Merlin Recs

[marguerite_26]

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Shared Destiny by ~ enednoviel Merlin and Arthur [WS]

And yet another big bang rec (yes, I'm still poking my way through that list!)

Fic:
Mykonos by flypaw Arthur/Merlin [Nc-17, warnings] (140k)
Summary: Future AU. After a seeing-stone washes up on the shores of Ealdor, the last Island left after the great floods and rising Ocean, Merlin sees their salvation - a Sky City named Camelot. When he wakes up on the shores of the Sky City, Merlin starts to realise the New World is nothing as it was fabled. It is then that Merlin begins his journey to meet the 'dragon' that called him there, realising that nothing in Camelot is what it seems. Together they begin a revolution against a blind king and the foundations the New World was built on, uncovering even deeper secrets that were thought to be buried with the Old World when the land sunk.

I really love this AU. It’s a futuristic dystopia with the Earth being swallowed by water, and Merlin stuck one of the only bits of land left. This fic is very grand in scale, taking Merlin through a journey of discovering his own magic, discovering a world beyond his simple island, starting to believe in himself and understand the seemingly insurmountable tasks that lay ahead of him. To begin with, this is very much a Merlin-centric story (It is about 100k before Arthur is even mentioned). But the story as a whole is about their combined roles in saving their people. A really fascinating read of complex world-building with a good amount of Merlin and Arthur’s destiny with benefits.

Comments

[ella-bane.livejournal.com]

And yet another big bang rec (yes, I'm still poking my way through that list!)

Me too! I haven't read this one but it was on my list. Hee, 'destiny with benefits' = awesome.

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

So many good big bangs this year! I still have another 3-4 that are on my must reads. (as well as all the merlin muses... and soon to be merlin_holidays...)

We will never run out of fic! \o/

hee! destiny with benefits... it needs an icon. ;)

[prplhez8.livejournal.com]

Great minds think alike!!!!

And I will definitely check out this BB over the weekend!!

Thanks for the recs again, Mags.

♥

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

<3

Hope you enjoy it. :)

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

I'm still going slowly, oh so slowly, through the bb, then I'll start on the reel_merlin. I haven't gotten to this one yet. Look forward to it.

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

lol - we'll never run out of fics. :)

[kathyh]

I must get back to my BB reading which has stalled a bit. This one is definitely on my list.

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

Hope you enjoy it. it's super long but fascinating. :)

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

There are still so many BBs I haven't read yet and now 140,000 words? Oh, man, one of these days I really need to catch up on my housework. Today is obviously not that day! As always, thanks for the recs.

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

, man, one of these days I really need to catch up on my housework.
lol - I think I'll have to fall out of love with Merlin fandom if I ever want a clean house again.

[ambrosiatea.livejournal.com]

Oooh I love Mykonos! Reading it was like a dream adventure! Good rec! :D