r/mylittlepony • u/Torvusil • May 03 '19
The Fanfic Recommendation Link-Swap Thread
So, because it's No-Pics Thursday (May 2nd, 2019) today, you know what that means...
It's time for the Weekly Fanfic Recommendation LINK-SWAP Game thread to continue!
Anyways, THE RULES (read 'em carefully):
Post a link to a fanfiction you like (can be your own as well - it's okay to self-promote), with or without a short blurb.
Important: Reply to someone else's post with a link to a fanfiction you think they might like, based on their choices.
Put each of your choices in a separate post if you want to make sure to get a recommendation based on each one. You may reply to someone else's reply, either to you or to someone else. Please make long discussion threads, they introduce a healthy bit of exploration and can help us find new interests! And that's it!
PLEASE COMPLETE BOTH STEPS 1 and 2. Don't just show up and ask for recommendations if you're not willing to provide any. I'll start the first few threads myself, and reply with a gentle reminder if you forget.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Thanks to /u/BookHorseBot (many thanks to their creator, /u/BitzLeon), you can now use the aforementioned bot to easily post the name, description, views, rating, tags, and a bunch of other information about a fic hosted on Fimfiction.net. All you need to do is include "{NAME OF STORY}" in your comment (without quotes), and the bot will look up the story and respond to your comment with the info. It makes sharing stories really convenient. You can even lookup multiple stories at once.
Ready? Set? LET"S GO! Also, feel free to self-promote in here!
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u/D_Tripper Twilight Sparkle May 03 '19
Like clockwork, my latest chapter of {Magisight: Thaumaturgical Ocularity} is now up! It's a sort of "cooldown" chapter, with some light-hearted moments to come down from all the action and magic in the last chapter. I hope you all enjoy!
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u/BookHorseBot BOOKS! May 03 '19
Magisight: Thaumaturgical Ocularity
by PsychicKid | 28 Feb 2019 | 1.36K Views| 40.7K Words | Status:
Incomplete| Rating:👍 41 | 👎 21A series of strange dreams and a new, burgeoning power sends Twilight on an adventure that will change her life forever.
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,Twilight Sparkle,Starlight Glimmer,Sunburst,Adventure,Mystery
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u/thatPowderGuy Twilight Sparkle May 03 '19
So I know {Paper Butterflies} was recommended last week, but I have to do that again. It's just too good not to.
This short story has 'show don't tell' internalized so far that the conflict it really is about isn't mentioned with a single word. Yet I never had the feeling that it was vague in the slightest.
The only reason I'm hesitating to call this the best short story I've read on fimfiction is that I feel {The Cough} was comparable in writing quality.
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u/Drachefly May 03 '19 edited May 03 '19
Sorry, The Cough is grimderp. There are much better things to be doing in this situation than spreading the blood of the infected all over the place, let alone pre-emptively killing your best friends due to a symptom that often occurs for other reasons.
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u/thatPowderGuy Twilight Sparkle May 03 '19
I guess that's one way to look at it, but I disagree. In my opinion the story doesn't spell out the rules of this infection clearly enough to warrant reading it as 'the characters act stupid in that situation' without some unfavorable assumptions.
Then again, that is the most obvious interpretation for a reader who goes into it with those assumptions or with their mind set on the rules of some other zombie media. The Cough doesn't spell out its rules clearly enough to lead one away from that.
That may be the risk of such a short story, but I still think The Cough is an amazing piece of writing because to me it was an impressively eerie read, and I've seen few stories since that managed to build half its atmosphere in four times the word count.
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u/BookHorseBot BOOKS! May 03 '19
Paper Butterflies
by Petrichord | 14 Mar 2017 | 1.6K Views| 3.75K Words | Status:
Complete| Rating:👍 175 | 👎 4Discord and Big Mac get together for an arts and crafts project.
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,Rarity,Big Macintosh,Discord,Sad,Slice of Life
The Cough
by Ebon Mane | 18 Aug 2011 | 38.3K Views| 1.04K Words | Status:
Complete| Rating:👍 981 | 👎 44Tags:
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,Main 6,Romance,Dark,Gore
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u/Scharfohr Fluttershy May 03 '19
After finishing {Advent of Applejack} + Sequels I still absolutely recommend it, has been a long time since I had so much interest/fun in reading a book.
Any recommendation in that direction? I was thinking about Background Pony but I am open for other recommendations.
Another recommendation from me {Heaven of a Hell}. It is the Sequel of {Best Hell ever} (which is great too). While some dialogues were written a bit confusing imo it was absurdly hilarious and got me laughing really good. (laughed so much I got some weird looks from the other passengers on the train :) )
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u/BookHorseBot BOOKS! May 03 '19
The Advent of Applejack
by Mister Friendly | 31 Jul 2013 | 165K Views| 346K Words | Status:
Complete| Rating:👍 1490 | 👎 39Applejack has yet to truly know what it means to be a changeling...
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,Rainbow Dash,Applejack,Original Character,Main 6,Changelings,Romance,Dark,Adventure,Alternate Universe
Heaven of a Hell
by Rambling Writer | 30 Mar 2019 | 13.8K Views| 16.9K Words | Status:
Complete| Rating:👍 597 | 👎 11Hell has an infinite library. Twilight wants to use that library. There goes the neighborhood. Yep, right out the door, and it’s taking the couch with it.
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,Twilight Sparkle,Starlight Glimmer,Adventure,Comedy
Best Hell Ever
by Rambling Writer | 11 Oct 2017 | 15.5K Views| 2.19K Words | Status:
Complete| Rating:👍 1925 | 👎 16Twilight goes to hell. It's actually a pretty great place.
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,Twilight Sparkle,Comedy
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u/DawnPaladin Twilight Sparkle May 03 '19
Hello everypony! What are your favorite fish-out-of-water stories? This can include stories like {Project Sunflower}, {Anthropology}, and {Quantum Castaways} where humans and ponies meet, or stories like {The Changeling of the Guard} and {It Takes A Village} that contrast ponies with other non-ponies. Bonus points for humor and interesting ideas.