4 Doctor Who Fic Recs
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recthethingTitle: Monsters
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Whispersecho
Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Ace McShane (and Manisha Purkayastha)
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: There are all kinds of monsters.
Something I don't see often is the exploration of Ace and Manisha's friendship. This piece, one of those rare explorations, contrasts childhood make-believe with the real monsters of the real world.
Title: Inanimate Love
Author:goldenrod (under the pseudonym Palgrave)
Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Fifth Doctor/his hatstand
Rating: General
Summary: The doomed, tragic one-way romance between a hatstand and a Time Lord.
It's just so funny, and the fact that it's written seriously makes it even better (ie. crack treated seriously).
Title: All Your Beliefs
Author:Doyle / ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
doyle_sb4
Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright/Ian Chesterton
Rating: General
Summary: The key became part of the story, of course. The Doctor leaves more than just Susan behind.
An interesting and beautifully-written diversion from canon.
Title: The Wright Stuff
Author: Tim Pieraccini
Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Barbara Wright, original characters, Ian Chesterton (cameo)
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: This began life as a Doctor Who idea. That’s not how it ended up. There is some Doctor Who content, but those looking for much evidence of the Doctor himself will be disappointed. Those interested in a slightly different take on the early years of Who and a view of the universe that is considerably older than the 745 years the Hartnell Doctor was supposed to carry might find the book interesting. (If nothing else, you could test your knowledge of sixties culture on the chapter headings; they’re all song titles or lyrics or film titles from ’67 or before. There is a note at the end to identify them for anyone who cares, but I’d advise against reading it beforehand if you wish to avoid a fairly major spoiler towards the end.)
Oh, and about the title. I know. It was a working title, and it kind of stuck. Be grateful; I did consider calling it "Barbara Cutaway".
It's dense, very interesting, and long. Your main (original) character is a bit of a prick who wants to be an author, and slowly gets to know a mysterious older woman who may or may not have met aliens (and is very esoteric). Guess who that woman is. Don't think I've ever read anything like it.
Also it took me years to find it in full.
(Crossposted totardis_library and recs)
Author:
Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Ace McShane (and Manisha Purkayastha)
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: There are all kinds of monsters.
Something I don't see often is the exploration of Ace and Manisha's friendship. This piece, one of those rare explorations, contrasts childhood make-believe with the real monsters of the real world.
Title: Inanimate Love
Author:
Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Fifth Doctor/his hatstand
Rating: General
Summary: The doomed, tragic one-way romance between a hatstand and a Time Lord.
It's just so funny, and the fact that it's written seriously makes it even better (ie. crack treated seriously).
Title: All Your Beliefs
Author:
doyle_sb4Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright/Ian Chesterton
Rating: General
Summary: The key became part of the story, of course. The Doctor leaves more than just Susan behind.
An interesting and beautifully-written diversion from canon.
Title: The Wright Stuff
Author: Tim Pieraccini
Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Barbara Wright, original characters, Ian Chesterton (cameo)
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: This began life as a Doctor Who idea. That’s not how it ended up. There is some Doctor Who content, but those looking for much evidence of the Doctor himself will be disappointed. Those interested in a slightly different take on the early years of Who and a view of the universe that is considerably older than the 745 years the Hartnell Doctor was supposed to carry might find the book interesting. (If nothing else, you could test your knowledge of sixties culture on the chapter headings; they’re all song titles or lyrics or film titles from ’67 or before. There is a note at the end to identify them for anyone who cares, but I’d advise against reading it beforehand if you wish to avoid a fairly major spoiler towards the end.)
Oh, and about the title. I know. It was a working title, and it kind of stuck. Be grateful; I did consider calling it "Barbara Cutaway".
It's dense, very interesting, and long. Your main (original) character is a bit of a prick who wants to be an author, and slowly gets to know a mysterious older woman who may or may not have met aliens (and is very esoteric). Guess who that woman is. Don't think I've ever read anything like it.
Also it took me years to find it in full.
(Crossposted to
tardis_library and recs)
