Lifetime Fic Bingo: 2022
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tinturtleIt's 2022. Harry Styles is on the radio. Here in the USA, the year's top film is Top Gun: Maverick. New terms coined include: mpox and quiet quit.
For 2022, I read five fics: two Man from U.N.C.L.E., one Professionals, and two Sherlock Holmes. In a first for this game, I particularly recommend all five of them.
The first Man from U.N.C.L.E. fic I read was The Turnabout Affair by Kate_Wisdom. This is a fun, tropey fic in which Napoleon and Illya are the victims of a body swap. Except for the slash, this story could have been an episode. It has all the classic MFU elements: picturesque locales, mad scientists, beautiful women, banter, gun fights, and our heroes triumphing over Thrush. It was also very well realized. The characterizations of Napoleon and Illya were compelling, and the supporting characters were vivid. I found the story a little slow at the end, but it was well structured overall. I also thought the depiction of what it would be like for the two agents to inhabit each other's bodies was very imaginative and convincing. (The references to other bodyswap stories were fun, too, though I didn't catch any of them on my own.) 31,811 words. Napoleon/Illya slash. Particularly recommended.
I also read the MFU story As You Mean to Go On by
timemidae. This is a first-meeting fic in which Napoleon and Illya encounter each other while the latter is working for U.N.C.L.E. in Germany. I found it thoroughly enjoyable. The idea for our heroes' first encounter was clever, the dialog between them was top notch, and the ending was satisfying. 5,243 words. Gen. Particularly recommended.Next I read True by JoJo, a Professionals fic. This story takes place in the wake of the episode No Stone and includes Doyle, Bodie, and June Cook as point-of-view characters. It is not a plotty story, but I found it entirely absorbing. I thought it made very good use of all the characters, both the major and the minor. This was key, as their relationships and inner lives were the heart of the narrative. I was also glad (tiny spoiler) that the Cook's dog was still around. 13,366 words. Bodie/Doyle slash. Particularly recommended.
Time Enough for All Things by teaspoonnebula is a Sherlock Holmes AU in which Watson travels in time to live his life out of sequence. This was another clever fic. The mechanics of Watson's condition are introduced early in the story; later they are put to inventive uses, including interacting unexpectedly with the canon. I also liked this fic's characterization of Mary. She is often given short shrift, especially in slash fics. If this fic has a flaw, it would be that it gets a little sentimental near the end. I didn't really mind, though. 7,872 words. Holmes/Watson slash with Watson/Mary het. Particularly recommended.
In the Sherlock Holmes fic The Stanhope Orphan by idanon, Holmes and Watson investigate the death of a woman who had attempted to consult Holmes. This is an excellent casefic with a real canon feel. It has much more substance to the investigation and makes much better use of Holmes's powers than several commercial pastiches I have read. The Watsonian voice is also good, and the whole package was very enjoyable. This was my favorite fic for the year. 10,227 words. Gen. Particularly recommended.
In the midst of my other reading, I also read a Sherlock Holmes x Harry Potter crossover, The Calculated Luck Mystery by Mr_BiLL. Only after writing it up did I decide that, based on the description, it probably wasn't first posted in 2022. Here's what I said about it:
This fic answers the question, "What if Holmes and Watson were 21st-century wizards?". The result is a fun story detailing the characters' first meeting and one of their early cases. There are no startling deductions here, as there are not in most Holmes fic. Still, the case feels a lot like a Sherlock Holmes adventure, only with elements from the wizarding world cleverly integrated. The Watsonian voice is quite good, too. It sounded a little odd coming from a narrator who was supposed to be born in around 1983. Still, anachronism is a big part of the Harry Potter setting. 13,792 words. Gen.
According to my bingo card, I have only one round left. In practice, I have two, because I'm going to do a bonus round for 2024. Getting close to finished either way, though.
Fics so far:
1986
Double Vision by Pamela Rose (The Professionals x Who Dares Wins; 47,962 words; slash)
Begin Again by Lois Welling (Ann Barrister) (The Professionals; 1,318 words; gen)
*Night Before the World Ends by Lezlie Conch (Lezlie Shell) (The Professionals; 4,355 words; slash)
The Crab Apple Cove Affair by Charlie Kirby (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. x M*A*S*H; 2,301 words; gen)
*In the Belly of Leviathan by Pythia (original series Battlestar Galactica; 13,062 words; gen)
1987
The Never Too Late Affair by Debra Hicks (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 1,441 words; slash)
*The Traitor Within the Gates Affair by D. H. Bryn (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; ~34,000 words; het)
Whisper of a Kill by Lois Welling (Ann Barrister) (The Professionals; 53,978 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Traitorous Lieutenant by Eileen Roy (Sherlock Holmes; 1,827 words; gen)
*Brothers in Arms by Anais (original series Battlestar Galactica; 4,099 words; gen)
1988
Night Moves by Courtney Gray (The Professionals; 35,344 words; slash)
Rainbow Chasers by HG (The Professionals; 134,373 words; slash)
Patterns in Walls by Debra Hicks (The Professionals x Sable; 6,003 words; gen)
Family Traits by Jatona Walker (The Professionals; 1,443 words; slash)
Slippery Situation by Debra Hicks (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 1,634 words; slash)
1989
In From the Cold by cybel (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 9,454 words; slash)
Nothing in Common by cybel (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 3,033 words; slash)
The Zippity Do-Dah Affair by Alys (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 934 words; slash)
*[From 1982: Looking Glass World by Felicity M. Parkinson (The Professionals; 22,758 words; slash)]
...And Memories Die, Part I by Ellis Ward (The Professionals; 26,340 words; slash)
*[Hell Hath No Fury by Jane Carnall and Ann Johnson (The Professionals; 2,958 words; gen)]
The Price of a Soul a Professionals fic by Jane Carnall and Ann Johnson (The Professionals; 2,194 words; slash)
[From 1986: Two Up by Jane of Australia (The Professionals; 8,013 words; slash)]
[Two Up Truly Queered by Jane Carnall (The Professionals; 2,360 words; slash)]
1990
*The Long St. Crispin's Day by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 19,765 words; gen)
*One Small Step by Lori Beatty (The A-Team; 5,713 words; gen)
Nor the Leopard His Spots by M. Fae Glasgow (The Professionals x EastEnders; ~15,000 words; slash)
*...And Memories Die, Part II by Ellis Ward (The Professionals; 46,161 words; slash)
*Absent Friends by Jane Carnall and Ann Johnson (The Professionals; 692 words; slash)
1991
*The Seventeen Days in October Affair by Terry L Neill and J. M. D’Agostino-Toney (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 14,854 words; gen)
*The Devil's Attic Affair by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 28,968 words; gen)
The Lion of Ngambo Affair by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 23,087 words; het)
Free Trader by Debra Hicks (The Professionals x Star Trek TNG; 26,454 words; slash)
Legacy of Temptation by Ellis Ward (The Professionals; 100,794 words; slash)
1992
What Price Honor? by Debra Hicks (The A-Team; 4,105 words; gen)
*The Surfin' and Spyin' Affair by Jennifer Adams Kelley (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 11,650 words; gen)
Bonding by Stew (The Professionals; 22,241 words; slash)
Some Say the World Will End in Fire by Jane Mailander (from Proslib) (The Professionals; 5,410 words; slash)
*Floral Arrangement by M. Fae Glasgow (The Professionals; ~13,000 words; slash)
1993
*Nothing Left to Lose by Jane (of Australia) and Madelaine Ingram (The Professionals; 33,529 words; slash)
*The Blue Figurine by Courtney Grey (The Professionals; 29,960 words; slash)
Step We Gaily by M. Fae Glasgow (The Professionals; ~13,500 words; slash)
Guardian Angels by Baravan (The Professionals; 13,408 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Strange Visitor by Quordle (Sherlock Holmes x Blake's 7; 7,903 words; slash)
1994
Bounty by Jane (of Australia) (from Proslib) (The Professionals; ~31,000 words; slash)
*Baiting the Trap by DVS (The Professionals; 2,758 words; slash)
Love is Wealth by Gloria Lancaster (The Professionals; 13,387 words; slash)
Survival by Melanie Athene (The Professionals; 10,916 words; slash)
*Brighton Memoirs by gardenerhill (Sherlock Holmes; 5,530 words; slash)
1995
Sex, Lies and UNCLE by Anne Higgins (Part I, Part II) (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 51,540 words; slash)
Knife-Edge by HG (The Professionals; 6,141 words; slash)
You Dancing? You Asking? by Gloria Lancaster (The Professionals; 6,323 words; slash)
*Summer's End by Alexandra (The Professionals; 71,090 words; slash)
Memoirs of a Merc by Alexandra (The Professionals; 13,457 words; slash)
1996
The Beddgelert Affair by PR Zed (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 9,413 words; gen)
*Brief Candle by Suzan Lovett (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 22,698 words; slash)
*Festival of Lights by Dorinda (The Professionals; 3,454 words; slash)
Dance While You Can by Alexandra (The Professionals; 5,091 words; slash)
*Hacking Away at the System by sockii (The A-Team; 23,986 words; gen)
1997
*To Live in Interesting Times by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 19,657 words; slash)
*My Dinner with Angelique by Linda Cornett (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 4,251 words; gen)
If Memory Serves by Alexandra (The Professionals; 7,101 words; slash)
Predators by Jennifer Lyon (The Professionals; 32,232 words; slash)
After the Battle by LRH Balzer (The Professionals; gen)
*-Learning the Bisto Code (10,195 words)
-Three Men and a Bodie (8,390 words)
-Scissors (21,249 words)
1998
*Firewalls by Elespeth Leigh (The Professionals; 14,518 words; slash)
*Sufficient Unto the Day by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 2,657 words; slash)
Confidences by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 4,106 words; slash)
*The Uncertainty Principle by C. W. Walker (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 20,145 words; gen)
*Partners by Patricia J. Foley (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 46,824 words; slash)
1999
That Look by Amanda Warrington (The Professionals; 36,359 words; slash)
Firestorm by Elspeth Leigh (The Professionals; 21,278 words; slash)
Rules by PFL (The Professionals; 14,444 words; slash)
Hombathlay by Jane Mailander (The Professionals x Watership Down; 8,555 words; slash)
*Roots of the Present by N. L. Hayes (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 6,683 words; gen)
2000
Where I Can Cross Over by Gil Hale (The Professionals; 11,628 words; gen)
*Remember Me by Gil Hale (The Professionals; 25,630 words; gen)
True Minds Trilogy by Lanning (The Sentinel; slash)
*-[From 1999: True Minds (40,670 words)]
-[From 1999: Small Company (35,833 words)]
-Many Waters (31,026 words)
Unsleeping by Martha (The Sentinel x H. P. Lovecraft (works); 99,337 words; gen)
[From 1999: The Genesis Affair by Bill Koenig (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 16,828 words; gen)]
The Mirage Affair by Bill Koenig (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 15,468 words; gen)
2001
Angel Unaware by Legion (Sherlock Holmes x Quantum Leap; 29,371 words; slash)
*The Kamikaze Affair by LeeTheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 15,227 words; gen)
*The Man from Yesterday by Darklady (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 86,194 words; slash)
*In Balance With This Life by mazzysue (The Professionals; 4,422 words; slash)
*Fire Held High and Away by Miriam Heddy (The Professionals; 24,196 words; slash)
2002
Remission of Sin by nickovetch (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 13,487 words)
*Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Anonymous (Sherlock Holmes; slash (maybe); 2,971 words)
*Sorry, Bodie by Gil Hale (The Professionals; gen; 3,260 words)
In His Sights by Luca (The Profressionals; slash; 939 words)
*Verity by KerrAvonsen (The Sentinel x The Matrix; gen; 35,486 words)
2003
The Small Rain by 0ftgx (The Profressionals; slash; 3,804 words)
*A Pugnacious Angel by Gil Hale (The Profressionals; gen; 14,485 words)
I Took It For a Faery Vision by Taliesin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 12,419 words)
Small Distances by LeetheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 9,241 words)
*Half Truths by LeetheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 34,674 words)
2004
Double Indemnity by alicambs (The Professionals; slash; 23,092 words)
First Time by laceymcbain (The A-Team; slash; 3,498 words)
Sleeping Together by YumYumPM (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 4,563 words)
Future Conditional by elaine (The Sentinel; ship; 26,150 words)
*Scenes from Another Life by Atalan (Harry Potter; slash; 10,262 words)
2005
Stockholm Syndrome by Gil Hale (The Professionals; gen; 15,649 words)
*The Assassin's Daughter by Lacey McBain (The Professionals; slash; 16,769 words)
*The Lily of the Valley Affair by LeetheT (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 38,100 words)
The Locust Affair by Lady Ra (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 45,374 words)
His Left Hand by Martha (The Sentinel; slash; 2,291 words)
[From 2007: A Chance of Fate by Claire Dobbin (The Professionals; slash; 20,963 words)]
2006
*Reconnections by madmogs (The Professionals; slash; 15,110 words)
*Weapons of Choice by P.R. Zed (The Professionals; slash; 2,404 words)
Love in a Cold County by Jojo (The Professionals; slash; 8,450 words)
*Cards on the Table by Mab (The Sentinel; slash; 26,762 words)
*Shadows of the Past by LitGal (The Sentinel x La Femme Nikita; gen; 43,835 words)
2007
*The Strongest Will by PFL (The Professionals; slash; 25,578 words)
*On Maneuvers by PFL (The Professionals; slash; 4,872 words)
All Places Alike by Asymphototropic (The Professionals; slash; 2,176 words)
The Kidnapped Instrument by spoke (Sherlock Holmes; slash; 7,505 words)
Unfit for Vision by Elise Madrid (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 18,314 words)
2008
*Legacy by Mab (The Professionals; slash; 10,795 words)
Doyle's War by Pandora Bachs (The Professionals; slash; 5,221 words)
*The Adventure of the Expert Cracksman by marycrawford (Sherlock Holmes; gen; 7,027 words)
*Its Own Kind of Chase by ShadowValkyrie (Sherlock Holmes; gen; 3,014 words)
Becoming a Lesbian: Megan Bloomfield's Guide for Cheerleaders by Deifire (But I'm a Cheerleader; femslash; 2,218 words)
2009
The UFO Affair by Sev (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 8,793 words)
*The Fourth Deathly Hallow by gingertart50 (Harry Potter x Sherlock Holmes; slash; 56,311 words)
Endlessly by FJBryan (The Professionals; slash; 13,390 words)
Stuck by asymphototropic (The Professionals; slash; 31,279 words)
One Summer by Slantedlight (The Professionals; slash; 42,614 words)
2010
Run Through the Jungle by Fictionwriter (The Professionals; slash with het; 23,961 words)
*Babylon Has Fallen by PR Zed (The Professionals x 28 Days Later; slash; 29,990 words)
*Simple Twist of Fate by Sarah K (The Professionals x FlashForward; slash; 21,764 words)
*Underland by crimson_adder (Sherlock Holmes x Neverwhere; slash; 35,953 words)
The Cat's Meow by akane42me (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 8,066 words)
2011
The True Confessions of Raymond Doyle by Sarah K (The Professionals; 30,223 words; slash)
Łe Nòte del Carnevàl by golden_bastet (The Professionals; 25,557 words; slash)
For Kicks by Dawnwind (The Professionals; 70,222 words; slash)
Calculus by elmey (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 8,302 words; slash)
Auld Reekie by Garonne (Sherlock Holmes; 12,885 words; slash)
2012
A Game of Two Halves by Jojo (The Professionals; slash; 20,562 words)
*A Mercenary's Tale by Fictionwriter (The Professionals; slash; 46,849 words)
When It All Comes Tumbling Down by Marjoram_Max (The Professionals; slash; 43,041 words)
*Abode by Sonora (original series Battlestar Galactica x The A-Team; slash; 10,913 words)
The Riders of the Storm Affair by spikesgirl58 (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. x Doctor Who; gen; 14,401 words)
2013
*In the Frame by Dawnwind (The Professinoals x Racing Game; slash; 49,016 words)
*Different Phantoms by LilyK (The Professionals x Inspector George Gently; slash; 40,308 words)
Psmith Giantslayer by Selden (Psmith x The Chronicles of Narnia; slash; 8,859 words)
Caravan of the Heavens by Sonora (original series Battlestar Galactica x The A-Team; slash; 9,321 words)
*The Wolves of Cascade by Morgan Briarwood (The Sentinel; slash; 105,261 words)
2014
The Third Alternative (a linguistic impossibility) by Eilidhsd (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 4,462 words)
The Poet Affiar by mayamaia (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 6,098 words)
Breaking Glass by elmey (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; slash; 7,783 words)
*The Utopia Lost Affair by Avery11 and spikesgirl58 (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; gen; 18,117 words)
*Cold Water Morning by Fictionwriter (The Professionals; slash; 39,455 words)
2015
*The god of beginnings and endings by golden_bastet (The Professionals; 40,757 words; slash)
-Bromwicham - Melpomene and Thalia bid you welcome
-Lundenburh - the third face of Janus
-Lundenburh - Closing Janus's Gate
*Ice-Cold in Alexandra Palace by unbelievable2 (The Professionals; 27,135 words; gen)
Love in the Time of Cold War by merle_p (Man from U.N.C.L.E. movie; 6,773 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Bridegroom's Photograph by spacemutineer (Sherlock Holmes; 6,546 words; gen)
*Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye (Sherlock Holmes; 336 pages; gen)
2016
*Storm of the Century by Avery11 (The Man from U.N.C.L.E; 5,401 words; gen)
Psychic Dreams by Ankaree (The Professionals; 56,195 words; slash)
Here Be Monsters by Agent_Talis (The Professionals; 34,520 words; slash)
The Adventure of the Colonial Boy by Narrelle M. Harris (Sherlock Holmes; 236 pages; slash)
*Internal System Reboot by mistyzeo (Sherlock Holmes x Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century; 6,316 words; slash)
2017
Guide Issues by franscats (The Sentinel; 42,196 words; slash)
*Hutch Versus the Rat King by garrideb (Starsky and Hutch; 5,315 words; slash)
*One of These Times by Tallihensia (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 7,017 words; gen)
*The Adventure of the Devil's Snare by methylviolet10b (Sherlock Holmes; 7,623 words; gen)
Sherlock Holmes: The Labyrinth of Death by James Lovegrove (Sherlock Holmes; 368 pages; het)
2018
Paris in May by Hypatia_66 (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 5,957 words; gen)
Smoke and Mirrors by ci5mates (The Professionals; 28,582 words; gen)
The Twelve Labors of Sherlock Holmes by okapi (Sherlock Holmes; 8,000 words; slash)
The Secret Fear by Sailors_Delight (Sherlock Holmes; 2,250 words; slash)
*The Craven Hive by OldShrewsburyian (Sherlock Holmes; 35,627 words; gen)
2019
Never Too Broken to Mend by Blondie54x (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 4,500 words; gen)
*The Moon and Planets by LaurytheLatrator (Sherlock Holmes; 33,924 words; femslash)
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols by Nicholas Meyer (Sherlock Holmes; 238 pages; het)
*Out of Reach by cornishcat (The Professionals; 23,187 words; slash)
Hostages to Fortune by Verlaine (The Professionals; 19,465 words; slash)
2020
Rising Darkness by Random_Nexus (Sherlock Holmes; 1,103 words; gen)
*To Cast Light on Each by rachelindeed (Sherlock Holmes; 4,915 words; slash)
Boat Race Night by unwillingadventurer (Raffles; 1,799 words; slash?)
*Picking up the punchlines by belmanoir (The Professionals; 3,471 words; slash)
The Sidhe Affair by Elise_Madrid (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 3,463 words; slash)
2021
A Beautiful Friendship by vysila (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 6,754 words; gen)
*The Eyes of Horus by LilyK (The Professionals; 11,763 words; slash)
*The Return of the Pharaoh by Nicholas Meyer (Sherlock Holmes; 272 pages; het)
Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka by David Marcum (Sherlock Holmes; 300 pages; gen)
*To Steal a Dream by HereToWrite (The A-Team; 45,909 words; gen)
2022
*The Turnabout Affair by Kate_Wisdom (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 31,811 words; slash)
*As You Mean to Go On by Timemidae (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; 5,243 words; gen)
*True by JoJo (The Professionals; 13,366 words; slash)
*Time Enough for All Things by teaspoonnebula (Sherlock Holmes; 7,872 words; slash with het)
*The Stanhope Orphan by idanon (Sherlock Holmes; 10,227 words; gen)
[The Calculated Luck Mystery by Mr_BiLL (Sherlock Holmes x Harry Potter; 13,792 words; gen)]
* = Particularly recommended
[ ] = read but not counted toward the year's story total
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