Genre Dependent - Hive Books · 9:32pm Jun 4th, 2015
Review for my expanding Recomendation List
The Hive Books by Law Abiding Pony
Main Instalments:
Warning: The later instalment's and side story's descriptions contain spoilers for the earlier ones
Of the Hive
For the Hive
Culling of the Hives
Reformation of the Hives (incomplete)
Side Stories:
Aegis of the Hive
Life in Phoenix Roost
Tags: Adventure, AU
Timeframe: Diverging from the show after A Canterlot Wedding Later show events are often altered and adapted into the story's timeline as sidenotes.
Description:
In the wake of Chrysalis' failed invasion, a different hive breaks tradition and steps into the light to open relations with Equestria. The ever eager scholar, Twilight Sparkle, uses this truce as the perfect opportunity to learn more about this enigmatic race. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, she will learn all there is to know about what it means to be a changeling.
But will Twilight lose herself in the hive, or will she regain what she has lost? Only time will tell.
Who should read it:
This story series is about steampunk changelings. Yes you heard me, that is a thing. And it's awesome. The hive Twilight gets adopted into is specialized in cutting edge Magitech and has developed stuff like muskets, automatons, spider walkers and best of all heavier-than-air metal airships with cloaking ability.
If you like a bit of technology porn in your stories and don't mind getting into certain detail on how things work (no page long explanations, I promise) then you should jump at this story. It also offers a lot of very interesting headcanon on changeling biology, culture, politics and history. Apart from that it is a solid story with good character development and interesting twists, but it's main appeal clearly lies in the two factors above.
