Books are invaluable possessions. If a book contains a good enough tale, it can be passed down from generation to generation, warranting multiple reads and rereads each time it is passed down.

Books are comfort. A well-built world can make a reader forget whatever troubles they may have.

Books are empowering. Books are memorable. Books are works of art.

Twilight Sparkle hasn't read a book in three days.

Aryanne, Ponyville's resident Nazi sympathizer, unicorn supremacist, and self-hating earth pony, gets asked to be the substitute teacher for Ms. Cheerilee's class when the latter pony falls ill one morning. During a lecture about the finer points of eugenics, Ayranne discovers that the ponies of Ponyville aren't quite as excited about the Final Solution as she is.

As with most of my stories, you have the Seattle's Angels skype group to thank for this one.

Shining Armor really likes to drink coffee, a lot. He needs it especially now as he has his finals to study for. A young Twilight wants to know why he, their parents, and Cadance, her foalsitter, like coffee so much. When Cadance calls and comes over to their place for a dinner date, Twilight finds out why it is good for them and later why not good for fillies like her.

*EDIT* Forgot to mention this earlier. The artwork is from dm29 on Deviant Art and can be found here...

*EDIT 2* Co-Authored with Prince-Nightfire93

Deep in the Royal Library is a book. A terrible book that is said to send whoever reads it mad. A book so dangerous that it has to be hidden away and secured with chains to prevent it from ever being opened.

A book which has just been accidently checked out by Spike on behalf of Twilight Sparkle.

The Star In Yellow is rising once more, and only Rainbow Dash and Spike can save Twilight before it's too late. Ideas live forever. Ponies do not.

This fic is loosely inspired by the 19th century story 'The King In Yellow'.

Twilight Sparkle inherits a number of papers from her great-uncle, a professor of ancient languages in the University of Canterlot, who died under suspicious circumstances. After reading her uncle's accounts of a strange cult dedicated to an ancient being known as Cthulhu, Twilight begins her own investigations, only to encounter horrible truths.

Deep within the recesses of the Internet, there exists a game that has destroyed many and brought insanity to the survivors. A game of such torment that very few dare to meet the challenge. And now, Equestria's greatest gamer shall take on this challenge. Can she succeed where so many have failed? Does she have what it takes to become... The Guy?

Featuring Gamer Luna and Derpy!

Chris and Keon are two zoology majors that get separated from their class after following what Chris believed to be an undiscovered species of bird, during a trip into the Amazon rainforest.

Finding themselves stuck in a pit, they discover an ancient ruin adorned with murals and statues of what they believed to be ponies. They soon realize that the bird in question was the orchestrator of their fate, as they’re brought to what they are certain is their deaths.

Waking up, they are not only separated from each other, but in a new land entirely. Will they take this opportunity to learn about creatures only ever seen in legend, or will they be too busy being studied themselves?

Rated teen for sexual themes, crude humor, mild drug use.
(Edited by DF)

Ponies get punched, repeatedly. In the face.

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson have solved many cases together. They've seen death, destruction, and more in their line of work. In short, they have come to expect the unexpected.

They never could have predicted they would be turned into ponies. Or sent to Equestria. Or that there would be a case there steeped in magic, fear, blood and betrayal.

Buckle up, kiddies. It's about to get weird.

Both Sherlock and Watson are from the BBC series Sherlock. Takes place after Baskerville, before the last episode of the second season.

After unwittingly releasing a bound spirit from the tome that had been its prison, Trixie and Gilda find themselves thrown into the dark underworld of Equestria; where not everything that goes bump in the night is a myth.

Given a chance to make a difference in the world, the misfit duo set out to put down as many creatures as possible. Fortunately they're not alone... they've got one Nightmare of a guardian angel

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Alternate canon of Equestria's Crazies