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Reading list

A list of glowfic I recommend, in what I think is a basically reasonable reading order.

  • Reading time = time it took me to read, for those where I kept track.
  • Purple = highly recommended
  • Spoiler warnings are not thorough. I have basically included spoiler warnings for things I personally would have wanted to be warned about.
Easy stuff to start with:
Where it all began:
  • Luminosity and Radiance (Fanfic) - Alicorn
    • Prerequisites: none (not even Twilight)
    • This is not a glowfic, but it's very good and it's what the foundational glowfic, Effulgence, is based off of
  • Effulgence (Continuity) up to subcontinuity "will you marry me" - Alicorn, Kappa
More Effulgence please:
  • catch without release (Subcontinuitysubcontinuity of Effulgence) -  Alicorn, Kappa
    • Prerequisites: at least some of Effulgence (optional, for template background)none
    • Reading time: < an hour
  • Effulgence wiki link
like a thief in the day (Sandbox) - Alicorn, lintamande in spite of a nail (Sandbox) - Alicorn, Kappa
    Prerequisites: Effulgence up through “they bite” Reading time: ~half an hour Wiki link the prime directive (subcontinuity of Effulgence) - Alicorn, Kappa
    • Prerequisites: at least some of Effulgence (optional, for template background)none
    • Reading time: hours
    Effulgence wiki link an art project (subcontinuity of Effulgence) - Alicorn, Kappa
    • Prerequisites: at least some of Effulgence (optional, for template background)none
    • Major spoilers for the Vorkosigan Saga up through "Mirror Dance"
      • I am so serious about the spoilers, I delayed reading this until I'd read the Vorkosigan saga and I'm really glad I did things in that order
    something that i want (subcontinuity of Effulgence) - Alicorn, Kappa
      Prerequisites: none Reading time: hours seidr and spear (subcontinuity of Effulgence) - Alicorn, Kappa
        Prerequisites: none unfashionable tattoo (subcontinuity of Effulgence) - Alicorn, Kappa
          Prerequisites: none Reading time: half an hour?
          Other early Bell continuities:
            Incandescence (Continuity) - Aestrix, Alicorn
              Prerequisites: Effulgence up to “truth be told”, plus “unfashionable tattoo” Reading time: a week Wiki link Note: after you’re done, read this wrap-up post Bluebell Flames (Continuity) - Alicorn, Red
                Prerequisites: optionally, previous exposure to Bells, e.g. Effulgence Reading time: hours Wiki link Eclipse (Continuity) - Alicorn, Red
                  Prequisites: some of Effulgence (optional, for template background) Reading time: days Wiki link
                  Long Arda continuities:
                    Elentari (subcontinuity of Silmaril) - Alicorn, lintamande
                      Prerequisites: optionally, seidr and spear Reading time: a week This is the first, and best standalone, part of Silmaril; it’s worth reading on its own Silmaril wiki link Silmaril - Alicorn, lintamande
                        Prerequisites: details on wiki page; all are optional Reading time: over a month Note: If you plan to read Osirion sandboxes (later in this recommendation list), then I recommend delaying reading the subcontinuity Starstone until after you do that Wiki link if the world can’t be saved i’ll save it anyway (Continuity) - lintamande, swimmer963
                          Prerequisites: optionally, A Song For Two Voices (Fanfic series by swimmer)
                            ASFTV is very long but also very good; if you care about spoilers it's worth reading that first Wiki link
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                            Forever is a long, long time:
                              Fairylights (Continuity) - Alicorn, Red
                                Prerequisites: previous exposure to fairyland Reading time: a day or two

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