History FanficRecs / ASongOfIceAndFire

* Crossover with: [[VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail Honkai Star Rail]]

* Comments: This is the fic that showed this troper that ASOIAF doesn't have to be the grimdark mess that it is. While it's true that the story starts with a PeggySue of Robb Stark being sent back in time from the moment of his death, that proves to merely be the [[ForWantOfANail nail]] that changes the future of Westeros. From old secrets of the First Men being rediscovered, legends and legendary weapons being reawakened, Ned Stark sending out [[GondorCallsForAid the Call]] that basically slaps the entire continent upside the head and directs them towards the real threat, and the Gods performing real miracles, the future looks bright, but only time will tell if it's bright enough to push back the darkness. It's an amazing look at how ASOIAF would look if it was {{Genre Shift}}ed from DarkFantasy to HighFantasy.

* Comments: This fic is undoubtedly one of the best I've ever read. A lot of Rhaeger/Lyanna fics have their passionate affair be the center and ignore everything else. This one, however, focuses on how said marriage shuts down the Rebellion before it can begin, and how that affects the rest of the realm. Rhagaer and Lyanna's relationship does develop, but it's a ''very'' slow burn, as Lyanna holds no small amount of resentment over her ArrangedMarriage, while Rhaeger himself is more interested in managing the affairs of the realm than his new wife. [[ForWantOfANail Some things change]], [[InSpiteOfANail some things don't]], but it's a great read all the way, with little actual combat but lots of political tension, sub-plots, and character arcs. The fic has my favorite Rhaegar characterization by far and nails most other characters; my only qualm is that the author tends to switch between tenses, but after a few chapters I was so caught up I didn't even notice anymore.

* Comments: More of a [[ForWantOfANail for want of a nail]] kind of fic than a full-fledged AU, the idea alone is worth the read. The story itself is quite well done - the author takes our relative lack of information about the Free Cities and runs with it, filling in the blanks with interesting customs and awesome characters. It also follows the original canon and timeline quite closely, and the characterization is really good.

* Synopsis: Joffrey Baratheon is run through a GroundhogDayLoop, where every time he dies he goes back to the beginning of a Game of Thrones, eventually, he becomes a decent human being, a competent fighter, a scholar and who knows? Perhaps one day a worthy king.

* Synopsis: Myrcella is betrothed to Robb when Robert Baratheon comes to Winterfell. This fic explores the consequences of this match and how it effects the fates of the other characters in the series.

* Synopsis: Shortly after Aegon I conquered Westeros, a fleet of White ships appeared on the Western coast. These bore the remnants of the Dunedain, led by their King Elendil. Grudgingly, Elendil swore loyalty to Aegon and his heirs, Elendil and his people became the eighth Great House. Centuries later, Elendil still rules when King Robert Baratheon comes to offer his son Isildur the position of Kings hand. Dark plots are afoot across the world and Elendil dreams of a great eye...

* ''Synopsis'': After the Second Dance of the Dragons, otherwise known as the Blackfyre rebellion. An alliance of Houses struggle to keep the peace in a changing world, where old hatred breaks to new mutiny, dark powers play a game of their own and dragons roam the realm.