January recs: 3 Animorph AUs
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schneefinkI almost failed my plan for monthly rec posts in January already... And I didn't participate in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
snowflake_challenge, though I'm still vaguely considering doing it a bit later. Definitely after my exam.
I didn't have anything planned so I just browsed through my fic bookmarks until I found something I wanted to rec, and that's why you get recs for three amazing Animorph AUs.
I read all of the Animorph books they had at the library as a teenager, then I mostly forgot about them, and then many years later I discovered some excellent fic online. Since then I keep vaguely thinking that I might reread them one day (they're available for free online) but it hasn't happened yet because it's a big time commitment and there's so many other things to read.
Eleutherophobia by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
SoloMoon
series of 15 works, 322k words; more might be added but it has a good stopping point
~post-canon canon-divergent AU, gen focus with background relationships
Summary: Eleutherophobia: n., Greek, the fear of freedom
Tom survived Rachel's assassination attempt; the yeerk in his head did not. Now he's left dealing with his overprotective but traumatized parents, a little brother battling survivor guilt in a world that thinks he's a superhero, his terrifyingly awesome ex-neighbor determined to change the world, the girl from high school who he loved enough to follow to a Sharing meeting, and a whole bunch of other former hosts who think that just because a yeerk wearing his body once led a revolution Tom actually knows what he's talking about half the time.
Why I love it: This is so good. The aftermath of a "happy ending" but there is still so much left open; this story does an excellent job looking at the after-effects of what Tom, the Animorphs, and the world have been through, and it delivers great h/c, politicking, relationships, worldbuilding, just so many cool things.
Daemorphing byPoetry
series with 31 works, 710k words, WIP (though only missing an extended epilogue)
His Dark Materials fusion, gen focus with background relationships
Summary: They can't tell you their real names, or their dæmons' names. The Yeerks are everywhere. But they're going to fight back.
Why I love it: The worldbuilding is fantastic (especially in regard to other races), the canon divergences are fascinating, the adventures and relationships are so so good.
The Unending Lull bySoloMoon
35k, gen focus with background relationships, canon-divergence AU
Summary: Overnight, every single yeerk on Planet Earth suddenly dies. The Animorphs, and the former yeerk hosts, try to figure out what to do in the aftermath of the war's abrupt end.
AU that picks up between #19: The Departure and #20: The Discovery.
Why I love it: I really like the perspectives in this and the examination of the aftermath and the different ~factions and both where they are powerless and different ways to fight.
Have you read the Animorphs books? What are your favorite parts? :)
snowflake_challenge, though I'm still vaguely considering doing it a bit later. Definitely after my exam. I didn't have anything planned so I just browsed through my fic bookmarks until I found something I wanted to rec, and that's why you get recs for three amazing Animorph AUs.
I read all of the Animorph books they had at the library as a teenager, then I mostly forgot about them, and then many years later I discovered some excellent fic online. Since then I keep vaguely thinking that I might reread them one day (they're available for free online) but it hasn't happened yet because it's a big time commitment and there's so many other things to read.
Eleutherophobia by
series of 15 works, 322k words; more might be added but it has a good stopping point
~post-canon canon-divergent AU, gen focus with background relationships
Summary: Eleutherophobia: n., Greek, the fear of freedom
Tom survived Rachel's assassination attempt; the yeerk in his head did not. Now he's left dealing with his overprotective but traumatized parents, a little brother battling survivor guilt in a world that thinks he's a superhero, his terrifyingly awesome ex-neighbor determined to change the world, the girl from high school who he loved enough to follow to a Sharing meeting, and a whole bunch of other former hosts who think that just because a yeerk wearing his body once led a revolution Tom actually knows what he's talking about half the time.
Why I love it: This is so good. The aftermath of a "happy ending" but there is still so much left open; this story does an excellent job looking at the after-effects of what Tom, the Animorphs, and the world have been through, and it delivers great h/c, politicking, relationships, worldbuilding, just so many cool things.
Daemorphing by
series with 31 works, 710k words, WIP (though only missing an extended epilogue)
His Dark Materials fusion, gen focus with background relationships
Summary: They can't tell you their real names, or their dæmons' names. The Yeerks are everywhere. But they're going to fight back.
Why I love it: The worldbuilding is fantastic (especially in regard to other races), the canon divergences are fascinating, the adventures and relationships are so so good.
The Unending Lull by
35k, gen focus with background relationships, canon-divergence AU
Summary: Overnight, every single yeerk on Planet Earth suddenly dies. The Animorphs, and the former yeerk hosts, try to figure out what to do in the aftermath of the war's abrupt end.
AU that picks up between #19: The Departure and #20: The Discovery.
Why I love it: I really like the perspectives in this and the examination of the aftermath and the different ~factions and both where they are powerless and different ways to fight.
Have you read the Animorphs books? What are your favorite parts? :)
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Date: 2025-01-30 09:44 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2025-01-31 07:53 am (UTC)Fave parts is a difficult question. I adore Cassie and Aftran and the Yeerk Peace Movement, all parts with Marco and Visser One/Eva are incredible, I love Ax, Tobias and their relationship, the David trilogy is uneasy and stressful but very good, all of Rachel's arc is incredible...
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Date: 2025-02-01 06:14 pm (UTC)The David books are some that I'm especially sorry I haven't read because they didn't have them at the library, and I don't think I ever met Aftran either. (Iirc they had about twenty or so books in total.) Maybe, since it seems unlikely that I'll reread the whole series anytime soon, I could just read those books?, hm.
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Date: 2025-02-03 08:11 pm (UTC)I love those books so much, particularly the extras like the Hork-Bajir Chronicles
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Date: 2025-02-05 09:11 pm (UTC)