Fandom Appreciation Challenge - Day 5
Today's assignment to recommend three crossovers *outside* my regular fandom is the toughest one yet. Since I read about 95% inside The Sentinel (including crossovers), that's a tall order. Fortunately, with a little help from some fen, I'm able to pull it off.
First off is the one I read earliest, a Man From UNCLE/Star Wars crossover. Now you might find that improbable, but apparently Star Wars is as much a little black dress of crossovers as The Sentinel. Among other things, it's been crossed with Leave it to Beaver, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Rerouni Kenshin. But I digress. Lady Ra, who writes also under the pseud RAC has written stories in both fandoms. She wrote this as a challenge and to get a shirt. Something about two Solos and having fun with blonds. LOL. So, Han Solo and Napoleon Solo figure into it. And, of course Illya and Luke also figure into it. And The Force. And a Sith. And forgotten memories and revealed true love. Lady Ra is always fun to read, so just go and enjoy.
The Disturbance in the Force Affair by Lady Ra. Slash
Next is the one I read most recently. Also a Man From UNCLE crossover but this time with Jeeves and Wooster. Recommended at Crack Van only last month, it was fortuitous that I'd just been on a J&W watching binge via Netflix. The story takes place in the UNCLE time frame, so Jeeves and Wooster are quite a bit older. It begins with a cryptic telegram to Mr Waverly from Jeeves. Thus begins a most interesting and thoroughly enjoyable story that has Napoleon and Illya pulling escort duty for the two older men as they make an arduous trip from South Africa to New York. Along the way secrets are revealed, dangers are shared and truths are outted.
The Yaxley Affair bv Mice. Slash
And finally, one more cross from the Man from UNCLE, this time with Lord Peter Wimsey. I actually had this story recommended to me by the inestimable Mab, and bookmarked it for reading but never got around to it. Imagine my surprise when it showed up later at Crack Van. Well, I took it as a sign to read the thing and am glad I did. The story takes place neither in the Man from UNCLE timeframe or the Wimsey series, but in between, in 1955 Cambridge. Illya Kuryakin is a post-grad student there and Peter is visiting Christ's College where a friend has just been made Master. They are watching a cricket game where the newest player is none other than our Mr. K. But all is not well -- apparently one of the Fellows has killed himself. The police and staff seem satisfied with the explanation until an anonymous letter accusing Illya of being a KGB assassin starts the ball rolling in this novella-length fic. So, grab your G&T and follow Peter as he ferrets out the truth. He might be of retirement age by this point, but he proves he's as sharp as ever.
The Incident of the Fellow in the Fellows’ Garden by Azdak. Gen
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