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highlander: the series fan fiction

recommendations by allaire mikháil

date: 25 Feb 2007



Highlander was the series that truly made me a media fan as it was my stepping stone into fandom in general. Before I fell for the show, I'd associated slash only with Star Trek and had no idea that it could - and has - translated into the worlds of pretty much all tv shows, movies and books. In contrast to a lot of people, while I did learn about slash via the Duncan MacLeod/Methos pairing, Methos was not my favorite character from the beginning. No, I started with season 1 and was happy with the sense of family Duncan, Tessa and Richie excuded, loved Darius and Joe Dawson, never felt very comfortable with Anne and grew to like irresponsible Amanda. That doesn't mean that I'm not a fan of Methos - it does mean, though, that I abhor stories in which Methos is built up as the hero to the detriment of Duncan. The show was about MacLeod - admittedly only if you disregard its last season with its female guest stars du jour - and while he has grown almost unbearably rigid in his moral code over the years, he's still the good guy, and nowhere near stupid. I hope my recommendations reflect that. I do blame the common misconception in fandom upon the droves of Methos-fans who never watched more than the episodes his character starred in and who nonetheless feel capable of writing Duncan/Methos slash.


The stories are sorted by author and are most likely a mix of gen, possibly even het, and of course slash (of various pairings). Each story is clearly labeled as to its content and rating. Please abide by these criteria and only read what you're comfortable with/allowed to access. I will not be responsible if you don't.
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The main pairing on this page is
Duncan MacLeod / Methos.

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Stories

Diana DeShaun
e-mail: ddeshaun@yahoo.com Website: The Corner Table
Title: Perseverance Story Length: ~ 63 KB
Series: none Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic violence
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Hurt/Comfort Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: When Duncan is kidnapped by a faction of the Watchers, it's up to Methos to rescue him.
Title: Transcendence [1], [2] Story Length: ~ 149 KB
Series: Transcendence Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: none
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos, Amanda & Connor MacLeod Time Frame: Post-Ahriman (Season 6)
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama Recommended: 06 Apr 2006
Summary: The Double Quickening changed Duncan and Methos, and maybe the Game as well.
Review: Diana DeShaun was one of the first authors to really get me into Highlander slash. Her Methos is not always ready to run, and her Duncan is not only pretty, but also intelligent. Furthermore, she likes to include Duncan's extended 'family' in her plots which makes her protagonists' outlook much more positive than the fandom norm. Her characters are not alone in an indifferent world and are all that much stronger for it. Her explanation as to how to 'cheat' the Game in "Transcendence" has always struck me as one I wish we'd been presented with on the show - it gives reasons to hope that in the end, there will not simply be one and that mythical 'prize' no one really cares about.

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Fenris
e-mail: fenris@ma.ultranet.com Website: Fenris' Page
Title: Cool Water Story Length: ~ 40 KB
Series: none Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: none
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: not specified
Genres: Established Relationship, Humor, PWP Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Duncan and Methos have gone hiking, but privacy's spare in the mountains, and they need lots of water to cool off.
Review: Fenris' story is a lighthearted bit of fun that not only made me suffer with the boys (heat, sweat, and simply no privacy, damn!), but also laugh uncontrollably. Ornithology can be very educational, it seems, and I wouldn't say no to one of those developed posters, I swear.

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Merry Lynne (aka Meredith Lynne)
e-mail: merry@anyroad.org Website: any road.
livejournal: ljmerryish
The Reconciliation Cycle
Title: Resolution Story Length: ~ 112 KB
Series: Part 1 of The Reconciliation Cycle Rating: PG-13
Category: gen Warnings: none
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Character Study, Drama, Pre-slash Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: After 'Forgive us our Trespasses', Methos once more has a nightly visit by a certain thief who needs his help - again. Amanda's worry, not surprisingly, is for Duncan MacLeod.
Title: Intervention Story Length: ~ 173 KB
Series: Part 2 of The Reconciliation Cycle Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic violence
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Duncan might have forgiven what Methos did several thousand years ago... but someone else hasn't. And Methos' past as a horseman comes back with a vengeance.
Review: Merry Lynne's "Reconciliation Cyle" focuses on what we've seen only glimpses of in the series - the depth of the chasm between Duncan and Methos that was opened with the return of Kronos and the other Horsemen. I will be forever grateful to the show that they did address the topic as carefully as they did with the events of "Forgive our Trespasses" and "The Modern Prometheus" and made it clear that there was a conflict going on behind the scenes that had to be worked through before they could be friends again. Merry's storyline is a depiction of said conflict and its resolution, and her style and characterizations leave in in awe. I know it's highly unlikely, but I still harbor faint hopes that "Completion", the third installment in the series, will be finished one day. Outstanding.

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Monica Anthony
e-mail: Monica@slashcity.com Website: Monica's Glorybox
Title: The Dilation Collection [1], [2], [3], [4] (story index) offsite Story Length: ~ 86 KB
Series: The Dilation Collection Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: none
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Angst, Drama, First Time Recommended: 06 Apr 2006
Summary: In the aftermath of taking a Quickening, MacLeod acts on instinct - and almost destroys his friendship with Methos.
Title: Tribal Rituals [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12] (story index) offsite Story Length: ~ 422 KB
Series: Tribal Rituals Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: none
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Established Relationship, PWP, Romance Recommended: 06 Apr 2006
Summary: It's the Word Series 1997, and MacLeod develops a new appreciation for baseball - only to be dragged into a new conflict among the Watchers.
Review: My love for Monica's stories is as old as my fascination with Highlander. My taste in fan fiction might have changed a little since then, but to me "Tribal Rituals" and "The Dilation Collection" will always stand synonymous for the fandom. Unfortunately, her "Domesticity Series" will forever be tainted for me as she once posted a short outline of how she wanted the series to end - an ending that clashed mightily with my expectations. Her website doesn't make any mention of her having left the fandom, but her mailbox is full and is evidently not being checked, plus here hasn't been an update since 2001. Which is sad, really, because she is very good at depicting the little things in day-to-day life as well as Duncan and Methos' moments of intimacy, and makes them appear more approachable than any other author I've encountered in this fandom.

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Rimau
e-mail: rimaufic@yahoo.co.uk Website: Rimau's Slash Archive
livejournal: ljsua_lay
Title: The Matchmaker offsite Story Length: ~ 113 KB
Series: Companion piece to "The Hunt" Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic violence
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Friendship Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Connor MacLeod has to join forces with former watcher Adam Pierson to help rescue Duncan MacLeod from a homicidal cult.
Title: The Hunt offsite Story Length: ~ 247 KB
Series: Companion piece & sequel to "The Matchmaker" Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic violence
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Friendship Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Methos joins Connor MacLeod on a hunt. Who's the prey?
Review: I've always liked those two stories because of the fact that Connor MacLeod stars so prominently in them, which is strange in itself - I've never really liked Connor, and I cannot even give a reason for said dislike. Still, it is very entertaining to see him interact with his cousin and the man he at first assumes is Duncan's student - until he learns who 'Adam Pierson' truly is. What I don't like so much is that the Duncan and Methos of this storyline are, on occasion, far too emotional, and that especially Duncan is depicted as far weaker than I see him. Nonetheless, both stories are certainly worth reading.

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Zen&nancy
e-mail: houseofslack@hos.slashcity.com Website: Live, Grow Stronger, Slash Another Day
Little Earthquakes Series
Title: Little Earthquakes offsite Story Length: ~ 162 KB
Series: Part 1 of the Little Earthquakes Series Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic m/m sex and violence, rape
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, First Time, Hurt/Comfort Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Duncan MacLeod needs Methos' help as he's once more haunted by nightmares of the Dark Quickening. But things get even worse when an old enemy from Methos' past wreaks havoc on their slowly changing relationship.
Title: Unguarded Moments offsite Story Length: ~ 81 KB
Series: Part 2 of the Little Earthquakes Series Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic m/m sex
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Angst, Established Relationship, PWP, Romance Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Mac and Methos head back to Seacouver and try to start a life together.
Title: Absolute Beginners offsite Story Length: ~ 28 KB
Series: Part 3 of the Little Earthquakes Series Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: none
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Established Relationship, PWP, Romance Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Methos returns to Seacouver after ending business in Paris for good, and is surprised by a sentimental gift from his lover.
Left Of Center Series
Title: Fumbling towards Ecstasy: [Methos] / [Duncan] offsite Story Length: ~ 52 / ~ 54 KB
Series: Part 1 of the Left Of Center Series Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic m/m sex
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: First Time, PWP, Romance Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: MacLeod has an unexpected visitor on the barge late at night, and some hidden truths come to light.
Title: Buckets of Rain: [Methos] / [Duncan] offsite Story Length: ~ 56 / ~ 73 KB
Series: Part 2 of the Left Of Center Series Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic m/m sex
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Angst, BDSM/Kink, PWP Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Methos finds that for once, his ingrained habit of running away fails him.
Title: Case of You: [Methos] / [Duncan] offsite Story Length: ~ 50 / ~ 70 KB
Series: Part 3 of the Left Of Center Series Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic m/m sex
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Angst, Drama, PWP, Romance Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Methos fears being out of control might release demons of his past, whereas Duncan has no regrets.
Title: The Dirty Jobs: [Methos] / [Duncan] offsite Story Length: ~ 51 / ~ 62 KB
Series: Part 4 of the Left Of Center Series Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: none
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: Angst, PWP, Romance Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: For Methos, it's all going too far, too fast.
Title: Moving: [Methos] / [Duncan] offsite Story Length: ~ 37 / ~ 46 KB
Series: Part 5 of the Left Of Center Series Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash Warnings: graphic m/m sex
Pairing: Duncan MacLeod / Methos Time Frame: Post-Horsemen (Season 5)
Genres: BDSM/Kink, PWP, Romance Recommended: 23 May 2000
Summary: Methos teaches MacLeod what it means to give up control to his lover and offer everything.
Review: Zen&nancy's stories were among the first slash stories I ever read on the internet, and whenever I think of their writing I get deeply nostalgic. Their "Left Of Center" series taught me what the NC-17 rating was for, and I was fascinated with their stylistic choice of presenting both Methos and Duncan's point of view by writing the same story from two different standpoints. Today I have to admit that the formatting could use some rework, and I now discover typos and homophones in the stories that I was totally blind to in 1997, but still - Zen&nancy's stories are classics. Their aptitude for combining romance and angst is very hard to resist. Enjoy.

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