Amnesty: Narnia Fic Recs
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halfamoonI always try to rec the fem-centric Narnia stories I've read over the last year. This year, I focused on a few of the offerings from the 2020 Narnia Fic Exchange. The 2020 collection is here and the parent collection is here and if you want a Narnia fix, and all the ways there is No Problem of Susan, that is definitely the place to start! There were lots of crossovers in 2020 and a mix of gen and romance.
The Beginnings of Alliance (2099 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Susan Pevensie, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Edmund Pevensie, Padmé Amidala, CC-2224 | Cody
Additional Tags: Pre-Relationship, Negotiations, Political Expediency, Attraction
Summary: Susan receives an armed group from a faraway land called Naboo. The bring a tale of danger, and maybe an intriguing opportunity.
Reccer's notes: A hint of Padme/Susan which is an awesome pairing we need to see more of. The clothes! The diplomacy! The competence kink!
The Truth Without Lying (18560 words) by ViaLethe
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Susan Pevensie/Jon Snow
Characters: Susan Pevensie, Jon Snow, Lucy Pevensie, Sansa Stark
Additional Tags: Golden Age (Narnia), Secret Relationship, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Crossover Pairings, Spare Oom, Family Issues, The Problem of Susan, Canonical Character Death, Forbidden Love
Summary:Susan remembers everything, other than how Jon Snow had gotten in that wardrobe along with them. It's everyone else who's forgotten.
Reccer's noes: If you're looking for romance, this is one of my favorite authors who has done several Susan Pevensie/Jon Snow stories.
Wanderlust (1878 words) by Syrena_of_the_lake
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Original Mythology, Sea-longing
Summary: A seafarer’s tale of the river’s daughter Wanderlust, and her voyage to the western edge of the world.
Reccer's notes: A lovely Lucy and Susan gen story.
To Be Free (8800 words) by nasimwrites
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Edmund Pevensie/Aravis Tarkheena
Characters: Aravis Tarkheena, Edmund Pevensie, Shasta | Cor, Corin (Narnia)
Additional Tags: Golden Age (Narnia), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Courtship Customs, Cor and Aravis are strictly platonic, The Pevensies stay a bit longer
Summary:Uprooted in a time of transition, Aravis takes part in an unusual mission alongside a powerful partner.
Reccer's notes: A rare pair, sort of pre-Edmund/Aravis, with Aravis as the pov, with lots of agency and finding a way forward not married to Cor.
sometimes they speak of lost green hills (4788 words) by pencildragon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Queen Prunaprismia (Narnia), Queen Prunaprismia's Son (Narnia), Susan Pevensie
Additional Tags: Twenty Years Later, Post-Book: The Last Battle (Narnia), Telmarines on an Island
Summary:When a stranger arrives on his sunny island, a boy who lives in the shadow of his mother's anger contemplates the stories he's been told and chooses his response. REVISED.
Reccer's notes: A very unusual post TLB story about Susan's mission to set right some wrongs. She's not the pov of character, but very prominent. I've never seen this type of story before and the author is terrific.
Ethereal Encounters (14354 words) by arysthaeniru
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lucy Pevensie, Aslan (Narnia), Various Gods and Deities
Additional Tags: Golden Age (Narnia)
Summary: 5 Meetings Lucy Has With Strange Gods (And 1 She Has With An Old Friend)
Reccer's notes: Gorgeous.
If on a winter's night a Queen of Narnia (17916 words) by Syrena_of_the_lake
Chapters: 7/7
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Characters: Susan Pevensie
Additional Tags: The Problem of Susan, Alternate Universe - Post-Canon, Wood Between the Worlds, Calormen, Charn, Atlantis, Dimension Travel, Post-Canon, Spare Oom, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller - Italo Calvino, Implied/Referenced Character Death
Summary:You may have heard it said that Aslan will never tell you any story but your own. Many are the stories told about Queen Susan: courtiers’ tales, Narnian legends, Calormene whispers, schoolyard taunts, British murmurs, odes and laments. Susan has her own stories — and they didn’t all end with a train wreck. (Which ones are true, you ask? That is up to you.)
Reccer's notes: This long read is exquisite. So many ways there is Not A Problem of Susan. Syrena's work is amazing and this is one of her best.
The Hidden Sword (4463 words) by WingedFlight
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jill Pole/Eustace Scrubb
Characters: Eustace Scrubb, Jill Pole, Adela Pennyfather, Eleanor Blakiston, Spivvens, Spotty Sorner, the Garrett twins
Additional Tags: Experiment House, them, the problem with swords, the perils of progressive schooling
Summary:Something Strange had occurred on the hill behind the Experiment House. Now, after a week of licking Their wounds, the school bullies are regrouping. Adela Pennyfather is determined to maintain their position at the top of the student hierarchy, while Jill is equally determined not to let this happen. Eustace just wants to swing a sword.
Reccer's notes: WingedFlight has a really broad body of work and everything she does is great but here, it's Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole with Pole as a Narnian avenging angel. Winged has also just posted a Jadis's Sister/Edmund time travel story dealing with Charn and those things that are, and are not, worth saving.
I did a number of fem-centric stories for the exchange, here are two, both crossoverse.
Lion and Wolf (7472 words) by rthstewart
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lucy Pevensie, Arya Stark
Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Family, Golden Age (Narnia), Talking Animals
Summary:"Not all gold lions on red are our enemies, Arya. Do give them a chance. I would prefer allies, not adversaries.” Then Bran went even more vacant and dreamy. “And see if you can prevail upon a raven to return with you. I would like to speak with one.” Arya isn't in the Seven Hells unless hell is nice weather, calm sea, and good fishing, but she's not in Westeros, either.
Four Times Peggy and Susan Did Not Shoot Things (and the one time they did) (11146 words) by rthstewart
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Agent Carter (TV), Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Susan Pevensie, Peggy Carter, Original Characters, Edmund Pevensie
Additional Tags: World War II, War Crimes, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Alternate Universe-rthverse, Original Character Death(s), Spies & Secret Agents
Summary:Susan Pevensie, Peggy Carter and the four times they did not shoot fascists, and the one time they did. A relationship spanning decades that is marked by lipstick, cabbage, coffee, spying, and scotch.
The Beginnings of Alliance (2099 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Susan Pevensie, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Edmund Pevensie, Padmé Amidala, CC-2224 | Cody
Additional Tags: Pre-Relationship, Negotiations, Political Expediency, Attraction
Summary: Susan receives an armed group from a faraway land called Naboo. The bring a tale of danger, and maybe an intriguing opportunity.
Reccer's notes: A hint of Padme/Susan which is an awesome pairing we need to see more of. The clothes! The diplomacy! The competence kink!
The Truth Without Lying (18560 words) by ViaLethe
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Susan Pevensie/Jon Snow
Characters: Susan Pevensie, Jon Snow, Lucy Pevensie, Sansa Stark
Additional Tags: Golden Age (Narnia), Secret Relationship, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Crossover Pairings, Spare Oom, Family Issues, The Problem of Susan, Canonical Character Death, Forbidden Love
Summary:Susan remembers everything, other than how Jon Snow had gotten in that wardrobe along with them. It's everyone else who's forgotten.
Reccer's noes: If you're looking for romance, this is one of my favorite authors who has done several Susan Pevensie/Jon Snow stories.
Wanderlust (1878 words) by Syrena_of_the_lake
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Original Mythology, Sea-longing
Summary: A seafarer’s tale of the river’s daughter Wanderlust, and her voyage to the western edge of the world.
Reccer's notes: A lovely Lucy and Susan gen story.
To Be Free (8800 words) by nasimwrites
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Edmund Pevensie/Aravis Tarkheena
Characters: Aravis Tarkheena, Edmund Pevensie, Shasta | Cor, Corin (Narnia)
Additional Tags: Golden Age (Narnia), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Courtship Customs, Cor and Aravis are strictly platonic, The Pevensies stay a bit longer
Summary:Uprooted in a time of transition, Aravis takes part in an unusual mission alongside a powerful partner.
Reccer's notes: A rare pair, sort of pre-Edmund/Aravis, with Aravis as the pov, with lots of agency and finding a way forward not married to Cor.
sometimes they speak of lost green hills (4788 words) by pencildragon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Queen Prunaprismia (Narnia), Queen Prunaprismia's Son (Narnia), Susan Pevensie
Additional Tags: Twenty Years Later, Post-Book: The Last Battle (Narnia), Telmarines on an Island
Summary:When a stranger arrives on his sunny island, a boy who lives in the shadow of his mother's anger contemplates the stories he's been told and chooses his response. REVISED.
Reccer's notes: A very unusual post TLB story about Susan's mission to set right some wrongs. She's not the pov of character, but very prominent. I've never seen this type of story before and the author is terrific.
Ethereal Encounters (14354 words) by arysthaeniru
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lucy Pevensie, Aslan (Narnia), Various Gods and Deities
Additional Tags: Golden Age (Narnia)
Summary: 5 Meetings Lucy Has With Strange Gods (And 1 She Has With An Old Friend)
Reccer's notes: Gorgeous.
If on a winter's night a Queen of Narnia (17916 words) by Syrena_of_the_lake
Chapters: 7/7
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Characters: Susan Pevensie
Additional Tags: The Problem of Susan, Alternate Universe - Post-Canon, Wood Between the Worlds, Calormen, Charn, Atlantis, Dimension Travel, Post-Canon, Spare Oom, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller - Italo Calvino, Implied/Referenced Character Death
Summary:You may have heard it said that Aslan will never tell you any story but your own. Many are the stories told about Queen Susan: courtiers’ tales, Narnian legends, Calormene whispers, schoolyard taunts, British murmurs, odes and laments. Susan has her own stories — and they didn’t all end with a train wreck. (Which ones are true, you ask? That is up to you.)
Reccer's notes: This long read is exquisite. So many ways there is Not A Problem of Susan. Syrena's work is amazing and this is one of her best.
The Hidden Sword (4463 words) by WingedFlight
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jill Pole/Eustace Scrubb
Characters: Eustace Scrubb, Jill Pole, Adela Pennyfather, Eleanor Blakiston, Spivvens, Spotty Sorner, the Garrett twins
Additional Tags: Experiment House, them, the problem with swords, the perils of progressive schooling
Summary:Something Strange had occurred on the hill behind the Experiment House. Now, after a week of licking Their wounds, the school bullies are regrouping. Adela Pennyfather is determined to maintain their position at the top of the student hierarchy, while Jill is equally determined not to let this happen. Eustace just wants to swing a sword.
Reccer's notes: WingedFlight has a really broad body of work and everything she does is great but here, it's Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole with Pole as a Narnian avenging angel. Winged has also just posted a Jadis's Sister/Edmund time travel story dealing with Charn and those things that are, and are not, worth saving.
I did a number of fem-centric stories for the exchange, here are two, both crossoverse.
Lion and Wolf (7472 words) by rthstewart
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lucy Pevensie, Arya Stark
Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Family, Golden Age (Narnia), Talking Animals
Summary:"Not all gold lions on red are our enemies, Arya. Do give them a chance. I would prefer allies, not adversaries.” Then Bran went even more vacant and dreamy. “And see if you can prevail upon a raven to return with you. I would like to speak with one.” Arya isn't in the Seven Hells unless hell is nice weather, calm sea, and good fishing, but she's not in Westeros, either.
Four Times Peggy and Susan Did Not Shoot Things (and the one time they did) (11146 words) by rthstewart
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Agent Carter (TV), Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Susan Pevensie, Peggy Carter, Original Characters, Edmund Pevensie
Additional Tags: World War II, War Crimes, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Alternate Universe-rthverse, Original Character Death(s), Spies & Secret Agents
Summary:Susan Pevensie, Peggy Carter and the four times they did not shoot fascists, and the one time they did. A relationship spanning decades that is marked by lipstick, cabbage, coffee, spying, and scotch.
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