Sam Starbuck
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| Name: | Sam Starbuck | |
| Alias(es): | Copperbadge, samvimes, sam_storyteller | |
| Type: | fanwriter | |
| Fandoms: | Doctor Who/Torchwood, Discworld, Good Omens, Harry Potter, House, M.D., Lord Peter Wimsey, Sherlock (BBC), Stargate Atlantis, White Collar etc. | |
| Communities: | userpicks Jack and Ellis, his original fiction I_defeated_sga, his Stargate Atlantis fic | |
| Other: | ||
| URL: | copperbadge: personal LJ sam-storyteller: fic archive fic also archived at: FA, FF.net, Skyehawke | |
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Sam Starbuck is a prolific fan author who has been publishing fanfiction in several fandoms since around 2003. His journals have a relatively large public following.
In 2013 he was featured in an article at the Daily Dot entitled "How author Sam Starbuck shapes online fandom (and vice versa)."
Notable Fanworks
Doctor Who and Torchwood
- Trying to Communicate - PG. Recommended as the story that breaks fandom boundaries and pulls in folks from everywhere to read it. It's funny. It's pop culture. It's Torchwood, so it just might happen. ...read it because the dialog is witty, charming and touching; the plot is solid and plausible; the characters are spot on. Be warned, drinking beverages while reading this may be hazardous to your keyboard.[1] At the time of this edit (4 Dec 2010), the story has 29 pages of comments at its main URL. [story link]
- The Theory of Two Centres - R, Jack/Ianto, Amnesia. One recommender described it as a thrilling take on an old Torchwood villain, Sam's skills with characterization combine with a fast-paced plot to make for, more or less, the perfect fic. Sexy, heartrending, pulse-jumping, mysterious, funny, and more, this is really the best of what fanfiction can be.[2] [story link]
Harry Potter
- Registration - PG, Gen, Marauders Era. Registering a child for Hogwarts is a big deal. [story link]
- Stealing Harry - R, Remus/Sirius, Alternate Universe. Stealing Harry grabs canon by the throat and disembowls it. If Lucius Malfoy got to Peter Pettigrew before Sirius could, Sirius would be a bookshop owner, Remus would have a steady job, and one day, when Harry Potter was eight-and-a-half years old, they might kidnap him from the Dursleys... [story link]
- Laocoon's Children - R, Remus/Sirius, Snape/Tonks, some canon ships. Laocoon's Children follows the Stealing Harry alternate universe through Harry's school years, paralleling the canon. Please be aware that this story is unfinished and unlikely to be completed; years 1 and 2 are complete, year 3 is nearly complete, and I have posted notes regarding years 4-7. [story link]
- Cartographer's Craft - R, Harry/Sirius, Remus/Tonks, Ron/Hermione. When a young Sirius Black is resurrected from the Marauder's Map, the Order has to decide what to do with him -- and Harry has to decide how he feels about it. Alternate Universe version of book seven. [story link]
- The Rules of Being A Godson - PG-13, Teddy/James. Teddy Lupin never gets too close or feels too much; his godfather's son never does anything else. [story link]
Sherlock
- Lab Book - Sherlock/John first time. Aliunde writes: Beautifully written, gorgeous characterization, clever and easy and wonderful from start to finish.[3] [story link]
Stargate Atlantis
- The Difference Engine - R, McKay/Sheppard, robot-fic. Recommended as [...] an incredibly well-written robot!John story with great characterization of the main and supporting characters. The writing is a on the minimalistic yet effective side; some characters may only a few lines but you will like remember them for a long time.[4] [story link]
- My Home And Native Land - PG, Gen with light background McKay/Sheppard. Ronon-centric story about his acclimatization to Atlantis and his friendship with Chuck the gate-tech. [story link]
Marvel's The Avengers
- Arms and the Man - R, Steve/Tony. His best friend keeps cockblocking him, his relationship guru is a computer, and he might be gay. The future is very complicated. [story link]
- Homefront - R, Steve/Tony. Steve Rogers is a capable leader, a kind and cheerful man, a good friend, a strong role model, and a loyal soldier. He's also teetering on the edge of suicide. [story link]
- A Partial Dictionary Of The 21st Century By Captain Steve Rogers, US Army - R, Steve/Tony. Steve is adapting well to the new millennium, and he has the dictionary to prove it. [story link]
