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KodiakkeMax's Fiction
Max rocks the house down -- a writer who stormed onto the scene with one of the most intricate and absorbing AUs you'll ever read with the In the Company of Ghosts series of novellas. Add some amazing character studies and stand-alone stories, and you've got a guarantee of some of the best writing you'll ever find in any fandom.
alchemy mouldiwarps and coprophagy
For some reason, I almost never read Farscape fic, but cofax knows how to do it. Eventually, every fandom in the universe tends to produce one really well-done Casablanca remix; Bellum Interruptum is Farscape's. The homages to the movie are nicely drawn, but without ever obscuring the AU cofax is drawing; everyone fits perfectly in the damndest ways, and it all slots nicely into canon. Written on a Thumbnail is one to devour; cofax takes on both the John's, tosses in some PKs, a few attacks, Harvey, and a spot of torture, then shakes thoroughly, before pouring out an engrossing, action-packed novella. cofax also has a long list of characters studies and post-eps -- enjoy.
MyScape
Analis makes beautiful covers for her stories, but they can't match the stories themselves. Weight of the World is a personal, all-time favorite, an AU long novella that is fully detailed and richly populated with original characters, and a few we know and love. The Delitescent Doorway is a short story that takes a plot that should be cliched as hell, and stands it on its head through sheer beauty of writing and strength of characterization. Read it all.
Leviathan
A large, automated archive full of excellent fic. Lots to do, lots to read, much of it good. Look for authors, or grab a random story -- your odds are good.
King of Infinite Space by Hossgal
Think you know Rygel? If you haven't read this, you don't know anything at all. Using the "Five Things That Never Happened" format, Hossgal offers a rich and varied look at a being who was never Dominar, and proves how much you can learn about someone by looking at the ways their life never went. Gorgeous and powerful in the most unexpected ways -- do not miss this. Her But For Grace is also wonderful future Rygel fic.
The Next Frelling Generation by David Hearn
Think of this series as episodes of a really awesome spinoff, with a great extrapolation of a future Uncharted Territories. It's not a retread of the 'present', but a picture of societies that have grown and changed, with a plot wrapped around those changes. Lovely use of canon characters, but the focus is on the OCs (led by, Goddess help us all, D'Argo Sun-Crichton) wandering around in Moya adding to the chaos (trust me, they're awesome). Tightly plotted, wonderfully charaterized, and hugely entertaining; a worthy follow-up to Farscape. (The link is to the easiest location to read the first 13 stories. After that, the series continues at Terra Firma; there's an entire list of stories towards the bottom of this page. Yes, I know. It's the only link I can find.)
A Rumpus, a Ruckus, and Sancho Panza to the Rescue by searose
Oh, my. If the horror of the season 4 finale of Farscape ever had anything to justify it, it's that it was the kickoff to this story. D'Argo captures the pilot who "killed" John and Aeryn, setting off a chain reaction involving interplanetary politics, Chiana beating people up, advanced technology, D'Argo in full-on Captain mode, Scarrens, Scorpius, Rygel as a diplomat, Stark having (another) nervous breakdown, and Moya's entire crew generally raising hezmana all over a planet that really didn't know what it was getting itself into. And that's before John and Aeryn reappear. Truly classic, so well done that it feels like watching a couple of episodes. (Warning: like Farscape, while the story ends, the universe keeps going; plotlines are spun off of the end. You will be begging abjectly for a sequel.)
The Tourist's Guide to the Uncharted Territories
Another one of mine -- it's not big, and it's not updated all that often, but we only take the good stuff. Check out everything UCSBDad ever wrote, for some giggles and unabashed Aeryn-worship (and don't forget to pet the Vorlags).
The Janissary
If you want it dark and gloriously beautiful, this is the place to go. Not Netscape-compatible, which I have severe issues with, but the fic is worth it. Read everything Maayan has ever written (unless your ability to withstand pain gives out, then roam around the site at will, because it's all pretty cool. [Site currently on hiaitus. If anyone knows where Maayan's gotten to, drop me a line, please.]
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