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Story: Access Denied
Author: such_heights
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 1257
Author's Summary: Here lie sundry records and conversations pertaining to the changing situation of Torchwood Three circa the turn of the 21st century.
Characters/Pairings: Jack Harkness, Suzie Costello
Warnings: N/A

Recced because: There aren't enough fics out there featuring Jack and Suzie. And this is an excellent one looking at how Jack came to run Torchwood Three and how Suzie came to work for him. It's brilliantly written being made up of personnel files, e-mails and phone calls to Torchwood One and snippets of Jack and Suzie's conversations. And the ending manages to be marvellously hopeful and doomed.

Story: Dating in the Workplace
Author: Paranoid Seat
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 2471
Author's Summary: If anyone had asked the Doctor whether he begrudged his companions their interpersonal relationships, he would’ve denied it strenuously, with much hand-waving and/or babbling. Because it was true! For the most part. Crackfic, plain and simple. Have your brain-bleach on standby. Do not attempt to eat or drink while reading unless you have a valid warantee on your monitor/keyboard.
Characters/Pairings: Ian/Barbara, Ben/Polly, Two/Jamie, Brigadier/Benton, Tegan/Nyssa, Peri/Erimem, Ace/Hex, Five/Turlough, Jack Harkness.
Warnings: Crack

Recced because: Sometimes you want to read long plotty gen, sometimes you want to read some character driven angst and sometimes what you really want to read is some brain bendingly hilarious crack!fic.

This fic has something for everyone, and by that I mean that whoever you ship they probably get a mention in there somewhere. It's very funny and never fails to cheer me up any time I read it.

Plus who doesn't love a fic that contains the line 'Captain Jack Harkness, at your service. Ah... I’ll find my pants, shall I?' 

Story: Home-Thoughts from Abroad
Author: Doyle
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 2339
Author's Summary: Nyssa finds something of home in the Forest of Cheem.
Characters/Pairings: Fifth Doctor, Nyssa.
Warnings: N/A

Recced because: It's absolutely beautiful and understated. The Forest of Cheem is described wonderfully and it's a subtle look at Nyssa's quiet grief for Traken.

Story: Scent on the Wind
Author: icebluenothing
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 1241
Author's Summary: Big Ben ruined, a crashed alien spaceship in London -- the call has gone out for alien experts. But one of them finds a reason to stay home ....
Characters/Pairings: Sarah Jane Smith, K-9
Warnings: N/A

Recced because: When Sarah was first reintroduced in School Reunion she was carrying the broken K-9 around in the boot of her car and at first glance this fic is the tale of how K-9 came to break down. But it also ties beautifully into series one and is a lovely look at the affection Sarah feels for K-9.

Story: Leap in the Dark
Author: nonelvis
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 8183
Author's Summary: The 10th Doctor and Donna crash an unusual party, and discover they aren't the only uninvited guests.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble
Warnings: N/A

Recced because: For a fandom that's all about time travel it's strange how rarely it's used in fic. In this Ten and Donna arrive at a party and not only do they find themselves bounced back and forward along the time-line of the party but something big and with claws is hunting.

This fic is brilliantly well written and astonishingly clever. But what really impresses me about it is the interaction between Ten and Donna, given that it was written before Partners in Crime aired it plays beautifully both into what we knew about them from The Runaway Bride and what we've seen in S4 so far. 

Oh, and if you need more convincing Donna befriends a robotic skull in a flowerpot called Bernard.
 

Story: Around the Universe in 26 Letters
Author: Koshiroryuu
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 5778
Author's Summary: Martha experiences the universe from A-Z.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor, Martha Jones
Warnings: None

Recced because: Twenty six ficlets about the Doctor and Martha. Some funny, some sad, all of them lovely. My personal favourites are the ones where the Doctor keeps accidentally landing his TARDIS in a Welsh quarry.

Story: Five Times Donna Slapped the Doctor For Being a Pervert
Author: Magicallaw
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1692
Author's Summary: Possible spoilers for Series 4. Does exactly what it says on the tin.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor/Donna
Warnings: Crack

Recced because: Okay, by now we've probably all accepted that Donna isn't going spend series four slapping the Doctor around, but a girl can dream.

And for those of you who think that what the Tenth Doctor really needs is a companion who'll keep him in line I recommend this hilarious little gem. It's funny, fast paced and contains references to Donna saving the world with her breasts.

Story: Six Ways Barbara and/or Ian Might Have Died and One Way They Never Did
Author: agapi42
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 1353
Author's Summary: Across the timelines, fates diverge. What could have been might be, somewhere.
Characters/Pairings: Barbara/Ian, Martha, First Doctor, Tenth Doctor
Warnings: Character Death

Recced because: I am sucker for AUs and this fic is a series of six really interesting ones looking at Barbara, Ian, their adventures and what night have been but thankfully wasn't. As you can probably tell from the title this fic isn't exactly a barrel of laughs all the way through but the ending still manages to be one of the sweetest and most uplifting things I've read in this fandom.

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