ACD Fic Recs

[impulsereader]

Seeking rather than offering. Does anyone have any favorites?

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[quarryquest.livejournal.com]

The Speckled Band?

[eanor.livejournal.com]

Lets see if I can find some recs... I'm usually not much of an ACD fic reader, but I've read some good ones, especially over at holmestice.

From the 2011 round of holmestice I rec'ed The Relevance of Goodness and A Very Ordinary Man. You can read more comments about them on my Holmestice Rec post.. I'm sure there were fabulous ACD fics in later rounds as well, but I don't remember a specific favourite...

Otherwise (trying very hard to remember), I'm a fan both of methylviolet10b's and garonne's ACD writing. They both write with slashy undertones (or sometimes explicitly), though, so I don't know what's your take on that. But I found it very hard to find gen ACD fics - even harder than finding gen fics in the BBC version! methylviolet10b is a very prolific writer and she writes lots and lots of drabbles, too, so I can't really recommend any of her fics specifically. Just try any of them. :-) From garonne, I'll recommend one of her few gen fics: On Ilkley Moor, a spooky casefic that manages to be supernatural and scientific at the same time.

If I think some more, maybe I can come up with more recs. :-)

(Also *cough* allow me one self-rec: Go and Catch a Falling Star was written for holmestice, too, and is my attempt at a magical realism style casefic (well, kind of). *cough* Self-rec over.)

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

(I am a huge fan of self recs from my flist. :-)

Thanks. These go directly to the top of the list. Reccing holmestice in general is a good idea. That hadn't occurred to me, though it really should have!

[f-m-r-l.livejournal.com]

Most of what I've read has been slash. If you decide to read ACD slash, keep in mind that male homosexual acts were illegal in those days; "two years hard labor" was the punishment, but two years of hard labor could kill a man if he didn't die in prison from other things. And the cultural, societal, and religious condemnation can definitely have an affect on self-perception. But not all of the authors incorporate any of that as a strong factor in their fics.

To start with:

Katie Forsythe is popular favorite <http://katieforsythe.livejournal.com/>

tweedisgood writes entertaining, in character, and meticulously researched ACD stories <http://archiveofourown.org/users/tweedisgood/pseuds/tweedisgood/works?fandom_id=117953>

Unraveled, by circa1220bce, handles the "woke up with amnesia and assumed a relationship" trope extremely well <http://circa1220bce.livejournal.com/1523.html>

Matches, by janeturenne, is a marvelous bit of slashy hotness for those into that sort of thing <http://janeturenne.livejournal.com/44605.html>

I find the crack fic The Ague tremendously entertaining <http://holmes-watson.dreamwidth.org/1099.html>

Here's a lovely picture by pennies_4_eyes <http://pennies-4-eyes.livejournal.com/20289.html>

[the-hobbet.livejournal.com]

Westron Wynde on FF.net writes engaging gen ACD casefics that cover Holmes' whole career from the beginning to after death.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

These are not recently-written stories, but they have lingered in my memory :) Hope you enjoy some of them. They're all gen.

First, I second the above recommendation of Westron Wynde's stories (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1507793/Westron-Wynde), they are all great fun.

Aragonite is a wonderful ACD writer, and very prolific. You might try An Ordinary Meeting (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4188511/1/An-Ordinary-Meeting) to start with, and if you like it she has many longer and more elaborate novellas to explore. The summary is: Lestrade meets the man mad enough to room with Sherlock Holmes.

This one is a lovely piece of art that tells the story of Holmes's hiatus in a sequence of beautifully rendered telegrams between him and Mycroft. Sub Rosa, A Correspondence by Wire (http://prof-pangaea.livejournal.com/115264.html) by prof-pangaea.

Pompey writes wonderfully detailed historical fiction. You might enjoy On Afghanistan's Plains (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4029558/1/On-Afghanistan-s-Plains), a prequel to the Holmes stories that follows Watson through his army experiences in Afghanistan and beyond.

KCS is another incredibly prolific ACD author. You might try out her Agreement and Disputation (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5042004/1/Agreement-and-Disputation), one of her lighter stories, to see if you enjoy her style. "Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking." -George Eliot. A budding friendship, seen through the private diary of Mr. Sherlock Holmes.

Hope some of those may fit your tastes! Enjoy!

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

A definite favorite. I should make more of an effort to catch up with my 60s as I'm delving more seriously in to ACD fic.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly. I'm actually quite fond of a slashy bent for Victorian Holmes/Watson.

I have a fic to write and I'm trying to decide where to start so I'm just trying to get lots and lots of thoughts swirling around to see what shakes out. One of the things that make me think, 'Hm, I wonder..' was the idea of Holmes and Watson retiring together to Sussex. Would they actually have been able to do this considering the atmosphere at the time? Two bachelors sharing rooms on a long-term basis in London is one thing, but a move to the country together seems quite another.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly. :-) Just the thing.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together! I had happened across Sub Rosa, which is wonderful, but none of the rest yet. The first chapter of An Ordinary Meeting is very promising indeed.

Thanks again!

[f-m-r-l.livejournal.com]

Sadly, in canon they don't retire to Sussex together. Though a lot of fans will point out that Watson is not always the most reliable narrator....