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What are the best and worst parts of AO3 and other fanfiction sites?

I’m currently building a new fanfiction archive and recommendation platform, heavily inspired by AO3 and FicHub.net. My core architecture is based on AO3’s model, but I’m expanding it with the ability to scrape and download fics from multiple other sites, alongside integrated forums and a recommendation engine. My motivation for this project came from using Reddit user u/NTaya’s recommendation engine. While brilliant, it was too slow for my liking because it had to scrape AO3 bookmarks in...

Thread by: PercyPendragon, Aug 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM, 0 replies, in forum: General Discussion
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Writing an action story with a Cyborg as the protagonist

Some of you may know me as one of the guys who writes Naruto Fanfiction and the feedback I got from this forum has been instrumental in making my stories far better than what they initially were. I'm planning on writing an action story with a Cyborg (or enhanced individual) as the main lead. While I'm still waiting on planning out the general plot, I was wondering if there were any good books (or series of books) that were written in the similar genre that could help me gain a better...

Thread by: Ace1190, Jul 11, 2023, 5 replies, in forum: Original Fiction Discussion
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Hamlet/Country/Empire building books or series

I recently realised that one thing I’m really sucker for is when Harry fucks off to build his own island or country, or GOT xovers where he takes over and builds his land up. that got me thinking - are there books or series focused on this topic? I dont mean the political intrigue and power struggles a la GoT, but actually focused on building something up - be it MC dropped off nowhere building up their life, person building a village or something like that? Proper published books?

Thread by: James, Sep 29, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Books and Anime Discussion
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan series)

If you like fast-paced science fiction with a strong emphasis on world-building and politics, A Memory Called Empire is worth a read. It's book one in Arkady Martine's Teixcalaan series, with book two supposed to come out next year. Blurb: Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely independent mining Station, has died. But no one will admit that his death...

Thread by: Rubicon, Jan 3, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Books and Anime Discussion
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Books with main character like Jack Reacher

Hey all, Looking for cop/detective/spy thrillers with distinctive BAMF!MC, something like Lee Child's Jack Reacher. Now, main protags in these genres often fall into certain tropes: you've got the boy-scout (~captain america), the alcoholic with inner strength (~bruce willis), or the PTSD post army type (~Rambo?). These tropes usually direct what type of drama/personal development is in the book, I don't enjoy these mentioned, and I'm especially tired of alcoholic/burn-out, but inside...

Thread by: James, Sep 15, 2018, 32 replies, in forum: Books and Anime Discussion
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Quality Eragon fics

In a raging fit of nostalgia, I reread Flawed Perfection by @Sesc earlier this week, and I'm craving Eragon. As flawed as the story ended up being, it had interesting characters and was very enjoyable up until the supid-ass ending. At least for me. Other than Flawed Perfection, the best I've ever read is By the Light of a Spark, by Collier World. Very well done fic, but unfortunately abandoned back in 2011. So, are there any decent, Eragon-centric fics out there? For the life of me, I...

Thread by: Inert, Aug 3, 2018, 18 replies, in forum: Story Search
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Quality Fandoms - What's worth getting into?

Hey! I don't believe we've had a thread like this for at least a few years now, and the fanfiction landscape is bound to have changed a bit since then. The key question here: Which fandoms are worth diving into, or at least worth familiarising yourself with purely to get access to good fics? For example, have you ever given any series a shot purely so that you can access the massive wealth of fanfiction behind it? That was the sole driving reason I read Naruto - there was such a great...

Thread by: Alindrome, Apr 17, 2018, 23 replies, in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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Lists of recommendations

There are a lot of threads covering variations on the theme of "best fics", even aside from the pairing-threads which often cover similar ground. What I haven't found (and I hope it's not lying around somewhere and I missed it) is a thread specifically about lists of recommendations, a sort of meta-best fics thread if you like. Lists are nice to read, because if they're well-done you can glean from them not only, obviously, new stories to read, but also a sense of how other readers read,...

Thread by: Astaphta, May 19, 2017, 17 replies, in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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Non HP stories worth a re-read.

So when I was about 15 when I was into Inuyasha for a few months. Despite having long outgrown the fandom I recently re-read RosieB's excellent historical romp Beside You in Time and I gotta say it holds up pretty well despite being almost 8 years old. The author was/is evidently using the premise to indulge in her love of history. It got me thinking, are there any stories that stand out to you guys from fandoms, troupes or pairings that you were briefly interested in, no longer follow...

Thread by: Sorrows, Oct 30, 2016, 12 replies, in forum: Story Search
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SSD Upgrade From HDD - Recommendations?

Hello I was wondering about any SSD Recommendations. I have been looking into the Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB and the SanDisk Ultra II 960 GB SSD. I'm looking for about a terabyte and some software that can use system DRAM as a cache like RAPID Mode on the Samsung and nCache 2.0. Size is 2.5 mm and 7 mm height. SATA III for the interface. Thanks!

Thread by: Aurelius_8, May 2, 2016, 5 replies, in forum: PC Discussion
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HERMIONE summoned to an Alternate Dimension/Universe to Defeat Voldemort

So we all seen/read the stories where Harry is summoned to an AU World to take care of You-Know-Poo but what about the BAMF Hermione we all know and love? Anybody got any recs? Thanks, V.

Thread by: Vamp, Jan 6, 2016, 6 replies, in forum: Story Search
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Music Recommendation

I was browsing DLP looking for a music recommendation thread and I couldn't find one, sorry if I missed any, so I figured what the heck I'll start one myself. I wasn't sure what sort of genres you guys are into. Rock? Electronic? Western Art? Dubstep? Who knows, but I figure we're probably a pretty diverse bunch so I say let's just make it a general recommendation thread. Post whatever band or song is tickling your fancy at the moment and the rest of us can listen to it or laugh at your...

Thread by: Paranoid Android, May 15, 2013, 13 replies, in forum: Movies, Music and TV shows
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Looking For: Good Detective/Crime/Action/Suspense/Mystery Fiction

Hallo DLP, I'm trying to get some good recommendations about Detective/Crime/Cop/Mystery/Whatever Fiction to read. It's my favorite genre apart from variations on the Fantasy theme, which is probably why I like the Dresden Files so much (it combines the two). Hell, maybe this even includes the "Thriller" or "Suspense" genres, but I tend to think of Thrillers as having more action than anything else (which isn't quite what I'm after, but might still be good). Character driven stories are...

Thread by: Ched, Nov 17, 2011, 13 replies, in forum: Books and Anime Discussion

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