Snowflake Challenge ~ Day 3

[venetia_sassy]

Day 3

In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you did not create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. See if you can rec fanworks that are less likely to be praised: tiny fandoms, rare pairings, fanworks other than stories, lesser-known kinks or tropes. Find fanworks that have few to no comments, or creators new to a particular fandom who maybe aren't well known or appreciated. Appreciate them.

I adore Georgette Heyer but I am generally dubious about Heyer fanfic because Heyer's voice is so distinctive. However, there are some lovely fics out there, including some hilarious, pitch-perfect recent Yuletide fics, several of them for my favourites among her romance novels, which makes me even happier.

(I have great difficulty deciding on my Heyer Top 5. And this is only among the romances, mysteries not included! Venetia, obviously. There's also Cotillion, A Civil Contract, The Talisman Ring, in no particular order ... but I always get hung up on whether it should be Black Sheep or Frederica for the final spot. Black Sheep has Miles and the Dasher but Frederica has Felix and Lufra! I believe I have finally find a solution. Venetia is my ultimate favourite and the rest are the Top 5. Oh shush, it was a brilliant revelation!)

Falling Stars and Cloudless Skies (1022 words) by Lesserstorm
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Venetia - Georgette Heyer
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Venetia/Damerel
Characters: Venetia Lanyon, Jasper Damerel
Additional Tags: Yuletide, recipient:SJ Kasabi, challenge:Yuletide 2007, Romance, Yuletide Treat
Summary:

"Falling stars!" declared Lady Damerel, "Falling stars, mermaids and a mandrake root!"

The Birds and the Bees (4280 words) by Lbilover
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cotillion - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kitty Charing/Freddy Standen
Characters: Kitty Charing, Freddy Standen, Lord Legerwood, Lady Legerwood
Additional Tags: Humor, Regency Romance
Summary:

In which Lord Legerwood has a conversation with his son, with predictable results, and Kitty provides Freddy with enlightenment.

A Gentleman of Taste (1630 words) by athousandwinds
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cotillion - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kitty Charing/Freddy Standen
Characters: Meg Standen, Jack Westruther, Lord Legerwood
Additional Tags: Yuletide 2008
Summary:

Five trials that the Honourable Frederick Standen endured with sang-froid and savoir-faire, or would have if he'd spoken a word of French.

Of Workshops and Ducks (1949 words) by hazel
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Frederica - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Felix Merriville
Summary:

The first time Felix was called in to the study at Alver; and the last time he took himself there on his own account.

The Aftermath of the Abduction (1518 words) by redsnake05
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Miles Calverleigh/Abigail Wendover
Characters: Miles Calverleigh, Abigail Wendover
Summary:

After an abduction, there must be a gloomy house in the countryside filled with sinister retainers. Abby has no intention of letting it stay that way, and, all in all, she has high hopes of this abduction turning out rather better than any trashy romance one might do.

A Glimpse of the Future (2194 words) by concertigrossi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Georgette Heyer
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Giles Jonathan Deveril/OFC
Characters: Adam, Jenny, Julia, Giles
Additional Tags: Future Fic, Kid Fic, Romance, Schmoop
Summary:

Time marches on, and Fate has an odd sense of humor.

Interlude (868 words) by redsnake05
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Charles Rivenhall/Sophy Stanton-Lacy
Characters: Sophy Stanton-Lacy, Charles Rivenhall
Summary:

Sophy and Charles share a moment at a ball, over a torn flounce.

Excitement (100 words) by DesertVixen
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Nonesuch - Georgette Heyer, Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Tiffany Wield, Stacy Calverleigh
Additional Tags: Drabble, Character Mingling
Summary:

Tiffany on the town...

The implications of that drabble are terrifying!

Comments

[glitteryv]

Somehow I never read any of Georgette Heyer books. Um, even though a lot of what she wrote about would ping me v., v. hard. /o\

I've gone ahead and gotten a few of her books (Cotillion, A Civil Contract, The Talisman Ring, Black Sheep, Frederica, The Convenient Marriage, Venetia, They Found Him Dead, and Detection Unlimited) in ebook for--since that's the format I prefer. All in all, I'm hoping to enjoy some (if not all) of the books. Thankfully, Heyer was seriously prolific so I know that I've got tons of books to look forward to once I'm done with my small batch. Hee!

Regardless of how much a fan might love an author, the more specific the author's voice, the harder it is to replicate in fic. I've seen this time and time again. It makes me happy to learn that you've discovered some goodies to enjoy. ^_^