Follow TV Tropes

Following

Context FanficRecs / VorkosiganSaga

Go To

1Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth dying and getting cryorevived for]] here.
2
3These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'' 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]].
4
5You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.
6----
7
8[[WMG: Authors and Websites]]
9
10''[[http://bujold-fic.livejournal.com/ Bujold_Fic at Livejournal]]''
11* Recommended by Tropers/Scifantasy
12* The primary source for Bujold fanfic these days, and well worth an exploration.
13
14''[[http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Vorkosigan%20Saga%20-%20Lois%20McMaster%20Bujold/works Vorkosigan fanfic on Archive of Our Own]]''
15* Recommended by Yrfeloran
16* Presently the primary archive used by Vorkosigan fanfic writers, containing well over 600 fics in the fandom.
17
18[[WMG:[[GenFic General Fics]]]]
19''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''
20
21''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/30676 Pater Patriae]]'' by Philomytha
22* Recommended by Tropers/BattleHamster
23* ''Status'': Complete
24* ''Synopsis'': A series of three conversations between Gregor and Simon: one shortly after his twentieth birthday, one after ''Warrior's Apprentice'', and one after ''The Vor Game''.
25* ''Comments'': The characterization in this fic is excellent; Philomytha writes Simon very well in general, and Gregor's growth between the three scenes is well done.
26
27''[[http://bracketyjack.livejournal.com/9482.html Forward Momentum]]'' by bracketyjack (canon to ''A Civil Campaign'' and "Winterfair Gifts", but AU to ''Diplomatic Immunity'')
28* Recommended by Elizabeth, @/{{Jonn}}, and WarriorDrgnMage
29* ''Status'': Complete
30* ''Synopsis'': A Terran scientist comes to Lord Auditor Miles Vorkosigan with an hypothesis which could change the laws of reality itself. Miles uses it to bring about an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity for the Imperium...
31* ''Comments'' : The author tried to imagine a Peaceful Vorkosiverse. [[RuleOfDrama You could think it would be boring.]] But, thanks to lovely characterization and an interesting plot, it's not. ''Forward Momentum'' is followed by four tail pieces also available on bracketyjack's LJ.
32** It was doing so well right up until ''The Two Ivans'', when UnfortunateImplications came into play. To wit, [[spoiler:Ivan does not want to marry two woman who have both proposed to him and are perfectly okay with polygamy. He does, however, want to secretly marry another woman and run away before the first two find out. He is forced to marry ''all three''. And not in the Creator/PGWodehouse hilarious misunderstanding fashion either; the first two find out, show up, and negotiate their positions with the third, without any input from Ivan, backed by Imperial pressure. From ''both'' Emperors. While Ivan was in the wrong on a lot of points, that doesn't make it okay to force him into what's basically a ShotgunWedding.]] Basically, you might want to skip that story, since it seems more about torturing Ivan than anything else. --@/{{Jonn}}
33*** I also dislike the Two Ivans and recommend skipping it as well. Elizabeth
34*** Me three. I only read through it the first time reading the series. It really doesn't make much sense to why Ivan would do that. The whole story just irritates me because I don't think it's fair to Ivan. WarriorDrgnMage
35
36''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/205559 Offerings]] by Raven (singlecrow)
37* Recommended by Newt
38* ''Status'': Complete
39* Synopsis: Some things, animal, vegetable, mineral, embarrassing, intangible, literary, priceless, that Gregor received as gifts while Emperor of Barrayar.
40
41''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5437076/1/Tides_of_Stars Tides of Stars]]'' by Tel-Writing
42* Recommended by Pacifist
43* ''Status'': Complete
44* ''Synopsis'': AU. After a shocking catastrophe, an older Miles Vorkosigan is again on the run, forced to survive in the past by his wits alone. He can't afford to lose, but to win he must overcome historical inevitability, the laws of physics, and himself.
45* ''Comments'' : The story starts slow but comes into it's own with the interplay of future Miles, past Miles, and Mark. The second story of the series "We All Want to Change the World" is even better.
46
47''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/5834 Warrior's Apprentice: Scenes from the Other Side]]'' by avanti_90
48* Recommended by StarBright
49* ''Status'': Complete
50* ''Synopsis'': What was happening on Barrayar while Miles was off accidentally creating the Dendarii.
51* ''Comments'': Not much action, but very tense--gives the impression that Barrayar came ''this close'' to collapsing into civil war. Also great to see Gregor's perspective; he's portrayed sympathetically, even though in some ways he's an antagonist.
52
53''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/349261?page=1 Mission Reports]]'' by Gwynne
54* Recommended by Newt
55* ''Status'': Complete
56* ''Synopsis'': Simon Illyan edits Miles's Dendarii report.
57* ''Comments'': Very funny. Contains a list translating Miles speak into what really happened. Eg- "In accordance with mission objectives… = He decided to follow orders, at least for a while."
58
59''[[http://archiveofourown.org/collections/Winterfair_2012/works/351683 The Importance of Being Edited]]'' by shimotsuki
60* Recommended by Mossy Stone
61* ''Status'': Complete
62* ''Synopsis'' Simon Illyan edits Miles' fanfiction.
63* ''Comments'' Really funny and in character
64
65''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/218365 The Will of the People]]'' by Gwynne
66* Recommended by cliffc999
67* ''Status'': Complete
68* ''Synopsis:'' Miles and Gregor share a moment as they await the voting results of Barrayar's first planet-wide free election, the founding vote of a Barrayaran Republic.
69* ''Comments:'' One can only imagine the expressions on the Betan voting observers' faces.
70
71''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2753243 Protective Coloration]]'' by a_t_rain
72* Recommended by Taeya
73* ''Status'': Complete
74* ''Synopsis'': The trials and tribulations of Byerly Vorrutyer's Impsec training officer.
75* ''Comments'': Extremely funny, and captures By '''very''' well. Literally everything I like about this character, condensed down.
76
77''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1497667 Shelter and Solace]]'' by Dira Sudis
78* Recommended by Newt
79* ''Status'': Complete
80* ''Synopis'': "We will go to Beta Colony. I have some family there, I think, and--a friend."
81* ''Comments'': When Escobar doesn't go as planned and Serg survives, Aral and Gregor flee to Beta.
82
83''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/3331727 Just Another Family Dinner]]'' by Gwynne
84* Recommended by ReaderAt2046
85* ''Status'': Complete
86* ''Synopsis:'' Ivan neatly laying out how incompetent House Arqua's younger generation are.
87* ''Comments:''
88
89''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1029855 Now is the winter of our discontent...]]'' by Gwynne
90* Recommended by ReaderAt2046
91* ''Status'': Complete
92* ''Synopsis:'' "This one was inspired by lareinenoire's Winter ficathon request (I think): 'Anything. Seriously, anything. Although if you really want to make me squee, tell me about Miles' first encounter with Richard III.'"
93* ''Comments:'' A hilarious look into Miles' first encounter with Richard III. Miles is, as usual, one step ahead; and, again as usual, doesn't realize until too late that that one step ahead has taken him off the edge of a cliff.
94
95''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8888065 peace and quiet]]'' by alessandriana
96* Recommended by Dalmindor
97* ''Status'': Complete
98* ''Synopsis:'' Ivan stops an unusual attack against Gregor in typical reluctant Ivan fashion. He winds up with anaphylaxis for his troubles, because of course he does.
99* ''Comments:'' An excellent little story with a self-contained plot and very good character voices. Gives a brief look into Ivan and Gregor’s relationship dynamic, which is always fun.
100
101[[WMG: Crossovers]]
102
103''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7126382/1/ Electric Blue]]'' by Blaise
104* Recommended by trimeta
105* ''Status'': Complete
106* ''Synopsis'': Amy asked to visit a planet with horses, but she didn't count on getting involved in an Imperial plot on Barrayar.
107* ''Comments'': Vorkosigan Saga/Doctor Who crossover, where the Doctor and the Ponds get more than they bargained for while visiting Barrayar.
108
109''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/224415 On the Desk of Simon Illyan]]'' by pendrecarc
110* Recommended by whimsyful
111* ''Status'': Complete
112* ''Synopsis:'' Crossover with the ''[[Literature/TheQueensThief Queen's Thief]]'' series. In which the Dendarii Free Mercenaries go somewhat beyond the bounds of their mission, the Queen of Attolia gains an admirer, and the chickens of Aral Vorkosigan's misspent youth come home to, er, roost. Crack-fic or crossover of alarming plausibility? You decide! Set somewhere between ''Cetaganda'' and ''Mirror Dance'', and after ''A Conspiracy of Kings''
113
114''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8582890/1/A-Study-in-Brown-and-Silver A Study in Brown and Silver]]'' by Mossy Stone
115* Recommended by whimsyful
116* ''Status'': Complete
117* ''Synopsis:'' A crossover with Series/{{Sherlock}}, where Sherlock is a High Vor. Has sequels [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9009322/1/A-Scandal-on-Beta-Colony here]] and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9009329/1/The-Great-Vor-Game here]]
118
119[[WMG: Shipping Fics]]
120''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''
121
122''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/33383/chapters/44286 A Deeper Season]]'' by Sahiya and Lightgetsin (AU)
123* Recommended by Tropers/BattleHamster
124* ''Status'': Complete
125* ''Pairing'': Miles/Gregor
126* ''Synopsis'': Gregor and Miles deal with the promise of a new technology that may affect their personal lives along with the galaxy as a whole - while dealing with a lot of politics - and courting each other.
127* ''Comments'': There's an interesting plot and good characterization. There is also a sequel, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/32440/chapters/43177 What Passing Bells]]'', and both writers have written shorter stories set in the same universe. Everything is [[http://archiveofourown.org/series/1516 here]].
128
129''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/33665 The Rules of Barrayaran Sex]]'' by Philomythia.
130* Recommended by @/VoodooChild
131* ''Status'': Complete
132* ''Pairing'': Aral/Cordelia
133* ''Synopsis'': Cordelia's never been good at following rules.
134* ''Comments'': Hilarious, spot-on in-character look at some of the little (and notably ''calmer'') moments in Aral and Cordelia's marriage. The Cordelia voice is just perfectly [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan]], and this troper might have ruptured something laughing during the "Lord Regent in his underwear" scene.
135
136''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/250915 Imperial Bedrooms]]'' by hedda62
137* Recommended by Calatoria
138* ''Status'': Complete
139* ''Pairing'': The main pairing is Gregor/Laisa, but there are little flashback scenes involving various other couples (Piotr/Olivia, Ges/Aral, Aral/Cordelia, and Simon/Alys)
140* ''Synopsis'': Laisa and Gregor explore the Residence and each other. raising ghosts along the way.
141* ''Comments'': Very sweet and sad at times, though it ends on a hopeful note. All the characterization is spectacular, and the side stories are seamlessly woven together with the main plot.
142

Top