Awards Reading stage Day 24- Category #24 : Other era fics- not dance or main series
Hello!
Time for the category focusing on fics not from the main series or the dance era.
So what we mean is the fics that aren't based around the dance conflict and the time leading up to it during the reign of Viserys I or the main series being S1/book 1.
It is okay for some portion of the fic to take place either in the dance era or main series, but the main portion of the fic must be focused outside of that. A chapter about Jaehaerys I with the rest of the fic taking place during the dance would be an example of something that doesn’t qualify.
I have included the name of the era the fic is based in (from limited research), if there anything that needs to be known, as in how far the fic goes in time, please tell us below, might help some who want to consider trying the fics out.
But as usual, don't wait for me and my meandering, the voting will be upon us soon, spread the word and discover new fics.
You can view all the fics in every single one of the 29 categories via Google Sheets and Google Documents, see below.
Click your link of choice and explore!
One more note, while we are trying to take all opt outs into consideration, some may be missed, we apologise if your fic is listed when you opted out, but it won't be there for the voting stage and we are trying to sort it, we should be up to date already but I did want to disclosure that just incase.
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Title: A Banquet of Blood and Blades
Author: havenlyd
Rating: Mature
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57448369/chapters/146154460
Summary:
Aegon Targaryen, third of his name, had never thought he would dance.
But here he is, dancing with a demon.
After the death of Queen Jaehaera Targaryen, King Aegon III Targaryen chose Lady Barba Bolton of the Dreadfort among the many ladies who attended the ball. Little did he know that his choice would alter the course of his life and revived the fire and blood in him.
What era is the fic based around?: Aegon III reign era
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Title: A Dream of Dragons
Author: stormsandspires
Rating: Teen and Up
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19328626/chapters/45977788
Summary:
Jon Snow, in the throes of anger, grief and bitterness, leaves the freefolk to journey deeper into the North, deeper into territory no man has ever ventured before.
He never expected to ever come back. In fact, he expected to die there. But instead, his exhibition brings him face to face with magic more ancient than the First Men.
He kneels before a heart tree and begs for the life of the woman he loved the most. The woman whose heart he pierced with a dagger. But instead, he opens his eyes and lying in front of him is a wailing child, with silver blond hair and lilac eyes. A child that would have been born had he not plunged a knife through her heart.
But that is only the beginning.
As Jon navigates fatherhood alone, he discovers new things about himself and uncovers ancient secrets about a foe he thought once vanquished, all while the realm is on the brink of collapse once more, and in the East, a dragon has awoken, and thirsts for Fire and Blood.
What era is the fic based around?: Post S8
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Title: A Farmer's Tale
Author: alltheuntold
Rating: N/A - Space Battles
Link: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-farmers-tale-asoiaf.608353/
Summary:
Summary: A 30 year old American farmer is sent to the world of ASOIAF. Follow as he tries to create a life for himself.
What era is the fic based around?: Starts 228 AC
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Title: Cursed by Blood, Cursed by Nature
Author: KaiserBjorn
Rating: Not Rated
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65794564/chapters/169456576
Summary:
In the year 233 AC, King Maekar fell in battle, his eldest sons already claimed by fire, and folly. Leaving his succession in doubt, the realm teetered on the edge of chaos until the King’s Hand called a Great Council to settle the matter. Of the five claims presented, one was dismissed, another refused, and a third silenced with blood to secure the Hand’s will. Thus it came down to two: Prince Aegon, the king’s youngest son, and Maegor, the king’s grandson through his second son. Though Aegon bore the mockery and mistrust of lords great and small, young Maegor, still a babe at his mother’s breast, bore a far darker burden. He carried the name of a cursed tyrant and the blood of a monster who'd succumbed to madness. Madness, many whispered, that the child must surely share. So it was Aegon who ascended the Iron Throne, crowned by the will of Bloodraven.
But a question remained, one few care to answer:
What of the boy sired by madness?
What of the child with fire in his blood... and a throne stolen before he could crawl?
What era is the fic based around?: Aegon V's reign
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Title: Deeds Not Words
Author: Deimos
Rating: N/A - Space Battles
Link: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/deeds-not-words-asoiaf-si.863321/
Summary:
A man from our world is trapped in the body of a Westerosi. Set in 50AC.
What era is the fic based around?: 50 AC
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Title: Divide and Conquer
Author: Tertius711
Rating: Explicit
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57784501/chapters/147071179
Summary:
Aegon the Conqueror was a visionary, but his flaws and lack of foresight prevented him from creating a truly enduring legacy. But what if it didn't? What if Aegon had the memories of another life and the lessons learned from his failures to guide him? Could he create the foundations for a dynasty that would stand the test of time? Or will he be doomed to fail just as much as his other self did? (Transmigrator/Self-Insert)
What era is the fic based around?: Aegon’s Conquest
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Title: eat your young
Author: wuffles
Rating: Mature
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47814052/chapters/120539500
Summary:
"It was the hour of the owl when Queen Alysanne was awoken by her daughter shaking her gently by the arm. “Mother,” Princess Daenerys said, “I’m cold.”"
In the end, Daenerys Targaryen lives, but not before she dies.
What era is the fic based around?: Jaehaerys I reign
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Title: Eye for an Eye
Author: dwellingondreams
Rating: Teen and Up
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/63906265
Summary:
After a horse-related-mishap, our intrepid, amnesiac heroine discovers she is Mya Rivers, legitimized bastard daughter of the late King Aegon IV. Plunged into a dysfunctional royal family full of scheming siblings, dark secrets, and rising tensions, Mya attempts to navigate the brewing rebellion without losing her head.
What era is the fic based around?: Daeron II reign
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Title: Fyre and Blood: The Sword of Kings
Author: Harwin_Snow
Rating: Mature
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37939030
Summary:
King Aegon the Unworthy held a Squires' Tournament in 182 AC. In it, Daemon Waters proved himself and earned more than just the legitimacy of his Blackfyre name. Passing The Sword of Kings to his bastard born Targaryen son, King Aegon sparked the flames that would burn Black and Red as the Blackfyre Rebellion that would scorch the realm in the wake of a war of Fyre and Blood
What era is the fic based around?: Lead up to the first Blackfyre rebellion
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Title: Hail to the High King
Author: In_Da_Nai_El
Rating: Teen and Up
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/25039135/chapters/60640060
Summary:
During the Andal Invasions of lower Westeros, prince Theon Stark dreams of a dark future yet to pass, prompting his father to go North and make peace with the Freefolk.
Meanwhile, the remaining Children of the Forest flee North. And because of this, the fate of the North changes for the better.
What era is the fic based around?: Pre- Aegon I’s invasion to the Conquest
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Title: Heir of the Cruel
Author: Loke_Lyon
Rating: Teen and Up
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/23169931
Summary:
The day Dowager Queen Visenya died on Dragonstone, former Queen Alyssa Velaryon stole away with her blade and Jaehaerys and Alysanne, her children that would one day see a golden age across Westeros. In response, Maegor had his nephew and hostage declared his heir and set out forge the boy into being worthy of such a title.
What era is the fic based around?: Maegor’s reign
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Title: House of The Undying
Author: aveilla
Rating: Mature
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/69640911
Summary:
Archmaester Vaegon chose death as his family and dynasty were fading to fire and blood. Nearly seven decades to his life, regrets and revelations made heartaches came to a hilt as the Dance of the Dragons raged. The dying of the dragons began long before— the deaths of his siblings all piling losses that had led them to the dawn of war.
He had went his own route in life, detached and seperated from the den of a home he couldn't fit in to. He left his family name behind, but no distance nor denial could prepare him for the grief of watching the withering of his notorious, inescapable siblings as well as their legacy.
And inescapable, they were— arcanely so. When the death he chose does not consume him to darkness, and the path of light returns him to the days before he took his maester's vows, he is faced with his family again, and a chance at preventing their doom.
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Regressor!Vaegon Fix-It fic.
What era is the fic based around?: Jaehaerys I’s reign
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Title: Maids of Summer
Author: DunktheLunk
Rating: Explicit
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58707880/chapters/149599465
Summary:
It is the Summer of 172 AC in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. King Aegon IV sits the Iron Throne as tensions begin to rise between him and his heir, Daeron Targaryen, and the wounds of the Dornish war are still fresh. In the midst of these tensions, Lady Myranda Mallery, newly a woman grown, prepares to be forced to attend a tourney at King’s Landing with her younger sister Gwenys and younger brother Olyvar, lord of her house. While Myranda’s stepmother hopes this will be a chance for Myranda and Gwenys to meet their potential husbands, only Gwenys is pleased about the idea. Myranda and her siblings soon find themselves embroiled in the maelstrom that is romance, politics, and desire at the royal court. Please enjoy this attempt to meld the plot style of Jane Austen into the world of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire.
What era is the fic based around?: King Aegon IV’s reign
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Title: Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold.
Author: alperez
Rating: Not Rated
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/40436721
Summary:
My take on what a possible Jon Snow show set after season 8 could be.
Bloodraven has one last trick up his sleeve before he dies, a contingency in case his doubts prove true. A broken man Beyond the Wall may not be as broken as he seems and as the ramifications of Northern Independence and Bran Stark being named King play out, House Targaryen and its last scion seek to have the last laugh.
What era is the fic based around?: Post S8
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Title: Robert Reforged
Author: spr2k19
Rating: Teen and Up
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38964045/chapters/97449993
Summary:
King Robert I Baratheon had a mountain of regrets in his final moments. It took dying to lift the veil from his eyes so he could really see what he had become. He did not know what to expect of the afterlife, but he most certainly did not think he would be charged by the gods, old and new, to go back and fix the mess he had created and to prepare the coming darkness.
What era is the fic based around?: Pre- Robert’s Rebellion
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Title: Serenade
Author: virginea
Rating: Explicit
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54581620
Summary:
Sometimes it seems a folly to wait for the best, yet they did...
Jon and Dany survive The Long Night, but the cost is terrible: many of their friends and family do not, leaving them both alone to rebuild on the ruins.
Although they hold each other through grief, years pass and the absence of an heir threatens not only the stability of a shattered Realm but confronts them with a terrible resolve.
Daenerys summons the strength her position demands and proposes an arrangement.
What begins with good faith and genuine will, leads to an unthinkable debacle.
What era is the fic based around?: Post S8
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Title: The Merling Lord
Author: Stanley_Marlowe
Rating: Explicit
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65308948/chapters/168030511
Summary:
Nearly a thousand years before Aegon's Conquest, Perwyn Manderly is determined to make his house the most powerful in the Reach, no matter the cost. But even in this kingdom of chivalry, deceit and treachery never sleep. Allies and enemies alike will find themselves bound together by a dark secret from the past, one which threatens to cast down dynasties... and form new ones.
What era is the fic based around?: a thousand years prior to Aegon’s Conquest
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Title: The Red and Black Dragon
Author: Julkikay
Rating: Mature
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64504126
Summary:
"Treason ... is only a word. When two princes fight for a chair where only one may sit, great lords and common men alike must choose."
This story spans from 184 AC to 197 AC and follows the rise and fall of the First Blackfyre Rebellion—when House Targaryen turned on itself, and the realm was split between red and black. Told through the eyes of kings and pretenders, knights, and bastards, it explores the lives of those who stood for King Daeron II—and those who followed Daemon Blackfyre.
What era is the fic based around?: 184 AC- 197 AC (Daeron II reign/first Blackfyre Rebellion)
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Title: Winter's Wind, the Guardian of the North
Author: JustHereForBookmarks
Rating: Not Rated
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27116168/chapters/66214988
Summary:
The North will not surrender peacefully to Aegon Targaryen and his sisters. Torrhen Stark suggests an alternative. One that is too tempting to refuse.
(yes, I know that this summary is suggestive, but this story is quite tame on that front.)
What era is the fic based around?: Aegon I reign
Posted Nov 14, 2025, 7:01 PM UTC