My favorites of the books I read in the fourth quarter of 2020.

VERY TOP BOOKS

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - A powerhouse of a slim little novella - and just as good as everyone had been saying it was! I love a book that gives the sense that great swaths of complex worldbuilding exist just beyond the frame of ( Read more... )

Hello! This is my first time signing up for Purimgifts, I am VERY EXCITED, and I'm looking forward to reading/hearing/seeing whatever you create. :-) Here are some thoughts if you want 'em:

General notes: I’m starfishstar on AO3, DW and LJ, if you want to look me up in any of those places. Oh, and I'm new to Purimgifts and I'm not totally sure how ( Read more... )

Fic (and other works) I posted in 2020:

( lo, the fics! )

Fandom: Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore

Summary: Sometimes it’s easier for Bitterblue to see herself when she has Katsa as her mirror.

Characters: Bitterblue, Katsa, Helda

Notes: A Yuletide gift for
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Fandom: BBC Sherlock

Summary:

Irene Adler involves herself in the disappearance of Mary Morstan, and things no longer go to Sherlock’s plan.

That’s a good thing.

Characters: Irene Adler, Mary Morstan, cameo appearances by others

Notes: Written for Holmestice Winter 2020 for
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Summary: A set of one-shots, each catching up with a different character in the years beyond the end of the war. They are:
1. California (Cho)
Cho Chang flees the wreckage of the war, and learns to make a new life for herself in California.

2. Old Friends (Viktor)
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Fandom: Harry Potter

Summary: Neville Longbottom, now settled into life as a Hogwarts professor, finds unexpected parallels between his younger self and his present-day student Teddy Lupin.

Characters: Neville Longbottom, Teddy Lupin

Words: 3,000

Notes: This is the final fic in the More Than This World Can Contain series. Thank you to
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Fandom: Harry Potter

Summary: Dean Thomas survived a year on the run from Voldemort, only to find that the hardest part is reconnecting with his Muggle family now that it’s all over.

Characters: Dean Thomas, original character (Felicity, Dean's sister)

Words: 3,200

Notes: Beta:
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Fandom: Harry Potter

Summary: Viktor Krum, now a successful businessman in his post-Quidditch career, has recently relocated his home and business headquarters to London and is curious to look up an old friend: Hermione Granger.

Characters: Viktor Krum, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Rose Granger-Weasley, Hugo Granger-Weasley

Words: 5,000

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