incidents and accidents, hints and allegations

I have ridiculously-belated Yuletide recs! For 2010, I downloaded everything that looked remotely like I could read it (that is, either I had some familiarity with the source or had seen it recommended as no-familiarity-necessary), smushed the files into several really big e-books, and read them offline. I don't know if this is why I have so many more this year, but honest, I really did winnow these down: this list represents about the fourth iteration of my "maybe recommend" composite e-book file. (And then after I formatted this post I stalled on it for ages and ages. Oops.)

I couldn't name just a couple standout favorites as I did last year, so I'm just going to list these by genre, with copious use of cut-tags because the list is so long. (If you're not reading this on Dreamwidth, come use the day view and you can inline-expand only the cut tags you're interested in!)

Format note: the first five lines (title, word count, author; fandom; rating; warning; summary) are those provided by the author; they're followed by my notes.

( Crossovers: 'Hotel California' / Echo Bazaar; Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations / Chronicles of Narnia; Vorkosigan / Wishbone TV series; Young Wizards / DC Comics )

( Misc: Calvin and Hobbes; Hyperbole and a Half; Portal )

( Mythology: Norse, Greek and Roman, Chinese )

( Classics: Bacchae, Beowulf, Journey to the West, Kokin Wakashū )

( European fairy tales )

( Books: Jane Austen, Peter Beagle, Ray Bradbury, Margaret Wise Brown )

( Books: Lois McMaster Bujold, Sarah Caudwell, Susanna Clarke, Susan Cooper )

( Books: Diane Duane, Dorothy Dunnett, Neil Gaiman, N.K. Jemisin )

( Books: Diana Wynne Jones, Norton Juster, Stephen King, Mercedes Lackey )

( Books: Ann M. Martin, Robin McKinley, Naomi Novik, Patrick O'Brian )

( Books: Dorothy L. Sayers, Donald J. Sobol, Megan Whalen Turner, Martha Wells )

( Movies: The Litle Mermaid; James Bond reboots; Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day )

( Anime: Princess Tutu; Samurai Champloo )

( TV: The Middleman; Twin Peaks )

( Yuletide Meta )

(And if you read and like any of these, do let the authors know! All you have to do is hit the "kudos" button, you don't even have to leave a signed comment.)