Fan Fiction Review #047: Wild, Sweet, and Cool

I've seen a lot of things that look shippy, but this one puts on a reflective belt and yells 'TWIDASH' in my face.

Author: Kwakerjak

After reading a book by Spitfire's personal trainer, Rainbow Dash decides that the best way to get closer to her ultimate goal of joining the Wonderbolts is to add strength training to her practices by having one of her friends ride her. However, when she decides that Twilight Sparkle is just the mare for the job, the pegasus gets a bit more than she bargained for.

I guess it's my job to do just a bit more than freak out at a cover art and try to start a Pinkie mob, though I'll have you know this only got read on direct orders.  They banish ponies here.. anyways, catch the breakdown after the break!

Fan Fiction Review #044: The Griffon War: A Soldier's Memoirs

Ponies with guns? Seems legit...

Author: Dusk Quill

When Private Fleethoof recognized his dream and joined the Royal Guard, he never thought he would ever experience the might of Equestria's military firsthand. But when Equestria's safety is threatened by an old enemy, he'll find out just what sacrifices war and survival demand, and what it truly means to serve for Princess and country, and just how important some friendships can be. See the war through the eye-witness account of a soldier on the frontline, all taken from one enduring journal. 

Can the Drill Sergeant stand reading a story about a Private long enough to give it its due? Find out after the jump!

Fan Fiction Review #040: Fallout Equestria

Oh I can hear it now: "Beef how can you expect to review the greatest fic ever penned to MS word?"

Author: Kkat

Fallout. With ponies! Set in an alternate future, one pony must learn to survive in a blasted, poisoned land... and possibly, with the aid of friends made along the way, bring new light into the darkness of post-apocalyptic Equestria.

Ok, settle down, yes this fic is good... but I always love trying to make authors cry. En Guarde.

Fan Fiction Review #039: The Strings that Make No Sound

Whenever I see something tagged as 'sad', I usually just avoid it. Seriously. As an Airman in his early twenties, I like few things better than a good shoot-em-up or epic adventure. When I see another sad-tagged Octavia story, I brace myself for something typical. I guess that's why it is important to remember not to judge a fic by its cover.

Author: ChaoticHarmony

   When we lose all of what makes our world be special, how can we even bear to keep going in life?  How does one even begin to start coping with such a thing?  One cellist, called Octavia by those who knew her, does just this.  She throws the cruel destiny that the harsh fates had bestowed upon her aside and stands proudly upon the stage of the world to play her instrument, her life, louder than any other. 

She plays on the strings that make no sound.

Catch the review after the break.

Fan Fiction Review #038: Gold Star

Hey everybrony! Yes, I just used that term... Anyway, remember when I was actually alive? Me neither, but I'm back! This time I have yet another story submitted to us with a military slant to it. This one was actually sent in to us by the founder/administrator of the Pony Fiction Vault, so it can be reasonably expected to have a certain level of quality, but how good can it really be?

Author: Mindblower

Mom says that families who work really hard get to put a gold star on the inside of their windows.

Perhaps I should have given this one to Tweak or Dizzy... NAH! We've entered the jump zone. Green-light! Go! Go! Go!

Fan Fiction Review #037: Darkest Before Dawn

Twilight in...*gulp* magic... kindergarten.

Author: Sessalisk

   Twilight Sparkle is accepted into Princess Celestia's School For Gifted Unicorns and gets a little more than she bargained for.

So my boss told me he loves this fic... prepare to be mad Spangle.

Author Interview Dispatch #001

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Bronies of the FOB! How's it going? I hope you're well, and if not, I hope things get better, but enough small talk. Thanks to RBDash47, we have some fanfic author interviews inbound to your location! Catch'em after the jump!

P-Day: Games Ponies Play

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jkavnaibdicnasbdfaciuavsdPONIES. Quick! Before they--oh hey guys. Um, no. We didn't forget to make a post about the new episode. Not at all. Nope. Those random letters? Totally not me panicking. That was... my keyboard spontaneously short-circuiting. Yeah, that's it.

Ponies inbound to your location! This week, it's Game of Ponies The Pony Games Games Ponies Play.

The episode airs 0730 PST / 1030 EST / 1530 GMT / 2000 AFG / 0030 KST

Head on over to our FOB MWR and watch it stream live!

SEMPER FILLY!

Fan Fiction Review #035: Aces High

For something halfway between sorrow and determination

I think we all agreed Lightning Dust got what was coming to her, but I'm pretty sure we all wanted to know what happened to that hotshot.  This is a take on what went down in the locker room afterwords.

Author: Shadow_Wolf (check link)

The events of the Wonderbolt Academy have played out and Rainbow Dash is in the stretch to achieving her dream but still has a hard time getting a certain erstwhile friend out of her mind. After taking a few minutes to contemplate things, she decides that she's been given enough second chances in her life to see to it that somepony else gets one as well.

Your boss is tapping her hoof and waiting to give you a stern lecture after the break.

Fan Fiction Review #034: The Immortal Game

NNNRRRRRAAAAAAGGGGHHHH-I WANT TO PUNCH GENERAL ESTEEM IN THE FACE!!!!

Author: AestheticB

Long ago, in the magical land of Equestria, there lived a powerful King and his dark Queen. Immortal and ignorant, their end came at the hooves of their daughters, Celestia and Luna, who sought to build a better future for ponykind.

Now ponykind’s old gods have returned.

Twilight Sparkle is trapped inside her own mind, slave to a cruel and impulsive consciousness built from everything she is not. Powerless and voiceless, she must find a way to stop the being that calls itself Nihilus from destroying everything she holds dear.

Luna is tasked with assembling the remaining Elements of Harmony in hopes of freeing their leader. For if ponykind is to have any hope, it is in Twilight Sparkle. And if Twilight Sparkle is to have any hope, it is in her five friends.

Facing her father in mortal combat, Celestia must do everything she can to ensure that ponykind has the tools to survive before she falls. With inevitable defeat bearing down upon her, she makes the first move in the oldest and deadliest game known to creation.

Will the Drill Sergeant be able to contain his Command Hand of Fury long enough to give this fic its due? Find out after the jump!

Fan Fiction Review #033: Something To Remember Me By

Something to remember who by?

Author: ChaoticHarmony

Everything must end eventually. Ponies will drift apart as they grow, each of them pulled down a separate path of life. For some, it's a paved road lined with bright lights and jeweled sunshine. For others, it is merely a simple trail with only the light of the stars, sun, and moon to guide them.

Yeah, this is going to hurt.....

Fan Fiction Review #032: Sunset

Omigoshomigoshomigoshhhhh!!!!!!

That is the feeling I get from reading some of my very favorite works, and the chance to try to brainwash everyone here to do the same! Please enjoy I promise* there are no ulterior motives here. Oh, and sorry for the spoilerrific cover photo. It can't be helped.

Author: Ciroton

Some things in this world happen by chance. Others do not. Twilight Sparkle is about to learn a disturbing truth that will turn her world upside down.

Please find attached after the break top secret details concerning the photo above.

Fan Fiction Review #031: George Bush Invades Equestria

Um... wat?

Author: Krass McWriter

Synopsis: George Bush invades Equestria for weaponized cuteness.

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Fan Fiction Review #030: Kaleidoscope

Shattered memories... I just have to get them back.

Author: TheVulpineHero1

Somepony struggles to remember their childhood. But something's wrong. The facts aren't lining up, and things are becoming blurred. What's at the bottom of this mystery?

Ok, so maybe not "shattered" memories, but still mussed up.

Fan Fiction Review #029: Usurped Dawn

Hey look, I actually wrote another review! Just like my last one, this story also has a military theme to it. I have to say, it was something of an interesting read... What? I'm not telling you if that's a good or bad thing. You should know me better than that by now!

Author: BaroqueNexus

My name is none of your concern. We are not alone. Humans are no longer the only creatures that walk, talk, write, and kill. In 2015, the Pentagon received direct contact from an extraterrestrial with an offer that we soon realized was too good to pass up. In exchange, we had to eliminate one of her kind. We were desperate, and this alien held in her hooves the key to humanity's prolonged survival. One man was assigned for the mission. 

I was that man, and that mission was called Operation: Usurped Dawn.

So, how does the author of The Pony in my Pocket do this time? You've got the green-light. Get ready to jump!

Fan Fiction Review #028: Keeping Your Hooves On The Ground

Diabeetus...

Author: InsertAuthorHere

   The Cutie Mark Crusaders ask Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy about what happened just after the events of the Cutie Mark Chronicles; specifically, what happened to Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash immediately after the race. Reluctantly, Dash and Fluttershy delve into a tale.  A tale of a young Fluttershy's amazement at the world she had landed upon, and a filly Dash's desperate quest to save her from that most evil of places: THE GROUND.

Will this story melt the Drill Sergeant's frozen heart? Grab your insulin and head past the jump to find out!

Fan Fiction Review #027: Under A Luminous Sky

MURDER IN EQUESTRIA… a dime a dozen plot made better? Or just the same old nonsense?

Author: JakeThe Army Guy… (the one from the FOB’s lit. division?)

Ponyville, the humble village known for its peaceful tranquility, is shaken to its core when a body is discovered in the Everfree Forest. As the townsponies grieve, the strange, pale Special Agent Bentgrass, from Their Majesties' Royal Investigative Service, arrives at the Books and Branches library and drags Twilight into a world she's only read about: lies, corruption, suspicion, and murder. Faced with an indifferent police force, and Agent Bentgrass's infuriating methods, Twilight must put the pieces together and catch the killer. But as blood continues to spill and questions pile up, one thing is terrifyingly clear: in the dark of the Everfree, much more is at play than mere murder.

So a fic by one of our own fic reviewers…..oh imma have some fun with this one.

Fan Fiction Review #026: Letters from the Crescent Sun

Ever heard the saying 'Fighting for peace is like bucking for virginity'?  I know these guys wouldn't agree.

Author: WanderingGoose

There is no specific description. This review will cover the following series of short stories: Ride With the Moon in the Dead of Night, Unforgettable Delivery, A Promise to the Future, On the Wings of Loyalty, and Kindness Under Fire.

Jump on into the cockpit, we'll give you the brief on the way to the objective, after the break.

Fan Fiction Review #025: But You Surpass Them All

Spangle: "This is one of our new guys in the Literature Division here at the FOB. He can be a bit... harsh, but I think he's fair. Anyway, I'll let you read his first review."

So another Applejack’s parents fic… is it any good? No, I'm not going to tell you here.

Author: Pascoite

"Strong" is definitely a word that describes the Apples, and their family bonds are one of their biggest strengths. But Applejack will need to show her vulnerable side to get the most out of this day. 

With her friends' help and a few cracks in her armor, Applejack is going to make this Mother's Day the best one yet.

How will this one stack up against the rest? Seriously, do you think I’m going to tell you before the break?

Fan Fiction Review #024: Wings of Gold

HeyguyshowyoudoinggoodokaythatsgreatsorryIgottagolotsdodowhhheeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Author: totallynotabrony

Rainbow is depressed after she is unable to join the Wonderbolts. Her friends get her a ticket to an air show on Earth to cheer her up. She unexpectedly falls in love with jets, and decides that she wants to be a pilot no matter what it takes. She'll need education, training, and more than a little luck.

Does this fic feel the need, the need for speed? Find out after the jump!