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FICTION

( Fiction in the following fandoms: Avengers, Beauty and the Beast, Blackadder, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Shaara's Civil War Trilogy, Discworld, Doctor Who, Due South, Fables, Good Omens, Harry Potter, A Lion in Winter, Lord of the Rings, Multifandom, Quills, Sherlock-BBC, the 10th Kingdom, Maguire's Wicked, Lawrence's Women in Love )

Note: From 2011 to 2014, all my rec posts included a warning/enticement category, which had to be highlighted to be read (even if there was nothing in particular that needed mentioning, both for the sake of the people who want/need spoilers and for the sake of people like me, for whom even the presence of a warning constitutes too much of a spoiler). However, by 2019, I had a backlog of 400+ stories that needed to be entered on this recs page, and the idea of going back and doing all that extra coding was a little overwhelming. With that in mind: Caveat Lector

RECS: All fic recommendations, categorized by fandom, can be found here...

*Misc Recs (i.e., fandoms with fewer than 10 recced stories. Many, many fandoms!)

*Discworld - Terry Pratchett (Quite Vetinari-centric)
*Doctor Who / Torchwood
*Due South (Two sections: Fraser/Kowalski and Everything Else)
*Good Omens - Pratchett and Gaiman (Mostly Aziraphale/Crowley)
*Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling (Gen, mostly Snape-centric)
*Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling (Het, mostly Snape-centric)
*Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling (Slash, mostly Snape-centric)
*House (Generally House-centric, with a variety of pairings)
*James Bond (Daniel Craig era)
*Lewis (Generally Lewis/Hathaway)
*Lord Peter Wimsey - Dorothy Sayers
*Lucifer (mostly Chloe/Lucifer, some Gen)
*Marvel/DC Comics (Mostly Avengers, in all combinations)
*Narnia Chronicles - C.S. Lewis
*Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie (Hook-centric, generally speaking)
*Pet Shop of Horrors (Count/D, unless otherwise noted)
*Phantom of the Opera - All Varieties (Erik/Christine, unless otherwise noted)
*RPF - Misc (American Idol, Tim Gunn/Fashion, Literary, Historical. Sports)
*Sandman - Neil Gaiman
*Shakespeare (All plays, all genres - i.e., "What You Will")
*Sherlock Holmes (Holmes/Watson unless otherwise noted. All incarnations of Holmes, including Laurie R. King's Beekeeper series and Sherlock-BBC)
*Stargate: Atlantis (McShep, John/'Todd', and a variety of other pairings)
*Star Trek (All series, miscellaneous pairings plus gen)
*White Collar (mostly Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, but not all)

My recs policy can be found ( below the cut )

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in contemporary NYC (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for city-related issues, feel free to email me at the gmail address on the profile page.

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It's been 5 years since I've done a major update to this recs page, but I'm finally starting to move bookmarked fic from AO3 to this recs site. Please note that because I have hundreds of fics to move, I'll be using the "share" function instead of coding, and I'm no longer committing to hiding warnings. Sorry about that, People-Like-Me-Who-Hate-Warnings. I'm also not committing to saying why I loved a story (because honestly, I've probably forgotten why by now), but if the story's on this page, I really like it!

( 11 Recs in 3 Fandoms: Captain America/Avengers (1), Good Omens (9), RPF-MISC (1) )

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It's been 5 years since I've done a major update to this recs page, but I'm finally starting to move bookmarked fic from AO3 to this recs site. Please note that because I have hundreds of fics to move, I'll be using the "share" function instead of coding, and I'm no longer committing to hiding warnings. Sorry about that, People-Like-Me-Who-Hate-Warnings. I'm also not committing to saying why I loved a story (because honestly, I've probably forgotten why by now), but if the story's on this page, I really like it!

( 17 Recs in 2 Fandoms: Good Omens (10), Lucifer (8) )

As I've noted before, I will never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page), feel free to leave a link below. Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Due South, Hockey RPF (Sid/Geno), Lucifer, and Supernatural, but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in the NYC area (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for location-related issues in particular, feel free to email me at the gmail address on my profile page.

bethbethbeth

It's been 5 years since I've done a major update to this recs page, but I'm finally starting to move bookmarked fic from AO3 to this recs site. Please note that because I have hundreds of fics to move, I'll be using the "share" function instead of coding, and I'm no longer committing to hiding warnings. Sorry about that, People-Like-Me-Who-Hate-Warnings. I'm also not committing to saying why I loved a story (because honestly, I've probably forgotten why by now), but if the story's on this page, I really like it!

( 10 Recs in 2 Fandom: Lucifer (8), Phantom of the Opera (2) )

As I've noted before, I will never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page), feel free to leave a link below. Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Due South, Hockey RPF (Sid/Geno), Lucifer, and Supernatural, but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in the NYC area (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for location-related issues in particular, feel free to email me at the gmail address on my profile page.

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( LUCIFER Recs )

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It's been 5 years since I've updated this recs page, but I think I'm finally ready to start moving bookmarked fic from AO3 to this recs site. Please note that because I have hundreds of fics to move, I'll be using the "share" function instead of coding, and I'm no longer committing to hiding warnings. Sorry about that, People-Like-Me-Who-Hate-Warnings. I'm also not committing to saying why I loved a story (because honestly, I've probably forgotten why by now), but if the story's on this page, I really like it!

( 10 Recs in 4 Fandom: Good Omens, Lucifer (6), Phantom of the Opera (2), Pitch )

As I've noted before, I will never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page), feel free to leave a link below. Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Due South, Hockey RPF (Sid/Geno), Lucifer, and Supernatural, but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in the NYC area (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for location-related issues in particular, feel free to email me at the gmail address on my profile page.

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I swear, I swear, I shall be consistent in reccing from now on! I have a backlog of about 130 recs, and here are the first seven...

( 7 Recs in 1+ Fandom: Avengers (7)...plus some crossover with Agents of SHIELD )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page), feel free to leave a link below. Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Doctor Who, Due South, Harry Potter, Hawkeye, James Bond, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar, but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in the NYC area (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for location-related issues in particular, feel free to email me at the gmail address on the profile page.

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Mostly Phil/Clint, although some gen. And...less than a week this time between updates!

( 11 Recs in 1 Fandom: Avengers (11)...technically 3 fandoms because there's an Agents of SHIELD x-over and a Hawkeye x-over )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page), feel free to leave a link below. Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Doctor Who, Due South, Harry Potter, Hawkeye, James Bond, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar, but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in the NYC area (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for location-related issues in particular, feel free to email me at the gmail address on the profile page.

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Only a week since the last update: I'm getting better. At this rate, I'll have posted the bookmarked stories by...August?

Note: Starting with this entry, I'm trying to add approximate word counts to the recs, which I hope will be useful.

( 10 Recs in 2 Fandoms: Avengers (8), Sherlock Holmes (2) )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page), feel free to leave a link below. Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Doctor Who, Due South, Harry Potter, Hawkeye, James Bond, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar, but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in the NYC area (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for location-related issues in particular, feel free to email me at the gmail address on the profile page.

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2 1/2 months since I last posted a set of recs? Seriously? I'm falling down on the job! Okay, so here's a few - mostly Clint/Phil - with many more to come over the course of the coming week

( 8 recs in 1 fandom: Avengers (8) )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page), feel free to leave a link below. Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Doctor Who, Due South, Harry Potter, Hawkeye, James Bond, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar, but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in the NYC area (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for location-related issues in particular, feel free to email me at the gmail address on the profile page.

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If it weren't for the Sherlock Holmes rec, you could barely get away from Clint Barton in this recs set. But...why would you want to? *g*

( 14 recs in 3 fandoms, including one crossover: Avengers (13), Hawkeye (1), Sherlock Holmes (1) )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page), feel free to leave a link below. Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Doctor Who, Due South, Harry Potter, Hawkeye, James Bond, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar, but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in the NYC area (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for location-related issues in particular, feel free to email me at the gmail address on the profile page.

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So...there was a discussion about just how many "transformed into corgi" stories there are in The Avengers fandom (a trope which - I must admit - I kind of love), and an hour or so later...this happened.

Author: Beth H (

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Title: "Third Time's...the Charm?"
Fandom: Avengers
Characters and/or Pairing(s): Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, Bruce Banner/Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov, JARVIS
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~625
Possible warnings and/or enticements - highlight to view (may contain story spoilers): (skip)See AO3 notes, but...does it count as non-graphic bestiality when both parties are transformed into animals? Please leave a comment if you believe anything should be added here
AO3 tags: Animal Transformation, Corgis, Threesome, Non-graphic corgi shenanigans, Crack, Metafiction
Author Notes: gifted to midnitemaraud_r for REASONS. :)
Summary: Phil and Clint are transformed into corgis...again.

( Third Time's...a Charm? )

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Still on a multi-fandom kick...but I'm really waiting for the perfect 500K Clint/Coulson story to be posted. *g*

( 21 recs in 6 fandoms: Avengers (14), Harry Potter (3), Hawkeye (1), James Bond (1), Narnia Chronicles (1), Sherlock Holmes (1) )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page). Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Doctor Who, Due South, Harry Potter, Hawkeye, James Bond, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar (feel free to leave a link below), but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in contemporary NYC (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for city-related issues, feel free to email me at the gmail address on the profile page.

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Many thanks to Marvel generally for creating these fantastic characters, and much love to Matt Fraction, David Aja, and everybody else who's been a part of the brilliant run of Hawkeye

BTW...for any readers who aren't familiar (yet) with the comic Hawkeye, all you need to know about "Dog Cops" is that it's an extremely popular t.v. show - and one that all the featured Marvel characters (Clint, Tony Stark, Wolverine, Spider-Man, etc.) seem to be watching.

(with additional thanks to Lunaris for a lightning fast beta!)

Author: Beth H (

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Title: "Previously on Dog Cops..."
Fandom: Avengers (movie)/Hawkeye (comics)/Thor (movie)
Characters and/or Pairing(s): Clint Barton, Team, Darcy, Jane, Kate Bishop
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1725
Possible warnings and/or enticements - highlight to view (may contain story spoilers): (skip)Nothing to speak of. Please leave a comment if you believe anything should be added here
Summary: Wherein art imitates life, or, The Avengers Watch the Season Two Premiere of Dog Cops. Arf!

AO3 Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/667176

( Previously on Dog Cops... )

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Written for Snapecase 2013

Author: Beth H (

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Title: "(just like) starting over"
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters and/or Pairing(s): Snape, Albus Severus, James Sirius, Harry, Ginny, Lily Luna, various minor OCs
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~3000
Possible warnings and/or enticements - highlight to view (may contain story spoilers): (skip)Nothing to speak of. Please leave a comment if you believe anything should be added here
AO3 Tags: Future!Fic, Orphanage, Childhood, De-Aging?
AO3 Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/670681

( (just like) starting over )

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I'm starting to revisit some of my old fandoms, and I'm paying particular attention to the recs people are leaving for me, so this journal might be more multi-fandom in the weeks to come.

( 23 recs in 7 fandoms: Avengers (17), Due South (1), Iron Man (1), Hawkeye (1), James Bond (2), Phantom of the Opera (1), White Collar (1) )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page). Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Discworld, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar (feel free to leave a link below), but everything is welcome.

Special Note to Authors: If you're writing in a fandom set in contemporary NYC (Avengers, White Collar, etc), and you're looking for a beta for city-related issues, feel free to email me at the gmail address on the profile page.

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Sixteen more Avengers recs this week and [almost] not a single Clint/Coulson rec in the bunch. Write faster, Clint/Coulson people!

( 16 recs in 1 fandom: Avengers (16) )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page). Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Discworld, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar (feel free to leave a link below), but everything is welcome.

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Nineteen recs this time and (almost) all Clint/Coulson! The next set of recs - coming up in a day or two - will be just about every pairing except Clint/Coulson. *g*

( 19 recs in 1 fandom: Avengers (19) )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page). Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Discworld, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar (feel free to leave a link below), but everything is welcome.

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Written for Arabwel as part of Yuletide 2012

Author: Beth H (

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Title: "Just Another Day at the Fair"
Fandom: Hawkeye (comics), minor Ultimate Spider-Man (cartoon)
Characters and/or Pairing(s): Clint Barton & Kate Bishop, Josh Sorenson (Original Kid Character), Various OCs, Eventual Clint Barton/Principal Phil Coulson
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 6846
Possible warnings and/or enticements - highlight to view (may contain story spoilers): (skip)Mention of child neglect/abuse, temporary child endangerment, kidnapping, and bad language. Please leave a comment if you believe anything should be added here
Summary: What else does Clint Barton do when he's not being an Avenger? Apparently he gets dragged along by Kate Bishop to the Renaissance Fair. (Note: This story contains serious themes -see warnings - as well as banter, M/F friendship, and trace amounts of a potential love interest for Clint.)
Notes: Thanks to Lunaris and Amanuensis for their insights and bela-licious encouragement.

[To read on AO3, click here]

( Just Another Day at the Fair )

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Please note that while my current rec policy is to try and include story warnings, I make no guarantees. Generally speaking, there's little of a dark or violent nature to warn for in these stories, but...caveat lector. If you believe addition content information should be added to the rec, leave a comment below.

( JAMES BOND Recs )

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Some non-yuletide recs to tide you over until the yuletide reveals. Note: I've put my initial, still-anonymous yuletide recommendations here on my journal for the time being.

As for these? Lots and lots of AU's and animal transformations, for some reason! And there are still over twenty recs to be made in the queue.

( 17 Recs in 3 Fandoms: Avengers (15), James Bond (1), Sherlock Holmes (1) )

As I've noted before, I will clearly never catch up with old stories. If you have a favorite story (your own or somebody else's) that you think I might have missed and it's in a fandom that I've recced before (see my main recs page, which includes links to all the individual major fandoms and a miscellaneous fandoms page). Most loved at the moment are stories from one of the following fandoms: Avengers, Discworld, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Lewis, Sherlock Holmes in all varieties, or White Collar (feel free to leave a link below), but everything is welcome.

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bethbethbeth - Fiction Master List (and a note about Recs)
bethbethbeth - Recs: November 3, 2019
bethbethbeth - Recs: November 2, 2019
bethbethbeth - Recs: October 27, 2019, part 2
bethbethbeth - Lucifer Recs
bethbethbeth - Recs: October 27, 2019
bethbethbeth - RECS: Jan 13, 2014
bethbethbeth - RECS: June 4, 2013
bethbethbeth - RECS: May 31, 2013
bethbethbeth - RECS: May 24, 2013
bethbethbeth - RECS:; March 5, 2013
bethbethbeth - FIC (Avengers): "Third Time's...the Charm?" (Clint/Phil, Bruce/Pepper/Tony, Natasha)
bethbethbeth - RECS:; February 13, 2013
bethbethbeth - FIC (Avengers/Hawkeye): "Previously on Dog Cops..." (Clint, Team, Darcy, Jane, Kate)
bethbethbeth - FIC (HP): "(just like) starting over" (Young!Snape, Albus Severus, Harry, etc)
bethbethbeth - RECS: January 26, 2013
bethbethbeth - RECS: January 14, 2013
bethbethbeth - RECS: January 13, 2013
bethbethbeth - FIC (Hawkeye - comics): "Just Another Day at the Fair" (Clint & Kat Bishop, Clint/Phil) - 2012
bethbethbeth - JAMES BOND RECS
bethbethbeth - RECS: December 29, 2012

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