Erestor tries hard to keep track of Rivendell's growing number of books. It can be a bit of a struggle, especially in March.
Recommended by: Himring
Recommender's comments:
This is a catalogue of fictional books added to Rivendell's library in fan fic, with names of authors and links to the stories, as well as details on the books (and a little snark by Erestor).
So it's basically a rec list for stories that feature invented books!
Most of the stories are from Back to Middle Earth Months 2015 and 2016, but it's a WIP.
Categories: Non-Fiction, Fiction
Characters: Erestor
Content: Gen
Completed: No

Recommended by: Spiced Wine
Recommender's comments: Another of Ziy=ggy's simmering, beautiful stories
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Aragorn, Arwen, Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond, Erestor, Gandalf, Gimli, Glorfindel, Legolas, Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck, OMC, Peregrin "Pippin" Took, Thranduil
Content: AU, Drama, Erotica, Slash
Completed: No

Recommended by: Spiced Wine
Recommender's comments: Mystery and horror, a wonderful addition to Ziggy's 'vers
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Balrog, Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond, Erestor, Glorfindel, Maglor, OMC
Content: Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror
Completed: No

The tale of the Genius and the Shepherd as they were known by some, the Madman and the Traitor by others, but who were they in each other’s eyes?
The tale of Fëanor and Fingolfin.
“I refuse to accept the Noldor are bound to the starless midnight of these petty lives the Valar have boxed us into. I refuse to accept we will never walk through these shadows and into the bright daybreak of freedom!” – Fëanor in The Revolutionary and the Usurper.
Recommended by: Spiced Wine
Recommender's comments: Superb. The Fëanor/Fingolin I have been waiting to read.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Amras, Amrod, Caranthir, Celebrimbor, Celegorm, Curufin, Fëanor, Finarfin, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod, Finwë, Huan, Indis, Irimë, Maedhros, Maglor, Melkor/Morgoth, Nerdanel, Rúmil, Turgon
Content: Angst, AU, Drama, Erotica, Incest, Slash
Completed: No

“Vengeance calls me hence…Yet I am not the only valiant in the valiant people. And have ye not all lost your King? And what else have ye not lost, cooped here in a narrow land between the mountains and the sea? ...Fair shall the end be, though long and hard shall be the road! Say Farwell to bondage! But say farewell also to ease! Say Farwell to the weak! ... Journey light: but bring with you your swords! For we will go further then Oromë, endure longer then Tulkas: we will never turn back from pursuit. After Morgoth to the ends of the Earth! War shall he have and hatred undying!” –Fëanor
Recommended by: Spiced Wine
Recommender's comments: An absolute epic. This should not be missed.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Amras, Amrod, Aredhel, Beren, Caranthir, Celebrimbor, Celegorm, Curufin, Ecthelion, Elenwë, Eöl, Fëanor, Finarfin, Finduilas, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finwë, Galadriel, Glorfindel, Huan, Irimë, Lúthien, Maedhros, Maeglin, Maglor, Melkor/Morgoth, Sauron, Thuringwethil, Tuor, Turgon, Túrin
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst, AU, Character Death, Drama, Dubcon, Erotica, Explicit Sex, Femmeslash, Horror, Hurt/Comfort, Rape/Non-con, Slash
Completed: No
Recommended by: Imladris
Recommender's comments: One of my favourite writers and friends, Zoe Perdita, is currently writing a smutty fic between Thranduil and Bard. It's got a very cute storyline, too, and she's told me that a lot of sexy time is to follow, which in my opinion only makes me like it even more. Very well-written super angsty, I thought you'd perhaps enjoy it :-)
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Thranduil
Content: Erotica
Completed: No
Recommended by: Quantumphysica
Recommender's comments:
A beautiful romance between Gildor Inglorion and Haldir of Lorien... Difficult characters, painful pasts, promises made long ago and wishes made not entirely from the heart complicate matters. The story has a sequel named "If You Go Away" and I truly recommend you reading that one too even though the story has a happy end in the first part already. All the angst and drama is simply too awesome to miss out on!
(Also, this story features what is possibly my favorite characterization of Thranduil ever. And if you ever thought of him in a tub full of wine, do read this.)
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond, Erestor, Galadriel, Gildor, Haldir, Legolas, Lindir, Orophin, Rúmil, Thranduil
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Explicit Sex, Hurt/Comfort, Incest, Romance
Completed: Yes

Recommended by: Spiced Wine
Recommender's comments: This is epic, like watching something in Blue-Ray. I've never read this battle written. It's beautiful, deep, it conveys all the uncertainty and grimness of the battle. I felt the hope die. I cried.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Gildor, Glorfindel, Maeglin, Turgon
Content: Drama, Slash
Completed: Yes
Recommended by: Caunedhiel
Recommender's comments: A rather unusual take on modern characters in first age middle-earth, also one of the few that i've come across that have done this very well. The humour and individual personalities of the OC's and Tolkien characters will make it hard to stop reading, there is also a good romance twist to this story with OFC/Eonwe which works well in a wonderful way! This is still one of my favorite fanfiction s and one that i have re-read many times
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Elrond, Elros, Eonwë, Gil-galad, Glorfindel, Melkor/Morgoth, OFC, OMC, Sauron
Content: Action/Adventure, Drama, Humor, Romance
Completed: Yes
Aragorn is on a mission to save more than Legolas' life... he has to also save his own and when the Lord of Mandos plays for souls he takes no prisoners. Rated for character death (sort of).
Mellon Chronicles 2008: 1st Place: Best Legolas Angst Story.
Recommended by: Meleth
Recommender's comments:
In my opinion a absolute Must-Read for all LOTR-fans.
A beautiful, although short tale of friendship beyond death.
Don´t trust my sucky summary, read it for yourself!
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Aragorn, Legolas
Content: Angst, Character Death
Completed: Yes
Recommended by: Quantumphysica
Recommender's comments: The utter and completely unexpected awesomeness of this story hit me like lightning. It's about the most surprising crossover I've ever seen, and it's not half as cracky as it looks. It will coax a good laugh from anyone, that's for sure... but it's also really silm canon complaint (for as far as crossovers go) and it has quite a few really touching and insightful moments.
If you ever wondered what it would be like to drop the darkest of dark lords into the happiest place of the multiverse, disguised as a sarcastic white pony... then this is your read! Also, there are cameos of all Morgoth's "favorite" enemies, who get to happily watch everything from the Halls of Mandos...
(little note; the "sil-MARE-illion" spelling in the title is on purpose.)
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Beren, Eru, Fëanor, Lúthien, Manwë, Melkor/Morgoth, Túrin, Varda/Elbereth
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst, Crossover, Drama, Humor, Hurt/Comfort
Completed: No
Recommended by: Quantumphysica
Recommender's comments: This story is awesome and refreshingly original...
Featuring a Rohirrim woman enslaved by Saruman to serve in the "Breeding Pits" for the creation of his Uruk-Hai, and an Uruk who turns out to be far more than a monster, it has an unlikely cast but tells a surprisingly touching tale...
Also, I have to note that this story features a good amount of Black Speech expressions, for which I am the author eternally grateful. ;)
Categories: Fiction
Characters: OFC, Orc, Uruk-Hai
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Erotica, Explicit Sex, Femmeslash, Hurt/Comfort, Rape/Non-con, Romance, Slash
Completed: Yes
Recommended by: Quantumphysica
Recommender's comments: This is an amazing AU, addictive like a soap series and at least as dramatic!
"The Fire Dance" is mostly centered around Glorfindel and Erestor, but in fact it gives us a peak in the lives of all our favorite elves, who are conveniently heaped together in Imladris for the sake of storyline.
There is loads and loads of slash to be had, MPreg in all sorts and sizes, old traumas, lost loves, feuds unsolved, cultural differences, and a heap of Valar with odd habits to finish it off! This story combines beautifully as many genres as you can think of without coming over as unnatural; it's one of the best I've ever read.
To entice any future readers: ever wanted to see Elrond in a dress, or Child!Namo involved in a food-fight? xD
As you may suspect, this is as AU as it gets... but I promise you that it's worth it, and once you start reading you'll get sucked into the story right away!
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Círdan, Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond, Erestor, Gildor, Glorfindel, Haldir, Legolas, Lindir, Mandos/Námo, Melpomaen/Figwit, Oromë, Orophin, Rúmil, Thranduil, Tulkas
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst, AU, BDSM, Drama, Explicit Sex, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Incest, Kink, Mpreg, Romance, Slash
Completed: Yes
Recommended by: Quantumphysica
Recommender's comments: A lovely story, really. Strange, intimate and mysterious...
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Celegorm, Irmo/Lórien
Content: Angst, AU, Character Death, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Slash
Completed: Yes
Recommended by: Blessing
Recommender's comments: It is a humorous change from the normal action and adventure stories. The way the author tells this tale is wonder to behold, giving life to each character.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Aragorn, Legolas
Content: Humor
Completed: Yes
Recommended by: Blessing
Recommender's comments: It is a very interesting story, with a wonderful writing style. It is extremely descriptive, and the action keeps it moving. A brilliant story that gives out its own... aroma?
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Legolas, Thranduil
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst
Completed: No
Recommended by: Blessing
Recommender's comments: A wonderful story featuring Elrond and Legolas. It is extremely well written, and brings every detail to life. It does not have any violence and whatnot in it.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Elrond, Legolas
Content: Romance
Completed: Yes
Recommended by: Quantumphysica
Recommender's comments: Somehow, Haldir doesn't go to the halls of Mandos after dying at Helm's Deep... instead he gets transported through time to the First Age settlement Celos Galen in Beleriand.
This story features a period that -in my opinion- doesn't get enough fanfiction love most of the time, and the author combines good canon knowledge and writing skills to create a tale full of sympathetic and believable characters, touching moments, hilarious "culture shock" type situations, and a good dose of mystery. I love it! :)
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Celeborn, Elu Thingol, Haldir, Mablung, Melian, Rúmil, Saeros, Thranduil, Ulmo
Content: Action/Adventure, Drama, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery, Romance
Completed: No
You were ill gotten, and I loved you.
Recommended by: Urloth
Recommender's comments:
An alternative take on Eol Moriquendi, Aredhel, and Maeglin. The same writer I recced before and for the same reason. I must quote from her again:
the Silmarillion was written from the point of view of Noldorian scholars and translated centuries later by Bilbo Baggins. The Noldor were not the biggest fans of Avar elves like Eol.
Suspicious historial account is very suspicious.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Aredhel, Eöl, Maeglin
Content: Angst, Character Death, Drama, Vignette
Completed: Yes
As his father rides to defend his small fiefdom, Maeglin creates beauty. Silmarillion oneshot.
Recommended by: Urloth
Recommender's comments:
As said by the author: featuring a Maeglin who is not yet evil or crazed, and a father who loves him.
Becuase the popular fanon of unloved-father issue Maeglin can get to be a bit much. A beautiful introspective piece about Maeglin and what his life might have been like in Nan Elmoth growing up.
I like this version of Maeglin. I'm sticking with him.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Eöl, Maeglin
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Vignette
Completed: Yes
Edit: The Series is now available on AO3.
Recommended by: mangacrack
Recommender's comments: It is the first story of a series, set in the Third Age while the Ring War is resurfacing. The absolutly lovely twist in the storyline: Maedhros survived, managing to stay in contact with Maglor and Elrond. Due to his status and his history it is still not a happy fic (or a slash one, only gen) but there beginning's of healing in the Feanorian's hearts and some endearing hurt/comfort moments.
I recommened the series (three stories so far, but ongoing) especially to those who like what-if fanfictions and those who love Maglor and Maedhros. Fans will get their share, simply for the fact that they are not dead for once and with the author's writing style the series leaves defintely an impression. Certainly I one could get addicted to.
Elder Shadows (Maedhros, Maglor, Elrond)
Overcoming the Dark (Maedhros, Glorfindel, Legolas)
Gathering Clouds (Maglor, Maedhros, Celebrimbor, Elrond)
Grief (Maedhros, Maglor, Arwen)
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Legolas, Lindir
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst, Gen
Completed: Yes
"When Thangorodrim was broken and Morgoth overthrown, Sauron put on his fair hue again and did obeisance to Eönwë the herald of Manwë, and abjured all his evil deeds. And some hold that this was not at first falsely done, but that Sauron in truth repented, if only out of fear..."
MEFA 2011 1st Place - Incomplete: Drama & Smaug's Treasure.
Recommended by: Spiced Wine
Recommender's comments: The deepest love, and the darkest agelong betrayal. Beauty and tragedy. (Slash).
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Elrond, Eonwë, Erestor, Mandos/Námo, Manwë, OFC, Sauron
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst, AU, BDSM, Drama, Dubcon, Erotica, Kink, Rape/Non-con, Slash
Completed: No
Recommended by: Spiced Wine
Recommender's comments: I really appreciate the way December consider the complexities of emotion inherent in an incestuous relationship. It's not something I see very often, and when it is written, people seem to overlook the emotional coils and prohibitions of such an attraction, when that is actually what they should focus on the most. It's really well done in this story.
The sex is revelatory and savage and beautiful, and the two brothers -- well, they go a long way to making me forget how they were in the films. This is Boromir and Faramir from the books.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Boromir, Faramir
Content: Angst, AU, Drama, Erotica, Explicit Sex, Incest, Slash
Completed: No
Recommended by: Spiced Wine
Recommender's comments: A beautiful Aragorn/Legolas adventure/friendship. Nightwing is a truly wonderful writer; this story is filled with pathos and danger. One of the first fanfic stories I ever found, and one which made me like Aragorn more than decades of reading the books (or seeing the films. he's just not a favorite of mine.)
It is the one genfic I can keep reading, probably because the relationship between Aragorn and Legolas is so lovely. Unfortunately, it has not been updated in years, (although I recently heard from the author and hope she will return to it.) but it is still well worth the read, as it is a long story and about two-thirds complete.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Aragorn, Legolas
Content: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Gen, Hurt/Comfort
Completed: No
Recommended by: Spiced Wine
Recommender's comments: Maedhros and Fingon the way it truly was.
Categories: Fiction
Characters: Aredhel, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod, Maedhros, Maglor, Turgon
Content: Drama, Romance, Slash
Completed: Yes