Yuletide Rec Post the Second
Jan. 6th, 2011 10:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fulseldenWell, it's Twelfth Night for the Christmas-inclined (marking another year where my family managed to make it through the festive season without the Christmas tree burning the house down), the snow has turned into high waters, and I wish my cold would decide whether or not it really wants to turn into another bout of flu (not that I'd endorse this turn of events. I'd just like to know for sure, either way).
On the plus side, the Yuletide archive is still full of treasures: recs under the cut.
Harriet and Sergeant, by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
onyourmark (Lord Peter Whimsey - Dorothy L Sayers; no archive warnings apply)
A sharp, subtle take on class in the Whimsey books, giving Bunter his due for once.
Acadaemia, byatreic (His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman; no AO3 warnings apply)
I'm not sure that I entirely buy this take on a young Marisa Coulter, meeting Asriel for the first time as a student at Oxford and being (almost literally) groomed by him, but it's certainly intriguing, and Pullman's Oxford is entirely present and correct.
A Taste of Life, byroga (Ratatouille, 2007; no AO3 warnings apply)
Completely enchanting Ratatouille fic, complete with Remy being horrified by LOLcats and the perfect name for Luigini and Colette's kid.
Bakcheios, byemilyenrose (Bacchae - Euripides; major character death, rape/non-con)
Fierce and lush take on the play, with the story of Acteon twisted in there too. More than a hint of Mary Renault, and all the better for it.
Fools Rush In, byrosie_rues (Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones; no AO3 warnings apply)
Sweet, twisty take on a future adventure for the magicians of Caprona, with a great take on the grown-up Angelica, Tonino, and Cat.
Of Smiting and Sugar Mice, byrosie_rues (Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones; no AO3 warnings apply)
Gwendolen getting her comeuppance and Marianne learning that she has a talent for (certain values of) diplomacy: just great.
Like the castle in its corner, bygreenlily (Fire and Hemlock - Diana Wynne Jones; no AO3 warnings apply)
A wonderful take on the backstory of the string quartet, set in an appropriately dank boarding school, with Anne Abraham playing the rules to her advantage and managing to get one up on Laurel.
Lieutenant Bennet's Visit, bybeatrice_otter (Temeraire - Naomi Novik, Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen; no AO3 warnings apply)
Pride and Prejudice and dragons, and of course Elizabeth Bennet makes an excellent second lieutenant for a Longwing.
An Inside Look at a Main Line Society Apocalypse, byemmy (The Philadelphia Story; no AO3 warnings apply)
The Philadephia Story with just a dash of zombie action. Everyone remains remarkably chipper and in character (well, apart from the zombies). And it's all the fault of Bringing Up Baby's David Huxley.
Gamol-léac, bycastiron (Old Spice Guy (commercials), Beowulf; no AO3 warnings apply)
Ok, so I may not be exactly the first person to rec this, but it is nevertheless EPIC in its awesomeness.
Call it Honor, bygileonnen (Coriolanus - Shakespeare; no AO3 warnings apply)
STEAMPUNK CORIOLANUS. And it works fantastically well - all that sex n' death n' leather n' rivets translates perfectly into heavy-breathing Roman/Volscian angst.
On the plus side, the Yuletide archive is still full of treasures: recs under the cut.
Harriet and Sergeant, by
A sharp, subtle take on class in the Whimsey books, giving Bunter his due for once.
Acadaemia, by
I'm not sure that I entirely buy this take on a young Marisa Coulter, meeting Asriel for the first time as a student at Oxford and being (almost literally) groomed by him, but it's certainly intriguing, and Pullman's Oxford is entirely present and correct.
A Taste of Life, by
Completely enchanting Ratatouille fic, complete with Remy being horrified by LOLcats and the perfect name for Luigini and Colette's kid.
Bakcheios, by
Fierce and lush take on the play, with the story of Acteon twisted in there too. More than a hint of Mary Renault, and all the better for it.
Fools Rush In, by
Sweet, twisty take on a future adventure for the magicians of Caprona, with a great take on the grown-up Angelica, Tonino, and Cat.
Of Smiting and Sugar Mice, by
Gwendolen getting her comeuppance and Marianne learning that she has a talent for (certain values of) diplomacy: just great.
Like the castle in its corner, by
A wonderful take on the backstory of the string quartet, set in an appropriately dank boarding school, with Anne Abraham playing the rules to her advantage and managing to get one up on Laurel.
Lieutenant Bennet's Visit, by
Pride and Prejudice and dragons, and of course Elizabeth Bennet makes an excellent second lieutenant for a Longwing.
An Inside Look at a Main Line Society Apocalypse, by
The Philadephia Story with just a dash of zombie action. Everyone remains remarkably chipper and in character (well, apart from the zombies). And it's all the fault of Bringing Up Baby's David Huxley.
Gamol-léac, by
Ok, so I may not be exactly the first person to rec this, but it is nevertheless EPIC in its awesomeness.
Call it Honor, by
STEAMPUNK CORIOLANUS. And it works fantastically well - all that sex n' death n' leather n' rivets translates perfectly into heavy-breathing Roman/Volscian angst.
