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So, after my month-long dive into the vast rabbit hole of Fire Emblem fanfiction, I found about five dozen stories covering games across the whole franchise that a lot of people recommend - well, on blogs and message boards, anyway. Fanfiction.net and AO3 bookmarks are mutable and don't require much engagement, so I based these selections on what people were actively discussing (at or around the time they read them).

 

Note: These are not my personal recommendations on which Fire Emblem fanfics I consider my favorites, and a story's placement on this list should not be construed as an endorsement. This is a generalized, not-at-all scientific list of stories covering a wide range of topics. Consider it a "fanfic starter pack" for those of you interested in engaging with and/or understanding the Fire Emblem fandom.

Stories that I have read will either be marked with a checkmark (✔️) if I liked them, or a red X (❌) if I didn't, followed by a link to the review in question.

Stories that haven't been updated since 2024 are marked with a zzz (💤) icon.

If you've read any of the stories on this list, then I encourage you to share your opinion by commenting on and/or sharing this post.

• • Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light / Mystery of the Emblem
    • Princess of Dawn
  • Gaiden / Echoes
    • The Price of Devotion
    • A Road Less Traveled
  • Binding Blade / Blazing Blade
    • Hammer of Terrascars
    • House Hanover of Elibe (series)
    • Shadows Under the Oak Tree
    • Wayward Son
  • Sacred Stones
    • No Longer Alone
  • Path of Radiance / Radiant Dawn
    • Ike Versus the Fourth Wall
    • Queen of Sorrow
  • Awakening
    • 25 Lives
    • Aberration
    • Bed Time Story
    • De-cruited
    • Everyone just calm down! No skewering! No disintegrations! ❌️ (reviewed 9/16/2025)
    • Family ✔️ (reviewed 9/19/2025)
    • Grimaspawn, timelost psychotics, and lesser irritants
    • Invisible Ties
    • Letters for Cordy
  • Fates
    • Coming Home
    • How Beruka Destroyed But Then Saved Christmas ✔️ (reviewed 9/19/2025)
    • if you could just forgive yourself
    • The Invisible Princess ✔️ (reviewed 9/4/2025)
    • Joining of Worlds
    • Pawn to E4
  • Three Houses / Three Hopes
    
    • An Adrestian Tail
    • Captivating
    • Champion
    • An Eagle Among Lions
    • Emerald Moon - Coalition of Deer and Lion
    • The Emperor and the Goddess
    • The Golden Deer and Their Glorious Battle Against Professor Byleth, Who Started It ✔️ (reviewed 8/21/2025)
    • Golden Eagles and Crimson Winds
    • Heart of Flesh
    • homeroom (or, if we're not recruited in 15 minutes, we're legally allowed to leave) ✔️ (reviewed 9/19/2025)
    • if you ask for a cup of water they will give it to you for free
    • Lament
    • Love, Regardless of Direction
    • A Matched Pair 💤
    • Our Path is Crooked but True
    • The Savior King, the Master Tactician, and the Queen of Liberation
    • Shall We Build a Kingdom? (series)
    • The Stars Will Be Watching Us
    • terrain of minor stars; terrain of incomplete hunger
    • Those Who Can’t, Teach
    • Two Flints and a Fire
    • Who We Are, and What We Are Meant to Be
  • Heroes
    • Return to the Village
  • Crossovers
    • An Awakening in Cold Steel (Awakening × The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel)
    • Demon in Fodlan (Three Houses × Fate/Grand Order)
    • Fire Emblem the Self Insert Number A bajillion (multiple FE series)
    • A Future Tied by Fates (Awakening × Fates)
    • The Heroes of Legend: Year One and Year Two (Three Houses × The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
    • Outlaw Knight (Three Houses × Red Dead Redemption 2)
    • Professor Joker (Three Houses × Persona 5)
    • Shepherding the Flock (Awakening × Three Houses) 💤