HL recs, so I'm doubly grateful:)

Re: Maygra -- I've wanted to read the Shield Brothers Arc, but it comes with a *lot* of warnings (and, as everyone knows, I'm a wuss). Can you tell me just how serious those warnings are? Is most of the bad stuff graphic or off screen?

Thanks again!
[identity profile] qbic1.livejournal.com wrote:
Sep. 23rd, 2008 07:35 am (UTC)
Re: Monica and Maygra
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.
[identity profile] jane-elliot.livejournal.com wrote:
Sep. 23rd, 2008 02:59 pm (UTC)
Re: Monica and Maygra
Thank you! I'm actually pretty okay with violence (especially with immortals as, you know, they heal:) I'm more squicked by rape/torture/death/abuse/etc.

Man, I really am a wuss. :) But I'll definitely give the other stories a try and then maybe ease my way into the arc.

Thanks again!

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