Humanity never developed FTL. The Prothean archives contained no technology, no Element Zero, just a warning. Isolated from the rest of the galaxy for two thousand years, restricted to their only system, how will humanity have changed when they first meet the Turians? AU, alternate history of humanity and First Contact.

How ME3 might have happened if they'd stuck with the themes presented in the first two games, as perceived by This Arrogant Author. Featuring Rhi Shepard (still quite enamored of her pilot), and the expected host of allies, partners in crime, and assorted hangers-on. (sequel to A Star to Steer Her By).

Ten billion people over here die, so twenty billion over there can live. After the war, there are pieces to pick up, and lives to rebuild. And even with the Reapers gone, nothing is easy.

Life is too short to take everything seriously. Commander Shepard doesn't seem to be getting this idea, but Jeff Moreau would swear by it. When she ends up assigned to his ship, they don't know how they'll ever get along. Each chapter is 500 words and based off a one-word prompt.

It's been years since Commander Shepard perished against the Reapers, but still very little is known about her, who she was, or what she was like. Anthony Everest, a reporter determined to learn more about this enigmatic woman, embarks on a personal crusade to discover the real Shepard. But in searching for her, he must also face his own past. A novelette.

A group of children on Palaven struggle to survive the grueling days of the Reaper war.

Shepard isn't quite the stable commander Joker remembers, and he's surprised to be the one helping her pick up the pieces. Follows the events of ME2, focusing on non-game scenes. NEW chapter: Epilogue.

Post ME3: Shepard breaks the Reapers' indoctrination, and makes it back to Garrus alive. But what is in store for two heroes who are not content to stop the fight for justice? M for language and occasional interspecies "relations."

Fifty little slice-of-life vignettes involving Juliana Shepard, her helmsman, and their shared love of vintage movie quotes that span the course of all three games.

Guardian angels have never been perfect creatures, but a one-time hitman might be stretching things.