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Latest Stories

T The Adventuring Type
Com
SoL
Rainbow Dash gets bored waiting for monster attacks in Ponyville, and decides to find some adventures of her own.
Rainbow Dash
Cold in Gardez · 41k words · 193 5 · 1.4k views
T The World is Filled with Monsters
Adv
Rom
In the fledgling nation of Equestria, a small band of heroes must rely on their courage, strength and intuition just to stay alive, and maybe make the world a better place as well.
Princess Celestia
Princess Luna
Other
Cold in Gardez · 61k words · 225 7 · 1.1k views
E I'm Afraid of Changeling (and other short stories)
Com
Dark
Rand
SoL
Short sketches about being human. Except, you know, with ponies.
Spike
Original Character
Other
Main 6
Cutie Mark Crusaders
Cold in Gardez · 47k words · 639 12 · 5.4k views
T The Color of the Stars
Adv
Drama
Mys
Starlight Glimmer and Twilight Sparkle follow a mysterious dream message in a quest to prevent their world from being undone.
Twilight Sparkle
Queen Chrysalis
Starlight Glimmer
Cold in Gardez · 9.1k words · 269 6 · 1.4k views
T The Lamia
Com
SoL
There aren't many stallions in Ponyville. For most mares, this might be considered a problem. For a mare addicted to eating them, it's the perfect chance to detox.
Twilight Sparkle
Rarity
Spike
Original Character
Sex
Cold in Gardez · 8.3k words · 715 37 · 5.3k views
E Childhood's End
Mys
SoL
A young colt gets his cutie mark in a dream. If only he could remember what it was about.
Twilight Sparkle
Original Character
Cutie Mark Crusaders
Cold in Gardez · 7.8k words · 215 8 · 1.5k views
E The Riddle of the Sphinx
Adv
Mys
Daring Do encounters a legendary monster, and a terrible test, deep beneath the earth.
Other
Daring Do
Cold in Gardez · 4.2k words · 627 6 · 3.5k views
E Completely Safe in the Reference Section
Com
SoL
Twilight Sparkle and her friends recover an ancient book of black magic. She does the obvious thing with it.
Twilight Sparkle
Rarity
Main 6
Cold in Gardez · 8.1k words · 982 14 · 6.9k views
T The Instruments of Our Surrender
Adv
Rom
Two ordinary ponies find the strength to fight back during Tirek's rampage across Equestria
Original Character
Tirek
Cold in Gardez · 8k words · 182 6 · 1.6k views
E The Time of Their Lives
Com
SoL
Twilight Sparkle is arrested for the second time in her life. Rarity is attempting to put her business partner out of business. The undead have risen and walk Ponyville's streets. A normal day, in other words.
Twilight Sparkle
Rarity
Cold in Gardez · 7k words · 840 29 · 5.1k views
E Babel
SoL
Ponies learn what really matters after a curse scrambles their languages.
Twilight Sparkle
Discord
Mr. Cake
Mrs. Cake
Cold in Gardez · 1.9k words · 539 8 · 3.1k views
E Lost Cities
SoL
North of Canterlot, in the far marches of the Equestrian lands near the Griffon tribes, there is a mountain that flies.
Princess Celestia
Original Character
Cold in Gardez · 11k words · 954 14 · 8.3k views
T A Once and Future Darkness
Dark
SoL
When Luna returned after a thousand years of exile, she brought something else back with her. Dreams – real dreams – are shaking the world, and Twilight Sparkle must stop them before they destroy it.
Twilight Sparkle
Rainbow Dash
Princess Luna
Main 6
Sex
Cold in Gardez · 9.6k words · 436 37 · 3.7k views
T Land of the Blind
Adv
A prince and a young mare go in search of a legendary cure. Finding it is the least of their challenges.
Original Character
Cold in Gardez · 29k words · 131 1 · 834 views
T National Geographic Presents: Big Princess Week
Com
X'ver
Rand
Twilight Sparkle notices some odd urges, now that she's suddenly become an alicorn.
Twilight Sparkle
Rarity
Princess Celestia
Cold in Gardez · 5.4k words · 1,136 41 · 8.9k views

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The pretty good ones

Completely Safe in the Reference Section Twilight Sparkle and her friends recover an ancient book of black magic. She does the obvious thing with it. by Cold in Gardez 8,098 words · 6,880 views · 982 likes · 14 dislikes
All the Mortal Remains Twilight Sparkle discovers an urn, and a decade's worth of questions, in the ashes of her library. by Cold in Gardez 9,035 words · 12,534 views · 1,716 likes · 22 dislikes
The Destruction of the Self Buckwheat would like to be a farmer. But what he wants isn't important, and that's alright with him. by Cold in Gardez 6,147 words · 2,865 views · 494 likes · 13 dislikes
For Whom We Are Hungry You didn't want to come here, but fate cares nothing for insects. The story of a changeling in Ponyville. by Cold in Gardez 14,935 words · 5,274 views · 896 likes · 10 dislikes

Stories of mine that have won various contests, Writeoff events, and the like.

Dramas and the like

A Once and Future Darkness When Luna returned after a thousand years of exile, she brought something else back with her. Dreams – real dreams – are shaking the world, and Twilight Sparkle must stop them before they destroy it. by Cold in Gardez 9,555 words · 3,680 views · 436 likes · 37 dislikes
The Last Trumpet's Call A gryphon survives a battle in the north. His friend does not. He wonders, sometimes, who really won. by Cold in Gardez 14,587 words · 2,348 views · 362 likes · 3 dislikes
The Carnivore's Prayer It is their nature by Cold in Gardez 9,679 words · 6,469 views · 677 likes · 12 dislikes
The Glass Blower A young artist in love will do whatever it takes to satisfy his heart. by Cold in Gardez 10,489 words · 14,919 views · 1,062 likes · 23 dislikes
Small-town Charm Twilight has seen some odd things in Ponyville. by Cold in Gardez 3,958 words · 8,940 views · 1,019 likes · 33 dislikes

Some of the more serious stories I've written.

Adventures! Others!

The Wind Thief A Tale of the Dragonborn by Cold in Gardez 72,221 words · 18,191 views · 843 likes · 17 dislikes
The First Light of Dawn A terrible accident threatens to unmake the world as we know it. by Cold in Gardez 67,434 words · 4,801 views · 331 likes · 6 dislikes
The Riddle of the Sphinx Daring Do encounters a legendary monster, and a terrible test, deep beneath the earth. by Cold in Gardez 4,203 words · 3,511 views · 627 likes · 6 dislikes
I'm Afraid of Changeling (and other short stories) Short sketches about being human. Except, you know, with ponies. by Cold in Gardez 47,297 words · 5,359 views · 639 likes · 12 dislikes
Lost Cities North of Canterlot, in the far marches of the Equestrian lands near the Griffon tribes, there is a mountain that flies. by Cold in Gardez 11,045 words · 8,297 views · 954 likes · 14 dislikes

And that leaves my two long-form stories, both adventures. For those of you who ever wondered where the Skyrim crossovers are, The Wind Thief is hopefully your answer. The Riddle of the Sphinx is about the best pegasus, while The First Light of Dawn was my first attempt at a true epic. Shorts is just what it says on the can – a collection of short stories, all written in 30 minutes or so. Lost Cities is an exercise in telling stories without characters or actions.

The Comedies

Naked Singularity Twilight attempts to write a sensual romance novel. by Cold in Gardez 10,524 words · 60,177 views · 2,900 likes · 53 dislikes
The Contest Fluttershy returns to defend her title as Quiet Game world champion. by Cold in Gardez 6,714 words · 36,728 views · 1,803 likes · 24 dislikes
The Lamia There aren't many stallions in Ponyville. For most mares, this might be considered a problem. For a mare addicted to eating them, it's the perfect chance to detox. by Cold in Gardez 8,321 words · 5,254 views · 715 likes · 37 dislikes
National Geographic Presents: Big Princess Week Twilight Sparkle notices some odd urges, now that she's suddenly become an alicorn. by Cold in Gardez 5,406 words · 8,852 views · 1,136 likes · 41 dislikes
The Time of Their Lives Twilight Sparkle is arrested for the second time in her life. Rarity is attempting to put her business partner out of business. The undead have risen and walk Ponyville's streets. A normal day, in other words. by Cold in Gardez 6,988 words · 5,131 views · 840 likes · 29 dislikes

For some reason, I'm known as a comedy writer. Here are the ones that still make me laugh.

Stuff that's just for fun

And maybe fun to read, too! Updated surprisingly often.

The Adventuring Type

Air icebergs! They're a totally real thing. Terrors of the sky.

It takes a brave pony to tackle these monsters. A pony willing to risk her life for fame, glory and the admiration of foals everywhere. A pony who doesn't know the meaning of the word surrender.

Rainbow Dash might not know much about flying icebergs or airships or basic safety protocols, but that's fine. Rules are for boring ponies, and if there's one thing Rainbow Dash has never been accused of, it's being boring. So lookout, everypony! There's a new iceberg wrangler in town, and the skies are never going to be the same.

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All the art · 1:19pm June 7th

Hey team,

I’ve been managing to keep to a weekly (mostly!) posting schedule for The World is Filled with Monsters, and some readers have noticed that the cover art keeps changing. That’s by design – I have a bunch of title cards for the main characters, and there’s more on the way.

Some folks have also asked for permanent links to all of the art. All my art can be found on my DA page, but I figured it was worth a blog post as well.

But first, let’s try the nifty new embed feature:

T The World is Filled with Monsters

In the fledgling nation of Equestria, a small band of heroes must rely on their courage, strength and intuition just to stay alive, and maybe make the world a better place as well.

Cold in Gardez · 61k words · 225 7 · 1.1k views

Seems to work. Okay, then, the art:

Vermilion

Zephyr

Luna

Canopy

Cloud Fire

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Chris #178 · April 17th · · ·

Well, look what just came in the mail!

I saw your name on the list, and wanted to personally thank you. It's a gorgeous plushie, and I hope that knowing you were part of making my day/week/month/forever puts a smile on your face even a fraction as large as the one on mine.

Ice Star

Ice Star #177 · April 15th · · ·

Stories about ponies are stories about people.

But are stories about people stories about ponies?

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DeadBloxxEpic #176 · April 12th · · ·

Stories about ponies are stories about people.

deep..

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As part of my resolution to 'relax' and not be so focused on data and records, I've abandoned the old systems so that I can just follow authors as I feel is appropriate. Buuut, since you asked... the (now defunct) rules can be found here.

The new scoring system will rank authors by 'coolness' in a similar fashion. It's no longer a prerequisite for following, but a simple (if not easy) achievement to be attained. I aim to blog about the changes before too long.

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