Tales of the Alternaverse

Tales of the Alternaverse

All fics by me, Wingthing. ;) Fics are listed in order of creation. Wanna see how they fit into the chronology? Go to the timeline. Wanna see my sources? Check out my bibliography.

Her Secret Soulname is Tam
The story that started it all.

New Beginnings
The Quest begins, Alternaverse style.

Homecoming
Swift has lost her wolfblood, and Rayek has reawakened the Palace in time to hear the Cry from Beyond.

A Different Wolfsong
Skywise has always managed to stay one step ahead of Recognition... unless now! Savin and the Green Moon Bay pirates make their Alternaverse debut.

Kissing Lessons
Flash back to the Palace War. Treestump is dead. The Wolfriders prepare for battle. And Pike has some very eager students.

Stars Rising (and None Falling)
Joyleaf orders a pregnant Eyes High down from her nest.

Three Trite Tales
A tongue-in-cheek rewrite of the journey to Blue Mountain as Swift and Rayek run afoul of Nonna and Adar, the Bone Woman, and those voyeuristic Preservers! Damn, they just don't make quests the way they used to.

The Chieftess Joyleaf Trilogy

Chieftess Pride
Bearclaw vows war on the humans, and Joyleaf stands her ground. Here, at last, is the event that changed ElfQuest history forever.

Midsummer's Hunt
Eight years after she won the chief's lock from Bearclaw, Recognition strikes Chieftess Joyleaf.

Chief's Lock
A teenage Swift meets her sire... then comes of age during the terror of Madcoil - a creature of her father's own making

Rainsong's Quest
In the wake of the Cry from Beyond, Rain's daughter discovers her own gift.

Culture Shock
It's been two years since the Swift and Rayek's Recognition, and the impending birth is driving both Wolfriders and Sun Folk a little... loopy. Will the two tribes ever find a meeting of the minds? And will Swift ever stop gaining weight?

Call to Hunt
The Wolfriders move to the rainforest, and Suntop seeks to prove himself.

The Ballad of Two-Edge
Part One | Part Two | Part Three
A millennia-spanning tale of everyone's favorite half-troll... with an Alternaverse twist.

One of Those Years
Not everyone was delighted when Swift and Rayek Recognized. Strongbow doesn't party hearty at Sun Village.

When Eyes Meet Eyes
Newstar Recognizes Teru. A dream-like vignette.

Three Trite Tales: The Lost Tale
Ever wonder why I didn't include the detour to Picknose's house in Three Trite Tales. Here's why. Please don't tell Rayek and Swift I posted this.

Soulnames
A troll-free version of the historic moment that bonded Fahr and Tam together with a force that rivaled Recognition itself.

The Chief Redlance Duology

One's Own Way
The Wolfrider elders wish to return to Thorny Mountain, and Swift is forced to confront her deepest fear.

Growing Pains
Redlance faces his first trial as chief.

Completion
Venka and Zhantee face the spectre of death and new life.

Out of Time
As the tribe sets off in search of the Palace, Treestump broods over his lost loves and uncertain future.

Packright
Part One | Part Two | Part Three
Strongbow and Moonshade's daughter Kit is intent on helping the troubled son of Aurek and Vaya find his place with the Wolfriders.

Gods of the Forevergreen
Prologue | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four
When Blue Mountain fell Door was little more than a lifeless shell. For five hundred years he slumbered, lost in nightmares. But now he is awake.

Birthsong
A pregnant Aroree and Two-Edge come to the Great Holt to await the birth of their child, but the soon-to-be mother is gripped by uncertainty.

Crisis at Sorrow's End
Part One | Part Two
Ahdri struggles to come into her full powers as Smoking Mountain threatens the Sun Village.

Echoes
When the Wild Hunt encounters a pool of magic left behind from the Firstcomers' crash, something powerful takes control of Weatherbird.

Journey's End
The spirits of Father Tree beg Redlance to restore the Holt in the Old Land. But something in the earth does not Father Tree to be reborn.

The Chief Grayling Trilogy

Chief's Son
A young Grayling faces a grueling coming of age in Father Tree Holt.

Chief's Brother
After the death of his niece Crescent, Grayling struggles to rebuild his life with his baby sister, Swift.

Chief of Many
Grayling has found a home in Sorrow's End, and when danger threatens, he finds the strength to claim his birthright.

The Journey North
A young Islander named Savin leaves the safety of Green Moon Bay to find the source of a mysterious cry.

Courtship
Shenshen's search for a new lovemate comes to a sudden halt when the son of Two-Edge comes to Sorrow's End.

Prelude to Oasis

Eclipse
Centuries of peace in Sorrow's End are threatened by a new human alliance.

Resurrection
Deep in the Forevergreen, Door struggles to find his way - and protect his family.

The Exiles Trilogy

Exiles
The trolls have declared war on the Go-Backs. Now they must choose - stay and face extinction, or risk everything to find a new home?

Passage Point
On the edge of the frozen sea, Kahvi learns the secret origins of her tribe.

New World
Teir and Kirjan cross the New Land in search of the fabled Great Holt, and Yun makes a discover that changes her life forever.

Culture Shock: Part Two
In the months after Quicksilver's birth, Savin and Skywise struggle to reach a compromise of cultures. If you thought Rayek and Swift had problems, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Maiden Voyage
Wavecatcher builds his first sailing ship. And young Gypsy Moth faces her first trial as a Wolfrider.

Blood Feud: Another Trite Tale
A lazy afternoon of storytelling at the Great Holt uncovers a secret chapter in the stormy relationship of Rayek and Skywise.

A Sea Change
Part One | Part Two | Part Three
A young Quicksilver sails with the Pirates of Green Moon Bay, while struggling with her feelings for Suntop.

Turtle

A glimpse into Littlefire's childhood in the Great Holt and the origins of his nickname.

The Scribe and the Sword
Part One | Part Two | Part Three
Clearbrook dreams of forging a new brightmetal sword, Kit struggles with a painful Recognition, and a new danger grows under the ruins of Blue Mountain.

Partings

As one chief prepares for death, another prepares for leadership, and Swift comes to terms with mortality. A fond farewell to some old friends.

Second Sight

After a hiatus of eight years, a return to the Alternaverse sees Swift shed her skin at last.

Cholla

Rayek helps his baby sister discover a gift of her own.
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Lost World

Savin decides to be the first elf to set foot on Hearthstone. But she finds others are already there...

Loose Ends
The Go-Back tribe is crippled by war, and Kahvi is presumed dead. But as Vaya searches for her mother, she finds more questions than answers.

The Face of the Enemy

Part One | Part Two | Part Three

Will Melati grow up to become most greatest healer on the World of Two Moons... or a second Winnowill?

The Nature of the Beast

Part One | Part Two | Part Three

Melati continues her work to restore her soulbrother... and to discover the true nature of her creation.

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