Rhian's 10 Fanfic Links

Firefly

This is about the television show Firefly. The series takes place in the year 2517, on several planets and moons with a crew of thugs on a ‘Firefly’ ship which they call ‘Serenity’. ‘Lifeblood’ is about Jayne Cobb, a rough crew member who treats his guns as lovers and River Tam who is a psychic wunderkind after Jayne has been shot at while trying to save his wife, River from a group of thugs. She is upset and her brother Simon tries to comfort her while she worries. Even though in the actual tv show, these two aren’t married.

Skins

Skins is a British tv series filmed in Bristol. It follows a group of teenagers who attend high school together as they party, drink, do drugs, have sex and deal with being a teenager these days. ‘There’s Always a Choice’ is based on the series 3 and 4 cast, particularly Emily and Naomi, the lesbian couple. It is based in the future where they have broken up and seem to be applying for jobs that coincide with each other. They’re struggling to have a professional relationship after their rocky past relationship. The theme of first love and how it affects you in the future is what stands out the most.

Doctor Who

This fanfic is about the tenth doctor, David Tennant and his companions Rose and Donna. Bloody Murder is about these characters in 1888 while Jack the Ripper is on a rampage. It’s only an introduction and one chapter so far but I believe it has potential with an interesting storyline.

The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory is a television sitcom about four incredibly intelligent but socially inept men and their cute, girly neighbour, Penny. This is about Sheldon, the most socially inept of them all, meeting a girl called Magenta; a friend of Penny’s. It’s four chapters on their first meeting, dancing to a Lady GaGa song, and how their relationship going to develop.

The Time Traveller’s Wife

The Time Traveller’s Wife is a bestselling book which has been turned into a movie recently. In this adaptation, the plot follows Alba DeTamble, the son of the main characters in the original book, and Peter Hale, her partner. It follows how they deal with her time travelling ability she received from her father.

Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy is one of those books the twi-hards are all about, but surprisingly, it’s good. It follows the life of dhampir, Rose Hathaway and the troubles she faces in her journey to look after moroi vampires, and her best friend Lissa who she’s bonded to. In this fanfic, the author has adapted the end of the third book so that Rose and her tutor, Dimitri get together, get married and all of that that goes with a strong relationship.

Dead Poets Society

The Dead Poets Society is an amazing film about a group of boys at a prep school and their English teacher who teaches them to believe in themselves. The parents of these boys are extremely strict, one in particular, Neil Perry’s father, refuses to let Neil follow his dream of being an actor and Neil ends up killing himself from the pressure. ‘Seven Days’ is about Todd following in Neil’s steps because of all the stress. It’s about the seven days leading up to this.

Uglies

Uglies is the first in a series of four books written by Scott Westerfeld. It’s based somewhere in the future where everyone has a very set way of life. You’re an ‘ugly’ until you’re 16, you then go through surgery to become a ‘pretty’ and eventually become a ‘crumbly’ when you’re old. Everything is all set out, in this fanfic, the author writes about couples only having one child every 12 years to avoid over population and how Siam and Beka accidently conceive twins. In this world, the rulers decide which twin is kept and which is exiled out of the city.

True Blood

True Blood is the vampire series that everyone is tuned into. It follows Sookie and her new vampire boyfriend Bill and how it affects their lives in Bon Temps. ‘Seeing Through the Mist’ is about a girl called Emelie from Sweden who ends up finding Eric Northman, the sheriff of area five and an extremely powerful and arrogant vampire. It follows her journey to and with him.

Sherlock Holmes

This is about the recent movie of Sherlock Holmes, it follows on from where it ended with Watson married and Holmes trying to work without him. His new accomplices are Constable Clark and Mycroft Holmes. In this fanfic they are working on a new case. It follows the troubles he faces working with new sidekicks.