"The Witness" and "Umbra"

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Claim: The X-Files: General Series
Title: The Witness
Author: Michele Martin
Characters: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, others
Prompt: 33. Crossover
Rating: G
Length: novel
Brief Summary: I have a lot of favorite X-Files crossovers, so a few of them will probably sneak into other prompts. However, this is quite possibly my favorite crossover ever, and part of the reason I started watching the show in the first place. Basically, a Quickening (Highlander) in Toronto is witnessed by Scott Hayden (Starman) and investigated by Nick Knight (Forever Knight)--with unwanted and way-out-of-their-juridsdiction help from Mulder and Scully--who doesn't know his partner has temporarily been replaced by Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap). Yeah, you got that right--there are *five* shows involved in the crossover (with cameos by MacGyver and others), and miraculously Michele manages to do justice to all five. The plot is complex without being confusing, and manages to make every single one of this diverse conglomoration of characters absolutely necessary. It's decidedly tongue-in-cheek at times, but considering the juggling act the story is performing, I think a little self-awareness is warranted or at least excusable. *g*
Link to the story: The Witness

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Claim: The X-Files: General Series
Title: Umbra
Author: Dawson Rambo
Characters: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully, Walter Skinner, CSM, others
Prompt: 31. Discovery
Rating: R
Length: novel
Brief Summary: Dawson Rambo specialized in plot, and hooo boy does this one have a lot of it. In fact, summarizing this one might just be impossible. But I chose it for this prompt because ultimately it's about Mulder and Scully discovering who they really are, why everything that's happened to them has happened, and what their true place is in the grand scheme of the Consortium. All as the result of a case that at first seems to be a fairly ordinary X-File. I tend to be drawn to stories that made sense of the series' complex mythology, mostly because I was never too good at it myself, and Dawson was one of the best mythology/action writers out there. It's too bad he never finished the sequel, Ellipsis, but Umbra stands quite well on its own.
Link to the story: Umbra

"So It Goes With Faith" & "Sirius has a girlfriend"

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Claim: Harry Potter, Remus/Sirius
Title: "So It Goes With Faith"
Author: Nichole, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Remus, Sirius
Prompt: 03. Angst.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: The fic's an interesting look at different points in the SB/RL relationship; and all the angst and romance that their relationship entails. The style of this fic is very natural. Though there are jumps in the timeline, they all seem to blend together into a tightly integrated fic.
Link to the story: So It Goes With Faith

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Claim: Harry Potter, Remus/Sirius
Title: "Sirius has a girlfriend"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Remus, Sirius
Prompt: 49. Reccer's Choice.
Rating: R
Length: epic
Brief summary: The first part of this fic is just crippling in it's beauty. The writing is so strong and vivid. The tone is dark but not overwhelmingly so. And the imagery sticks with you, which is a mark of a great story. Plus I love that the title has so little to do with the actual plot line, but still makes so much sense in terms of the theme.
Link to the story: Sirius has a girlfriend