FIC REC: Star Trek Gen Recs IV
Jun. 26th, 2009 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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( Complete Rec List : Updated As of 06.26.09 )
NEW ADDED AS OF June 26
Title: Mind Bullets NEW
Author:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
karanguni
Rating: PG
Warning: Set directly before the Romulan attack, in the glory days of peace.
Summary: Kirk versus a machine versus his mind.
Link: http://karanguni.livejournal.com/150800.html
Reader Notes: It's cute, it's amusing, it's Kirk in his cadet years with a dab of Pike and a huge helping of Cadet McCoy. I think sometimes we forget Jim is brilliant. I love how he doesn't flaunt it in this fic, rather, he's almost amused by everyone's reaction to it. He trades off favors with homework, he aggravates McCoy by thinking things just a step too far, he takes what should have been a simple experiment and gets the whole campus (or at least his quad) involved. He's downright charming in his delinquent ways like a twenty-third century Tom Sawyer. He's smart here and so is the almost glib, quirky, to the nail Kirk voice, writing. It's that glimpse of boy genius versus the Kobayashi Maru the movie only hinted at.
Title: Five Things About Kirk That Surprise Spock NEW
Author:general_public
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,788
Summary: No summary given, but the title's pretty self-explanatory.
Link: http://general-public.livejournal.com/2480.html
Reader Notes: 2nd person narrative is not something I usually read as it's a POV that often sets a tone that not quite syncs with the character in question. Not so in this case. Recommended to me bybrate7, this 2nd POV is the perfect foil to use for Spock. The narrative masterfully echoes Spock's own detachment yet depicts so well how his emotionally detachment is slowly giving way to something warmer. It's how Jim, in all his charm and energy, has managed to sway Spock into their inevitable friendship without even trying. And the writer, in her delightful way, finds a way to charm you as well.
Title: Fathers and Sons NEW
Author:moogsthewriter
Rating: PG
Word Count: 950+
Summary: It's Father's Day.
Link: http://moogsthewriter.livejournal.com/56079.html?format=light
Reader Notes: Don't let the simple summary fool you. There is nothing simple about this masterpiece. The myriad of emotions and comfort from McCoy's POV not as a CMO, but as a father and friend, would just bring tears to your eyes. The comfort after is a quiet dignity that just speaks of the friendship between Kirk and McCoy. We get hi-jinxes, hilarity and arguments often with these two, but the author explored a more subtle side of the dynamic: the silent support we don't often see in the public eye. The last scene with Jim alone in his quarters brought me to tears. It's a short piece, but the wealth of emotions it brings forth in the reader is astonishing.
Title: Relieving Pressure NEW
Author:jedibuttercup
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 4300+
Summary: By the fourth morning Christopher Pike wakes up in the sickbay of the USS Enterprise, he is heartily sick of his surroundings, his circumstances, his own emotional reactions to the above, and just about every other facet of his current existence.
Link: http://jedibuttercup.livejournal.com/318590.html
Reader Notes: The great thing about this fandom is the exploration of the dynamic between him and Kirk. The writer has taken it with such a brilliant, real, honest POV of Pike during the end of the movie. He's detailed and politically minded, a captain despite his condition, ever mindful of his ship and her lifeblood: the crew. His interactions with McCoy was great, his handling of Kirk fleshed out Pike to the forefront that the movie hadn't a chance to do. He was both father figure and commanding officer with Kirk. I adored the movie's Pike, this fic made him my favorite.
Title: Roommates NEW
Author:cole_chan
Rating: G
Summary: With no quarters aboard the Enterprise to call his own, Jim Kirk goes to the one person he can always count on. (Missing Scene)
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/gins_lair/8773.html
Reader Notes: This is a clever parallel. The story is about post-movie recovery, bunking with McCoy yet you get the feeling this has happened all before: the grumpy conversations, the sleeping on the couch, the begrudging caretaking. This gem with its echoes back to the Academy days is pure win.
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Disclaimer: All recs represented here on this post are the expressed opinion of said poster and of no one else no matter what the little voices in my head says. I was neither coerced, bribed, mind melded, or cloned into making this rec. Read accordingly. Side effects may include dry mouth, dry eye, bleary eye, gaping eye, lost weekends, timey wimey moments, periods of squee, potato chip cravings (that would be bad), oreo cravings (but that's not bad), skipped meals (that would be really bad) and the occasional urge to stay glued onto your seat to read one more fic. Do not operate heavy machinery. Do not run with scissors.
( Complete Rec List : Updated As of 06.26.09 )
NEW ADDED AS OF June 26
Title: Mind Bullets NEW
Author:
karanguniRating: PG
Warning: Set directly before the Romulan attack, in the glory days of peace.
Summary: Kirk versus a machine versus his mind.
Link: http://karanguni.livejournal.com/150800.html
Reader Notes: It's cute, it's amusing, it's Kirk in his cadet years with a dab of Pike and a huge helping of Cadet McCoy. I think sometimes we forget Jim is brilliant. I love how he doesn't flaunt it in this fic, rather, he's almost amused by everyone's reaction to it. He trades off favors with homework, he aggravates McCoy by thinking things just a step too far, he takes what should have been a simple experiment and gets the whole campus (or at least his quad) involved. He's downright charming in his delinquent ways like a twenty-third century Tom Sawyer. He's smart here and so is the almost glib, quirky, to the nail Kirk voice, writing. It's that glimpse of boy genius versus the Kobayashi Maru the movie only hinted at.
Title: Five Things About Kirk That Surprise Spock NEW
Author:
general_publicRating: PG
Word Count: 1,788
Summary: No summary given, but the title's pretty self-explanatory.
Link: http://general-public.livejournal.com/2480.html
Reader Notes: 2nd person narrative is not something I usually read as it's a POV that often sets a tone that not quite syncs with the character in question. Not so in this case. Recommended to me by
brate7, this 2nd POV is the perfect foil to use for Spock. The narrative masterfully echoes Spock's own detachment yet depicts so well how his emotionally detachment is slowly giving way to something warmer. It's how Jim, in all his charm and energy, has managed to sway Spock into their inevitable friendship without even trying. And the writer, in her delightful way, finds a way to charm you as well. Title: Fathers and Sons NEW
Author:
moogsthewriterRating: PG
Word Count: 950+
Summary: It's Father's Day.
Link: http://moogsthewriter.livejournal.com/56079.html?format=light
Reader Notes: Don't let the simple summary fool you. There is nothing simple about this masterpiece. The myriad of emotions and comfort from McCoy's POV not as a CMO, but as a father and friend, would just bring tears to your eyes. The comfort after is a quiet dignity that just speaks of the friendship between Kirk and McCoy. We get hi-jinxes, hilarity and arguments often with these two, but the author explored a more subtle side of the dynamic: the silent support we don't often see in the public eye. The last scene with Jim alone in his quarters brought me to tears. It's a short piece, but the wealth of emotions it brings forth in the reader is astonishing.
Title: Relieving Pressure NEW
Author:
jedibuttercupRating: PG-13
Word Count: 4300+
Summary: By the fourth morning Christopher Pike wakes up in the sickbay of the USS Enterprise, he is heartily sick of his surroundings, his circumstances, his own emotional reactions to the above, and just about every other facet of his current existence.
Link: http://jedibuttercup.livejournal.com/318590.html
Reader Notes: The great thing about this fandom is the exploration of the dynamic between him and Kirk. The writer has taken it with such a brilliant, real, honest POV of Pike during the end of the movie. He's detailed and politically minded, a captain despite his condition, ever mindful of his ship and her lifeblood: the crew. His interactions with McCoy was great, his handling of Kirk fleshed out Pike to the forefront that the movie hadn't a chance to do. He was both father figure and commanding officer with Kirk. I adored the movie's Pike, this fic made him my favorite.
Title: Roommates NEW
Author:
cole_chanRating: G
Summary: With no quarters aboard the Enterprise to call his own, Jim Kirk goes to the one person he can always count on. (Missing Scene)
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/gins_lair/8773.html
Reader Notes: This is a clever parallel. The story is about post-movie recovery, bunking with McCoy yet you get the feeling this has happened all before: the grumpy conversations, the sleeping on the couch, the begrudging caretaking. This gem with its echoes back to the Academy days is pure win.
Disclaimer: All recs represented here on this post are the expressed opinion of said poster and of no one else no matter what the little voices in my head says. I was neither coerced, bribed, mind melded, or cloned into making this rec. Read accordingly. Side effects may include dry mouth, dry eye, bleary eye, gaping eye, lost weekends, timey wimey moments, periods of squee, potato chip cravings (that would be bad), oreo cravings (but that's not bad), skipped meals (that would be really bad) and the occasional urge to stay glued onto your seat to read one more fic. Do not operate heavy machinery. Do not run with scissors.
