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 What's your favourite Blake's 7 Fan Fic?
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| wall1885 |
Posted on 22-01-2022 15:45
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when Blake's 7 fan clubs arose in the early 1980's (were there any before then?) - Fan fiction was a big part of many of them (for better or worse). Even up to date, with the recent release of the wonderful Scorpio Tales there's still a market out there for it. Tell me about one of your favourite pieces of fan fic, is it still available? One of my favourites was published in 1980 - called The Quibell Abduction by Lillian Shepherd. The story is set during Series B after Countdown. Avon and Cally go undercover to a Federation planet to obtain much-needed parts for the Liberator. Avon gets himself kidnapped and Cally rescue him. I'm pretty sure this re reprinted and available from Horizon in the 1990's  |
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| ellen york |
Posted on 22-01-2022 18:22
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One?! How long a list would you like?  I used "Let There be Light" on the Advent Calendar a couple of years ago, so this time I'm going with "A Mile Away With Their Shoes". Gan and Orac are literally stuck together, which sounds like the start of a joke, but it is a good character study of them both. https://archiveofourown.org/works/281...ks/2813261 |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 22-01-2022 19:58
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One?! How long a list would you like? I used "Let There be Light" on the Advent Calendar a couple of years ago, so this time I'm going with "A Mile Away With Their Shoes". Gan and Orac are literally stuck together, which sounds like the start of a joke, but it is a good character study of them both. https://archiveofourown.org/works/281...ks/2813261 Yes, it's excellent. Gets a recommend from me, too. There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| Travisina |
Posted on 22-01-2022 20:10
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There have been so many fics I've loved over the years, most of which were in Horizon zines (no, really?), I'd be hard pushed to choose a favourite. Just a few of my faves: 'Making the Grade' by Sue Christian in Horizon Zine #13 - how Vila chose the wrong parents... 'Against My Ruins' by Gill Marsden in Horizon Zine #14 - a searing portrayal of what happened to Travis, narrated by his wife. 'On the Fifth Day' by Helen Parkinson (also in #14) - how Blake lost his eye. In issue #15 - 'The Revenge of Haki' by Judith Rolls (now Galloway, our Website Mutoid) - Avon origin story, against a farming background. NB Zines are still available from the Supreme Commander - send her a PM if you're interested! There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 28-01-2022 17:52
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Fun Fan Fiction - for me, you can't beat Neil Faulkner's 'Capcherd Agane' and 'How to be Topp on the Liberatar' - soon to be re-loaded to this site!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Travisina |
Posted on 28-01-2022 18:33
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Fun Fan Fiction - for me, you can't beat Neil Faulkner's 'Capcherd Agane' and 'How to be Topp on the Liberatar' - soon to be re-loaded to this site! Oh, I LOVE those! So clever and funny 
There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| Supreme Commander |
Posted on 28-01-2022 19:46
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when Blake's 7 fan clubs arose in the early 1980's (were there any before then?) - Fan fiction was a big part of many of them (for better or worse). Even up to date, with the recent release of the wonderful Scorpio Tales there's still a market out there for it. Tell me about one of your favourite pieces of fan fic, is it still available? One of my favourites was published in 1980 - called The Quibell Abduction by Lillian Shepherd. The story is set during Series B after Countdown. Avon and Cally go undercover to a Federation planet to obtain much-needed parts for the Liberator. Avon gets himself kidnapped and Cally rescue him. I'm pretty sure this re reprinted and available from Horizon in the 1990's I remember the Quibell Abduction, which was indeed an excellent read. I do have my own copy but unless I'm mistaken this isn't one Horizon re-printed. You may be thinking of Port in a Storm, which we reprinted (with another story) as 'Best of Spacefall 1'. "Some days are better than others, Section Leader"
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| Sally1958 |
Posted on 28-01-2022 22:43
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Lots of fics are great: character build, story telling and more. One of my favourite AU stories is Rojer by Xlos, which tells the story of what happens when Avon finds a baby Blake clone on the Clonemaster's world after the Intergalactic War. It is a fascinating tale and I read it over and over. All Xlos' stories are good, she is a superb story teller https://archiveofourown.org/works/4610646 Edited by Sally1958 on 29-01-2022 06:01 Musings from the desk of Nanna Sally
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| Vanessa Doffenshmirtz |
Posted on 29-01-2022 02:44
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The Fb group asked for people's favourite fanfic and I nominated one of Vilakins works. Several other people slammed it and she deleted it. I know that will not happen here. I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing
Till they got a hold of me |
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| Sally1958 |
Posted on 29-01-2022 05:59
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Vanessa Doffenshmirtz wrote: ↑ The Fb group asked for people's favourite fanfic and I nominated one of Vilakins works. Several other people slammed it and she deleted it. I know that will not happen here. Vilakins is brilliant - many of them very funny. Which was the story you recommended? Musings from the desk of Nanna Sally
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| Ulera |
Posted on 29-01-2022 09:33
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Lots of fics are great: character build, story telling and more. One of my favourite AU stories is Rojer by Xlos, which tells the story of what happens when Avon finds a baby Blake clone on the Clonemaster's world after the Intergalactic War. It is a fascinating tale and I read it over and over. All Xlos' stories are good, she is a superb story teller https://archiveofourown.org/works/4610646 Oh no, it's vile slash - thanks but no thanks. |
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| Vanessa Doffenshmirtz |
Posted on 04-02-2022 04:12
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Vanessa Doffenshmirtz wrote: ↑ The Fb group asked for people's favourite fanfic and I nominated one of Vilakins works. Several other people slammed it and she deleted it. I know that will not happen here. Vilakins is brilliant - many of them very funny. Which was the story you recommended? It was a filk version of Captain Beaky. It took me back to my carefree sixth form days. I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing
Till they got a hold of me |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 04-02-2022 20:50
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Vanessa Doffenshmirtz wrote: ↑ Vanessa Doffenshmirtz wrote: ↑ The Fb group asked for people's favourite fanfic and I nominated one of Vilakins works. Several other people slammed it and she deleted it. I know that will not happen here. Vilakins is brilliant - many of them very funny. Which was the story you recommended? It was a filk version of Captain Beaky. It took me back to my carefree sixth form days. I love Captain Beaky! There's a great animated version here: Capt Beaky I've always thought of them as B7 characters, I didn't know Vilakins had made a filk. Do you have a link to it? She's not put it on AO3. There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| Vanessa Doffenshmirtz |
Posted on 06-02-2022 04:33
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Vanessa Doffenshmirtz wrote: ↑ Vanessa Doffenshmirtz wrote: ↑ The Fb group asked for people's favourite fanfic and I nominated one of Vilakins works. Several other people slammed it and she deleted it. I know that will not happen here. Vilakins is brilliant - many of them very funny. Which was the story you recommended? It was a filk version of Captain Beaky. It took me back to my carefree sixth form days. I love Captain Beaky! There's a great animated version here: Capt Beaky I've always thought of them as B7 characters, I didn't know Vilakins had made a filk. Do you have a link to it? She's not put it on AO3. Sadly no. After I has suggested it on the FB B7 fanfic page, a couple of people decided to be very obnoxious about it and she deleted it. There has been so many B7 fics lost due to Hip Deep in Heros not bring uploaded as welll. I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing
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| bunn1cula |
Posted on 18-02-2022 23:24
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Lots of fics are great: character build, story telling and more. One of my favourite AU stories is Rojer by Xlos, which tells the story of what happens when Avon finds a baby Blake clone on the Clonemaster's world after the Intergalactic War. It is a fascinating tale and I read it over and over. All Xlos' stories are good, she is a superb story teller https://archiveofourown.org/works/4610646 This is one of my favorites as well, Sally. x_los is stupendously talented (and wrote a Big Finish title!), and I found that particular story incredibly affecting the last time I reread it not long ago. Re: Vilakins and FB, that is extremely upsetting fan behavior, and I'm really sorry to hear it resulted in a writer deleting a work. I'm not sure which story was recommended, but I have a link to that writer's website fic repository if anyone is interested. My favorite fanfic has to be Judith Proctor's "Morgan." I was lucky enough to find a copy on eBay last year and it is a cherished part of my growing collection of B7 zines. |
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| Liam |
Posted on 28-07-2022 13:28
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Thanks for starting this thread, wall1885! I also have a soft spot for Lillian Shepherd's The Quibell Abduction, of which I bought a copy of the second edition. I recommend it to fans of Avon and Cally, especially the latter; and it can be found online at Archive of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/works/332809 M1795537OCVirn, I agree with you that Neil Faulkner’s Capcherd Agane and How to be Topp on the Liberatar are among the best funny B7 fanfiction stories! One of my favourites, which I strongly recommend, a copy of which I bought back in the day, is Harriet Bazley's Not to Know, an AU story which explores what happened when Avon reluctantly agreed to take Kerril on board the Liberator, at the end of City at the Edge of the World. It can also be read online at Archive of Our Own, using this link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/483.../11062514 Liam Edited by M1795537OCVirn on 28-07-2022 14:28 |
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| Vanessa Doffenshmirtz |
Posted on 30-07-2022 02:50
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[url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRNdqtpZHHQ]The Trial of Hissing Sid[/url]
I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing
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| Fiona |
Posted on 28-04-2025 15:27
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Liam mentioned Harriet Bazley's Not To Know: I very strongly recommend it too. Even better is Swansong. After The Fall, I loved that. I manage to track her down a few years ago, because I was trying to find her novella, Fellow Exiles, and she kindly gave it to me now it's also on the archive of our own. I find AO3 really difficult to navigate. Luckily the hermit site has got a Wayback link. But I understand some other sites have been imported wholesale and I can't find them Does anyone know how to open an Aeon account? It's some kind of academic access thing. And if I can set one up I can access a big collection from the University of Iowa! But I can't seem to find a link.... |
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