| 1 | Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth waking dragons for]]. |
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| 3 | These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Literature/TheHobbit'' fanfics, 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]]. |
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| 5 | You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page. |
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| 11 | [[folder: Authors and Websites]] |
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| 13 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5809765/JoeyBear1424 JoeyBear1424]] |
| 14 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 15 | * Comments: One of the best authors I have ever come across. Everything they write is a pleasure to read, and they come up with some of the most interesting concepts. Granted, their material is probably not to everyone's taste (they're fond of gender flipping characters and slash pairings), but if you like that sort of thing, I really recommend their work. |
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| 17 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4477822/Italian-Hobbit Italian Hobbit]] |
| 18 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 19 | * Comments: Perhaps the best author of Durin family stories ever. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | WebComic/HobbitsAndHoleDwellers |
| 22 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{CatcherInTheWry}} |
| 23 | * Synopsis: A CampaignComic about PJ's trilogy. Not set in the same Universe as the DM of the rings. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | [[/folder]] |
| 26 | |
| 27 | [[folder: General]] |
| 28 | ''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast.'' |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8872445/1/The-Sons-of-Durin The Sons of Durin]]'' by Kivrin |
| 31 | * Recommended by Zephyr7, SMARTALIENQT, [=AddictOfReading=], tricksters heir, lyamainu |
| 32 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 33 | * ''Synopsis'': Bilbo Baggins is a humble grocer, living a quiet life. The police say the Sons of Durin are a crime family. The government has labeled them a group of environmental terrorists. Thorin Oakenshield will tell you that they are simply desperate for a home. But when Bilbo is dragged into the group as their unwilling burglar, everything he has taken for granted will be torn asunder. |
| 34 | * ''Comments'': An amazing AU where the story takes place in modern times. The author does a great job with characterization and character interactions, weaving both modern and canon details together. |
| 35 | ** Chiming in to say that this is hands-down the best ''Hobbit'' fanfic I have ever read in my life. It is flawless, the slow burn is beautiful, and the references to canon are spot-on. |
| 36 | ** Agreed. It has a companion fic, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8953587/1/Children-of-the-Lonely-Mountain Children of the Lonely Mountain]]'' that goes and fills in little things in the world and characters. |
| 37 | ** Gonna fourth this and say this is legitimately the best fanfic I have ever read; it felt like a novel, clearly the story of ''The Hobbit'', but with such excellent characterization of each dwarf and explanations for the circumstances they find themselves in that make perfect sense in the story. |
| 38 | [=[[reviews:The Sons of Durin]]=] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8879745/1/An-Unexpected-Heist An Unexpected Heist]]'' by Technicolour Grey |
| 41 | * Recommended by miucorte, trickstersheir |
| 42 | * ''Status'': Dead |
| 43 | * ''Synopsis'': Thorin Oakenshield is the wretched heir to a fortune which was stolen from him and left him orphaned. Now he wants it back, with nothing but an unlikely crew of aspiring robbers and not-burglars let loose on London to aid him against the power of the tyrannous and manipulative Smaug. Modern corporate AU. |
| 44 | * ''Comments'': In a similar vein to the above fanfic, this is Tolkien's classic in a modern setting--but perfectly transitioned. The author's usage of colloquialisms and syntax native to modern London, as well as physical landmarks written into the story tell you that the author knows what they're writing, when they're writing, and makes it all come alive. Each chapter to date is meticulously written so while we do focus on Bilbo, each character is present and active. There are plenty of little quirks in the dialogue itself that made me laugh aloud, from references to Elrond's daughter and the boy she fancies (and he disapproves of) to Fili and Kili muttering lyrics from "I'll Make a Man Out of You" make the story spectacularly real and charming. Highly recommended. One thing, though--it seems to depend on movie-verse more than book-verse. |
| 45 | [=[[reviews:An Unexpected Heist]]=] |
| 46 | |
| 47 | ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8977464/1/the-william-tell-overture the william tell overture]]'' by thefireplanet |
| 48 | * Recommended by miucorte |
| 49 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 50 | * ''Synopsis'': Kíli nocks his bow and points it at his brother. |
| 51 | * ''Comments'': Possibly the most poignant, devastating Hobbit fics out there. We see the youngest members of our Company, in their tweens and aching for adventure. And when they find it, it shakes them to their bones, and they get into quite a lot of trouble--arrested in a human town and forced to entertain their captors through terrifying acts (the title should give you an idea). And yet still, the author colors in life in Ered Luin for the two young dwarves and their exiled royal family beautifully and does a brilliant job of character expansion. All in all, a absolutely gorgeous, heartrending fic that ends with a line that packs more than just a punch. |
| 52 | [=[[reviews:the william tell overture]]=] |
| 53 | |
| 54 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1102375/chapters/2217329 When the Last Road Ends]]'' by plumdarling |
| 55 | * Recommended by Honey and Cloverfield |
| 56 | * ''Status'': Dead |
| 57 | * ''Synopsis'': A canon divergence in which history's most important hobbit dies in the place of the King. When Gandalf found the body of the Company's former burglar, he had the strangest sensation that a chess piece was lost. Thorin Oakenshield and his heirs live, in Bilbo's place, and the King under the Mountain has yet to make his peace with the hobbit he had nearly thrown from the Gate of Erebor. Here we follow the affairs of Erebor, the turmoil of its King, and the memories its warriors hold, as the years ebb closer and closer to the inevitable War of the Ring. |
| 58 | * ''Comments'': This is an unexpectedly beautiful and detailed fic! I was amazed at how expansive the author writes it as, and the slow burn really gets to you, especially how the author writes about family. If I may warn you, there's a good amount of gore in some of the chapters. |
| 59 | [=[[reviews:When the Last Road Ends]]=] |
| 60 | |
| 61 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/623006 Thrust and Parry]]'' by bendingsignpost |
| 62 | * Recommended by Zephyr7, scarletclarinet |
| 63 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 64 | * ''Synopsis'': All Bilbo wants is a nice, pleasant breakfast, but Thorin insists he learn to fight. |
| 65 | * ''Comments'': There is this adorable development of Bilbo and Thorin connecting and bonding with each other through Thorin teaching Bilbo how to properly use and fight with a sword. A definite recommendation. |
| 66 | ** Seconded heartily by scarletclarinet. This is a lovely short piece that follows both movie and book characterization of the characters. |
| 67 | [=[[reviews:Thrust and Parry]]=] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/631640/chapters/1142506 Stoneflower]]'' by notsilver |
| 70 | * Recommended by [=MianPi=] |
| 71 | * ''Status'': Dead |
| 72 | * ''Synopsis'': Canon AU wherein Thorin survives the Battle of Five Armies and visits Bilbo in the Shire soon after Bilbo adopted Frodo. |
| 73 | * ''Comments'': This is a lovely AU which somehow does not become a FixFic. Most of the story is canon compliant, getting little details correct like Frodo's age when he was adopted by Bilbo and his past as a mischievous troublemaker. Thorin and Bilbo's characterizations are also spot-on, as is their ([[HetrosexualLifePartners platonic]]) relationship with one another. |
| 74 | [=[[reviews:Stoneflower]]=] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | ''[[http://toastedtea.livejournal.com/57769.html Purls Beyond Measure]]'' by toastedtea |
| 77 | * Recommended by [=MianPi=], Merytsetesh |
| 78 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 79 | * ''Synopsis'': Ori knits a pair of gloves for Bilbo. |
| 80 | * ''Comments'': A lovely and introspective character study for Ori and a very understandable friendship between the hobbit and the scholarly dwarf! |
| 81 | [=[[reviews:Purls Beyond Measure]]=] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/660842 Para Bellum]]'' by [=RyuuzaKochou=] |
| 84 | * Recommended by Zephyr7, Elenor, lyamainu |
| 85 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 86 | * ''Synopsis'': Hobbits always survive; even where trained and experienced soldiers don't. |
| 87 | * ''Comments'': Bilbo and hobbits in general are revealed to be much more badass and dangerous than the Company has initially expected, especially when they see Bilbo in action displaying his skills during a training session. The author has a playful tone set throughout the story and it was adorable to see all the dwarves and Bilbo relaxing and having some fun. |
| 88 | [=[[reviews:Para Bellum]]=] |
| 89 | |
| 90 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/636626 In More than the Wisdom of Years]]'' by jezebel_rising |
| 91 | * Recommended by Merytsetesh |
| 92 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 93 | * ''Synopsis'': A kink-meme fill with the prompt: So the battle happened and Thorin lived (barely, but he's managed to escape death) his nephews too. The treasure has been divided and Elves and Men went on their way. Dwarves are set on rebuilding Erebor to its former glory and there's just one little thing left unsolved - setting their burglar on the way. I would pretty much like it form the point of view of Dis, who just arrived to Erebor to take care of her boys (brother included) and sees what a mess Thorin's made of everything. |
| 94 | * ''Comments'': Dis saves everyone and fixes everything by being even more scary and stubborn than Thorin, but for the sake of her family instead of treasure. Slightest, barely there Thorin/Bilbo slash at the end. |
| 95 | [=[[reviews:In More than the Wisdom of Years]]=] |
| 96 | |
| 97 | ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8844719/1/Family-Tree Family Tree]]'' and its sequel ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9138870/1/Bring-Them-Home Bring Them Home]]'' by [=MistakenMagic=] |
| 98 | * Recommended by Malconvoker |
| 99 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 100 | * ''Synopsis'': With eyes following the howls on the horizon, Kíli drew back his bow... but the arrow never left it. (Or: Thorin and Kili are injured in a battle with wargs on the plains and taken back to Rivendell. A distraught Fili learns what it means to be an heir of Durin.) |
| 101 | * ''Comments'': While the first fic is slightly AU, the sequel definitely is, since [[spoiler:both Fili and Kili survive while Thorin does not]]. The lessons and experiences the characters learn in Rivendell are persistent in the sequel. Both pieces are complete. |
| 102 | [=[[reviews:Family Tree]]=] |
| 103 | |
| 104 | ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8985372/1/The-Legend-of-Durin The Legend of Durin]]'' by Scribe of Erebor |
| 105 | * Recommended by Malconvoker |
| 106 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 107 | * ''Synopsis'': "There are powers in Middle Earth older then Sauron, and the Ring is not the only thing with a will of its own." Thorin, Fili and Kili die at Erebor, only to revive some seventy years later, far from their resting places. The consequences and reasons for their revival remain to be seen but may have something to do with the Arkenstone. |
| 108 | * ''Comments'': Technically a crossover with Lord of the Rings (as it is categorized on Fanfiction.net), this story is an adventure that takes its time building drama and exploring the bonds of the characters and the impact they could have on the world. |
| 109 | [=[[reviews:The Legend of Durin]]=] |
| 110 | |
| 111 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/741285/chapters/1380441 Here Be Dragons]]'' by Agirlnamedchuck |
| 112 | * Recommended by trickstersheir |
| 113 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 114 | * ''Synopsis'': The one where Bilbo is a dragon and still gets roped into reclaiming Erebor, Gandalf is a meddling Wizard, and Bilbo may have confusing feelings for Thorin Oakenshield. |
| 115 | * ''Pairing'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield |
| 116 | * ''Comments'': Highly amusing and very intriguing. The author makes the AU setting work excellently. A great read for any fan of dragons and unusual yet brilliant ideas. |
| 117 | [=[[reviews:Here Be Dragons]]=] |
| 118 | |
| 119 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3085671/1/The-Call-of-Duty-Legolas-At-Erebor The Call of Duty: Legolas at Erebor]]'' by Jael ([=AO3=] link [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/245915/chapters/379359 here]]) |
| 120 | * Recommended by Dellanotte |
| 121 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 122 | * ''Summary'': We all know he had to be there, so what was he doing while Bilbo and The Professor overlooked him? Follow in the footsteps of the Elvenking's son, as we see the latter events in The Hobbit and the Battle of the Five Armies from an Elven perspective. |
| 123 | * ''Comments'': An amusing, in-character look at a more lighthearted Legolas. His point of view is followed effortlessly from the Greenwood festivals to the slopes of Erebor, all with a PerspectiveFlip on these bumbling dwarves and [[HilarityEnsues their apparent need to trouble everyone]]. All while being completely faithful to the book, which is now rather HilariousInHindsight for something published long before [[Film/TheHobbit the movie]] made him a fan-favorite. |
| 124 | [=[[reviews:The Call of Duty: Legolas at Erebor]]=] |
| 125 | |
| 126 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9934889/1/Red-Like-Blood Red Like Blood]]'' by [=HaloFin17=] |
| 127 | * Recommended by NeoShiraku |
| 128 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 129 | * ''Synopsis'': Perhaps it is an old prejudice which also leads Thranduil to disapprove of Tauriel when it comes to Legolas. |
| 130 | * ''Comments'': A very interesting exploration of just why Thranduil might disapprove of Tauriel. |
| 131 | [=[[reviews:Red Like Blood]]=] |
| 132 | |
| 133 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9340826/1/Living-Image Living Image]]'' by Werde Spinner |
| 134 | * Recommended by fakescorpion |
| 135 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 136 | * ''Synopsis'': Thorin treats Fili and Kili differently, and he remembers all too well why. |
| 137 | * ''Comments'': A character study of Thorin, of Frerin, and of the Durin family. |
| 138 | [=[[reviews:Living Image]]=] |
| 139 | |
| 140 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/880029/chapters/1693146 Trees]]'' by displacedhobbit |
| 141 | * Recommended by liesbehindstars |
| 142 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 143 | * ''Synopsis'': Losing loved ones is the hardest thing of all, but there are ways to abate the grief, ways to let the sadness ebb away. Two-parter about loss in the line of Durin. |
| 144 | * ''Comments'': A very sad but well-written depiction of the aftermath when death claims members of Dis's family. Also explains an aspect of Kili's appearance in the movies if you look closely. |
| 145 | [=[[reviews:Trees]]=] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9959146/1/To-Find-Our-Long-Forgotten-Gold To Find Our Long Forgotten Gold]]'' by wealhtheow21 |
| 148 | * Recommended by wprime |
| 149 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 150 | * ''Synopsis'': AU of movieverse. It is many years since tragedy struck the line of Durin when the youngest heir was lost to a pack of orcs. Now Bilbo Baggins, having agreed only to stealing treasure from a dragon, finds himself instead tangled up in a web of tragedy and revenge, and finds that what is lost does not always stay that way. |
| 151 | * ''Comments'': The author adds great detail to the suffering that Kili has endured. The fic doesn't get bogged down by angst, and the way that Kili learns is very realistic. Everyone is in character (or as much as they can be in an AU) and the fic is consistently well written. Many of the Company gets overshadowed by Kili, Fili, Bilbo and Thorin, though. |
| 152 | ** The fic has a completed sequel, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10201934/1/Concerning-Hobbit-s Concerning Hobbits]]'', as well as multiple oneshot companion pieces that can be found at the author's page [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5409130/wealhtheow21 here]]. |
| 153 | [=[[reviews:To Find Our Long Forgotten Gold]]=] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10967668/1/The-Heat-and-The-Cold-Of-Your-Heart The Heat and The Cold Of Your Heart]]'' by The Wriiter |
| 156 | * Recommended by Tiggerific |
| 157 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 158 | * ''Synopsis'': Filmverse. It's sad, but life is full of sudden goodbyes. |
| 159 | * ''Pairings'': Thranduil/His Wife |
| 160 | * ''Comments'': A beautiful story that perfectly portrays Thranduil's thoughts about his wife, and how her death affected him. Not technically shipping, since the focus is on Thranduil's character and not a romance. Also, have tissues ready. Seriously, you'll need them. |
| 161 | [=[[reviews:The Heat and The Cold Of Your Heart]]=] |
| 162 | |
| 163 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/711875 Episodes from Middle Earth]]'' by paranoid_fridge |
| 164 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 165 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 166 | * ''Synopsis'': A collection of one-shots, each one asking a different WhatIf. |
| 167 | [=[[reviews:Episodes from Middle Earth]]=] |
| 168 | |
| 169 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12360064/1/Better-than-Crowns Better than Crowns]]'' by Tw1st |
| 170 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 171 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 172 | * ''Synopsis'': Fíli wakes the morning after the battle of the five armies, injured and exhausted, left to deal with the overwhelming reality of his future. Luckily, younger brother Kíli is there to make it all seem less intimidating. |
| 173 | * ''Comments'': A FixItFic, but a damn good one. |
| 174 | [=[[reviews:Better than Crowns]]=] |
| 175 | |
| 176 | ''[[https://ifdb.fanedit.org/j-r-r-tolkiens-the-hobbit-maple-films-edit/ The Hobbit]]'' by Maple Films |
| 177 | * Recommended by Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 178 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 179 | * ''Synopsis'': Fan edit of Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies that removes everything not in the book, including the love triangle, Radagast and more. The Blu-Ray version includes Radagast as a bonus feature. |
| 180 | * ''Comments'': This edit shows that hiding inside 3 mediocre movies was a 4-hour-long epic masterpiece. |
| 181 | [=[[reviews:The Hobbit Fan Edit]]=] |
| 182 | |
| 183 | ''Fanfic/HistoryTeachesUs'' by Drenagon (link [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1127568/chapters/2273724 here]]) |
| 184 | * Recommended by [=GothicProphet=], Tropers/{{Polaris}} |
| 185 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 186 | * ''Synopsis'': Thorin dies in the Battle of Five Armies. Mahal sends him back to relive the Quest and avoid making the same mistakes again. |
| 187 | * ''Comments'': One of the best time-travel stories in the fandom. |
| 188 | ** The fic has numerous oneshots set in the same world, all of which can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/88237 here]]. |
| 189 | [=[[reviews:History Teaches Us]]=] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/651331 Frailty]]'' by Flollius |
| 192 | * Recommended by [=KungFuKitty=] |
| 193 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 194 | * ''Synopsis'': Kili is captured on a solitary hunt and presented to Azog After days of searching, Thorin believes him to dead, but Kili is very much alive. And as time passes and hope of rescue fades, Kili is forced to forsake his family ties, the customs of his people, even his own humanity, in order to survive. |
| 195 | * ''Comments'': A richly detailed, action-packed, plot-driven saga with excellent world-building and genuine character development, as well as one of the most intensely emotional fanfictions I've ever read. Painful to read at times, but definitely worth it. |
| 196 | [=[[reviews:Frailty]]=] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2784977/chapters/6250319 Yggdrasil]]'' by Laora |
| 199 | * Recommended by [=GothicProphet=] |
| 200 | * ''Status'': Dead |
| 201 | * ''Synopsis'': Bilbo dies on the ship to Valinor. Thorin dies in the Battle of Five Armies. Both of them wake up weeks before the quest starts. |
| 202 | * ''Comments'': A time-travel fic that sends both Thorin and Bilbo back, though neither of them know it at first. |
| 203 | [=[[reviews:Yggdrasil]]=] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2752088/chapters/6169532 Sweet Child of Mine]]'' by silverneko9lives0 |
| 206 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 207 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 208 | * ''Pairing'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield |
| 209 | * ''Synopsis'': Bilbo and Thorin take Frodo in while the Bagginses and the Brandybucks figure out who takes him in. |
| 210 | [=[[reviews:Sweet Child of Mine]]=] |
| 211 | |
| 212 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2749148 Over Hill and Under Tree]]'' by Filin prinsessa ([=ErinacchiLove=]) |
| 213 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 214 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 215 | * ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Kili/Tauriel (mentioned) |
| 216 | * ''Synopsis'': It was a very normal day in the lives of Frodo Baggins, his two uncles and his cousin - until his uncles overslept. |
| 217 | [=[[reviews:Over Hill and Under Tree]]=] |
| 218 | |
| 219 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10674027/1/Tree-Climbing-for-Dummies Tree Climbing for Dummies]]'' by [=Booksnake3=] |
| 220 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 221 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 222 | * ''Synopsis'': Pre-quest fluff with little Fili and Kili: the troublesome twosome want to find out how good their invincible Uncle Thorin is at climbing trees. |
| 223 | [=[[reviews:Tree Climbing for Dummies]]=] |
| 224 | |
| 225 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9012626/1/Baby-Mine Baby Mine]]'' by Anath Tsurugi |
| 226 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 227 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 228 | * ''Synopsis'': There are whispers about who really fathered Thorin Oakenshield's youngest nephew...but don't let him or his heir hear you repeating those whispers...or you will wish they had killed you. |
| 229 | * '''Warning''': Implications of rape. |
| 230 | [=[[reviews:Baby Mine]]=] |
| 231 | |
| 232 | ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/collections/LotR_SeSa_2017/works/13053132 with sweetness and light]]'' by gooseberry |
| 233 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 234 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 235 | * ''Synopsis'': In which Ori joins Balin's Company, goes to Khazad-dum, writes letters to Dori, and basically loses his mind because of Khazad-dum. It's a lot of sad, gothic-y, vaguely creepy thoughts about Khazad-dum, and how places are haunted by the events that transpire within them. |
| 236 | [=[[reviews:with sweetness and light]]=] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13052568 A Reason To Stay]]'' by Lunarium |
| 239 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 240 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 241 | * ''Synopsis'': By rights, they shouldn't be here. Thorin, Fíli, and Kíli give them a reason to stay. |
| 242 | [=[[reviews:A Reason to Stay]]=] |
| 243 | |
| 244 | ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/6113400 Master Loot]]'' by Quiet_Shadow |
| 245 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 246 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 247 | * ''Synopsis'': Instances and World Events definitely weren’t his things. He had barely took part in the Fell Winter Quests storyline, having been a too low-level player at the time to truly be useful. But that was fine, Bilbo kept repeating himself. He had decided to play a Hobbit for a reason, damnit, and it wasn’t the become Middle Earth’s Greatest Warrior! (Or: the fic where Bilbo is a casual-type gamer [[TrappedInAnotherWorld stuck in Middle Earth]], the journey to Erebor is a Quest to try and find a way home, the Elven-King's Halls may have been planned as an Instance, the Ring's description is suspiciously lacking and there is loot to sort through...) |
| 248 | [=[[reviews:Master Loot]]=] |
| 249 | |
| 250 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13085322/1/Fault]]'' by [=PastSelf |
| 251 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{CatcherInTheWry}} |
| 252 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 253 | * ''Synopsis'': "So...you're saying..." Bombur said, hesitating at each word. "I...it wasn't..my fault?" "It was never your fault," Bilbo said, looking as if this was a preposterous thought in itself. "Everyone was knocked over. You just happened to be getting out of the boat." Bombur let out a huff of a laugh. Not his fault. Not his fault. The words rang incredulously through his mind. Not his fault. |
| 254 | * ''Comments'': This story is extremely sad but very compassionate towards Bombur. A bittersweet fic. |
| 255 | [=[[reviews:Fault]]=] |
| 256 | |
| 257 | ''[[https://www.akrito.com/s/40/ King's Ransom]]'' by |
| 258 | [[https://www.akrito.com/u/29/ Farasha]] |
| 259 | * Recommended by [=SybariteStories=] |
| 260 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 261 | * ''Synopsis'': Rather than offering Bard and Thranduil the Arkenstone, Bilbo offers to give them his share of the treasure. Unfortunately, neither of them is willing to believe Thorin will hand it over--which leads to a ransom plan that is, in Bilbo's opinion, quite ridiculous indeed. |
| 262 | * ''Comments'': A great "happy-ending" style AU to the Hobbit. Bilbo's POV scenes are expressed perfectly in his naive yet self-assured style, and it's always a breeze and a laugh reading his parts. The alternating chapters from Thorin's POV lack a bit of personality in comparison. It's nominally a SlashFic, but the first 2/3 could be seen as a general fic in it's own right, since no romance really happens until all the action is settled in the third act. |
| 263 | [=[[reviews:King'sRansom]]=] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10995508/1/The-Hands-of-the-King The Hands of a King]]'' by wealhtheow21 |
| 266 | * Recommended by [=SubversionStation=] |
| 267 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 268 | * ''Synopsis'': Kili is reckless and accident-prone. Luckily, Fili has a peculiar gift for catching him when he falls. |
| 269 | * ''Comments'': A two-chapter fic that takes a simple AU premise and wraps it in a mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Also includes bonding between Thorin and his nephews and a great rendering of Fili and Kili's mother, Dis. |
| 270 | [=[[reviews:The Hands of a King]]=] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | [[/folder]] |
| 273 | |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder: Shipping]] |
| 276 | ''Stories that are focused on romance.'' |
| 277 | |
| 278 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/610827/chapters/1100584 The Toymaker and the Widow]]'' by cellotlix |
| 279 | * Recommended by [=YeMightyDespair=], miucorte |
| 280 | * ''Status'': Dead |
| 281 | * ''Pairing'': Bofur/OFC |
| 282 | * ''Synopsis'': "He whittles for the widow and her child; his sweet, sad widow," said Bombur smugly. "How is she his widow if he's still alive?" Bilbo wondered. "Because she's not my widow," Bofur cut in. "She's a widow. I have no claim to her, or anyone." |
| 283 | * ''Comments'': ...Probably the closest thing to perfection in any fanfiction I've ever read. Bofur's OC love interest is astoundingly well-developed and likable, and this is coming from someone who usually doesn't like {{original character}}s. At all. Their relationship developes naturally and what drama it has is natural and not forced. Bofur and other canon characters are perfectly written and every chapter has Bofur tell a story that is both wonderful in and of itself as well as fit in with what is going on in the rest of the chapter. I'm not even describing half of what makes this story as ''perfect'' as it is. Seriously, this cannot be recommended highly enough. ''Read it.'' |
| 284 | [=[[reviews:The Toymaker and the Widow]]=] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1175282/chapters/2394888 Love Pays No Indemnity]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Jana/pseuds/Jana Jana]] |
| 287 | * Recommended by [=KitsuneChan=], [=SybariteStories=] |
| 288 | * ''Status'': Dead |
| 289 | * ''Pairings'': Bilbo/The One Ring, Bilbo/Sauron ([[CrackPairing yes, really]]) |
| 290 | * ''Synopsis'': After the Battle of Five Armies, the One Ring decides it needs to understand Bilbo better to manipulate him. It does not, however, go entirely to plan. The Wise and the Mighty might say that everything has already been tried against Sauron, but Good Hobbit Sense and actually communicating somehow hadn't made that list. |
| 291 | * ''Comments'': This is an amazing, epic length fic, and it's one of the slowest building pairings I've ever read. There isn't a single moment of [=OOCness=]--the main reason for the slow build, really. Jana's exploration of various Middle Earth cultures (especially the Dunlendings, the Rohirrim, and the Ents) is to die for, and their {{original character}}s are some of the best I've ever read. |
| 292 | [=[[reviews:Love Pays No Indemnity]]=] |
| 293 | |
| 294 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/679603 Here, There Be Dragons]]'' by [[http://bendingsignpost.livejournal.com/ bendingsignpost]] |
| 295 | * Recommended by [=MianPi=] |
| 296 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 297 | * ''Pairing'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield |
| 298 | * ''Synopsis'': Modern AU wherein Bilbo is a university professor who becomes the boyfriend of Thorin, not knowing at first that he is really the head of a Mafia. |
| 299 | * ''Comments'': Yes, yes, this is a SlashFic, but it is so more than that! Bilbo is represented beautifully as a happy scholar, still in the closet back home in Hobbiton, who finds himself way over his head as the SpearCounterpart of a MafiaPrincess. Thorin however will break your heart as the loving, yet possessive and ultimately destructive mafia head. Warnings: there is sexual content of dubious consent and a good deal of violence as well. |
| 300 | [=[[reviews:Here, There Be Dragons]]=] |
| 301 | |
| 302 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/603108 all that shine as moonstone leave a discernible mark]]'' by kay_cricketed |
| 303 | * Recommended by Merytsetesh, Tropers/{{Polaris}} |
| 304 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 305 | * ''Pairing'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield |
| 306 | * ''Synopsis'': After the Battle of Five Armies, Thorin Oakenshield is determined to secure Bilbo's place in the world, even if he must make him a husband and a widower in the same hour to do so. |
| 307 | * ''Comments'': Canon compliant, which means certain people die. No happy ending, but it hurts so good. |
| 308 | [=[[reviews:all that shine at moonstone leave a discernible mark]]=] |
| 309 | |
| 310 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/641629/chapters/1184702 Party Tricks]]'' by Vera_DragonMuse |
| 311 | * Recommended by Science |
| 312 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 313 | * ''Pairing'': [[{{Twincest}} Fíli/Kíli]]] |
| 314 | * ''Synopsis'': Life is a funny thing. Kili, a happy party animal by night and carpenter by day, doesn't let his past get him down. But when he meets Fili and starts to fall in love it isn't just Kili's troubled childhood that catches up with him. |
| 315 | * ''Comments'': Easily one of (if not the) best Fíli/Kíli fics I've read. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me grin like a giddy fool, and I love every bit of it. Modern AU that becomes more canon-esque as the story progresses. |
| 316 | [=[[reviews:Party Tricks]]=] |
| 317 | |
| 318 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/700097/chapters/1289763 to change the course of the future]]'' by authoressjean |
| 319 | * Recommended by [=AddictOfReading=] |
| 320 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 321 | * ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Aragorn/Arwen, Legolas/Kíli, Dwalin/Ori, Fíli/OFC |
| 322 | * ''Synopsis'': In an attempt to get the Arkenstone back for Thorin, Bilbo discovers the ring he's been using is the One Ring. Seized by a need to destroy gold, especially gold with the ability to ensnare creature and king alike, he sets out alone for Mordor. Anything to forget about the love that gold cost him. What he doesn't know is that Thorin is no longer under the thrall of gold, and is desperately racing to catch up with him to keep him safe. They may have just started on another adventure, but this one may not end as well as their first quest. |
| 323 | * ''Comments'': An AMAZING fic that really digs into what would have happened if the events in Lord of the Rings happened sixty years earlier. All of the pairings are well-written and sweet, as well as the battle scenes that are incredibly fast-paced and leave you wondering what happened and I need more. It's complete, with the author saying more might be written in the verse. |
| 324 | [=[[reviews:to change the course of the future]]=] |
| 325 | |
| 326 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/748056/chapters/1395444 A Terrible Mistake]]'' by Antarctica_or_bust |
| 327 | * Recommended by [=AddictOfReading=] |
| 328 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 329 | * ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Kíli, Fíli/OFC |
| 330 | * ''Synopsis'': Fíli tries to sabotage his brother's romance over the course of their journey, but sometimes love is worth the price. |
| 331 | * ''Comments'': This fic has a very different take on Fíli than you usually see, but it's one I at least could see just as well. You can tell Fíli loves Kíli and that he's doing what he thinks is best for his little brother, but that Fíli can't tell the difference between what he thinks is best and what is actually right. |
| 332 | [=[[reviews:A Terrible Mistake]]=] |
| 333 | |
| 334 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/731004/chapters/1361456 Child of the Earth and Sky]]'' by [=LittleBigSpoon=] |
| 335 | * Recommended by [=AddictOfReading=], trickstersheir |
| 336 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 337 | * ''Synopsis'': Certain events in Bilbo’s life were always destined to come to pass, but the will of Belladonna Took is not to be trifled with, and her choice may yet change the lives of many. This is the story of how Bilbo became the kin of the Eagles of Manwë, and all that happened after. |
| 338 | * ''Pairing'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield |
| 339 | * ''Comments'': A fic that takes an interesting idea and runs with it, making it amazing at every possible turn. |
| 340 | [=[[reviews:Child of the Earth and Sky]]=] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/682108 Gardening]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/miscellea/pseuds/The%20Feels%20Whale The Feels Whale]] |
| 343 | * Recommended by ramber, lyamainu |
| 344 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 345 | * ''Pairing'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield |
| 346 | * ''Synopsis'': Poor Mister Baggins. He was doomed to be a nine-days wonder no matter what and is it any wonder after a year-long adventure? Even the Tooks haven’t the influence to hush that up, but Mad Baggins seems to have managed to silence every tongue in the Shire on that subject which would be awe-inspiring ...if not for the way he decided to go about it. (OR: That one where Middle Earth seems to be unclear about where baby Hobbits come from.) |
| 347 | * ''Comments'': A Different take on Mpreg, kinda, sorta...*scratches head*. Part of the ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/38858 Good Earth]]'' series. Interesting and refreshing. |
| 348 | [=[[reviews:Gardening]]=] |
| 349 | |
| 350 | ''Fanfic/{{Sansukh}}'' by determamfidd (link [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/855528/chapters/1637607 here]]) |
| 351 | * Recommended by Blue Jazz, vividwakingdream, Tropers/{{Polaris}} |
| 352 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 353 | * ''Synopsis'': The battle was over, and Thorin Oakenshield awoke, naked and shivering, in the Halls of his Ancestors. The novelty of being dead fades quickly, and watching over his companions soon fills him with grief and guilt. Oddly, a faint flicker of hope arises in the form of his youngest kinsman, a Dwarf of Durin's line with bright red hair. |
| 354 | * ''Comments'': A fantastic in-depth look at Thorin after his death in ''The Hobbit''. This isn't an AU. Thorin does die, and it very much follows canon. But the characters, worldbuilding, and research that goes into this story is jaw dropping. The way Thorin and company change and develop even after death is believable and rewarding to watch. And it only gets better as the story leads into LOTR. Everyone should give this one a try. |
| 355 | ** ''Additional Comments'': The author's deep dive into Middle Earth lore, realistic worldbuilding, and attention to detail is absolutely amazing. Can't recommend enough. |
| 356 | [=[[reviews:Sansukh]]=] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/705967 Never Go Home]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/QueensJenn QueensJenn]] |
| 359 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 360 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 361 | * ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield |
| 362 | * ''Synopsis'': The Arkenstone is not just a gem. |
| 363 | * ''Comments'': Has a oneshot sequel, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/710094 Carry You Home]]''. |
| 364 | [=[[reviews:Never Go Home]]=] |
| 365 | |
| 366 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1047210/chapters/2094253 Nothing Gold Can Stay]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/perkynurples/pseuds/perkynurples perkynurples]] |
| 367 | * Recommended by vividwakingdream, lyamainu |
| 368 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 369 | * ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield |
| 370 | * ''Synopsis'': Bilbo Baggins led a rather peaceful life, thank you very much, until an old acquaintance decided to turn it upside down, and he found himself agreeing to take a job that’s...let’s say not exactly up his alley, and might eventually cost him a little more than his treasured cozy lifestyle. Who would have thought tutoring a slightly menacing monarch’s more than slightly overbearing nephew could prove to be such an...adventure? |
| 371 | * ''Comments'': Amazing modern-Europe alternate universe with clever ways of adapting Middle-Earth locales, characters, and plot points for the human 21st century. |
| 372 | ** Seconded. One of the best, if not the best, modern royalty AU I have ever read. |
| 373 | ** Has two complete sequels, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2845739/chapters/6381977 For The Ages Of A Day]]'' and ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13729410/chapters/31542876 Autumns That There Were]]''. |
| 374 | [=[[reviews:Nothing Gold Can Stay Series]]=] |
| 375 | |
| 376 | ''Fanfic/TheHeartTrilogy'' by [=DONOVAN94=] |
| 377 | * Recommended by Misstikilicious, Apocrypha, Tropers/OlmoJV |
| 378 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 379 | * ''Pairing'': Smaug/OFC |
| 380 | * ''Synopsis'': "I am SMAUG! I kill where I wish and none dare resist! And now, you belong to me!" Smaug stirs beneath Erebor when he hears a heavenly voice and knows he must have such a prize for his own. Trapped in the Dragon's lair, Kathryn, a seer, must survive this deadly creature to escape to freedom. But a vision plagues her, one that connects her to the mighty dragon forever. |
| 381 | * ''Comments'': Don't let the pairing chase you away. The relationship that develops between Smaug and Kathryn is slow and subtle. Smaug is still greedy, arrogant, and possessive of his treasure, and the author uses these points in his personality to have him eventually come to care for Kathryn as more than just a valuable piece of his hoard. Kathryn is also a well done OFC: her backstory is fleshed out and she has flaws along with admirable attributes, making her character very realistic. |
| 382 | ** Full-heartedly seconded. I went into this expecting to hate Kathryn (special powers, weird name spelling, purple eyes), but the author makes ''sure'' to emphasize the "cursed" part of CursedWithAwesome. Kathryn has actual flaws and fears like any other person, makes mistakes, and is one of the most well-done original characters I've ever read, to the point I stopped thinking of her as an OC and just another one of the inhabitants of Tolkien's world. The author also does the romance slow, with plenty of development, and with about as much realism as one can get from a dragon--Smaug is {{Yandere}}-levels of possessive, but with enough good traits that it wasn't a stretch to believe Kathryn would stay with him out of anything other than fear. |
| 383 | [=[[reviews:The Heart Trilogy]]=] |
| 384 | |
| 385 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/700362/chapters/1290400 The Inevitable Love Story Between Two Idiots]]'' by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Bgtea/works Bgtea]]'' |
| 386 | * Recommended by Kereea |
| 387 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 388 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo, side pairing of Dwalin and Ori |
| 389 | * ''Synopsis'': In which everyone sees the budding romance between Thorin and Bilbo, except, of course, for Thorin and Bilbo themselves. Also, Dis brings the fear of God in other Dwarves and likes to meddle in her big brother's romantic life, and if she has to do this through scathingly written letters, then so be it. |
| 390 | * ''Comments'': The story that earned Nori the nickname "Patron Saint of Bagginshield", this is one heck of an excellent ride. One big reason Thorin and Bilbo don't realize what's going on is that the others ''intentionally'' leave them out of the loop, as the Company is distracting the Iron Hills dwarves from politics while Thorin is healing by pretty much turning his and Bilbo's romance into an epic myth all its own in-universe. Gives a lot of love to some of the less fleshed out members of the company at the same time, as well. |
| 391 | [=[[reviews:The Inevitable Love Story Between Two Idiots]]=] |
| 392 | |
| 393 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/616596 Beneath the Mountains Music Woke]]'' by [=EmilianaDarling=] |
| 394 | * Recommended by Farasha |
| 395 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 396 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo |
| 397 | * ''Synopsis'': After Bilbo saves him from Azog, Thorin realizes that his feelings for the burglar are more complex than he thought. |
| 398 | * ''Comments'': This story is written from Thorin's POV. It is a slow-building realization of romance between the two of them and culminates in Lake-Town with a sweet ending...and an absolutely chilling coda. The author then follows the coda to its logical (heartbreaking) conclusion in ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1722023 On His Dark Throne]]'', a oneshot quasi-sequel where Thorin takes the Ring, and everything goes very, very wrong. (Warning: Sequel contains graphic violence and character death.) |
| 399 | [=[[reviews:Beneath the Mountains Music Woke]]=] |
| 400 | |
| 401 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/679152 The Road Delivered Us Home]]'' by keelywolfe |
| 402 | * Recommended by Farasha |
| 403 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 404 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo (humorous references to a side-threesome of Dwalin/Gamgees) |
| 405 | * ''Synopsis'': After the Battle of the Five Armies, Bilbo returns to the Shire in mourning--while Thorin survived, Fili and Kili did not. He adopts Frodo and settles into a life of quiet, until Thorin and Dwalin turn up on his doorstep. |
| 406 | * ''Comments'': A slow, meditative exploration of grief and healing in the Shire. Bilbo pines, Thorin pines, neither of them realize that they're actually pining. They dance around each other for far too many chapters before Dwalin gets fed up with them both. |
| 407 | [=[[reviews:The Road Delivered Us Home]]=] |
| 408 | |
| 409 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1470613/chapters/3099160 I'll Make a Dwarf out of You]]'' by Marilu |
| 410 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 411 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 412 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo, Dwalin/Ori |
| 413 | * ''Synopsis'': A simple hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, would have lived rest of his life without knowing about the war between dwarves and orcs if not a wounded dwarf soldier had found his way to Shire. When Bilbo hears that his relatives are in middle of that horrendous war he knows that he must go and save them! But it’s dangerous to go alone and to get into the dwarf-army you need to be a dwarf... |
| 414 | * ''Comments'': A Hobbit version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', minus the DisguisedInDrag part (Bilbo poses as a dwarf). And Smaug's a good guy! [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Well, kinda]]... |
| 415 | [=[[reviews:I'll Make a Sward out of You]]=] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2286363/chapters/5025897 A Most Sensible Idea]]'' by HildyJ |
| 418 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 419 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 420 | * ''Pairing'': Eventual Thorin/Bilbo |
| 421 | * ''Synopsis'': Bilbo Baggins isn't sure about this. Not one bit. Frodo is definitely too young to enter into an arranged marriage with a dwarven king called Thorin Oakenshield. It's a good thing that Bilbo is there to chaperon him through their courtship. After all, there's no chance that a fussy hobbit bachelor would ever catch the eye of a king. |
| 422 | [=[[reviews:A Most Sensible Idea]]=] |
| 423 | |
| 424 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3385085/chapters/7405448 Wear a Flower in Your Hair (You're Beautiful)]]'' by JackQuaker |
| 425 | * Recommended by Gowan |
| 426 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 427 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo |
| 428 | * ''Synopsis'': When Bella came of age there were no courting gifts, not that she had expected any, much to her parent’s disappointment. While heartbroken at the thought of never being a wife or mother, a part of her had been relieved. If being barren already made her less than a woman, what would her spouse think when they found out she could also grow a beard? It was Bella’s most fiercely guarded secret, something she never confided even to her parents. And if she had had her way, she would have taken it to her grave. |
| 429 | * ''Comments'': It is heavily implied that Bella Baggins suffers from PCOS. The story deals with this in a sensitive way, and also with the culture clash that ensues when Bella finds out that to dwarves, women with beards are completely normal. |
| 430 | [=[[reviews: Wear a Flower in Your Hair (You're Beautiful)]]=] |
| 431 | |
| 432 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9869943/1/Deal-with-the-Devil Deal with the Devil]]'' by Anonymonimus |
| 433 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 434 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 435 | * ''Pairing'': Eventual Thorin/Bilbo |
| 436 | * ''Synopsis'': Bilbo is an accountant whose nephew, Frodo, just got seriously sick. In order to save young boy's life Bilbo borrows money from one of the mafia families. Later, he discovers that he can't to save enough money to pay his debt back; he is kidnapped and turned into the leader, Thorin's, personal accountant. And Bilbo is fine with that but is it necessary to live with him? |
| 437 | [=[[reviews:Deal with the Devil]]=] |
| 438 | |
| 439 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/155774 A Hobbit's Hole (er I mean SMIAL!)]]'' by badskippy |
| 440 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 441 | * ''Status'': Dead |
| 442 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo |
| 443 | * ''Synopsis'': A series of AU fanfics where Bilbo and Thorin are lovers, and raising their children (Frodo is one of them) in the Shire. |
| 444 | [=[[reviews:A Hobbit's Hole (er I mean SMIAL!]]=] |
| 445 | |
| 446 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/40129 Coats and Customs 'verse]]'' by imaginary_golux |
| 447 | * Recommended by Helgatwb |
| 448 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 449 | * ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Aragorn/Arwen, Dwalin/Ori, Legolas/Gimli, Frodo Baggins/Rose Cotton/Sam Gamgee |
| 450 | * ''Synopsis'': In a universe where Smaug never came to Erebor, Thorin son of Thrain marries Bilbo Baggins of the Shire for political alliance. Herein are the tales of their marriage, and what came of it. |
| 451 | * ''Comments'': Completely AU. I started reading this at around 6p.m., didn't stop until I had finished at 6a.m. the following morning. Then, when I woke up, I wanted to read it again. Seriously good stuff. The series is marked as unfinished, but only because the author might add one-shots. The main story is complete as-is. |
| 452 | * ''Tags'': Arranged marriage, AU, dwobbits. Yes. Dwobbits. |
| 453 | [=[[reviews:Coats and Customs 'verse]]=] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10124179/1/Prayers-to-Broken-Stone Prayers to Broken Stone]]'' by Avelera ([=AO3=] link [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1205443/chapters/2462317 here]]) |
| 456 | * Recommended by Nausicaa of the Spirits |
| 457 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 458 | * ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield |
| 459 | * ''Synopsis'': Driven mad by dragon sickness, Thorin banishes the company and locks himself inside Erebor. Days pass, and fearing for Thorin's safety, Bilbo descends into Erebor to find him. Instead, Bilbo discovers Thorin slowly becoming a dragon himself, and must do what he can to save him before Thorin succumbs to a curse that twists his body and mind. |
| 460 | [=[[reviews:Prayers to Broken Stone]]=] |
| 461 | |
| 462 | The Quest for Erebor Liveblog by [[http://evil-bones-mccoy.tumblr.com dammit cassius]] and [[http://anonymoussong.tumblr.com AnonymousSong]] |
| 463 | * Recommended by hopelesshogwartian |
| 464 | * ''Status'': Ongoing |
| 465 | * ''Pairings'': Thorin/Bilbo, side Kili/Tauriel |
| 466 | * ''Synopsis'': A non-RP liveblog of the Quest for Erebor, in real time. Two tumblr blogs which are written from the perspective of Bilbo and Thorin. Bilbo can be found [[http://quiterespectablyyours.tumblr.com here]] and Thorin [[http://exileddurin.tumblr.com here]]. |
| 467 | * ''Comments'': An excellent combined effort that focuses on the Company's shenanigans as they make their way towards Erebor. Effortlessly combines humour with a well constructed and detailed plot and characterization. The character building is fascinating and hilarious, and the two blogs detail the adventures of the Company and their relationships fantastically well, with little details that make the read a joy. Best read concurrently, as the two perspectives make it better than reading them separately. The in-character interactions with the various anonymous asks are hilarious and fascinating, as is the rapport between the two. An excellent read, even if you aren't a fan of the ships. Make sure to read from the beginning and be sure to make note of the tags. |
| 468 | [=[[reviews:The Quest for Erebor Liveblog]]=] |
| 469 | |
| 470 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/89896 Clarity of Vision]]'' by [=Mithen=] |
| 471 | * Recommended by Licyan |
| 472 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 473 | * ''Pairing'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Aragorn/Arwen, Denethor/Finduilas of Dol Amroth |
| 474 | * ''Synopsis'': In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an artifact that will cure the ailing King Thrór. |
| 475 | * ''Comments'': AU in which Smaug never came to Erebor but Bilbo Baggins still finds himself in an unexpected journey. An epic and engaging read. ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' fusion. |
| 476 | [=[[reviews:Clarity Of Vision]]=] |
| 477 | |
| 478 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10905350/1/Status-Symbol Status Symbol]]'' by little brown shoe |
| 479 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 480 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 481 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo |
| 482 | * ''Synopsis'': It started in Rivendell, where eyes followed Bilbo wherever he went. It happened again at Beorn's, and a third at Mirkwood. By the time they arrived at Bard's, Bilbo demanded an explanation.--A crackish Bagginshield one-shot |
| 483 | [=[[reviews:Status Symbol]]=] |
| 484 | |
| 485 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8858862/1/Larkspur-Magic Larkspur Magic]]'' by littleblackdog |
| 486 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 487 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 488 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo |
| 489 | * ''Synopsis'': A blocked path, a stray spell, and a hobbit with the most peculiar sort of luck. Bilbo knew, leaving the Shire, that hobbits certainly weren't the tallest of folk in the big, wide world. But this is ridiculous. A magical mishap; a Thorin/Bilbo romance. |
| 490 | [=[[reviews:Larkspur Magic]]=] |
| 491 | |
| 492 | ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/729118 An Eye For Quality]]'' by Linelin |
| 493 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{Polaris}} |
| 494 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 495 | * ''Synopsis'': Fíli lived his life by an old dwarven proverb: when a fool drops a treasure, a wise man picks it up (it sounded better in the original khuzdul). Bella Baggins never quite fit in the Shire. Perhaps she was made for the mountains, instead. |
| 496 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/[[RuleSixtyThree Fem!Bilbo]] |
| 497 | * ''Comments'': Shipping doesn't kick in until around Mirkwood. This story is largely about dwarven culture and the concept of family, as well as Bella's journey from being an outsider in Hobbiton to being part of a big dwarven family. Incredibly heartwarming, and a fun extrapolation of dwarf culture. The interactions with Bella and Dís towards the end were some of my favorite scenes. |
| 498 | [=[[reviews:An Eye For Quality]]=] |
| 499 | |
| 500 | ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/759933 A Glittering Abyss]]'' by Salvia_G |
| 501 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{Polaris}} |
| 502 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 503 | * ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo |
| 504 | * ''Synopsis'': After the Battle of the Five Armies, Thorin has forgiven Bilbo; but Bilbo finds he cannot forgive Thorin. |
| 505 | * ''Comments'': An AU where everybody lives, but not without trauma, and the healing process is believably slow and complicated. |
| 506 | [=[[reviews:A Glittering Abyss]]=] |
| 507 | |
| 508 | ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20442263 when denial fell, so did you]]'' by gael_itarille |
| 509 | * Recommended by Tropers/SubversionStation |
| 510 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 511 | * ''Pairing'': Kili/Tauriel |
| 512 | * ''Synopsis'': "Tauriel is young. She must learn that denial cannot keep steady for long." Her walls--built of denial, refusal, unacceptance--are no match for memory. |
| 513 | * ''Comments'': A tragically beautiful look at how Tauriel coped with Kili's death upon her return to Mirkwood. |
| 514 | [=[[reviews:when denial fell, so did you]]=] |
| 515 | |
| 516 | [[/folder]] |
| 517 | |
| 518 | [[folder: Humor]] |
| 519 | ''Stories aimed to amuse, parody, and generally not take themselves too seriously.'' |
| 520 | |
| 521 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9910178/1/I-Heard-it-Through-the-Grapevine-of-Delicious-Mirkwood-wine I Heard it Through the Grapevine (of Delicious Mirkwood wine...)]]'' by Lasgalendil |
| 522 | * Recommended by Dellanotte |
| 523 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 524 | * ''Synopsis'': On women, tropes, and the thrice-dreaded supernatural interspecies love triangle. Rumors of a certain movie have reached Middle Earth and characters are not amused. Can Tauriel convince the canon that their reasons for hating her are wrong? Legolas laments, Tauriel teaches, and Gimli...Gimli is just Gimli. |
| 525 | * ''Comments'': In which Legolas and Tauriel are [[NoFourthWall medium-aware]] [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife tropers]] trying to survive the new ''[[Film/TheHobbit Hobbit]]'' fandom, with [[SnarkToSnarkCombat running commentary]]. Highlights include Thranduil banning (some) degrading fanfiction; one of the better-written author tracts (2nd half of chapter 1); and hated, ever-mocked ShippingGoggles. |
| 526 | [=[[reviews:Grapevine Of Delicious Mirkwood Wine]]=] |
| 527 | |
| 528 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/654573?view_full_work=true Thorin Oakenshield's Majestic Diary]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Fruitsie Fruitsie]] |
| 529 | * Recommended by: Sarah1281 |
| 530 | * ''Status'': Dead |
| 531 | * ''Pairings'': Thorin/Bilbo |
| 532 | * ''Summary'': Thorin Oakenshield, King Under the Mountain and Totally Majestic Badass of Middle Earth, does not have a raging hard-on for Bilbo Baggins. No, seriously. Just read his diary. |
| 533 | [=[[reviews:Thorin Oakenshield's Majestic Diary]]=] |
| 534 | |
| 535 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9731824/1/Loverboy-Legolas Loverboy Legolas]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1845274/Levi-Ackerman Levi Ackerman]] |
| 536 | * Recommended by: GrantMK2 |
| 537 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 538 | * ''Summary'': "In all fairness, you already have Arwen," Legolas pointed out. "She was written," Aragorn retorted, "by the Professor himself. We even have a section devoted to us in the Appendices! However, nowhere in any of the books is the name 'Tauriel' even mentioned, much less your scandalous and entirely inappropriate relationship with her!" Crack. Anti Legolas/Tauriel. Hobbit 2 spoilers. |
| 539 | * ''Comments'': A pretty humorous meta look at one very divisive character. Not especially long or deep, really just an extended conversation between two characters, but enjoyable and can get a laugh out of you (name notwithstanding). |
| 540 | [=[[reviews:Loverboy Legolas]]=] |
| 541 | |
| 542 | [[/folder]] |
| 543 | |
| 544 | [[folder: Crossover]] |
| 545 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/66796 From The Ashes A Fire Shall Be Woken series]]'' by Nicnac |
| 546 | * Recommended by GuesssWho |
| 547 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 548 | * Crossover with: ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' |
| 549 | * ''Synopsis'': Sherlock is Smaug. The skull was Thorin. Mycroft is Gandalf. John was Bilbo and is now a superior piece of treasure. Everyone else is rather confused. |
| 550 | * ''Tags'': Sherlock fusion, humor, identity crises |
| 551 | [=[[reviews:From The Ashes A Fire Shall Be Woken]]=] |
| 552 | |
| 553 | ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/64345/sig-alert Sig Alert]]'' by Dan_s Comments |
| 554 | * Recommended by Naal2 |
| 555 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 556 | * Crossover with: ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' |
| 557 | * ''Synopsis'': An ancient, storied evil arrives in Equestria, and joins Fluttershy's menagerie, as a baby dragon. Will the Mane 6 Discover it in time? Will they recognize the evil when they see it? Or can it avoid the temptation to succumb to his previous nature? Will a brave knight challenge this evil with courage and the power of friendship? Helping him face the terror of the memories of his death? Crossover, but that would give it away. |
| 558 | [=[[reviews:Sig Alert]]=] |
| 559 | |
| 560 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/633038 And in the Darkness]]'' by Evandar |
| 561 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 562 | * ''Status:'' Complete |
| 563 | * Crossover with: ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' |
| 564 | * ''Synopsis:'' After he gets shot, John gets flashbacks to another life--that of Bilbo Baggins of the Shire. And, of course, it's just his luck that he ends up shacking up with an ex-Dark Lord. Reincarnation fic with mild Johnlock |
| 565 | * ''Comments:'' Pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin--John is the reincarnation of Bilbo, and Sherlock is the reincarnation of Sauron. |
| 566 | [=[[reviews:And in the Darkness]]=] |
| 567 | |
| 568 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8811408/1/Beat-of-a-Treasure Beat of a Treasure]]'' by Idlesana |
| 569 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 570 | * ''Status:'' Dead |
| 571 | * Crossover with: ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' |
| 572 | * ''Synopsis:'' For saving the lives of his friends, Bilbo gets their eternal gratitude. For trying to save his own, he gets the immortal curiosity of a dragon. A Hobbit/Sherlock crossover. |
| 573 | * ''Comments'': Smaug becomes a human and takes the name Sherlock. |
| 574 | [=[[reviews:Beat of a Treasure]]=] |
| 575 | |
| 576 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2022291 The curious case of the hobbit in the night-time]]'' by [=DandyDilettante=] |
| 577 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 578 | * ''Status:'' Complete |
| 579 | * Crossover with: ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' |
| 580 | * ''Synopsis:'' Nine year old Sherlock finds someone under the hedge. It’s not a womble. |
| 581 | [=[[reviews:The curious case of the hobbit in the night-time]]=] |
| 582 | |
| 583 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12059359/1/Scarlet-Witch-and-the-Thirteen-Dwarves Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4387474/Dr-Matthattan Dr Matthattan]] |
| 584 | * Recommended by Silver Wizard |
| 585 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 586 | * Crossover with: ''[[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Cinematic Universe]]'' (specifically ''[[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'') |
| 587 | * ''Pairings'': [[spoiler:Bard/Wanda Maximoff]] |
| 588 | * ''Synopsis'': Wanda Maximoff unexpectedly finds herself joining the Quest of Erebor. How will Middle-earth react to the Scarlet Witch as a powerful evil rises once more? |
| 589 | * ''Comments'': While this is smack-dab in the middle of the ''Fanfic/AvengersOfTheRing'' series, it can mostly be read as a standalone. |
| 590 | [=[[reviews:Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves]]=] |
| 591 | |
| 592 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12762453/1/the-line-where-the-sky-meets-the-sea the line where the sky meets the sea]]'' by Wannabe Darklord |
| 593 | * Recommended by Silver Wizard |
| 594 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 595 | * Crossover with: ''[[Literature/TheSilmarillion The Silmarillion]]'' |
| 596 | * ''Synopsis'': There is no sea-longing within her. Tauriel waits on the shore, trying to find the desire to sail to the West. Instead, she meets someone from an Age long past. |
| 597 | [=[[reviews:the line where the sky meets the sea]]=] |
| 598 | |
| 599 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11326544/1/A-Path-Errant A Path Errant]]'' by Virdu |
| 600 | * Recommended by Toshiaki |
| 601 | * ''Status'': Ongoing |
| 602 | * Crossover with: ''[[Videogame/FinalFantasyXIV Final Fantasy XIV]]'' |
| 603 | * ''Synopsis'': Shortly after running across Gollum, Bilbo met a peculiar feline-looking woman armed with an axe. She decides to tag along, and the rest is quite literally history. |
| 604 | [=[[reviews:A Path Errant]]=] |
| 605 | |
| 606 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11846465/1/Agent-Of-Middle-Earth Agent Of Middle Earth]]'' by [=Steve993=] |
| 607 | * Recommended by SAM996 |
| 608 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 609 | * Crossover with: ''Series/AgentCarter'' |
| 610 | * ''Synopsis'': After an accident involving a mysterious device Howard located and took from Whitney Frost's lab after stopping her, Peggy, Sousa and Jarvis are whisked away by a portal to Middle Earth. Here they will meet Bilbo Baggins and the Thirteen Dwarves and join them on their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain. Set after Season 2 of Agent Carter. Inspired by ''Avengers of the Ring.'' |
| 611 | * ''Comments'': Has an ongoing sequel, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12886116/1/Agent-of-the-Ring Agent Of the Ring]]''. |
| 612 | [=[[reviews:Agent Of Middle Earth]]=] |
| 613 | |
| 614 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11088655/1/Home-Is-Where-Your-Heart-Is Home Is Where Your Heart Is]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4468115/GwyneddSilverfighter GwyneddSilverfighter]] |
| 615 | * Recommended by Silver Wizard |
| 616 | * ''Status'': Ongoing |
| 617 | * Crossover with: ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' |
| 618 | * ''Pairings'': [[spoiler:Thorin Oakenshield/OC]] |
| 619 | * ''Synopsis'': Sarainya Vostovan is an Aes Sedai, but she wishes that she could be something else. She leaves the world she knows behind in search of a new home and the first person she meets in this new world, Gandalf the Grey, sweeps her into an adventure of a lifetime. An adventure which includes Dwarves, Elves, a dragon and a long lost kingdom. |
| 620 | [=[[reviews:Home Is Where Your Heart Is]]=] |
| 621 | |
| 622 | ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2775785 Meddling]]'' by sunryder |
| 623 | * Recommended by Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}} |
| 624 | * ''Status'': Complete |
| 625 | * Crossover with: ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' |
| 626 | * ''Synopsis'': Bilbo should have known better than to sass a Wizard. Because the next afternoon, Gandalf the Grey, the Fire Rider, the sneaky bastard, turned up at Bilbo’s gym with a bundle of Dwarves trailing along behind him. Bilbo Baggins did not scream at Gandalf, because grown Hobbits did not scream at anybody, let alone at a Wizard. But oh, how Bilbo wanted to. Because Bilbo knew full well that between the bulky fellow with the mohawk and the one with the split beard, was Thorin Oakenshield, the Erebor gym leader. |
| 627 | [=[[reviews:Meddling]]=] |
| 628 | |
| 629 | [[/folder]] |
| 630 | |
| 631 | [[folder: Dark Fics]] |
| 632 | ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3252914/chapters/7090352 The Hobbit: A Suicidal Journey]]'' by vividpast |
| 633 | * Recommended by Wildpaw1 |
| 634 | * ''Status:'' Dead |
| 635 | * ''Synopsis:'' Bilbo has been planning to kill himself for a while. However, he wants to go out with a big bang and not just a common death. Cue Gandalf and his invitation to a dangerous adventure that will surely give him an opportunity to die in a lot of interesting ways. Now, if only those bothersome dwarves stop saving him at every attempt . . . Full prompt inside. Half serious, half not. |
| 636 | * ''Tags:'' Dark crack, implied/referenced suicide, idealization of suicide, suicide attempts, hints of depression |
| 637 | [=[[reviews:The Hobbit: A Suicidal Journey]]=] |
| 638 | |
| 639 | [[/folder]] |
| 640 | ---- |
| 641 | We also have recommendations for FanficRecs/TheSilmarillion and FanficRecs/TheLordOfTheRings. |
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