I found a treasure!

So, for my third Torchwood rec set, I'm focussing on the interface between Dr. Who's 'Doomsday', 'Utopia' and 'Last of the Time Lords' episodes and Torchwood. The stories here focus on the 'Year That Never Was' and the after effects of Jack's abrupt disappearance at the end of Season 1 and his re-appearance.


Fandom: Torchwood
Type: AU, angst, vignettes
Title: Various
Author: invisible_lift, pocketmouse and notevery
Pairing: None
Warnings/Rating: Violence and character death
Where to find more by this author: http://invisible-lift.livejournal.com , http://pocketmouse.livejournal.com , http://notevery.livejournal.com
Link: http://invisible-lift.livejournal.com/29807.html#cutid1
http://z9.invisionfree.com/Torchwood_3/index.php?showtopic=32
http://z9.invisionfree.com/Torchwood_3/index.php?showtopic=47
Why should people click?
Three very short vignettes by three different authors on the same subject. I'm treating them as a single entry because of the unifying concept and the short length. Each story is about what happened to various Torchwood characters during the 'Last of the Time Lords' in the year that never happened. I've seen nothing like them elsewhere and the stories, brief and heartbreaking, are amazing. They were orginally written as backstory for an RPG however, understanding anything about the game isn't needed.

Fandom: Torchwood
Type: AU
Title: Kingdom of Air
Author:
Pairing:
Warnings/Rating:
Where to find more by this author: http://ninjasnano.livejournal.com/
Link: http://ninjasnano.livejournal.com/tag/kingdom+of+air
Why should people click? One of the classic, and most outstanding, stories about what might have happened to the Torchwood team during the 'Last of the Time Lords'. This story is simply spectacular and tragic.

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Fandom: Torchwood
Type: Series, AU
Title: Reclaiming Camelot
Author: tanarian
Pairing: Jack/Ianto, mostly gen
Warnings/Rating: varies, some violence, character death
Where to find more by this author: http://tanarian.livejournal.com/
Link: http://tanarian.livejournal.com/tag/series:reclaiming+camelot
Why should people click? Another classic, it was written before Season 2 of Torchwood came out and is one excellent author's idea of what might have happened. Long, plotty, and beautifully done.


And my bonus for this week? Torchwood RPGs! I've just listed all that I could find, some are active, some not so much, some are seeking new players, some are closed, some are journal based, some are forum based. Some are multi-fandom, others are canon compliant.

http://z9.invisionfree.com/Torchwood_3/
http://z9.invisionfree.com/torchwood4
http://twcardiff.proboards58.com
http://z9.invisionfree.com/aliensincardiff/index.php
http://asylums.insanejournal.com/beyondtherift/
http://asylums.insanejournal.com/everat_theready/
http://riftmods.insanejournal.com/
http://community.livejournal.com/central_hub/
http://community.livejournal.com/torchwood_hub_x/

For this week, I tried to find stories that feature or were POV from characters that don't get much love.

I'm busy this week and you've already got the low down on the first post so - here they are!

Fandom: Torchwood
Type: Gen
Title: Last One Out
Author: Joon
Pairing: None
Warnings/Rating: Non-angsty character deaths.
Where to find more by this author: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/182879/Joon
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4112437/1/Last_One_Out
Why should people click? Just a beautiful story about Owen's un-life and, through his eyes, Torchwood.

Fandom: Torchwood
Type: Gen, Toshiko POV
Title: Restraint
Author: lookninjas
Pairing: none
Warnings/Rating: none
Where to find more by this author: http://ninjasnano.livejournal.com/
Link: http://ninjasnano.livejournal.com/47974.html
Why should people click? Tosh and Ianto, after Countrycide, learning the ropes.

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Fandom: Torchwood
Type: Gen, Owen POV
Title: The Use of Memory
Author: pocketmouse
Pairing: None, particularly
Warnings/Rating: None
Where to find more by this author: http://pocketmouse.livejournal.com/
Link: http://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=20774
Why should people click? Owen. Owen saving the team. It's a great story with vignettes that focus on each character on the team, from Owen's eyes. Jossed by recent episodes but that dosen't take away from the story at all.

And ... what inspirational posters does Torchwood have on their walls?

http://community.livejournal.com/ihazastopwatch/76226.html#cutid1

*waves* I’m X-Tricks and I’ll be reccing Torchwood for the month of April.

So … Torchwood is a relatively young fandom, the show is just finishing up it’s second season (season finale is Friday!) but it’s a fast growing one. A spin-off of Doctor Who, it’s another of Russell T Davis’ signature productions and a show where ‘the slash is canon’. Unsurprisingly, therefore, it’s very much a slash heavy fandom. I, however, will be providing a variety of fics from slash to gen to het.

It’s intended for an adult audience and the episodes range from rather campy humor to pretty dark; sex, violence, shady morals and dodgy science abound. In the coming month, I’m going to introduce you all to what I feel to be some of the best writing in the fandom, as well as a few choice vids and meta. But first, let’s briefly visit our ( main cast. )
Enough of the dry stuff – here’s the fics for this week.

Note: my recs are not dependent on either canon or spoilers, so you will find stories that no longer follow canon, or that may spoil you for the show.

Fandom: Torchwood
Type: Gen, action adventure, pre-series
Title: Sic Transit Tempus
Author: Jadesfire
Pairing: none to various
Warnings/Rating: Adult in tone, there is no explicit sex but some violence
Where to find more by this author: http://www.whofic.com/viewuser.php?uid=3335
Link: http://www.whofic.com/series.php?seriesid=774
Why should people click? Jack Harkness has been a part of Torchwood for … quite a long time. What were some of the previous decades like for him? This story becomes jossed (non-canon) by the recent episode ‘Fragments’ but I don’t think that takes away from it at all. It's a wonderfully written, long series of stories set from the 1950's to the 1990's, with promises of more to come.

Fandom: Torchwood
Type: Gen, mostly
Title: Paramagnetic
Author: Fahye
Pairing: various
Warnings/Rating: Like Torchwood, the story is adult in tone and has moments of grimness
Where to find more by this author: http://mercurial-wit.livejournal.com/
Link: http://mercurial-wit.livejournal.com/36281.html
Why should people click? Beautiful and dark look at Torchwood and Jack's recruitment of the various members of his crew. Suzie is woven through the story and the author gives all the characters the respect they deserve.

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Fandom: Torchwood
Type: gen, funny
Title: They Grip the Ground
Author: Giddy
Pairing: Jack/Ianto-ish
Warnings/Rating: none
Where to find more by this author: http://giddygeek.livejournal.com/profile?mode=full
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/tw_flashfic/9463.html
Why should people click? Because I've given two stories with some darker/sadder elements, this one is just plain funny. And fun! Watch Torchwood as they defend the earth against aliens whose names they can't pronounce!

And here's the team introduced with a nice mabo!