Amalthia's recs and fan works

Star Wars

Title/Author: bedlamsbard - On the Edge of the Devil's Backbone
Author Summary:
Ten years after she vanished during an Imperial raid on a Twi'lek colony, Cham Syndulla sees his daughter Hera for the first time in a hologram -- now wearing the uniform of an Imperial agent and apparently working closely with a human Inquisitor. All Cham wants to do is to bring his long-missing child home to what remains of her family, but he soon finds that Hera Syndulla is only interested in two things: her duty to the Empire and her loyalty to her crew, a mismatched collection of outcasts brought together by Hera and her pet Inquisitor.

With Cham and the Rebel agent known as Fulcrum in pursuit, a new mission takes Hera and the crew of the Ghost to the planet Lothal, where a chance meeting with a Force-sensitive teenager awakens something long buried in the Inquisitor once known as Kanan Jarrus...and has dire consequences for Hera, their crew, the Empire, and the fledgling Rebel Alliance.
Pairing: Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla
Word Count: 361,501
Review:
I loved the plot, character voices, I was on the edge of my seat through most of the story. I loved the story structure too and seeing what happened to Kanan and Hera to cause them to join the Empire.

Title/Author: KittandChips: Force Bond Series
Author Summary:
AU After Owen and Beru are killed by a mysterious stranger, young Luke ends up as an orphan on Coruscant. It's a race against time as Obi-Wan struggles to find Luke before Vader realizes the boy is his son.
Pairing: Gen
Word Count: 713,737
Review:
"The series in which a Sith Lord accidentally raises a Jedi." -- Chandlia. Perfect description of the series. Epic storytelling with excellent character voices. I could not stop reading once I started. The character voices were spot on, I laughed out loud more than once, and I loved seeing Vader and Luke learning how to live together as father and son.

Title/Author: HLine - Children of the Force
Author Summary:
Anakin didn't fall, but Order 66 still happened. Now there are only remnants of the Jedi Order remain, seemingly paralyzed by grief and fear - leaving many vulnerable to the Dark Side and the Sith.

Kanan Jarrus very carefully doesn't pay any attention to this; he has his team, and that's all he needs. He left the Jedi behind a long time ago. But the Force won't let its children go so easily, especially not so many still need his help.
Pairing: Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla, Janus Kasmir/Commander Grey
Word Count: 387,916
Review:
I couldn't stop reading once I started. Excellent world building, character voices/development, tense plot and heart-breaking. I loved the Ghost crew and seeing how they adapt to Ezra joining them and the fallout of how they found him.

Title/Author: Okadiah - Blackbird
Author Summary:
Hera and crew are sent on mission to recruit Kanan and Ezra, who operate as vigilante assassins fighting the Empire, into the rebellion. But Kanan’s dark past and darker tendencies make the chances of the mission’s success slim.

It’s a good thing Hera, Ezra, and the crew don’t give up easy.
Pairing: Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla
Word Count: 249,838
Review:
I was on the edge of my seat during much of this story. Awesome pacing, character voices, plot, and it was the right amount of heartbreaking with a mix of hope. I loved all the characters and the bad guys were sufficiently threatening.

Title/Author: flamethrower - Re-Entry
Author Summary:
Re-Entry is an alternate universe epic that spans time and possibility. Obi-Wan Kenobi, while still a young Padawan, suffers an injury and wakes up with all of the memories, experience, training, and Force-strength of Old Ben Kenobi. It isn't long before the Jedi discover that Anakin Skywalker, a five-year-old slave from the Outer Rim, has undergone the exact same change. Obi-Wan and Anakin bear the scars of harsh lessons learned; those who love them must learn those lessons quickly, before the mistakes of old are repeated.
Pairing: Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi
Word Count: 568,105
Review:
Amazing epic series. I cried more than once and I loved the pacing, plot, the different characters and I couldn't stop reading.

Title/Author: Elfpen - Reprise
Author Summary:
Ben Kenobi dies aboard the Death Star in the year 0 BBY. He wakes up shortly thereafter in the Jedi temple in the year 41 BBY. Haunted by memories and regret, Ben must forge a new path for himself in the Jedi Order of his youth while navigating the murky waters of time travel. Crafting a better future from bitter experience is hard, but learning to heal is even harder. Major AU.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 435,465
Review:

Title/Author: Ariel_Sojourner - Back From the Future: Episode VI The Clone Wars
Author Summary:
In which Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader travel back in time together to the Clone Wars era, have amazing adventures, and save the galaxy.
Pairing: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
Word Count: 108,720
Review:
I couldn't stop reading once I started, I loved the adventures, the character voices, and seeing Vader and Luke from other people's pov. I've re-read this story a lot this year, when I needed something uplifting and happy this is the story I read, but it also brings me to tears at the end too.

Title/Author: MarbleGlove - Remedial Jedi Theology
Author Summary:
Let us consider the fact that the Jedi Order is a monastic religious organization based out of a temple, with five basic tenets of faith.

Ch 1: Death, yet the Force (meeting Anakin)
Ch 2: Chaos, yet Harmony (teaching Anakin)
Ch 3: Passion, yet Serenity (teaching a teenaged Anakin, good grief)
Ch 4: Ignorance, yet Knowledge (Anakin is a Knight now, why is he still Obi-Wan’s problem?)
Ch 5: Heresy, yet Orthodoxy (actual plot? Ie, Clones and Sith)
Ch 6: Emotion, yet Peace (epilog)
Pairing: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
Word Count: 51,336
Review:
I loved the story structure, character voices, and seeing how Obi-Wan tackled training Anakin. I've read this story four times and I enjoyed it every time.

Title/Author: starlady | Vid: The Last of the Real Ones (Star Wars Rebels)
Review:
This is the vid that got me into reading Star Wars Rebels fan fiction and watching the show. Loved the editing and song choice.

Title/Author: edenwolfie - Sigh No More
Author Summary:
Anakin makes slightly better choices, Obi-Wan is a Mess™ and Padmé deserves none of this. AU from Mustafar onward with liberal manipulation of canon to culminate in some angsty, fluffy, domestic fix-it because we all deserve better.
Pairing: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker/Obi-Wan Kenobi
Word Count: 292,167
Review:
I loved the pacing, character voice, and seeing how Padme, Anakin, and Obi-Wan adjusted to the fall of the Republic and Anakin's part in helping Palpatine. I loved how messed up everyone is by the war and seeing their recovery together.

Title/Author: frodogenic: The Father
Author Summary:
Ten years after ROTS, tormenting nightmares of his unborn child drive Darth Vader to extraordinary measures with unexpectedly drastic consequences. Clearly, experience has taught Darth Vader nothing...
Pairing: General
Word Count: 284,822
Review:
I loved the premise, the action/adventure, I laughed out loud often. The character voices felt spot on and the original characters were interesting. I couldn't stop reading once I started. The ending was perfect.

Title/Author: DAsObiQuiet - Hindsight Series
Author Summary:
They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Few can attest that the road back is far harder to conquer. Now Anakin has to face everything he's become, avoid the suspicion of everyone from the Jedi Council to Palpatine, and try to prevent the future from turning out as badly as it had before all while somehow finding a way to bring balance to the Force...again.
Pairing: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker
Word Count: 271,672
Review:
I loved the concept, character voices, I couldn't stop reading once I started. I loved that the story addressed Anakin's PTSD, childhood traumas, and showed his struggles to not fall to the dark side again. This is one of the best time travel fix it fics I've run across.

Title/Author: jcrowquill - A Mouthful of Ash
Author Summary:
What if Obi-Wan hadn't let Anakin burn on Mustafar? On the run from the newly formed Galactic Empire, Obi-Wan and Anakin must come to terms with the fact that they both still need each other, even if they don't know how to forgive each other for what has happened.
Pairing: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker
Word Count: 149,597
Review:
I loved the character voices, the plot, I couldn't stop reading once I started. I loved seeing how Obi-Wan and Anakin related to each other after the events on Mustafar.


Star Trek

Title/Author: Straight_Outta_Hobbiton - Children Will Look To You/ For Which Way To Turn/ To Learn What To Be
Author Summary:
Leonard is exhausted, and there is a crying kid in front of him with a bowl-cut and pointed ears.
Of course he picks him up.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 67,600
Review:
I loved the concept, character voices, Bones was perfect and I couldn't stop reading once I started. I loved all the found family feels and the children felt real.


DCU/Marvel

Title/Author: thepartyresponsible - Shake the Devil Out of Me
Author Summary:
The first time Jason sees Phil Coulson, he sees him in the soft, flickering light of a warehouse fire. It’s romantic, he thinks, later. Like candlelight.
Pairing: Phil Coulson/Jason Todd
Word Count: 35,899
Review:
I loved Jason's character voice, the plot, and I couldn't stop reading once I started. This was a well done crossover.


Avengers

Title/Author: MsBrooklyn - Assembly Line (or Why It's a Lot Harder than Steve Thought to Recruit New Members)
Author Summary:
There's a prompt here http://daredevilkink.dreamwidth.org that asked for a story about the Avengers having to accommodate the various disabilities of their members. This story takes a little detour but definitely scratches the itch.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 567,901
Review:
Stop everything and go read this story! I loved the characters, the action, the humor, and I liked that each part of the series can stand alone, loved the situations everyone finds themselves in. I don't know how I went 3 years not knowing this series existed?

Title/Author: praximeter (Zimario) - The Night War: 60th Anniversary Edition
Author Summary:
In 1947, Master Sergeant James B. Barnes's surviving field journals were posthumously published as the classic war memoir The Night War. Now a high school history classroom mainstay and required reading at West Point, this highly anticipated 60th Anniversary Edition presents the original, unedited text alongside detailed historical notes that provide important context to the extraordinary wartime heroics of Captain America and the Howling Commandos.

Barnes, James B. The Night War: The Wartime Memoirs of a Howling Commando. Ed. Harold Miller. 60th Anniversary ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. Print.
Pairing: General
Word Count: 109,105
Review:
This story gave me so many feelings. I cried, laughed, and I was on the edge of my seat a few times. At this point, you should stop whatever you're doing and go read this story. This is some of the best Bucky I've ever read. I don't even know how to express how amazing it is that someone wrote this story.