Reading Order For the Wonderverse · 5:06am Feb 12th, 2017
So, I've been reading the Head in the Clouds trilogy by Calm Wind, (which I would highly recommend), recently and discovered many fanworks. Now, there are other reading lists out there, but they seem to be incomplete, or not including the original stories. Therefore, I have decided to make one myself. Or, at least, as close as I can get. Be warned, there are times when 5+ fics happen at the same time but needed to be spaced out within the list.
Few key things:
"-" means read afterward.
"*" means happens during something.
If a work happens during a work that happens during the original, the "*" for that one will be farther to the right.
"[" means AU to the canon stories.
I will specify if it is by the original author, or if it is a fanwork.
First Encounter-Takes place before everything. Fanwork.
Soft Spoken With a Big Heart -After First Encounter, but before Head in the Clouds. Official Canon.
Head in the Clouds -First in the trilogy. Official Canon.
Falling in Love Quietly -During Head in the Clouds. Sequel to Soft Spoken With a Big Heart. Official Canon.
Crystal Wings -Sequel to Head in the Clouds. Fanwork.
Hard Pressed to Impress -After Head in the Clouds. Official Canon.
Apple in the Corner -After Head in the Clouds. Official Canon.
Flying Sky-High -Sequel to Head in the Clouds. Official Canon.
-The Weight of Responsibility - Slightly after Flying Sky-High. Official Canon.
*Steady as She Flies -During Flying Sky-High and The Weight of Responsibility. Sequel to Crystal Wings. Fanwork.
*Daring Do and the Leaf in the Wind -During Steady as She Flies. Fanwork.
*Touch the Sky -During The Weight of Responsibility. Sequel to Steady as She Flies. Fanwork.
*Quiet Conversation -During Chapter 10 of Flying Sky-High. Fanwork.
-Why the Streak Siblings can't have Nice Things -Just after Flying Sky-High. Sequel to Steady as She Flies. Fanwork.
[Shadowbolts Shenanigans -Alternate Ending to Flying Sky-High. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
The Troll Squad -After Why the Streak Siblings can't have Nice Things and before Chase the Wind. Sequel to Steady as She Flies. Fanwork.
Chase the Wind -After The Troll Squad. Fanwork.
The Fall of Roan -Backstory to a large amount of stories, such as Chase the Wind. Fanwork.
Shadowbolts: A Memoir -Starts 16 years before Piercing the Heavens, and continues through/ past it. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
Broken -After Flying Sky-High, before Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork.
That's Not Quite How He Told It -Somewhere between Flying Sky-High, before Piercing the Heavens. Official Canon.
The Flaws of Perfection -Somewhere between Flying Sky-High, before Piercing the Heavens. Sequel to Hard Pressed to Inpress. Official Canon.
Caught Between a Rock and a Pie -Somewhere between Flying Sky-High, before Piercing the Heavens. Sequel to Apple in the Corner. Official Canon.
A Very Witchy Holiday -2 months before Piercing the Heavens. Sequel to Chase the Wind. Fanwork.
Piercing the Heavens -Third part in the trilogy. Official Canon.
*Lucky Chili -Takes place during Fleetfoot and Blaze's fight in the cafeteria, early-ish Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork.
*Every Blizzard has a Sliver Lining -Chapter 27 of Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork.
*That's Not Quite How It Works -Right after Cadance appears in Piercing the Heavens. Official Canon.
*Sliver Tears -Chapter 64 of Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork.
*Wonderful Mechanical: Keen Eye and the Wonderbolt Saboteur -Between Act 2 and 3 of Piercing the Heavens. Chapter 72-ish. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
*Memories of Midnight -Chapters 84-92 of Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork. (Hiatus).
*Unchanging Loyalties -Chapter 86 of Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork.
*(M)Canterlot in Flames -Chapter 98 of Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork.
*WonderVerse: The Tale of Death Drop -Chapter 99 of Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork.
*Waves of Fire -Chapter 107 of Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork. (Hiatus)
*Wonderverse: Acts Of Mercy -Chapters 113-114 of Piercing the Heavens. Sequel to WonderVerse: The Tale of Death Drop. Fanwork.
*Piercing the Heavens: Past Mistakes -Capture of Wave Chill area, (around Chapter 120), in Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork.
[Discord's Little Game -Alternate ending to Discord and Fancy Pants' game. Fanwork.
Rivet and Lucky's Little Adventure -Side-adventure during Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork.
[Through It All -Alternate ending to Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
The Legend of Spectrum Skies -After Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
A Different Breed of Changeling -Starts 20-ish years before, continues through Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork. (Hiatus).
*Tales from the Ruby Hive -Unofficial sequel to A Different Breed of Changeling. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
-From the Ashes: Ember's Story -Chapter 3 of A Different Breed of Changeling. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
The Crystal Changeling -A couple years after Piercing the Heavens. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
Storytime - Unspecified side story. Fanwork.
Bliss and Bitz -Unspecified. Fanwork.
Getting to Know you -Unspecified. Fanwork. (Cancelled).
Through his Eyes -Unspecified. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
Captain Blaze -Unspecified. Fanwork.
connections -Unspecified. Fanwork. (Hiatus).
Occupational Hazards -Unspecified. Fanwork.
Sky's the limit -Unspecified, but assumed after Piercing the Heavens because SoarinDash child. Fanwork. (Incomplete).
When the Story is Over - Unspecified. Fanwork.
Whoa, that is a lot... these are all in the same story? Like these all take place in the Calm Wind stories?
4418936
Same universe, yes.
4418937 once again.... woah
4418937
4418939
holy crap, I keep seeing Piercing the Heavens mentioned and in the feature box but i had no idea this was the tip of such a huge iceberg....
4466917 oh yes... a very large iceberg