The crowning achievement of today's story is a look at some royal growing pains.
Celestia XVII
[Drama] [Slice of Life] [Alternate Universe] • 56,413 words
Being seventeen is hard — especially if you happen to be a Princess.
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR A 'ROYAL PROBLEM' BELOW. DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE EPISODE.
Now that that's out of the way, thinking about the episode I noticed something interesting. Celestias 'evil form of Daybreaker had a very similar style to something else we've seen in the series. Does anybody else remember what?
One more clue. Extreme frustration brought about an extreme physical change.
Like Student like teacher.
VERY LATE NOTE: We'll be taking off the weekend of the 11th for Bronycon! We'll be back next week with more features!
As a fairy-tale romance, today's story shines.
The Lighthouse and the Sea
[Romance] [Slice of Life] • 1,042 words
A short tail of love and lighthouses, seas and sea ponies.
If you're procrastinating on reading today's story: You snooze, you lose.
Sleeping Habits
[Slice of Life] • 8,504 words
Today's story is engineered to be quite a moving tale.
Track Switch - Steel Dreams
[Slice of Life] [Human] • 12,434 words
Today's story will sneak into your favorites.
Without a Hive
[Romance] [Dark] [Adventure] [Sad] • 180,748 words
Today’s story makes some daring choices.
Sunset Shimmer and the Last Trial of Daring Do
[Dark] [Adventure] [Alternate Universe] • 49,536 words
Today's story will grow on you.
How To Dominate Your Neighbor's Lawn
[Comedy] [Random] • 2,241 words
Even when faced with the rise of Tirek and the loss of her own cutie mark, Roseluck never fails to tend her lawn.
It's always the season for a fic as great as today's story.
The Celestial Mechanics in Midsummer
[Slice of Life] • 8,716 words
"My dear Twilight Sparkle,
Today's story lingers like the curling mist in a dark forest.
Don't Open the Door
[Dark][Horror] • 13,654 words
After an expedition into the Everfree Forest ends in disaster, Applejack and Rainbow Dash take refuge in an abandoned cabin until morning.
Today's story will offer a little "light" reading.
To Bring Light to Eternal Darkness
[Adventure] [Drama] • 34,992 words
You might want to keep a whiteboard handy for today’s story.
Autumnfall Change
[Sci-Fi][Slice of Life][Human] • 8,419 words
Magic and technology may have pierced the void and blazed a path between the realms, but that was the simple part. Adjusting to the changes that follow can be far more daunting.
Way back in August 2014, when I first joined this site, I put every story that was in the Royal Canterlot Library at that time into my "Read Later" list. For a few days/weeks, I read all of them at a steady pace. Many of them I enjoyed, some I didn't, but they were all very interesting to read.
Then, at some point, when there were three stories left, I stopped.
Today's story is a cold fable with a warm heart.
A Tale of a Mountain Clan
[Drama] • 2,472 words
This is a tale passed down for generations, a tale of an age before there was peace between the Griffons and the Equestrians.
After dealing with minion who ruined the first try, Batty FINALLY takes a look at "A Royal Problem" to see just how good it actually is.
Today's story will leave a monster of an impression.
She Kills Monsters
[Adventure] [Drama] [Equestria Girls] • 15,000 words
After losing her sister, Rarity buries herself in her work.
Those of us among the RCL curators who are attending Bronycon have a panel in the works, "Ponyfic: There Can Be Only One." We're going to determine the greatest MLP fanfic ever written through what I'm sure will be highly scientific and objective processes, for a very serious and legally binding prize.
The greatest MLP fanfic ever written...
Eeyup, that’s what the RCL curators are trying to determine, and you can have a say!
Today's story will leave its mark on you.
The Cutie Mark Allocation Agency
[Comedy] [Random] • 35,789 words
'Unseen and unheard: They must never know'.