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I cannot believe my amazing haul from Yuletide this year: THREE gifts in the main collection, PLUS two Madness gifts. All of them involve The Incandescent or snake fights — that’s an inclusive OR, because one is a crossover of the two. I’m going to list them in chronological order of when they were posted, because they were all fantastic:

1. Transcript of Fall Cybersecurity Training from Chetwood IT Team

Mandatory cybersecurity training, but with demons! There’s actually a good reason behind all those restrictions on installing software and using unapproved devices on campus.


2. One of the Great Traditions of Public Education

What if someone wrote an FAQ document about fighting demons for A-level exams, and then students actually took it seriously? This manages to be both hilarious and ominous, with an incisive character analysis of Saffy Walden and some tantalizing hints of what her thesis defense with the Phoenix was like.

3. FAQ: The "Snake Fight" Portion of your Lazgarian Visa Application

Snake fights: they’re not just for thesis defenses anymore! But don’t panic; just be sure you know where your towel is. The Hitchhiker’s Guide crossover I never knew I needed; perfectly captures the Guide’s characteristic combination of petty bureaucracy and extreme danger.

4. Not An Exact Science

The first of my two Madness gifts. As I said in my comment, this is like a dessert sampler of snake fight crossovers perfectly targeted to me, with selections from my list of 100 influential books. Please be my friend, mystery author! (Unless you already are my friend, in which case, hi!)

5. FAQ: The “Snake Fight” Portion of Your Magical Practitioner Examination

A note-perfect Rivers of London snake fight crossover, featuring excellent Peter, Nightingale, and Abigail voices. Nightingale reveals hidden depths with his own snake fight history. Will Peter be forced to face a deadly reptile as well?

Now back to read more of the collection; I’ve barely scratched the surface so far.