Rec: The Man with No Name

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Story: The Man with No Name
Author: Frostfyre
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 99,372
Author's Summary: He hadn't really counted on getting into a pub brawl over the color of his coat on some speck of a planet, or signing up with a crew of petty criminals.  Still, the Doctor had always wondered what really happened to those Lost Colonists from Earth.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor, Other characters
Warnings: Swearing, violence

Recced because: I know . . . I’ve already recommended a story by Frostfyre this week.  In my own defense I didn’t know that they were by the same author when I was putting my list together.  Once I realized, I couldn’t decide which one to drop.  Is it my fault Frostfyre is good?

I know this is a long story, but I don’t recommend it lightly.  I had heard of the Joss Whedon series “Firefly”, but had never seen it, or the related movie “Serenity.”  I decided to give this crossover fic a try, and was hooked immediately.  Hooked as in I didn’t really accomplish much else until I finished reading it, and I tell everyone I know that they should read it.  I have seen the movie now, and I think that the author did a very good job of portraying all the characters.  It is also an interesting portrait of the Doctor dealing with the aftermath of “Doomsday.”  It is long, but worth the ride.  It’s the best crossover fic I have ever read. Strike that; it is some of the best fiction I have read.  Now I need to buy the box set of “Firefly.”

Comments

[jebbypal]

Oh my word, thank you so much for reccing that fic. You are right - some of the shiniest fic ever written, and by far some of the best free fiction I have ever read. It blows away the term fanfic.

[clocketpatch]

Seconded on the "didn’t really accomplish much else until I finished reading it" This one just steals your brain for 99,000 words and makes you HAPPY about it.

[stellastars]

Thank you for reccing this story! I've just begun watching Firefly myself and couldn't help but think the show would mesh well with Doctor Who. This story was an amazing crossover, with everything you could ever want in a story.