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I had a go at this a while ago (Fanfiction.net: the good bits), and I thought it fairly successful. Enough so that I've decided to risk recreating it. It got to 5 pages last time. More importantly (from my point of view), I enjoyed reading some of the stories.

To repeat: "An idea, if you will. Simply post the addresses and a small summary of good bits of fanfiction that you find on other sites.

If, like me, you have a lot of them in your favourites, just post a couple of good ones from time to time. No one can be bothered with a massive unsorted list of fanfiction (which is almost what fanfiction.net is), but if a few get posted every so often then I at least might check them out."

If you missed it last time, take a look. there's a fair chance someone might have posted something you'll like.

My first pick of this event, is Nymphadora Tonks and the Liquor of Jacmel
It's never plain sailing for a newly-qualified Auror, and especially not for Nymphadora Tonks. Her Metamorphmagus talents are a big career advantage. Her dark wizard relatives certainly aren't. Being thrown in at the deep end on her first case doesn't make things any easier, either. So when Tonks puts her shape-shifting skills to good use investigating the trade in a highly dangerous potion, while simultaneously trying to deal with her family's very 'Black' past history, things quickly get complicated ... [Set during the first half of GoF, plot crosses paths with the books from time to time but mostly runs parallel.]

I don't normally bother with the escapades of minor characters, and tend to go in for the blatantly AU, but I really do like this one. It's long and clever and true to the feel of the HP universe. And it's complete, which is nice. I just read the whole thing this week.

And a one shot that I really like:

Rat in the Corner (HP, Peter gen), PG-13
Peter must choose between himself and his friends.

I won't say much about it, because it's quite short and I don't want to give much away. What I will say though, is that it's damn good.

KotOR fics:

Shattered Knight, by Tim Radley - set after the events of KotOR 1. Quite possibly the best fic I have ever read, in any fandom. Still incomplete, unfortunately.

Prisoner 24601 has written several good fics.

Helena L has a number of short KotOR fics - mostly parodies and humorous fics, but with a couple of serious ones as well.

Prodigal - an extensively AU version of the events of KotOR I. Unfortunately, it's not finished, and probably never will be, but it's excellent as far as it goes.

BtVS:

A Report to the Ministry - a crossover of sorts with Harry Potter. Professor McGonagall's analysis of the situation in Sunnydale, midway through Season 4.

Blair Provence - "During the spring of senior year, a Cordette finds out more than she bargained for about her friend Cordelia and the weirdness of Sunnydale High."

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Mazatlan - Jonathan's thoughts on his situation post-Season 6.

Shadow of the Apocalypse - Season One's finale, as told from the perspective of Jenny Calendar.

The Weary World Rejoicing - post-Season 5 AU, in which Buffy failed to stop Glory.

Single best story I've read to date (and not sure if it was posted the first time aorund): Far Beyond Normal. It won the best of the year awards over at TTH and for good reason, check it out.

Hmm... well, then, I'll have to post some stuff I've found. Sadly haven't held on to all of it, but what I do have is this:

Sailor Nothing: A Magical Girl story done dark and evil, cause that's the way monsters are.

John Dies at the End and it's sequel John and Dave and the Temple of X'al'naa''thuthuthu: Described, quite simply, as "...like being run over by a truck made of horror, hauling two tons of stupid..." It is a hilariously awesome and scary book, that fucks with your head just for the fun of it.

Oh, and Children of an Elder God. It just needs to be mentioned again. A merging of Evangelion and H.P. Lovecraft, exploring humanity at it's brightest and darkest.

Shattered Glass is a fairly decent ROTS AU where Padme decided not to go to Mustafar. A bit angsty but the characters are all well written, and I like how Padme isn't some helpless damsel in distress. She's in a precarious position: stay with Vader(without the suit, mind you, with UNLIMITED POWAH!) and try to turn him back, or try to escape.

Since I haven't been reading many fanfics lately, I only have a few new additions.

April 10, 1997 - A BtVS/Angel story, crossed with Daria. Faith suffers from Split Personality Disorder she's the most recent personality (with Daria being the older one). Something happened on April 10, 1997 to cause Daria to be sublimated. Intelligently done and a unique concept. Sequel is in the works.

Commentary - Marvel's Civil War crossover gets commentary...from the Daily Show, with a special appearance by Deadpool (all of this author's stories are worth at least a browse).

Godzilla vs. Cthulhu - Because it's actually been published too.

Predator vs. Slayer - Another "Why hasn't Darkhorse Comics Written this already" moment. Some minor innacuracies on Predator culture exist, but it's still entertaining and well done.

Strange Days Multiple short crossovers between series you wouldn't normally see mixed--and you're not usually told which ones until later.

I'm Done - Lorn's time after the finale with Angel. Crossover with W.I.T.C.H. (and it didn't burn out my eyes reading it).

I hope this isn't 'necroing'. It's only been a few weeks since the last and it's still on the front page, so..

I have this great fanfic to contribute:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/406348/1/

In the story, Ranma and other animes and mangas are combined with the history and powers of several Marvel comic characters, basically making a shared universe. Like, instead of Steve Rogers getting injected with the super-soldier serum, Ranma is the one to receive it and becomes Captain Japan. Or Akane finds a walking stick in a Norse cave instead of Donald Blake. Or Speed Racer and random bank robbers...

In the author's own words:

It's a fusion of Ranma 12 and Marvel's Avengers. Chapter 1 lays the groundwork for what's to come as it deals with several of the heroes origins. (Chapter 15 is an information guide for those who want to catch up fast)

Hey, thanks Cosmic Average. It's good to see this continue.

I'll put forward this Harry Potter one shot, in which the muggle government is vary much aware of the magical world.

More Things in Heaven and Earth
Summary: Three hundred years. Three Muggle Prime Ministers. The same difficult decision.

This is a great fic that shows the back story of Galbatorix the villain from the Eragon books which presents him as a hero. There are other fics in the series. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2914834/1/

Okay, for those of you who know of Lord Ironwolf on Fanfiction.net, he has made another extraordinarily bemusing Warhammmer 40k story, this one titled Berserker Hell and let's just say that what he has managed to find the perfect hell for a Khorne Berserker in another, much more well known piece of British literature. The authour is incredible and I highly recommend his other works, as he knows just how to tweak the Grim Darkness of the Future(TM) to make it look completely hilarious.