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These are a combination of fic and podfic recs. Sometimes, because the reader made it sound awesome, I stuck with a fic for much longer than I would have done just reading. Sometimes, I loved the fic, while the reader made me stumble. My basic approach so far has been to find a reader that I like and download everything I think I might enjoy that they've read. My hit rate is about 50%, which I think is pretty good. But that means I can't untangle the fic from the reader, not really, so I'm reccing them as sets, because what works for me isn't necessarily what will work for someone else.

All the podfic pages also include a link to the text if you prefer, but this post was already long enough and the idea of doing 2 lots of links made my brain hurt. Also, fics are Gen/PG unless otherwise stated, and links go to the audiobook version where available because I prefer them - if you prefer MP3, that's usually on the archive as well, just search for the title.

This is the first batch - I got a bit carried away, so I'm sorting them by fandom, although most of the ones I have are Merlin and Sherlock. So just for a change, let's start with Doctor Crossovers and SGA:

Lost in space (and time) written and read by FayJay. Here
A Doctor Who/Black Books crossover. Yes, you read that right, now go listen to the fic, which is awesome. I think particularly for this, having the writer read the story really lifts it - the Black Books voices are perfect.

Relatives and relativity by Yahtzee, read by FayJay. Here
A Doctor Who/Sense and Sensibility crossover that completely surprised me. I thought it was a light little fic, a comedy crossover, but I was completely wrong-footed by it, and loved loved loved the story in the end. The thing is, the author has really caught Jane Austen's style, which I'm not a fan of. So I never would have sat and read this all the way to the end, and even in podfic form, I found some parts hard-going, but the reading and the story pulled me through, and it was absolutely and completely worth it.

Someone on Whom by Cathryn, read by FayJay Here
Because I don't check before listening, I had no idea what this fic was about before it started. It turned out to be a brilliant, really brilliant, Doctor Who/Sherlock crossover, set during the Year that Never Was. Lovely character voices, and the ending left me grinning.

Even Bonnie and Clyde had off-days by Sholio, read by winkingstar Here
This remains one of my all-time favourite SGA fics, for good reason. Teyla, Ronon, adventures, boats, mud and banter. What more could I want? The reading here is spot on, particularly with the character voices, and I've been known to listen to it on repeat for an hour or so, quite happily.

Right, so now I've picked myself up off the floor following last night's response, I felt moved/enthused/prodded to write the next installment. Okay, the chocolate cookie bribe and pleading eyes helped ;) So just remember, you asked for these. No complaining to the author - I'm just doing what I'm told.

All the votes are now in, the parts have been cast, a series title chosen and so it's on with the show!

Title: A Few Quiet Drinks II: Hex

Words: Just over 1000
Warnings/Ratings: Only for mild insanity...
Spoilers: Nope. There's a reference to something from Going Postal, but should more or less make sense without having read it.
Unbetaed in case the madness is catching. And apologies - somehow, this one ended up with a plot...

Summary: Sometimes, you just need a place where no-one would think to look for you.

A Few Quiet Drinks I: Myfanwy and Fish

( A Few Quiet Drinks II: Hex )

The final installment of the "Undead" series.

With many, many thanks to everyone who commented, this is (at last and as requested) the final bonus track. I finally figured out why I couldn't get Spike and Jack to behave. I was trying to write them as a post-script, when, in fact, they met before Jack met Buffy…

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Undead Bonus Track II: Faces

Words: 1600
Rating: Gen in a Buffy/Torchwood kinda way
Warnings/Spoilers: None

Summary: There's a stranger in Sunnydale…

Cross-posted to torch_wood, torchwoodgenfic and crossing_who. Oh and crossoverfic. As I've had visitors from all those places who wanted to read this. At least that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it...

(  Undead Bonus Track II: Faces )

Title: Undead III: Trust

Word Count: ~4750
Rating:Gen
Warnings/Spoilers: Only for Buffy-style violence. Setting is pre-S1 of Torchwood and mid-S5 of Buffy, so spoilers as appropriate, though none that I could see.

Summary: Sunnydale has a new kind of monster. Fortunately, help is at hand.

( Trust )

Well, here it is, the story I wasn't going to write. Thanks should go to pwcorgigirl whose *pleading eyes* convinced me to go on and to entangled_now for stopping by for encouragement :D It's ended up in three parts, due to length, and I've locked earlier versions to avoid confusion. Apologies if multi-parts and cross-posting lead to spamming…

I'm told that no Torchwood knowledge is required for the reading of this story – Jack is explanation enough! Comments and concrit craved as ever.

Title: Undead I: Blood-Eaters

Word Count: ~3000
Rating: Gen
Warnings/Spoilers: Only for Buffy-style violence. Setting is pre-S1 of Torchwood and mid-S5 of Buffy, so spoilers as appropriate, though none that I could see.

Summary: Sunnydale has a new kind of monster.

( Blood-Eaters )