Top Five Xander Fics

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Top Five Xander Fics:

1- Acid Test by Yahtzee:

Quoting a2zmom "Novella length. Takes place in the fourth season after Something Blue, another perfect episode fic by the master of plot, character voices and character motivation - Yahtzee. Xander accidentally joins the "tune in, turn on" generation and goes on a long, strange trip. X/Anya and X/Willow figure in the story. Hysterically funny and poignant by turns."


2- Half a League Onward by Mikelesq:

Halfrek grants a wish that creates a demon even she cannot control, and only Xander can help her stop it. Set approximately four weeks prior to the "Lessons" episode of BtVS.

3- Five Things Xander Harris Didn’t Realize He’d Miss About Sunnydale by julia_here:

The title says it all. This one is really a must read.

4- Again, We Try by eurydice72:

Xander is in Africa and he's reflecting. Very heartbreaking.

5- Quietly Remembered by authoressnebula:

What had once been the most abysmal place in all of California was now a tourist attraction. Xander is summing up Sunnydale.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

I just did a quick read of Again We Try and really enjoyed it. Great rec!

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was such a moving short story :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recs! My personal Top 5 is different and it starts with Quantum Xander (http://www.geocities.com/kiwileesa2000/quantum) and I read and loved # 4 and 5 from your list (Again We Try is a masterpiece, IMHO). I'll definitely check # 2 and 3. And I have a question re: #1. Usually this writer is very anti-Spike and I'd like to know if she writes him as an evil incarnate in the story you rec.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

You really should read number 2! It's awesome, I especially loved how Halfrek was written, I rarely see her in fics, so it was a good change to see her interact with Xander.

Hmmm I didn't think there was Spike bashing. There was the usual Xander hates Spike/Spike hates Xander stuff, but I thought the writer was fair in his/her treatment of Spike. Don't worry, there was sweet parts with Spike that I really liked.