Fiction for adults, but not usually 'adult'. Rated broadly in line with the BBFC film ratings

 


angel

Angels and Demons

Lex Luthor has a case for Angel Investigations. Crossover with Smallville. Novella set after S3 'Birthday'

22,500 words; September 2002 (12)

I Can Hear the Mermaids Singing

Sunlight isn't the only thing that Angel misses. Set after S2 'Epiphany'

3,500 words; September 2001 (12)

Not Everything is About Him

Bad boy Wesley. Snippet set before S2 'Dear Boy'

500 words; April 2003 (15)

Variation for Rifle and Car Keys

'Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven'. Vignette set after S3 'The Price'

600 words; June 2002 (PG)


blakes7

Ash Wednesday

After the events on Gauda Prime, a shell-shocked Avon is stranded on a primitive agricultural planet, survival his only priority. But nothing is quite as it seems. Novella

25,300 words; published in ttba, February 2001 (12)

Ashes and Diamonds

Roj Blake, Hero -- First Rank. A vignette written to honour the 20th anniversary of the first showing of 'Blake'

500 words; October 2001 (PG)

Computational Theory and Practice

Teacher and pupil. Double drabble set in the 'What Might Have Been' universe

200 words; July 2008 (PG)

The Mutoid's Tale

'We're supposed to be machines. Machines built from living flesh.' A homage to The Handmaid's Tale

2,250 words; earlier version published in I, Mutoid, November 2001 (12)

Pushing the Barriers

Avon and Blake jockey for position, whilst learning to rock-climb the hard way

2,650 words; published in Diverse Doings 6, November 2000 (12)

A Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Five strangers re-evaluate their lives when they find themselves hurled into fleeting acquaintance

5,000 words; published in Trooper Orac's Fantastic Plastic Army, September 2001 (12)

Some Questions Best Unanswered

Prequel to 'Ash Wednesday', inspired by the theme 'The Seven Deadly Virtues'

800 words; published in ttba, February 2001 (PG)

Still Life

Vila makes a friend. Vignette

600 words; December 2000 (PG)

This is the Dead Land

So this is a 'tree'. Drabble set during S1 'Duel'

100 words; July 2008 (PG)

What Might Have Been

Blake struggles with fundamental questions of trust, friendship and political ideology in the harsh environment of the Earth domes

6,400 words; published in Trooper Orac's Fantastic Plastic Army, September 2001 (PG)


dalemark

The Earth Speaks

Your iron ropes strangle my hills. Drabble

100 words; December 2008 (PG)

The End Is Where We Start From

'Farewell, Amil my king.' Vignette

1,100 words; December 2008 (PG)

The Last Free Soul of Dalemark

There's only one way for a man to be free in Dalemark now

4,500 words; December 2008 (15)

The Three Ages of Mitt

When Mitt is a boy he's a free soul. Drabble

100 words; August 2009 (PG)


earthsea

The Daughters of Karekh

Being a fragment from the Kargish creation myths, attributed to Hathil of Hupun & translated by Firerose

850 words; August 2005 (PG)

The Dragon Year

Flint can no more comprehend his wife of a week than talk to a dragon. Four loosely linked vignettes

4,100 words; August 2009 (12)

Elemental

'With the right boat beneath your feet, who knows where you might sail.' A coda to The Other Wind

650 words; February 2011 (PG)

A Handful of Dust

'I will show you fear in a handful of dust'. Crossover with Harry Potter

250 words; April 2006 (PG)

Leaves

One day Ged went for a walk in the forest and never returned. Double drabble

200 words; August 2009 (PG)

Of Swords and Boys

Erreth-Akbe's sword is the oldest in the world

1,950 words; December 2005 (PG)

Of Thistles and Fir Cones

Birth, life and death. Three linked vignettes

1,400 words; December 2004 (12)

On the Education of Daughters

Kossil learns. Drabble and a half

150 words; August 2009 (PG)

On the Long Memory of Dragons

Drabble. Crossover between A Wizard of Earthsea & The Hobbit

100 words; April 2006 (PG)

Silver and White

Sunreturn at the Great House of Roke. Set a few years earlier than The Farthest Shore

2,500 words; August 2005 (PG)


george eliot

Looking into the Mind of God

On pickled bats & skeletons, roses & beetles, among other matters (Middlemarch)

3,200 words; December 2006 (PG)


georgette heyer

Cinderella, Interrupted

'It's not fair! That's my fairy story!' A Friday's Child AU

14,000 words; Work in progress (PG)


original

Strawberries and Champagne

Perfect memories of a Cambridge summer, all strawberries, punting & May Balls ... but can Helen ever go back?

5,500 words; November 2001 (12)


smallville

Angels and Demons

Lex Luthor has a case for Angel Investigations. Crossover with Angel. Novella set after S1 'Jitters'

22,500 words; September 2002 (12)

In the Dark

In the dark you could be anyone. Snippet set after S2 'Insurgence'

250 words; April 2003 (12)


star trek: ds9

Meow

Cats simply weren't suited to space stations. Drabble

100 words; August 2009 (U)


tolkien

The Malleable Metal of his Mind I & II

No-one starts out evil. Two linked snippets based in Unfinished Tales, inspired by the 'Dram of Evil, Seed of Good' challenge (I: Mithril Awards 2005 finalist)

350 words; April 2004 (U)

Missing

The new Steward delves into the past, whilst coming to terms with the present, and the future. Novella set during Return of the King (Kings of Gondor & Arnor Award, MEFA 2004)

13,300 words; May 2003 (15)

On the Long Memory of Dragons

Drabble. Crossover between The Hobbit & A Wizard of Earthsea

100 words; April 2006 (PG)


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