The Less Than Legendary Journeys (Hercules archive)
| Archive | |
|---|---|
| Name: | The Less Than Legendary Journeys |
| Date(s): | January 1999 - Present |
| Archivist: | Ltlj |
| Founder: | Ltlj |
| Type: | Fan Fiction |
| Fandom: | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Young Hercules |
| URL: | http://www.ltljverse.com/legends.htm[1] http://www.rtis.com/nat/user/chimera/legends.htm (2003) |
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The Less Than Legendary Journeys is a shared universe fanfiction site for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Young Hercules. The site hosts fanfiction by a group of writers including Helena Handbasket, Ltlj, Naomi Prince, Liz S., Carolyn Golledge, Fyresong, Mary Crawford, and their various pseudonyms. They wrote stories that were all part of the same shared universe, which includes collaborations as well as sequels and prequels to each other's stories. The site specializes in comedy, and its mission is to be as irreverent and strange as the original show. There are some serious angst and hurt/comfort stories, and genres include gen, het, and slash. There is also an image archive, and a section for non-fiction essays and commentary on the fandom.
The archive also has a zine, The Less Than Legendary Journeys.
Linking banner, used at Lelia's Fan Fiction Archive
Structure of the Website
- Main Story Index
- When Hellmouths Collide - see below for description
- NC17 Story Index
- Drabble Index - a series of drabble stories
- The Guide to Writing - This section lists essays and commentary on writing fanfiction, in general and genre-specific, as well as some parodies and other fun features. It also has a section for opinion and nonfiction commentary called Ranting, Raving, and Manifestos
- Interpersonal Relationships - The confused fan's guide to the interpersonal relationships between the characters in Hercules and Xena universes.
- The Transitive Demigod - with apologies to The Transitive Vampire. This is a brief and hopefully charming guide to common grammar and punctuation errors in Internet Fanfiction, using examples with a Herculean twist
- Picture Gallery
- Quote Generator
- Links (links to other websites)
- Banners
- Graphics
- Awards
- Surf Webrings
- Mailing List
- Spurious Scenes - Helena Handbasket's Spurious Scenes..."So one of the funnest things, in my opinion, about Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: the Legendary Journeys is all the subtext that goes on in the dialogue and visuals. However, I'm never one to pass up an opportunity for some mischief, so I've decided to create a game out of mixing and matching scenes and dialogue that conveniently generate previously non-existent innuendo when juxtaposed."
- The Authorial Apocrypha - information about the authors contributing to the website
- Guide to Illustrated Stories
Notable Works
The Confused Fan's Guide to Interpersonal Relationships by Helena Handbasket. A chart of canon relationships in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Young Hercules, and Xena: Warrior Princess
When Hellmouths Collide by Ltlj and Kimberley Rector. A popular Hercules: The Legendary Journeys/Buffy the Vampire Slayer crossover.
We Always Hurt the One We Love by Helena Handbasket. An essay on the fanon where Iolaus is a depicted as a pathetic figure.