Title: Acquainted With the Night

Fandom: Daredevil / The Sentinel / Gargoyles
Pairing: gen
Categories: Crossover, action/adventure
Length: Long, 27,728 words (if you trust ff.net's word counts)
Warnings: None

Author on LJ: n/a?
Author Website: Vathara on fanfiction.net

Summary: A murder witness goes on the run... to Cascade.

Review: The crossovers I've been reccing lately started me thinking about this old favourite. I should own up to having only ever seen one of the source fandoms because I read this first out of my interest in the Daredevil movie, but I only know The Sentinel from fic and I only know Gargoyles from this fic. Vathara writes crossovers, and this story exists in a sort of wonderful mish-mash world where fictional universes collide and assortments of other fandoms not even credited could get referenced any moment (for eg., the Ghostbusters exist in the same universe, here, too).

This story sees Matt Murdock, still kind-of-sort-of-pretending-not-to-be-Daredevil, agree to travel with reporter Ben Urich on a case to help out a girl on the run, and it picks up and carries the developing buddy relationship between the two of them that was hinted at in the movie, providing the movie's isolated version of the vigilante some friendly support. The case is complicated by the missing girl being a gargoyle, and by folks in The Sentinel's side of things finding alarm and interest in Matt Murdock's arrival on their turf.

The main draw for me is the relationship between Ben and Matt, and the fact I can see and hear these scenes with the same vibrancy of the better moments of the movie, but all its varied cast seem interesting and distinct even if I don't have enough idea of the other fandoms to put a face to them. The author handles Matt's blind but sensory enhanced perspective on the world and the crossover's tangle of other enhanced senses with fascinating details, and the dialogue exchanges just zip along. And it's just neat. I love Matt's connection to Urich, the perfect characterisation, the understated moments, everyone's alternate canon explanations of enhanced senses confuzzling the issues, the style and pacing and wackiness.

Acquainted With the Night

I'm terribly sorry for posting this a day late. Well, I forgot what day it was -- the holidays make me more absent-minded than usual or maybe that's the lack of sleep talking. But anyway, here's a rec for you guys! Happy holidays no matter how belated it may be! :)


Title: Taming of a Sniper
Fandom: Numb3rs, The Sentinel
Pairing: Ian Edgerton/Charlie Eppes
Categories: AU, Bonding, case file, crossover, drama, first-time, friendship, hurt/comfort, romance. angst
Length: Epic (42,732)
Warnings: Shapeshifting, Sentinel Senses, Telepathic Bond

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Squeakerblue thothkristen

Author's Summary: Ian Edgerton, one of the biggest and baddest Wolf Sentinels, has led a lonely life. Paired with one temporary Guide after another for almost a decade and a half. He convinced himself he was a broken, unBondable Sentinel long ago, useful only as a good luck charm and training ground for Guides before they Bonded.

Charlie Eppes, one of the longest unBonded Guides in the Program and a rare Red Panda, has accepted the fact that he's never going to find his Sentinel. He decided to instead pour all his energy into helping his brother catch murderers and criminals for the FBI

When bystanders start dropping like flies in the heart of LA, Edgerton is summoned to help the Eppes brothers find the Sniper who is turning LA into his own private range.

(Honestly, I suck at summaries. Ian's a Wolf, Charlie's a Red Panda, stubborness abounds and it all works out. Come on in and enjoy the read.)

Review: While I love Numb3rs, I haven't seen The Sentinel yet but I do love the idea of Sentinels and Guides. But I love the idea of waiting your entire life for The One and when you meet that person, it's BAM! Which is what happens in this fic, this is not a spoiler, folks. It's pretty much obvious that they'd end up together from the summary alone. Still, I love how they meet, how they get to know each other -- oblivious until the last.

Taming of the Sniper

I'm terribly sorry for posting this a day late. Well, I forgot what day it was -- the holidays make me more absent-minded than usual or maybe that's the lack of sleep talking. But anyway, here's a rec for you guys! Happy holidays no matter how belated it may be! :)


Title: Taming of a Sniper
Fandom: Numb3rs, The Sentinel
Pairing: Ian Edgerton/Charlie Eppes
Categories: AU, Bonding, case file, crossover, drama, first-time, friendship, hurt/comfort, romance. angst
Length: Epic (42,732)
Warnings: Shapeshifting, Sentinel Senses, Telepathic Bond

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Squeakerblue thothkristen

Author's Summary: Ian Edgerton, one of the biggest and baddest Wolf Sentinels, has led a lonely life. Paired with one temporary Guide after another for almost a decade and a half. He convinced himself he was a broken, unBondable Sentinel long ago, useful only as a good luck charm and training ground for Guides before they Bonded.

Charlie Eppes, one of the longest unBonded Guides in the Program and a rare Red Panda, has accepted the fact that he's never going to find his Sentinel. He decided to instead pour all his energy into helping his brother catch murderers and criminals for the FBI

When bystanders start dropping like flies in the heart of LA, Edgerton is summoned to help the Eppes brothers find the Sniper who is turning LA into his own private range.

(Honestly, I suck at summaries. Ian's a Wolf, Charlie's a Red Panda, stubborness abounds and it all works out. Come on in and enjoy the read.)

Review: While I love Numb3rs, I haven't seen The Sentinel yet but I do love the idea of Sentinels and Guides. But I love the idea of waiting your entire life for The One and when you meet that person, it's BAM! Which is what happens in this fic, this is not a spoiler, folks. It's pretty much obvious that they'd end up together from the summary alone. Still, I love how they meet, how they get to know each other -- oblivious until the last.

Taming of the Sniper

Title: Life Changes
Fandom: Criminal Minds, The Sentinel, NCIS
Pairing: Aaron Hotchner/Spencer Reid, past Aaron Hotchner/Haley Hotchner
Categories: action/adventure, AU, bonding, crossover, drama, first-time, fluff, family, friendship, hurt/comfort, romance, virgin
Length: Medium, 10,109 words
Warnings: Aaron as a Sentinel, Spencer as a Guide. :)

Author on LJ: dameange
Author's Website: Lady Angel on ao3

Author's Summary: Aaron Hotchner did not expect for his senses to activate when he was in his thirties. He did not expect his guide to be a fifteen year old genius. He did not expect to catch his wife in their bed with another man.

He certainly did not expect to fall in love again.


Review: SQUEAL. SQUEAL. SQUEAL. I loved this story soooo much! It's a different take than what I'm used to seeing in CM fandom. For one, Aaron and Spencer already have a relationship albeit the one between Sentinel and their Guides but still. I love the fact that Spencer and Jack have such a strong relationship here! It's not often that there is an established relationship between them.

I can't say more without spoiling you so I'll end it here and allow you guys to read and love Life Changes for yourself. :)

Life Changes

Title: Life Changes
Fandom: Criminal Minds, The Sentinel, NCIS
Pairing: Aaron Hotchner/Spencer Reid, past Aaron Hotchner/Haley Hotchner
Categories: action/adventure, AU, bonding, crossover, drama, first-time, fluff, family, friendship, hurt/comfort, romance, virgin
Length: Medium, 10,109 words
Warnings: Aaron as a Sentinel, Spencer as a Guide. :)

Author on LJ: dameange
Author's Website: Lady Angel on ao3

Author's Summary: Aaron Hotchner did not expect for his senses to activate when he was in his thirties. He did not expect his guide to be a fifteen year old genius. He did not expect to catch his wife in their bed with another man.

He certainly did not expect to fall in love again.


Review: SQUEAL. SQUEAL. SQUEAL. I loved this story soooo much! It's a different take than what I'm used to seeing in CM fandom. For one, Aaron and Spencer already have a relationship albeit the one between Sentinel and their Guides but still. I love the fact that Spencer and Jack have such a strong relationship here! It's not often that there is an established relationship between them.

I can't say more without spoiling you so I'll end it here and allow you guys to read and love Life Changes for yourself. :)

Life Changes

Title: Running from Destiny
Fandom: Chronicles of Riddick/The Sentinel
Pairing: Riddick/Vaako
Categories: AU, Case File, Crossover, 
Length: Long (36,000)
Warnings: Canon based character death of minor characters

Author on LJ: taibhrigh
Website: Taibhrigh's A03

Summary: Riddick had been on the run since he was sixteen. Running from the ghosts of his parents whose deaths he couldn't handle, from his planet, from his future as an Alpha Guardian, and more importantly, running from himself. He had thought he was doing good, keeping ahead of the mercs after him for a crime he had not actually committed. Then he received news that Furya had been attacked and his life is changed forever. While hunting for the stolen Furyan children he runs into both his future and Vaako, a man who is also running from himself and destined to be Riddick's Guide.

Review: The story's plot revolves around the search for the missing children, but a large part of the story also revolves around the pairings between Sentinel's and Guides, Vaako and Riddick's bonding in particular.

This is a nice straight forward, and fast read. With lots of action and very believable characters, both the Original Characters and the movie characters. Part of what makes it so interesting is Taibhrigh's rewrite of the movies and how they are affected by the fact that this Riddick is a Sentinel.

Running from Destiny

Title: Running from Destiny
Fandom: Chronicles of Riddick/The Sentinel
Pairing: Riddick/Vaako
Categories: AU, Case File, Crossover, 
Length: Long (36,000)
Warnings: Canon based character death of minor characters

Author on LJ: taibhrigh
Website: Taibhrigh's A03

Summary: Riddick had been on the run since he was sixteen. Running from the ghosts of his parents whose deaths he couldn't handle, from his planet, from his future as an Alpha Guardian, and more importantly, running from himself. He had thought he was doing good, keeping ahead of the mercs after him for a crime he had not actually committed. Then he received news that Furya had been attacked and his life is changed forever. While hunting for the stolen Furyan children he runs into both his future and Vaako, a man who is also running from himself and destined to be Riddick's Guide.

Review: The story's plot revolves around the search for the missing children, but a large part of the story also revolves around the pairings between Sentinel's and Guides, Vaako and Riddick's bonding in particular.

This is a nice straight forward, and fast read. With lots of action and very believable characters, both the Original Characters and the movie characters. Part of what makes it so interesting is Taibhrigh's rewrite of the movies and how they are affected by the fact that this Riddick is a Sentinel.

Running from Destiny

Title: Running from Destiny
Fandom: Chronicles of Riddick/The Sentinel
Pairing: Riddick/Vaako
Categories: AU, Case File, Crossover, 
Length: Long (36,000)
Warnings: Canon based character death of minor characters

Author on LJ: taibhrigh
Website: Taibhrigh's A03

Summary: Riddick had been on the run since he was sixteen. Running from the ghosts of his parents whose deaths he couldn't handle, from his planet, from his future as an Alpha Guardian, and more importantly, running from himself. He had thought he was doing good, keeping ahead of the mercs after him for a crime he had not actually committed. Then he received news that Furya had been attacked and his life is changed forever. While hunting for the stolen Furyan children he runs into both his future and Vaako, a man who is also running from himself and destined to be Riddick's Guide.

Review: The story's plot revolves around the search for the missing children, but a large part of the story also revolves around the pairings between Sentinel's and Guides, Vaako and Riddick's bonding in particular.

This is a nice straight forward, and fast read. With lots of action and very believable characters, both the Original Characters and the movie characters. Part of what makes it so interesting is Taibhrigh's rewrite of the movies and how they are affected by the fact that this Riddick is a Sentinel.

Running from Destiny

Title: Running from Destiny
Fandom: Chronicles of Riddick/The Sentinel
Pairing: Riddick/Vaako
Categories: AU, Case File, Crossover, 
Length: Long (36,000)
Warnings: Canon based character death of minor characters

Author on LJ: taibhrigh
Website: Taibhrigh's A03

Summary: Riddick had been on the run since he was sixteen. Running from the ghosts of his parents whose deaths he couldn't handle, from his planet, from his future as an Alpha Guardian, and more importantly, running from himself. He had thought he was doing good, keeping ahead of the mercs after him for a crime he had not actually committed. Then he received news that Furya had been attacked and his life is changed forever. While hunting for the stolen Furyan children he runs into both his future and Vaako, a man who is also running from himself and destined to be Riddick's Guide.

Review: The story's plot revolves around the search for the missing children, but a large part of the story also revolves around the pairings between Sentinel's and Guides, Vaako and Riddick's bonding in particular.

This is a nice straight forward, and fast read. With lots of action and very believable characters, both the Original Characters and the movie characters. Part of what makes it so interesting is Taibhrigh's rewrite of the movies and how they are affected by the fact that this Riddick is a Sentinel.

Running from Destiny

Title: The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Hurt/Confort, Friendship
Length: Medium (~4527 words)
Warnings: characters deaths off-screen

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Rhyo

Summary:
A short look at the relationship between Jim and Blair, told through Simon's eyes.

Review:
I always enjoy reading fic from an outsider's POV, especially when the choice of the narrator adds something to the story. Rhyo's choice of using Simon here is well-done. As both Blair and Jim's friend and boss, his POV is a great way to get insight into their relationship.
This well-written fic is divided in two parts, each one showing the depth of Jim and Blair friendship and their ease with each other.

One small note, I choose to put a PG-13 rating for this fic while the author used a G one due to the characters deaths I mentioned in the warnings.

The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw

Title: The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Hurt/Confort, Friendship
Length: Medium (~4527 words)
Warnings: characters deaths off-screen

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Rhyo

Summary:
A short look at the relationship between Jim and Blair, told through Simon's eyes.

Review:
I always enjoy reading fic from an outsider's POV, especially when the choice of the narrator adds something to the story. Rhyo's choice of using Simon here is well-done. As both Blair and Jim's friend and boss, his POV is a great way to get insight into their relationship.
This well-written fic is divided in two parts, each one showing the depth of Jim and Blair friendship and their ease with each other.

One small note, I choose to put a PG-13 rating for this fic while the author used a G one due to the characters deaths I mentioned in the warnings.

The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw

Title: The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Hurt/Confort, Friendship
Length: Medium (~4527 words)
Warnings: characters deaths off-screen

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Rhyo

Summary:
A short look at the relationship between Jim and Blair, told through Simon's eyes.

Review:
I always enjoy reading fic from an outsider's POV, especially when the choice of the narrator adds something to the story. Rhyo's choice of using Simon here is well-done. As both Blair and Jim's friend and boss, his POV is a great way to get insight into their relationship.
This well-written fic is divided in two parts, each one showing the depth of Jim and Blair friendship and their ease with each other.

One small note, I choose to put a PG-13 rating for this fic while the author used a G one due to the characters deaths I mentioned in the warnings.

The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw

Title: The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Hurt/Confort, Friendship
Length: Medium (~4527 words)
Warnings: characters deaths off-screen

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Rhyo

Summary:
A short look at the relationship between Jim and Blair, told through Simon's eyes.

Review:
I always enjoy reading fic from an outsider's POV, especially when the choice of the narrator adds something to the story. Rhyo's choice of using Simon here is well-done. As both Blair and Jim's friend and boss, his POV is a great way to get insight into their relationship.
This well-written fic is divided in two parts, each one showing the depth of Jim and Blair friendship and their ease with each other.

One small note, I choose to put a PG-13 rating for this fic while the author used a G one due to the characters deaths I mentioned in the warnings.

The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw

Title: The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Hurt/Confort, Friendship
Length: Medium (~4527 words)
Warnings: characters deaths off-screen

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Rhyo

Summary:
A short look at the relationship between Jim and Blair, told through Simon's eyes.

Review:
I always enjoy reading fic from an outsider's POV, especially when the choice of the narrator adds something to the story. Rhyo's choice of using Simon here is well-done. As both Blair and Jim's friend and boss, his POV is a great way to get insight into their relationship.
This well-written fic is divided in two parts, each one showing the depth of Jim and Blair friendship and their ease with each other.

One small note, I choose to put a PG-13 rating for this fic while the author used a G one due to the characters deaths I mentioned in the warnings.

The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw

Title: The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Hurt/Confort, Friendship
Length: Medium (~4527 words)
Warnings: characters deaths off-screen

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Rhyo

Summary:
A short look at the relationship between Jim and Blair, told through Simon's eyes.

Review:
I always enjoy reading fic from an outsider's POV, especially when the choice of the narrator adds something to the story. Rhyo's choice of using Simon here is well-done. As both Blair and Jim's friend and boss, his POV is a great way to get insight into their relationship.
This well-written fic is divided in two parts, each one showing the depth of Jim and Blair friendship and their ease with each other.

One small note, I choose to put a PG-13 rating for this fic while the author used a G one due to the characters deaths I mentioned in the warnings.

The Sum: Winter Ice, Spring Thaw

Here comes our Crossover recs week...

Title: Shaman you
Fandom: The Sentinel/Dresden Files
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Crossover, AU, File Case
Length: long (~20000words)
Warnings:

Author on LJ: idontlikegravy
Author Website: subcircus

Summary:
When the police of Cascade are troubled by a ritual serial killer, they call in the services of the only professional wizard in the book.

Review:
This fic takes place after "Summer Knight", the 4th book in the Dresden Files verse by Jim Butcher and after the end of the "Sentinel" tv show. You can read it quite easily with only a passing familiarity in any of those fandoms. (I'm almost sure you can also understand it without any knowledge of them. But as I knew them before reading it, I can't guaranty this)

This is a well-written fic, using the best of both canons. The use of Dresden voice to narrate this story is a great choice, especially as the author really nailed Harry's voice. The characterization of Blair, Jim and Harry is spot on. And no character overwhelmed the other ones. Both universes are well-balanced and each character gets to shine. The plot is also interesting. And the tension gets higher in every part.

On AO3 :
Shaman You

On livejournal
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

Edited to add links on AO3

Here comes our Crossover recs week...

Title: Shaman you
Fandom: The Sentinel/Dresden Files
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Crossover, AU, File Case
Length: long (~20000words)
Warnings:

Author on LJ: idontlikegravy
Author Website: subcircus

Summary:
When the police of Cascade are troubled by a ritual serial killer, they call in the services of the only professional wizard in the book.

Review:
This fic takes place after "Summer Knight", the 4th book in the Dresden Files verse by Jim Butcher and after the end of the "Sentinel" tv show. You can read it quite easily with only a passing familiarity in any of those fandoms. (I'm almost sure you can also understand it without any knowledge of them. But as I knew them before reading it, I can't guaranty this)

This is a well-written fic, using the best of both canons. The use of Dresden voice to narrate this story is a great choice, especially as the author really nailed Harry's voice. The characterization of Blair, Jim and Harry is spot on. And no character overwhelmed the other ones. Both universes are well-balanced and each character gets to shine. The plot is also interesting. And the tension gets higher in every part.

On AO3 :
Shaman You

On livejournal
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

Edited to add links on AO3

Here comes our Crossover recs week...

Title: Shaman you
Fandom: The Sentinel/Dresden Files
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Crossover, AU, File Case
Length: long (~20000words)
Warnings:

Author on LJ: idontlikegravy
Author Website: subcircus

Summary:
When the police of Cascade are troubled by a ritual serial killer, they call in the services of the only professional wizard in the book.

Review:
This fic takes place after "Summer Knight", the 4th book in the Dresden Files verse by Jim Butcher and after the end of the "Sentinel" tv show. You can read it quite easily with only a passing familiarity in any of those fandoms. (I'm almost sure you can also understand it without any knowledge of them. But as I knew them before reading it, I can't guaranty this)

This is a well-written fic, using the best of both canons. The use of Dresden voice to narrate this story is a great choice, especially as the author really nailed Harry's voice. The characterization of Blair, Jim and Harry is spot on. And no character overwhelmed the other ones. Both universes are well-balanced and each character gets to shine. The plot is also interesting. And the tension gets higher in every part.

On AO3 :
Shaman You

On livejournal
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

Edited to add links on AO3

Here comes our Crossover recs week...

Title: Shaman you
Fandom: The Sentinel/Dresden Files
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Crossover, AU, File Case
Length: long (~20000words)
Warnings:

Author on LJ: idontlikegravy
Author Website: subcircus

Summary:
When the police of Cascade are troubled by a ritual serial killer, they call in the services of the only professional wizard in the book.

Review:
This fic takes place after "Summer Knight", the 4th book in the Dresden Files verse by Jim Butcher and after the end of the "Sentinel" tv show. You can read it quite easily with only a passing familiarity in any of those fandoms. (I'm almost sure you can also understand it without any knowledge of them. But as I knew them before reading it, I can't guaranty this)

This is a well-written fic, using the best of both canons. The use of Dresden voice to narrate this story is a great choice, especially as the author really nailed Harry's voice. The characterization of Blair, Jim and Harry is spot on. And no character overwhelmed the other ones. Both universes are well-balanced and each character gets to shine. The plot is also interesting. And the tension gets higher in every part.

On AO3 :
Shaman You

On livejournal
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

Edited to add links on AO3

Here comes our Crossover recs week...

Title: Shaman you
Fandom: The Sentinel/Dresden Files
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Crossover, AU, File Case
Length: long (~20000words)
Warnings:

Author on LJ: idontlikegravy
Author Website: subcircus

Summary:
When the police of Cascade are troubled by a ritual serial killer, they call in the services of the only professional wizard in the book.

Review:
This fic takes place after "Summer Knight", the 4th book in the Dresden Files verse by Jim Butcher and after the end of the "Sentinel" tv show. You can read it quite easily with only a passing familiarity in any of those fandoms. (I'm almost sure you can also understand it without any knowledge of them. But as I knew them before reading it, I can't guaranty this)

This is a well-written fic, using the best of both canons. The use of Dresden voice to narrate this story is a great choice, especially as the author really nailed Harry's voice. The characterization of Blair, Jim and Harry is spot on. And no character overwhelmed the other ones. Both universes are well-balanced and each character gets to shine. The plot is also interesting. And the tension gets higher in every part.

On AO3 :
Shaman You

On livejournal
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

Edited to add links on AO3