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For the last couple of years, I started strong with my Yuletide recs, but never actually finished turning the bookmarks into posts. As a preliminary appetizer to this year's Yuletide, I'm going to make progress, and maybe even finish them. Here's the last of the 2009 recs. The first and second posts were made on a rather more timely basis. The format is different from the previous batch, because I used AO3's "share" feature this time, carving away the part of the elephant that I didn't want.
Breaking Points (6418 words) by CrimsonQuills
Fandom: Robots - Asimov
Summary: Greg and Mike are used to working alone, but the research team on Europa needs the best problem solvers U.S. Robotics can provide.
Five stories the Reader never began (6390 words) by nextian
Fandom: If on a winter's night a traveler - Calvino
Summary: You are about to begin reading "Five stories the Reader never began."
A Garden in the Punjab (8288 words) by rosemaryandrue
Fandom: Secret Garden - Burnett
Summary: There is another garden, in India. These are the women of that garden, over two generations, Mary's mother and ayah, and both their two daughters. In the end, I'm afraid, this is only where the story begins, but I hope it opens up the original story and takes us out into the world beyond the secret gardens.
Five Lessons Chris Learned From Working at Hooper's (And One He Had To Pick Up At Home) (2031 words) by Caitrin Torres
Fandom: Sesame Street (TV)
Summary: A sweet slice of life on Sesame Street. With romance.
Always The Woman (5769 words) by Piscaria
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes - Doyle
Summary: Years after "A Scandal in Bohemia," Irene Adler requests Holmes' help.
The Mechanical Heart (4140 words) by jasmasson
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes - Doyle
Summary: Holmes and Watson discover that the Victorian Age was one of great danger as well as great advancement.
Forepoint (7384 words) by Celandine
Fandom: Sime~Gen - Lichtenberg
Summary: As Sosectu, Hugh Valleroy has to decide whether or not to permit Rior's members to act in ways that his friend Klyd Farris - and the other leaders of the Tecton - may not consider permissible. Matters come to a head with the arrival of several new young Simes and Gens.
Two Weeks On Skullcrusher Mountain (615 words) by tamarind
Fandom: Skullcrusher Mountain (Song)
Summary: The daily log of the master of Skullcrusher Mountain: a love story.
There's No I in Team (15498 words) by thefourthvine
Fandom: Sports Night
Summary: Isaac is asked to give the new rah-rah teambuilder guy a chance. The team rebels.
A Precious Seeing (3536 words) by twistedchick
Fandom: Sunshine - McKinley
Summary: In the aftermath of the events in No Town, Sunshine goes up against the Goddess of Pain.
The Swordswoman Triumphant (2536 words) by Ione
Fandom: Ellen Kushner - Swordspoint series
Summary: Katherine, Artemisia, and Marcus discuss the failings of The Book in relation to real life, and what they can do to improve matters.
A Room With a View (5493 words) by hollimichele
Fandom: Temeraire - Novik
Summary: Perscitia learned a great many things, after the invasion.
A Voyage of Discovery (3502 words) by yunitsa
Fandom: Temeraire - Novik
Summary: Three times William Laurence was oblivious on the journey to Australia.
Gemology (1724 words) by Arsenic
Fandom: Temeraire - Novik
Summary: Emily has some questions, and Temeraire can't help her, because he doesn't know the answer, either.
The Art Auction Racket (15956 words) by linaerys
Fandom: The Sting (1973)
Summary: Two years after the events in the movie, Johnny and Henry meet up in New York to fleece an old adversary.
Five Worlds in Which Keladry of Mindelan Did Not Become a Lady Knight (4512 words) by mistresscarlett
Fandom: Tortall - Pierce
Summary: ... as seen from the one in which she did.
Improbable Scenes from an Impractical Courtship (7409 words) by Molly
Fandom: Vorkosigan Saga - Bujold
Summary: Miles's plot to get Gregor to take a vacation starts with gifting him with a planet.
The Rules of Barrayaran Sex (5834 words) by Philomytha
Fandom: Vorkosigan Saga - Bujold
Summary: Cordelia's never been good at following rules.
Eh By Gum! (5300 words) by BluWacky
Fandom: Wallace and Gromit
Summary: In Which a Man and a Dog become Master Confectioners; Copious Tea Is Drunk; The Nature Of Evil Is Elaborated Upon; and Someone's Goolies Nearly Get Burnt Right Off
Christmas Surprise (2031 words) by Random_Nexus
Fandom: War for the Oaks - Bull
Summary: It's the Christmas season after the big battle between the Light Fey and the Dark Fey, but even when things seem perfectly ordinary, there are still sometimes unexpected things happening.
Breaking Points (6418 words) by CrimsonQuills
Fandom: Robots - Asimov
Summary: Greg and Mike are used to working alone, but the research team on Europa needs the best problem solvers U.S. Robotics can provide.
Five stories the Reader never began (6390 words) by nextian
Fandom: If on a winter's night a traveler - Calvino
Summary: You are about to begin reading "Five stories the Reader never began."
A Garden in the Punjab (8288 words) by rosemaryandrue
Fandom: Secret Garden - Burnett
Summary: There is another garden, in India. These are the women of that garden, over two generations, Mary's mother and ayah, and both their two daughters. In the end, I'm afraid, this is only where the story begins, but I hope it opens up the original story and takes us out into the world beyond the secret gardens.
Five Lessons Chris Learned From Working at Hooper's (And One He Had To Pick Up At Home) (2031 words) by Caitrin Torres
Fandom: Sesame Street (TV)
Summary: A sweet slice of life on Sesame Street. With romance.
Always The Woman (5769 words) by Piscaria
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes - Doyle
Summary: Years after "A Scandal in Bohemia," Irene Adler requests Holmes' help.
The Mechanical Heart (4140 words) by jasmasson
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes - Doyle
Summary: Holmes and Watson discover that the Victorian Age was one of great danger as well as great advancement.
Forepoint (7384 words) by Celandine
Fandom: Sime~Gen - Lichtenberg
Summary: As Sosectu, Hugh Valleroy has to decide whether or not to permit Rior's members to act in ways that his friend Klyd Farris - and the other leaders of the Tecton - may not consider permissible. Matters come to a head with the arrival of several new young Simes and Gens.
Two Weeks On Skullcrusher Mountain (615 words) by tamarind
Fandom: Skullcrusher Mountain (Song)
Summary: The daily log of the master of Skullcrusher Mountain: a love story.
There's No I in Team (15498 words) by thefourthvine
Fandom: Sports Night
Summary: Isaac is asked to give the new rah-rah teambuilder guy a chance. The team rebels.
A Precious Seeing (3536 words) by twistedchick
Fandom: Sunshine - McKinley
Summary: In the aftermath of the events in No Town, Sunshine goes up against the Goddess of Pain.
The Swordswoman Triumphant (2536 words) by Ione
Fandom: Ellen Kushner - Swordspoint series
Summary: Katherine, Artemisia, and Marcus discuss the failings of The Book in relation to real life, and what they can do to improve matters.
A Room With a View (5493 words) by hollimichele
Fandom: Temeraire - Novik
Summary: Perscitia learned a great many things, after the invasion.
A Voyage of Discovery (3502 words) by yunitsa
Fandom: Temeraire - Novik
Summary: Three times William Laurence was oblivious on the journey to Australia.
Gemology (1724 words) by Arsenic
Fandom: Temeraire - Novik
Summary: Emily has some questions, and Temeraire can't help her, because he doesn't know the answer, either.
The Art Auction Racket (15956 words) by linaerys
Fandom: The Sting (1973)
Summary: Two years after the events in the movie, Johnny and Henry meet up in New York to fleece an old adversary.
Five Worlds in Which Keladry of Mindelan Did Not Become a Lady Knight (4512 words) by mistresscarlett
Fandom: Tortall - Pierce
Summary: ... as seen from the one in which she did.
Improbable Scenes from an Impractical Courtship (7409 words) by Molly
Fandom: Vorkosigan Saga - Bujold
Summary: Miles's plot to get Gregor to take a vacation starts with gifting him with a planet.
The Rules of Barrayaran Sex (5834 words) by Philomytha
Fandom: Vorkosigan Saga - Bujold
Summary: Cordelia's never been good at following rules.
Eh By Gum! (5300 words) by BluWacky
Fandom: Wallace and Gromit
Summary: In Which a Man and a Dog become Master Confectioners; Copious Tea Is Drunk; The Nature Of Evil Is Elaborated Upon; and Someone's Goolies Nearly Get Burnt Right Off
Christmas Surprise (2031 words) by Random_Nexus
Fandom: War for the Oaks - Bull
Summary: It's the Christmas season after the big battle between the Light Fey and the Dark Fey, but even when things seem perfectly ordinary, there are still sometimes unexpected things happening.
