LJS Review

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News
Letter from LJ Smith posted at Devil's Playground and Nightworld.net


New Sites
Night World / Vampire Diaries RPG
Ashke's Boneyard
L.J. Smith on Wikipedia
The Vampire Diaries on Wikipedia


Challenges
Challenge 75: Dreams at ljs100 (from 08/08/06 to 22/08/06)
Challenge 76: Suicide at ljs100


Fiction
Dark Visions
Traum(a) by pith
Gun by lm (NC-17)

Forbidden Game
Damon & the Chocolate Factory by werelufe (VD crossover)
He watches her in the morning sky; Reborn into her arms; The Ultimate Showdown by madhattie34
Reflections of a nothing; Lost in a dream by madhattie34
A little bit of peril by madhattie34
Silver Roses by DreamingMouse

Night World
Kitty Kitty by twistedimp
My One. My Only. My Other by amberobsidian
Bittersweet by amberobsidian
Bad Magic by IceHeart161
Replicans: The New Era by Frithora
Curator Angelus: Curses to curses chapter 6 by yutakalamia
Kiss Myself Goodbye by Miss Mary Lou
Millenium by Elia Black-cat
Elfling chapter 5 by Shiegra
Until It Sleeps by Anterrabae
Dark Truths chapter 19 by Assassin 007
Night Shift chapter 7 by GoddessLaughs

Secret Circle
The Prophecy by Isabella Estates
Lengthening Shadows chapter 4 by Jessica Wolfe

Vampire Diaries
Dear John by idolatrie
AU ramble by finta
Damon & the Chocolate Factory by werelufe (FG crossover)
Lost and Found chapter 2 by Nessa Luinwe
Conservation chapter 3 by Evilgoddss


Art
Haute Couture Riding Hood's Feet Are Killing Her And She Must Call A Cab by aethyrkitten for idolatrie


Music
Signups for Round 7 at ljsmixathon
Assignments for Round 7 at ljsmixathon

Sorry for the delay between issues, had a mild attack of Real Life. ;)

Challenges
Challenge 74: Martyrdom at ljs100

Fiction
Forbidden Game
She Starts at Shadows by pith
Sunny Spells by madhattie34
Enchanted by madhattie34
Only Dreaming chapter 8 by Slasher69
Last Hope for Love by DarkEyesBlinded

Night World
Grey Bird by platinumnacht
Sacrifice by pith
Alcohol Numbs Everything by amberobsidian
Reunion by amberobsidian
Childhood, Journey, Games, Fight by sunapea
Spells, Ecstasy, Partings by sunapea
Blood, Death, Pain by sunapea
Grief, Lost, Getting Old, Reflection, Showdown by sunapea
The Bigger Picture by firedancersoul
Dark Truths chapter 18 by Assassin 007
Night Star by hisluv
Another Breath of Fresh Air by sheikgoddess
Wolfsbane chapter 4 by happy accident
Stranger In The Night by Living-For-A-Cause
Fissure chapter 13 by Anterrabae (complete)
365 Days chapter 3 by Alanna99
Mistletoe chapter 3 by AnikaHadrur
Swept Away chapter 4 by Dark Angel's Blue Fire
Night Shift chapter 3 by goddesslaughs

Secret Circle
Lengthening Shadows chapter 3 by Jessica Wolfe

Vampire Diaries
pr0n #269 by j_crew_guy
Road to Temptation by j_crew_guy
The Living Land by pith
Motherfucker part 1/2 and part 2/2 by morteamore
Saving Bonnie chapter 2 by scarykitten
The Phantoms Bride chapter 2 by queenofshadowrealm

Music
ljsmixathon Round 6 (note: you must be a member of the community to view these mixes)
This Conspiracy of Destiny: a Hannah/Maya/Thierry mix posted by lm
Obsession: a Julian/(Jenny) mix by windian
Dulled Innocence: a Rob Kessler mix by violentviolette
The Devil's Playthings: a Klaus/Damon mix by tangledaria

Visual
The Stefan Show, a Stefan-flavoured comicbook scanned by aethyrkitten

Fans
Intro post by kissthecajun

I've decided to individually list all fics that are archived with the site updates unless they have been previously reported on ljsreview (which, for this report, none have been). Figured this would be the best way of covering everything. :)

New Sites
Devil's Playground (forums) has reopened. Sign up for membership here and then introduce yourself here.

Challenges
Challenge rewind at ljs100

Fanfic
Dark Visions
In The Garden by lm

Forbidden Game
Through the Eyes of a Child by Claire
Sacrifice by Veronica Chadwick (poetry)
The Ring by Veronica Chadwick
Only Dreaming chapter 5 by Slasher69

Night of the Solstice/Heart of Valour
Lost Time by lm

Night World
Blaise's New Uniform by badbabylon
Untitled by Raven
The Past; Dancing; War by sunapea
Amongst the Shadows chapter 16 by Veronica Chadwick (crossover with Phantom of the Opera)
The Shape of Fear by K-chan817
Who's this strange guy? by Stars Stripes and fangs
UNITY chapter 17 by Alanna99
The Assassin chapter 17 by Zucca (complete)
Fissure chapter 10 by Anterrabae
Black Sun: Chiaroscuro epilogue by moreta (complete)
Pentagram 2: Water chapter 5 by Lalenna
Wolfsbane chapter 3 by happy accident

Vampire Diaries
Rise by pith
Bring Your Own Blood by Danni Masters
Scarecrow by DL
Toenails by DL
Why by DL
Flowers by lm
Shatter from the Redux series by lm
First Kiss by Lelia Leahy (poetry)
Manifesto Fantastico by werelufe
Know Your Stars with Vampire Diaries chapter 2 by Cougarfan

Art
(Old) Damon by DL
Jez Redfern by Goddess of Silent Tears

Archive Updates
Twilight Tales updated June 23.

Meta
Post with link to possible NW/TVD slash porno posted by lm

Music
ljsmixathon Round 6 (note: mixes are posted friends only to the community):
Cracks in the Facade: A Tom Locke Mix by vedesca

Moderator's Soapbox
( Brief Shoutout )

Inaugural post, whee! This is to cover from approximately mid-June up to today.

New Communities
ljslash

Challenges
Insanity challenge at ljs100
What is your favourite slash ship? in ljslash
Many characters left to claim on ljschallenge100

Fanfic
Forbidden Game
Heroine Chic by aethyrkitten (Audrey/Michael)
Five Things That Never Happened to Audrey/Michael by idolatrie (Audrey/Michael)
untitled by madhattie34 (Julian gen)


Night of the Solstice/Heart of Valour
After the Inquisition by finta (Cadal gen)
Mirror of Heaven by pith (Merlin gen)
Infinite Natures by pith (Cadal gen)

Night World
Retreat by platinumnacht
Ash meets Inuyasha by K-chan817
Tears of Rome updated to chapter 15 by moreta
Eclipse at Dawn updated to chapter 5 by Dark Angel's Blue Fire
The Assassin updated to chapter 15 by Zucca
James and Poppy by james.rasmussen-
Fissure updated to chapter 8 by Anterrabae
Untitled by james.rasmussen- (Mary-Lynette/Ash)
The Damned Series: Shades of Grey updated to chapter 3 by Percieve

Secret Circle
Purebred by aethyrkitten
The Power Within updated to chapter 3 by Dark Angel's Blue Fire

Vampire Diaries
Breathing in her Shadow by pith (Katherine/Margaret)
Black King, White King by aethyrkitten (Damon/Klaus)
Compost by aethyrkitten (Mrs. Flowers gen)
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight by idolatrie (Klaus gen)
Here We Go Again updated to chapter 12 by meenajon (Elena/Damon)

Archive Updates
Desires Unveiled updated June 5th.

Meta
Vampire Diaries Slash Manifesto by idolatrie
General Slash Terminology by lm
Response to news LJS convinced that Hex rips off Secret Circle by aethyrkitten

Music
ljsmixathon Round 6 (note - you must be a member of the community to view the mixes):
Spin Moon Magic: A Secret Circle Series Mix by aethyrkitten
Prom Queen: An Elena Gilbert Mix by ungratefulwench
The Closest You Get Without Penetration: A Damon/Elena Scene Mix by idolatrie

Fans
Intro post by amber_firefox

Moderator's Soapbox
( editorial: other YA fiction communities )