History FanficRecs / Bioshock

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis: Following on after the 'good' end of ''VideoGame/BioShock2'', it acts as if Subject Delta [[spoiler:doesn't (permanently) die]], and instead gets seperated from Eleanor in their escape attempt, getting dragged back to Rapture. He then must enlist the help of some old faces in order to return to the surface again. Meanwhile, Eleanor turns to help from someone who has battled through Rapture before - Jack.

* Comments: It's hard to summarise this fic. I'm sure others could, but I don't think I could without going overboard. The story really shows how short vignettes can have just as much impact as an epic length story, dealing with each event with a certain delicacy that allows the words to resonate with you. Because the story is being told by Tenenbaum, the writer captures her broken English while still showing her intelligence, and through her observations of Jack, he's even allowed a few moments to shine as well. Overall, the story is compelling, sweet and very memorable despite it's short length.

* Comments: A beautifuly and plausibly written friendship between Eleanor and Elizabeth.

Comments: A well written perspective into different endings of [=BioShock=] 2.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10853935/1/The-Scars-of-Utopia The Scars of Utopia]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/950709/CaliforniaStop CaliforniaStop]]

* Comments: This fic (which is incomplete, but updates relatively regularly if a little slowly) starts out like a direct novelization of the game, though AU elements have been present since the beginning. It starts out a little slowly, but is gaining its stride, and its grasp and usage of language is well-formed and compelling. Also, there are [[FootnoteFever footnotes]]. The author assures us that all [[spoiler: ParentalIncest]] will be resolved by the end of the story; YMMV as to whether or not that makes the story worth it.
* ->Wholeheartedly second the rec, this fic has bright, funny moments mixed in with the novelization and gives glances towards Booker's past and other things that may've been overlooked during a playthrough. The scenery porn descriptions are absolutely beautiful and the pure snark the Lutece's ooze as they comment on Booker's internal monologuing is hilarious. Definitely worth checking out even though it's just getting started!~proserpina.sacra
* Thirded with great enthusiasm. Despite the fic still being in its infancy, it manages to perfectly balance breakneck paced action, hilarious banter and touching moments of development between the characters without collapsing in on itself. The author has an incredible talent for getting into characters' heads and letting them tell the story. And I must say, the footnotes as told by the Luteces are so well done that it makes me wish the game proper had a similar feature.

* ''Status'': Ongong

* ''Status'': Ongong

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Status'': Sequel Ongoing

[[reviews: The Vision Series]]

[[reviews: The Vision Series]]

* Synopsis: A Bioshock Infinite story. There's always a bird, there's always a cage--Songbird's life, in reverse.

* Synopsis: "You are my conscience, Father." An examination of three different endings of BioShock 2 and the relationship between Delta and Eleanor Lamb."
Comments: A well written perspective into different endings of Bioshock 2.

* Fandom: Bioshock Infinite

* Synopsis: [[spoiler:After drowning her father,]] Elizabeth tries to rationalize her existence with normal life, seeking a way to move on after the ordeals on Columbia. With the Luteces, she makes a new life in a different universe, and in the process meets the heroine of the previous Bioshock, Eleanor.
* Comments: This troper's favorite Bioshock fic, because not only is it good with the shipping aspect, but it explores upon the Bioshock mythos (including Elizabeth's reality tear ability, Eleanor making peace with her past in Rapture, and the concept of alternate universes). Highly recommended, especially considering how rare this ship is.

* Fandom: ''Bioshock'' and ''Bioshock 2''

* ''Synopsis'': The Total Drama Jumbo Jet is forced down over the Atlantic Ocean. Cody, Courtney, Gwen, and Noah get separated from the rest of the remaining contestants. They discover the gateway to something different. The gateway to the impossible. The gateway to…Rapture! The teens will struggle to not just survive but also keep their sanity and deepest beliefs intact in the first "Bioshock"!

* ''Synopsis'': Finale in Bioshock trilogy. The Reach have been defeated. Instead of dying, Wally finds himself in Columbia. He teams up with Booker [=DeWitt=] to rescue a woman named Elizabeth, all the while fighting a mad man named Comstock and a group called the Vox Populi. Meanwhile, Wally is being hunted by a mysterious man. Will Wally get home? Or will Columbia be his grave?

* ''Synopsis'': There's always a man, a lighthouse, a city...and sometimes there's a girl with magic hair. A combination of Tangled and Bioshock Infinite.

* ''Synopsis'': Bioshock meets MLP in this psychological thriller, where Celestia's new faithful student, Siren Song, must discover the truth behind the city beneath the waves.
* ''Comments'': A FusionFic of Bioshock and MLP where the setting of Bioshock 1 is constructed using {{Magitek}} from the MLP world and MLP characters. Much BetterThanItSounds. Notable for taking place in a Rapture analogue that's not quite as far gone, so while life there is still brutish and nasty, some of the people there still manage to live mostly ordinary lives outside their crippling magic drug addiction and the main character isn't all alone there. Characters manage to be complex and fully realized, and action is interspersed with political intrigue and espionage.

These are recommendations made by {{Troper}}s for ''Franchise/BioShock'' {{Fan Fic}}s, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].

* Has a sequal by the name of [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11498014/1/Doch-moja Doch-moja]]

* Synopsis :"It's well-known that prolonged periods of isolation have unusual effects, especially when the specimen is a child. But what about when the child in question is able to rip open reality with her bare hands and easily meet someone sixty years in the future?"
Comments: A beautifuly and plausibly written friendship between Eleanor and Elizabeth.

* Recommended by [[{{Tropers/KingSonnDeeDoo}} KingSonnDeeDoo]]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/845494 The Caged Bird's Song]] by molotov_cockroach, Kthecloud
* Recommended by {{Tropers/PistachioInfernal}}

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/845494 The Caged Bird's Song]] by molotov_cockroach

* Recommended by: Halfpint

* ''Synopsis'': "Spoiler for end-game. In an infinite set of multiverses, infinite possibilities await. But is change tied to the person, the world, or the hand of cards dealt by fate? A gamble sends Booker [=DeWitt=] back at the beginning of it all...but this time around, he knows, the Lutece Twins aren't there and...sometimes, a second chance is all it takes to make things right." A {{Gary Stu}} fic that stars a [[spoiler:post-drowning]] Booker returning to the Lighthouse, to once again try to wipe away the debt; also starring Rosalind Lutece, who's own demons rest on this last iteration of the experiment.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5821904/1/Dangerous-Woman Dangerous Woman]] by Atiaran

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9840202/1/A-Slave-and-a-Prophet-Walk-into-a-Bar A Slave and a Prophet Walk into a Bar]] by ConsultingDoctorWinchester
* Recommended by Tropers/TheWildWestPyro
* ''Synopsis'': Booker gets shoved through one of Elizabeth's tears and meets a new friend- Jack Ryan.

* ''Synopsis'': "Spoiler for end-game. In an infinite set of multiverses, infinite possibilities await. But is change tied to the person, the world, or the hand of cards dealt by fate? A gamble sends Booker DeWitt back at the beginning of it all...but this time around, he knows, the Lutece Twins aren't there and...sometimes, a second chance is all it takes to make things right." A {{Gary Stu}} fic that stars a [[spoiler:post-drowning]] Booker returning to the Lighthouse, to once again try to wipe away the debt; also starring Rosalind Lutece, who's own demons rest on this last iteration of the experiment.

* ''Synopsis'': "Booker DeWitt has a companion for back-up who isn't Elizabeth; maybe the Vigor called Possession should have had a familiar effect, but it hadn't; and other sundries."

* Synopsis: In which Booker Dewitt comes to the city of Columbia in an attempt to clear his name, only to find that his past is inextricably tied to that of the city, and that fate has a way of sneaking up at the worst possible times. Or, an AU rewrite in which questions are answered, underused characters are given their due, and the Lutece twins [[DeadpanSnarker can't help snarking at everything Booker says]].

* ''Synopsis'': Finale in Bioshock trilogy. The Reach have been defeated. Instead of dying, Wally finds himself in Columbia. He teams up with Booker De Witt to rescue a woman named Elizabeth, all the while fighting a mad man named Comstock and a group called the Vox Populi. Meanwhile, Wally is being hunted by a mysterious man. Will Wally get home? Or will Columbia be his grave?

* ''Synopsis'': After surviving everything Columbia could throw at Booker DeWitt, he wakes up only to find the Lutece twins are now offering him another assignment. With nothing to lose, he agrees to the terms, but this time the assignment requires Booker to travel 270 years into the future to a place called Eden Prime.

* ''Synopsis'': During the initial stages of the UNSC's Operation LAND GRAB during the beginning of the Second Battle of Requiem, Gunnery Sergeant Eddie Buck will experience a life-changing event. Meanwhile, in a city in the sky, Booker De Witt tries to bring back the girl to wipe away the debt.

After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the fic, based on who recommended it. ''No-name recommendations will be '''drilled by a Big Daddy'''.'' Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watch-list, if need be.

Batya (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9894668/1/Batya) by grandSolovey

Recommended by: Halfpint

Status: Complete

Synopsis: This is a bit of an AU fic, where Andrew Ryan discovered who Jack was before he came down to Rapture, and was able to kill Fontaine before he could use Jack as an assassin.

Pairing(s): Jack/Diane McClintock, Jack/Kyle Fitzpatrick minor Andrew Ryan/Diane McClintock

Tags: None.

[=[[reviews:Batya]]=]

[[reviews: The Vision Series]]

* ''Comments'': A FusionFic of Bioshock and MLP where the setting of Bioshock 1 is constructed using {{Magitek}} from the MLP world and MLP characters. Much BetterThanItSounds. Notable for taking place in a Rapture analogue that's not quite as far gone, so while life there is still brutish and nasty, some of the people there still manage to live mostly ordinary lives outside their crippling magic drug addiction and the main character isn't all alone there. Characters manage to be complex and fully realized, and action is interspersed with political intrigue and espionage.

[[reviews: Possibilities in Rapture]]

** Features LPer Cry as a voice in Booker's head.

* ''Synopsis'': "Spoiler for end-game. In an infinite set of multiverses, infinite possibilities await. But is change tied to the person, the world, or the hand of cards dealt by fate? A gamble sends Booker DeWitt back at the beginning of it all...but this time around, he knows, the Lutece Twins aren't there and...sometimes, a second chance is all it takes to make things right." A Gary Stu fic that stars a [[spoiler:post-drowning]] Booker returning to the Lighthouse, to once again try to wipe away the debt; also starring Rosalind Lutece, who's own demons rest on this last iteration of the experiment.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9757726/1/Possession Possession]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1284644/AlphaKantSpell AlphaKantSpell]]
* Recommended by Tropers/RagnarTheSemiGreen
* ''Synopsis'': A brief one-shot describing the effects of the Possession vigor on a member of Colombia's finest, from his point of view with a coda from Booker's understanding. The effects of the vigor may not be entirely canon, but the author's interpretation is still fascinating in a disturbing way.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9154157/1/Sometimes Sometimes]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3864170/Shadenight123 Shadenight123]]
* Recommended by Tropers/RagnarTheSemiGreen
* ''Synopsis'': "Spoiler for end-game. In an infinite set of multiverses, infinite possibilities await. But is change tied to the person, the world, or the hand of cards dealt by fate? A gamble sends Booker DeWitt back at the beginning of it all...but this time around, he knows, the Lutece Twins aren't there and...sometimes, a second chance is all it takes to make things right." A Gary Stu fic that stars a [[spoiler:post-drowning]] Booker returning to the Lighthouse, to once again try to wipe away the debt; also starring Rosalind Lutece, who's own demons rest on this last iteration of the experiment.