Helen Fayle
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Joined 07-05-03, id: 413077, Profile Updated: 04-14-16
Author has written 19 stories for Doctor Who, Labyrinth, and Captain Harlock.

Back in the last days of the 20th C, I was the co-editor of the Charity anthologies "Perfect Timing" and "Perfect Timing 2", as well as a contributor to the anthologies "Missing Pieces", "Tales of the Solar System" and "Walking in Eternity". I also published fiction in the fanzine "Eye of Orion", and the small press Faction Paradox anthology "The Book of the War" edited by Lawrence Miles. All of this was over a decade ago, and I make no apologies for the 10-year case of writers' block brought on by studying Japanese in the interim and watching and reading way, waaaay too much Leijiverse material. Japanese has played havoc with my writing style, but hopefully no-one will hold it against me. Much. I'm also a huge fan of both Nagai Go and Ishinomori Shotaro, but thus far I've managed to restrain any impulses to write fanfic featuring either Kamen Rider Ichi-go or the psychos who pilot Dynamic Pro's super robots, having found that if I lie down for a bit, they go away. Besides - Kamen Rider SPIRITS and Shin Mazinger are way more awesome than I could ever be...

For the benefit of those who seem to be heading here these days purely for my Harlock fic thank you all - I do see the reader stats, even if most of you don't speak up in public.

For the jaded - I don't write sappy romance, gratuitous porn or slash. I prefer to write character driven adventure. Most of the time, at least!

If you come for Harlock - try sticking around for Taliesin & co. - despite being very loosely based on some by-now obscure and very borderline Doctor Who references, they are actually totally self-contained stories, that don't actually need any extra background familiarity to enjoy! They're as much Arthurian fanfic (and a couple of obscure folk-tales...) as anything else!

A little request: Please put questions in a PM, and leave the reviews for their intended purpose - I'll answer anything reasonable! No beta-reading requests though, please! I'm out of that business!

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The Aristotle Transposition by pollywantsa reviews
There are many paths to Arcadia. (2013 movie-verse.)
Captain Harlock - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 5 - Words: 24,058 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 4 - Updated: 3/17 - Published: 11/29/2015
The Days After by pollywantsa reviews
What happened in the dark space between the destruction of the Earth and the Arcadia's rebirth? (2013 movie-verse)
Captain Harlock - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,750 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 6 - Published: 8/22/2015 - Complete
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Corpse Flower reviews
Twelve years after the events of 'Frozen Harvest', a new threat emerges to challenge Harlock and the crew of the Arcadia - a strange race of women with a power over plant life, who burn like paper when killed... NB:CGI verse, Yama!Harlock, and a sequel to the recently completed 'Frozen Harvest' as noted above. Rated M for adult themes and strong language.
Captain Harlock - Rated: M - English - Sci-Fi/Adventure - Chapters: 6 - Words: 33,608 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 4/10 - Published: 1/5 - Kei Yuki/Nausicaa, T. Daiba/Ramis, Yama/Logan
Red Shift Blues reviews
A couple of years after the events of Frozen Harvest, the Arcadia's resident loudmouth finds himself having to deal with a demon or two from his past. Sorry folks, this one has to go in the "M" section for language...! Main characters just Ali and Harlock. CGI'verse. A little extra for those waiting for Corpse Flower to continue!
Captain Harlock - Rated: M - English - Sci-Fi/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 12,510 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 2 - Published: 3/1 - Complete
Frozen Harvest reviews
Captain Harlock CGI 'verse, post-film: The Arcadia's new captain gets thrown in right at the deep end: Following an unmanned cargo ship to a frozen planet leads to a grim discovery. The trail leads to the planet La Metal, with terrible implications for the future of humanity. Welcome... to the machines!
Captain Harlock - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Adventure - Chapters: 21 - Words: 117,449 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 8 - Updated: 12/28/2015 - Published: 9/17/2015 - Yama/Logan, Kei Yuki/Nausicaa - Complete
Shadows
A Book of Taliesin prequel, based in the Battlefield alternate universe from the 7th Doctor's era. Merlin finds himself trapped in a crystal cave, where time is running backwards... but to what end - or beginning?
Doctor Who - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,651 - Published: 11/23/2015 - Complete
Forever Autumn
My favourite journalist, in a little Faction Paradox story set partly in the 11 Day Empire from 2002 I thought lost forever on my hard drive. BBC books based canon, with a couple of historical domain characters I'm extremely fond of, the little scamps...
Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,410 - Published: 11/1/2015 - Sarah Jane S. - Complete
By Any Means Necessary reviews
This is what happens when I've come across one too many slash fics with a certain pairing... I needed an antidote, and you have been warned! Incidentally, this is a totally stand-alone bit of "what if", and is in no way related to my ongoing continuity...
Captain Harlock - Rated: M - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,220 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 6 - Published: 10/21/2015 - Harlock/Albator, Yama/Logan - Complete
Sympathy for the Devil
A series of Drabble Challenge responses first posted on ADWC late 2003early 2004... some knowledge of the books from the BBC around that time, and the Book of the War by Lawrence Miles would be a distinct advantage...! A silly little exercise, but fun... NB: This was back in the days when "drabble" meant 100 words (excluding titles and notes), though you could "double" when needed!
Doctor Who - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,788 - Published: 7/20/2005 - Complete
The Invisible City reviews
Book Of Taliesin - 7 Set in the Alternate Universe created in Battlefield. Part of a long-running sequence using DW as myth rather than straight "fanfic", and plunders the books and the Faction Paradox spin-off series. NB: This is a direct sequel to "Firebird"
Doctor Who - Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 21 - Words: 118,499 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 11/28/2003 - Complete
Firebird
Book Of Taliesin - 6 Seeking the planet Breceliande, lost to the Alliance for centuries, Taliesin finds that not all legends are exactly what they seem.
Doctor Who - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Fantasy - Chapters: 4 - Words: 28,452 - Published: 8/9/2003 - Complete
The Birth of Kastchei the Deathless
(c) 2002. Set in the "Battlefield" inspired Book of Taliesin alt-verse. A folk-tale of the planet Skazki, concerning the arrival of a familiar character... (Trad. Arr. for the Book of Taliesin by H Fayle, to a theme by D McIntee.)
Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 986 - Published: 7/31/2003 - Complete
The Shape of Fire
Book Of Taliesin - 5 First published in Eye of Orion, (c) 2001/02. Set in the "Battlefield" inspired Book of Taliesin alt-verse. Chasing legends, Taliesin and Vivienne find rather more than they bargained for...
Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,436 - Published: 7/31/2003 - Complete
Here be Dragons
Book Of Taliesin - 4 First published in Perfect Timing 2, 1999. Set in the "Battlefield" inspired Book of Taliesin alt-verse. A fireside tale, a little speculation, and some navel gazing from our reluctant hero...
Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,511 - Published: 7/31/2003 - Complete
Regenesis
Book Of Taliesin - 3 First published on the Day of the Daleks convention website. Set in the "Battlefield" inspired universe of the Book of Taliesin, our intrepid hero and heroine find that a routine investigation brings back old memories...
Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 9,283 - Published: 7/31/2003 - Complete
Listen, Learn, Read On
Book Of Taliesin - 2 Originally published 1999. The second "interlude" that formed the basis for the "Book of Taliesin" cycle. Follows on directly from "Nine Queens". All Book of Taliesin tales can be seen in context on the author's website, where additional background material is also available.
Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,653 - Published: 7/30/2003 - Complete
Nine Queens reviews
Book Of Taliesin - 1 Originally published 1998, and inspired by "Battlefield" and a scene from "Alien Bodies" - the story that started the "Book of Taliesin" cycle.
Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 375 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7/30/2003 - Complete
Bedlam reviews
The Doctor and Sarah's holiday on an unoccupied planet is cut short by a mysterious, unseen force... Previously published in "Missing Pieces"
Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Drama/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,401 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 3 - Published: 7/26/2003 - 4th Doctor, Sarah Jane S. - Complete
Lost and Found reviews
First published on adwc, Jan 99. A piece of extreme silliness inspired by the news that a long lost episode of "The Crusades" had been found, and sold at auction. NB: The alternate DW show in this was a fan-favourite created by J. Morris and used in several stories by him.
Doctor Who - Rated: K - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,146 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 7/26/2003 - 8th Doctor, Sarah Jane S. - Complete
Dark Labyrinth reviews
First published 1999 on the Labyfic mailing list. Three years after the events of the film, Sarah finds herself once again drawn back into the world of the Labyrinth, when both it and its enigmatic ruler are threatened by a powerful foe...
Labyrinth - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 54,313 - Reviews: 34 - Favs: 80 - Follows: 11 - Published: 7/26/2003 - Complete
Thorns reviews
Book Of Taliesin - 0 Reflections on mortality and Immortality, when the Doctor visits a dying Morgaine (takes place 20 years after "Battlefield")
Doctor Who - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,368 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7/5/2003 - Complete