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Good Omens

 

updated May 29, 2006

Gen

Rearrangement, by villainny

(gen.ish - with Aziraphale/Crowley implications)

6,183 words
added May 29, 2007

Author's summary

An alternate ending, involving the possibility of repercussions.

Why you should read this

This picks up after the Apocalypse-that-wasn't, with Aziraphale and Crowley headed back home, each a little on edge and wondering what his Side is going to think of what he did. I really like the feel of this, how neither of them are sure what's going to happen next in this new world, or how they fit together anymore. And the resolutions of all their various worries are just perfect.

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Going Home, by Daegar

(gen)

8,724 words
added May 29, 2007

Author's summary

none

Why you should read this

Okay, so, this is technically a gen story, and totally readable as such. But my goodness, the love and connection between Aziraphale and Crowley in this, as Crowley has to deal with the fact that Aziraphale has been recalled to Heaven -- and that he misses him terribly. It's wonderfully charming and warm and lovely.

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Revisited and Riding Out, by Patrick Phelan

(gen)

2,904 words
added June 15, 2005

Author's summary

none

Why you should read this

The voices and tone in this are perfect. The Four Riders are getting restless after the Apocalypse didn't happen, but the Them have other things to do. Mostly from Pepper's POV -- I can't call it charming, exactly, because Pepper isn't exactly a charming child, but it's a fun read.

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Eight Nights, by Daegar

(gen)

2,713 words
added June 15, 2005

Author's summary

When Aziraphale repeatedly invites him to dinner, Crowley knows the angel must be up to something.

Why you should read this

This is sweet (but not saccarhine at all), and funny, and has perfect voices. It feels more like slash (or at least pre-slash) than gen to me, but it can definitely be read as purely gen.

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Slash

untitled, by torch

Good Omens/Arthurian legend
(slash - Crowley/Lancelot)

359 words
added May 29, 2007

Author's summary

none

Why you should read this

So, one day when torch had a cold, she said, "comment with any two characters I write, and I'll tell you about their first kiss." Fans being what they are, some of the selections were a bit... unusual. Like, say, Crowley/Lancelot.

But, torch being torch, she wrote a breathtaking little piece that made me believe. This is just beautiful.

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Its Own Place, by unravels

(slash - Aziraphale/Crowley)

14,000 words
added May 29, 2007

Author's summary

The End comes round once again; naturally, this is not accepted gracefully. A little comedy, a little angst, set in heaven, hell, and all points between.

Why you should read this

The Apocalypse was only delayed, not stopped, and Aziraphale and Crowley deal with things in their own inimitable ways. This is wonderfully in character, charming and snarky and sweet and irreverent, and left me grinning madly. Yay!

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The Sacred and the Profane, by afrai

(slash - Aziraphale/Crowley. sort of.)

14,000 words
added May 29, 2007

Author's summary

Somewhere else, the happy ending was different. AU.

Why you should read this

'Different' is an accurate description. afrai turns the book on its head, taking the same general premise but with one small thing changed in the setup, which changes almost everything. I'm fascinated by this story. I usually like my Good Omens fic to be mostly cheerful and fun, which this most emphatically is not -- and yet, it holds true to the tone of the book, with a light, wry narrative, clever observations, spot-on dialogue, you name it. But where the book used that narrative tone to build one of the funniest books I've ever read, afrai uses it to build a heartbreaking, scary AU, one I can believe even though I don't want to. I couldn't stop reading this.

The link goes to the story on afrai's site. If you prefer archives, go here to read it on fanfiction.net. (note: ff.net changes its directory structure every now and again, so that link eventually may not work.)

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Bibliophily, by shrift

Highlander/Good Omens
(pre-slash, Methos/Aziraphale)

1,474 words
added September 10, 2005

Author's summary

An eye for an eye, a book for a book, and a deal with the devil's in the details.

Why you should read this

Great voices, great characterization, great snark, a blushing angel, and footnotes. There is nothing here that I don't love. This is wonderful.

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Comfort and Joy, by penknife

(slash - Crowley/Aziraphale)

2,382 words
added June 15, 2005

Author's summary

Crowley isn't sure it's the thought that counts.

Why you should read this

Crowley and Aziraphale go shopping at Christmas. Utterly charming, and it sounds like it could have been written by Gaiman and Pratchett.

Also, there are footnotes. Very important, the footnotes.

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A Precise and Accurate History of Monday, Eleven Years Later, by Giddy Geek

(slash - Crowley/Aziraphale)

16,172 words
added June 15, 2005

Author's summary

none

Why you should read this

This is long and fabulous and absolutely wonderful. It reads like the book (as do pretty much all of the GO stories on the Yuletide archive, but this maintains it for a lovely long time). Crowley and Aziraphlae come home to England, 11 years after Armageddon didn't happen, in an epilogue that Gaiman and Pratchett just forgot to include. We're just lucky Giddy Geek remembered.

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