More RR (=random ramblings)

Now that Eldest is out of my hair for good, I've started reading The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis. I read two or three volumes of the Chronicles of Narnia back in the Elder Days, in German and/or Hungarian translation, and liked them well enough. So, I was eager to read the original, especially as I'd found out in the meantime that Lewis and Prof. Tolkien were old buddies.
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Fanfiction seems to be deteriorating lately, too. I mostly read Atlantis stuff nowadays, and everyone seems to write absurd 'shipper fics of the length of double-drabbles, tops. After the first dozen or two, I just can't care. I prefer long, involved, slowly building stories, and you just can't get those. Well, considering that barely anyone seems to care to read them, as my own review board proves, I can't really blame the authors. But it's still a pity.
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Bought some Ages-old Hungarian TV-series on DVD, still filmed in black-and-white. I used to watch it religiously when I was, oh, ten year old or so, but you know what? It still has its charm. Mum and I will have lazy TV matinees on some weekend, that I can foresee. The series takes place in the 18th century, when our people fought another freedom fight against the Austrians, and is very funny.

I wanted to write some Tolkienfic-related things but I think I'd better friends-lock that for my own safety in a future post.

Fic: Out of Legends

Title: Out of Legends
Author: Soledad

Fandom: Andromeda crossovers
Genre: Action-adventure
Rating: Adult, mostly for violence and other disturbing stuff.
Series/sequel: None, so far.
Archiving: my website and Otherworlds. Everyone else: ask, please.

Disclaimer: don’t own them, no money made. All borrowed from various TV-shows, save from a few OCs
Timeframe: early Season 2 for Andromeda, end of Season 1 for SG-Atlantis.

Summary: Trying their luck with Hasturi’s map once again, the Andromeda ends up in the Pegasus galaxy, 3000 years in the past. Will the Ancient knowledge stored in Atlantis help them get home again?

Title is linked to the index page at otherworlds_lib.

This story is not yet completed.

Fic: Trial Without Error

Title: Trial Without Error
Author: Soledad

Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Genre: Court drama
Rating: General, suitable for all.
Series/sequel: might be integrated into my Atlantis AU “Moments of Joy”, eventually. Or not. We’ll see.
Archiving: my website and Otherworlds. Everyone else: ask, please.

Disclaimer: don’t own them, no money made. All borrowed from various TV-shows, save from a few OCs
Timeframe: Season 1, right after “Hot Zone”.

Summary: The PTB let Sheppard and Bates get away with disobeying the direct orders of a civilian leader they were supposed to answer to. Now, I believe that in order to keep up the stability of such an international and multicultural colony, that shouldn’t have happen. So, here is the correction.

Title is linked to the index page at otherworlds_lib.

This story is not yet complete.