…can’t believe you said the F word here…don’t you know – you’re not allowed :laugh:

got to go eat birthday cake and drink wine cos as you know I’m celebrating BUt I will send you some links tomorrow…I have an extensive library of brilliant stories xx

There are many web sites out there with fan written stories on them. I’ve listed some that I’ve found over the years. These sites have stories from both seasons and stories that take place after year, and all in between.

http://www.space1999.net/fanfiction/
http://www.space1999fiction.com/
http://www.fanfiction.net/tv/Space_1999/
http://www.space1999.net/~metaforms/fanfic.htm#tt
http://www.ellenceleste.com/fanfic%20website/fanfic/public_html/mdg/birthday.html

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Zack’s examples aside (& I’m completely in agreement with him. Those types of stories are very dissapointing to read), there is still a fair bit of truly excellent ff out there. Yes, there’s lots of dross, written by amateurs who are simply writing those stories out of affection for the series. But there’s some very good stuff out there as well.

I once came across a particular piece of ff set during the Year 2 episode “Devil’s Planet”. It’s set on Alpha and shows the Alphans reacting to the news of John Koenig’s death on Entra. The scene where Alan tells Helena and her reaction to it was very moving to read. I wish I’d printed off a copy of it as it was a very good story. The only problem with it, is that it would contradict the continuity that Powys has established in the Year 2 Omnibus version of “Devil’s Planet” in that…

[spoiler]in the Omnibus, “Devil’s Planet” is set after “The Seance Spectre”. Much of Alpha is still uninhabitable & badly damaged following the sudden 2 degree shift in the Moon’s course. The main members of the cast are on the orbitting “Alpha 2” (basically, all of Alpha’s Eagles docked together in orbit around the Moon) & busy doing other things. Alpha itself only has a skeleton crew (explaining the absence of Helena, Tony, Maya & Alan from the televised episode & from Command Centre). In the Omnibus, if memory serves, Bill plans to break the news to Helena and the others in person when he & Alibe return to Alpha 2. The ff story takes place after “Dorzak” and Alpha is fully manned and operational. Bill contacts Alpha shortly after take off (after the scene where we see Alibe break down in tears) and breaks the news to everyone via the Big Screen in Command Centre. With the main characters busy doing other things, it takes time for the news to filter through to Tony, Maya, Alan & Helena and we get to read about their individual reactions to Koenig’s “death”.[/spoiler]

The ff story ends with Koenig returning to Alpha and being reunited with Helena (who’s still grieving for him). It’s a lovely bit of writing… I just wish I could find the damn thing so I can read it again! :laugh:

So, in essence, what I’m trying to say, is that not all ff is automatically bad just because it’s ff.

[b]Procyonstar wrote:[/b]
[quote]Did you read… ‘Gray Moon’?…

Steve – I think I know the story you’re referring to…

http://www.ellenceleste.com/fanfic%20website/fanfic/public_html/devplanet.html

Hope this is the link. There’s also another great story about this episode by Caitlyn Carpenter:
‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Universe’

http://izzieelsa48.tripod.com/catesspace1999alcove/id37.html

She’s a good friend of mine and I love her work.[/quote]

Procyonstar, I agree: “Gray Moon” is UTTERLY superb. So is “Gray Moon – Part 2” for that matter. Both are set not long after “Breakaway” & prior to Simmonds “death” in “Earthbound”. Well worth a look imho.

As for that “Devil’s Planet” ff link, I’m going to have a look at it later today. Hopefully, it is indeed the link to that long lost piece of “Devil’s Planet” related ff I’ve been trying to find for years… 😉

I’ll have a look at “Child’s Play” & “Between the Devil And The Deep Blue Universe” while I’m at it.

Oh, & whilst we’re on the subject, can I recomend a ff story called “The Long Night”.

It’s set after “The Dorcons” and examines Maya & Tony’s relationship. They basically come to terms with what’s happened through “pillow talk”. There’s no sex (Thank God as I’m not into slash fiction of any kind!) but they discuss a lot of issues in a very honest & intimate way. The story takes place almost entirely in Tony’s quarters. Their love relationship is deepened by their discussions. The author probably didn’t intend this (as the ff story came out long before “Born for Adversity” was published by Powys) but reading this particular piece of ff before embarking on a re-read of “Born for Adversity” is HIGHLY recomended by this particular Year 2 fan 😉

http://www.space1999fiction.com/story.asp?id=night2

Glad we can discuss ff on the message board & perhaps draw people’s attention to some of the better stuff that’s being written by other fans.

We all know that the Powys releases are official & absolutely superb, but there is definately some very good ff out there.

If nothing else, reading ff makes the wait for a new Powys book a little easier to bear imho.

[b]Procyonstar wrote:[/b]
[quote]Here are a few more great FF stories just in case you’ve missed them

Ellen Lindow –
Timeslip
http://www.ellenceleste.com/fanfic%20website/fanfic/public_html/timeslip.html
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I’m just reading this now. It’s wonderful! Wonderful, that is, once I put aside the fact that Victor, Kano & Paul are still on Alpha at the same time that Command Centre is still in use & are working alongside Maya & Tony (I have a feeling that this is one of those ff stories that posits that Main Mission was still in use during Year 2 & that Victor, Paul, Kano & Tanya were working “upstairs” the whole time that Year 2 was going on – which is utter, UTTER nonsense, of course! (imho) 😉 but the story itself is immediately engrossing. Its central mystery & the adult themes of John & Helena’s love relationship are handled tastefully & believeably.

Oh, & btw, the page opens with a unique photo of Landau & Bain from “One Moment of Humanity” that I’ve never seen before. It is in black & white & blurred… but quite striking imho! B)