Fan Fiction Recommendations
Self Serve: Fan Fiction Picks
Some Supernatural fan fiction that I enjoyed reading and recommend highly. They are listed by genre and most recent publication date.
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Alternative Universe (AU) Fics
- Quia lux non est by kroki_refur. 3/13/08.
Rated T.
Bobby Singer, meet Dean Winchester. A dramatic AU story reminiscent of All Hell Breaks Loose and Jus In Belo. Bobby's POV. - Rewritten Tradegy
by Faye Dartmouth. 9/03/07.Rated T.
Pieces of evidence he would sift through, time and again in the coming years, trying to figure out what he could have done differently. - Ghosts in the Fog by A-blackwinged-bird. 7/21/06.
Rated T.
After an attack in the woods, Sam is left alone and with amnesia. An emo story with a rare scene of all 3 Winchester men hunting together. - A Fic by trolllogicfics. 7/2/06.
Rated T.
There’s a body in the back seat. Post Devil’s Trap. - Fist Full of Rain by marinarusalka. 4/21/06. Rated PG.
Five lives Dean Winchester didn’t live.
Comedy/Humor Fics
Night Tales by Nightchills. Published 2008-04-08. Rated T.
A hunter responds to a late night talk show that specializes in the supernatural. Outsider POV. An amusing and unusual outsider fic with an interesting twist at the end.- Conversational Winchester for Trolls by Eloise Bright. 7/17/06.
Rated T. Narrator POV. Spoilers for the story of 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' and gratuitous Angel and Matrix references. - Seeing the Light by K Hanna Korossy. Rated G.
Based on true events and pieces of furniture. Names have been changed to protect the cursed. - A Fashionable Profit by mad_gaters. 6/14/06. Rated R.
Why the hell didn’t you tell me they were taking your picture in nothing but a pair of Daisy Dukes?
Crossover Fics
- Defect by Kikkimax. Published 2007-11-01. Rated T.
Dean's year is almost up and he finds himself a "guest" of the BAU. Crossover with Criminal Minds. Goes AU before Season 3. Lots of snark from Dean who is back in FBI custody and being interrogated by the crack team from Criminal Minds. - Land’s End by Janissa11. Published 8/13/07. Rated T.
In limbo after Sam goes to Stanford and short on cash, Dean takes a job that just may be more dangerous than the one he already has. “Deadliest Catch” crossover. Preseries.No supernatural beings, but lots of danger and excitement, nonetheless. - Miles To Go by PyroDeScorpio2. Published 2006. Rated R.
A Buffy/SPN crossover. Faith witnesses the semi crashing into the impala. Can she help fend off the demons that want to finish the job?
Drama/Angst Fics
- Neither Demons nor Angels by pwcorgigirl. 9/08/07.
Rated T. The answer to Bobby’s question had been a long time coming. An uplifting story involving Dean’s deal. - Obsession
by Annonie. 5/24/07.Rated T.
Captured with no hope for rescue, he found himself clinging to the one person who never left his side. Slight AU. Limp!Sam. - The First Born by JayneFaire. 5/1/07. Rated T.
Dean doesn't fit the pattern. I enjoyed this facinating fic though I must say it goes way overboard in it's Dean centricness. I guess Jayne's not just a fan, she worships Dean. - The Feather
by Bayre. 12/15/06.Rated G.
All his life Sam keeps finding feathers, and Dean keeps standing in the way. - Somatic by Stillane. 2/10/06. Rating: T.
Sam, on a bad day and from the outside.
Episodic/Tag Fics
- The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell by Cookie6. 4/8/08.
Rated T.
John in Hell knew exactly what was happening in Cold Oak. Now he had the front row seat to Sam's death and Dean's deal. A recap of season two's All Hell Breaks Loose, parts 1 and 2 from an imaginative perspective that is not at all repetitive. - Coda to Born Under A Bad Sign by leonidaslion. 2/13/07. Rated R. Sometimes, things break and you can't fix them…
- Lifeline by Eloise Bright. 10/2/06.
Rated T. Coffee is a lifeline. Tag for In My Time of Dying.
Flashback Fics
- Empath by ciel4. 8/02/07.
Rated T.
It was just a little scar on Dean’s shoulder. But it was about to turn Sam’s whole world upside down. A mixture of past and present with hurt!Dean in both. Bobby’s POV. - Let No Man Put Asunder by paperbkryter. 10/04/06. Rated T.
Backstory featuring John and Mary Winchester. - Shadow of Doubt by Faye Dartmouth. 1/2/06. Rated T.
After the death of his wife, John Winchester looks for answers and finds more truth than he knows what to do with.
Future Fics
- Reconciliation by VanillaFluffy. 12/24/06.
Rated T.
For a long time, a terribly scarred man has believed his brother is dead.
Pregnancy/Baby Fics
- Bundle of Hell by Chloe Winchester. 3/17/08.
Rated T.
Sam and Dean face their hardest challenge yet: a demon baby. I enjoyed reading this funny fic…and not just because Dean called the baby a "hellion". - Common as a winter cold by Annalazarus. 11/9/06. Rated M.
Romance Fics
- Footsteps Dressed In Red by Irnan. 1/12/08.
Rated G.
John hadn’t been expecting her, but he still wasn’t surprised when Mary joined him in the kitchen of the house he’d practically rebuilt from scratch. A poignant fic with an unexpected surprise.
Resurrection Fics
- Accidents Will Happen
by Holli. 02/23/2007.Rated T.
Some Goth teenagers accidentally resurrect John Winchester. No, seriously. - Three X's for the Stone by Nilchance. 1/15/07. Rated T.
A John resurrection fic.
Tradegy/Death Fics
- Because I Could Not Stop for Death (He Kindly Stopped for Me) by kroki_refur. 2/4/07.
Rated R.
Sam and Dean are dead. Except they’re kind of not. The funniest, non-angsty deathfic you’ll ever read. - When It’s Over by P.L. Wynter. 7/11/06.
Rated M.
After a horrible accident, Sam and Dean have to learn what it is to be a family again. Future Fic. Somewhat AU. I couldn’t stop reading this ’til the end. Lots of tissues disgarded getting there. - The Day the Music Died by Faye Dartmouth. 7/4/06.
Rated T.
In the end, he did it for love.
Young/Wee Winchester Fics
- Unsupervised Minor by Visionairy. Published 2007-06-06.
Rated T. When a drunk driver brings Sam to the attention of child services, the family's worst nightmare occurs. An angst filled story with teenage Sam getting hurt after being left home alone. - Follow Through by Dee. 5/24/06. Rated T.
Sam is very much Dean’s brother in many ways, but Sam is not Dean. - Under a Haystack by Janissa11. 4/11/06. Rated T.
The aftermath of a curse leaves Sam with a very different version of Dean - Innocent Mishap by Icecube1. 11/24/05. Rated K.
A mysterious injury leads one ER doc to question the boys story…
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If you would like me to recommend a story not listed here, please leave a comment, or send me an email with the link, I will be happy to read it. Be warned though, my criteria for recommending a story is based on my personal preferences only. I may not like what you like. Click here to see a list of the type of fan fiction that I like.
My Fan Fiction Recommendation Criteria:
Here is a summary of the types of fan fiction that I like:
- Sam, Dean and John must be in character. If they are
out-of-character (OOC), then there should be a good explanation for it or what’s the point of calling it a SPN story. I only recommend SPN fan fiction that is based on the character personalities as they are depicted on the TV show, not on some random characters with the same names.- The story must be complete. Only completed fictions are listed here.
- Any story that makes me laugh, cry, or scream in fright. The ones I like best are those that make me do all three.
- The story must show an original idea by the author. Even tag fics should demonstrate the author’s own imaginative twist. I don’t like fics that are just a rehash of the show’s script. And enough already with the werewolf fics! It is so overdone in SPN fanfic that I don’t bother to read them anymore.
- A story that is not longwinded. I love a long yarn, but only if it remains on topic. I’ve encountered too many overly long fics that started out good, then went off on a tangent mid-stream when the authors should have just skipped to the end.
- The entire story must be accessible from a single link. Fics in boards or discussion groups that require registration will not be listed. Fics in blogs or forums that have chapters split across non-sequential, unlinked posts will not be listed. Authors, please upload your fic to an archive like the ones shown on my Fanfiction sources page before requesting a rec. Thanks.
-Hellioness.
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PRPLBREEZY
Dec 31st, 2007 at 1:25 am
First Born is awesome,riviting and leaves me speechless! They should be working with Eric Kripke!!
hellioness
Jan 1st, 2008 at 10:56 am
Glad u liked 1 of my picks. Lost a few hours of sleep reading First Born, myself. Sorry rec list so outdated. Don’t have time to read new fics. Will catch up in spring.