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Bring the peace that suffering redeems by Swimmer963
Fandoms: Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey
19 Apr 2021
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Herald-Mage Vanyel has yet to make a decision on what to do about Leareth, his destined enemy and yet almost a friend, and now he - and Valdemar - are running out of time.
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- Part 11 of A Song for Two Voices
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Never would I shrink from your embrace by Swimmer963
Fandoms: Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey
22 Jan 2021
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Valdemar prepares for a war with Leareth that they have to assume is coming, gathering allies and resources, even as Herald-Mage Vanyel still hopes he can avert the future that his Foresight dream shows, and find a way to avoid repeating Urtho's history.
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- Part 10 of A Song for Two Voices
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For with you I shall come home again by Swimmer963
Fandoms: Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey
23 Jul 2020
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Returning from a year trapped in the ruin of Urtho’s Tower, Herald-Mage Vanyel and King’s Own Dara have some of the answers they sought – secrets of Leareth’s past as Ma’ar, from an outside source. What they don’t have is a final decision, or anywhere near the resources Valdemar would need to mount a war. Vanyel’s next steps involve a number of conversations – with the King and Senior Circle, with his aunt, and of course with Leareth.
Meanwhile, Jisa is growing up fast, and Bard Stefen is on his Journeyman circuit, headed north.
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- Part 9 of A Song for Two Voices
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Nothing can I hold of you but thought by Swimmer963
Fandoms: Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey
28 Feb 2020
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After the revelations of the past winter, the Heraldic Circle is wobbling its way to a new normal. The immediate chaos may be past, but an immortal mage lurks beyond their border, and however confusing and terrifying that reality is, they need a plan. To understand Leareth’s motives, they need something more objective than words from the man’s own lips; ideally, an outside perspective on his history.
Herald-Mage Vanyel is trying to find his own way forward. With Yfandes fully on his side for the first time in years, maybe he can reason his way through to a world that makes sense again.
Meanwhile, Dara, the young soon-to-be King’s Own, Gifted with Foresight, dreams of a distant plain where, just maybe, they could find the answers they need.
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- Part 8 of A Song for Two Voices
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Wisdom tells me I should turn away by Swimmer963
Fandoms: Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey
11 Oct 2019
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When, after over a decade of cautious negotiation, Leareth finally chose to reveal his full plan, Vanyel thought he would have the answers he needed to make a decision. Instead, his life is falling apart around him. Yfandes is missing, and fifteen years’ worth of secrets are about to come out in the messiest possible way.
For the rest of the Heraldic Circle, this is a revelation that will shake the foundations of everything they believe. Was Vanyel ever the person they thought? Savil isn’t sure. All she knows is that she made a promise to her nephew that she wouldn’t let him face his future alone.
Jisa doesn't know anything – just that her parents are upset, and something is terribly wrong. Fortunately, Stef is happy to take an opportunity to comfort the King's daughter, and maybe even find a scheme that will solve her problems.
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- Part 7 of A Song for Two Voices
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This is a rationalist and effective altruist take on the Last Herald-Mage trilogy, inspired by HPMOR, r!Animorphs: The Reckoning, and other works. From a starting point of "what if the characters were trying to be reasonable?" and "what if Leareth was a human being with real, complex motivations, rather than a cartoon villain?" I am seeing where it goes.
Meta note: this fic is accessible regardless of whether you’ve read canon. It starts out a little slow, and book 1 is kind of a different genre from book 2 onward. Additional warning that book 2 onward gets pretty dark and this doesn't really let up. There will be 11 volumes.
Major themes include the complexity of thinking about ethics, the challenge of taking on problems in the world that seem insurmountable, and trying to do good while dealing with serious mental health issues. The characters do not start out masters of rationality, but they do learn from their mistakes and grow as people, and do their best to help support each other.
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We Were the One Thing in the Galaxy God Didn't Have His Eyes On by NormalAnomaly
Fandoms: Glowfic and Related Works
06 Aug 2020
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Bruce finds a spaceship, and also happiness.
Bookmarked by Swimmer963
14 Jun 2022
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14 Jun 2022
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These Gifts That You Have Given Me by thearrogantemu
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
21 Feb 2016
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"We are not so foolish as to believe that evil is ended forever. But we do not place our hope in secrecy, but in strength. Strength is found in trust, and trust in openness. So be welcome among us, Annatar Aulendil."
The story of the meeting between Celebrimbor and Sauron, of the trust that grew between them and how it was broken.
Front cover and back cover, by the incomparable Sumeria.
New cover art by Sumeria
Now available in audio read by the golden-voiced WolffyLuna.
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- Part 2 of The Splintered Light
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07 Jul 2021
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24 May 2020
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Troublesome to Others, But A Torment To Themselves by wildwestwind for Sholio
Fandoms: Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
17 Dec 2016
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Miles Vorkosigan is the world's biggest cockblock.
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28 Apr 2020