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I think the prequels should’ve made Owen Lars Anakin’s full brother. I think we should’ve had gruff 19/20 year old completely Force-null Owen in TPM and make the audience assume for a moment that that’s young Darth Vader, but nope, it’s the tiny blond Yippee boy who’s playing with droids.

I want to play with old Ben’s line about Uncle Owen in ANH “He thought (Anakin) should’ve stayed here, not gotten involved (in the clone wars)” as Owen urging Anakin to quit the Order in AOTC because a war is brewing in the Republic, telling him their mother sent Anakin away to be safe, and would never approve of him becoming a soldier.

Then Uncle Owen in OWK with that same dismissive attitude towards Obi-Wan but this time it’s not just protectiveness of Luke but also because he blames the Jedi for corrupting his little brother

So now that OBI-WAN KENOBI has premiered its first two episodes, a lot of us are right back in the screaming hell pit of feelings about Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker! And some of us never left. You know what might help with that? Some STAR WARS fic recs with a heavy focus on these two idiots that are dead set on breaking our hearts (along with all our other prequels-centric faves), because I’m not going to be crying in the club alone. If you want more recs, you can check out the fic recs tag where there’s a whole bunch more of them or you can check out some themed sets that are relevant, like Obi-Wan + Darth Vader or Obi-Wan Kenobi epic fics. Or if you want your heart to be healed, have some Force Ghosts recs. But if you want some recent recs, this fandom is really wonderful and I want to shove a bunch of them at you because they scratch the itch so well! STAR WARS FIC RECS: PREQUELS RECS: ✦ The Way Back by Goldmonger, obi-wan & anakin & mace & yoda & jedi, force ghosts, 10.3k    Anakin dies nobly, but one good deed does not erase half a lifetime of evil. Luke led him out of the dark; Obi-Wan fights to keep him in the light. ✦ Villains and Knaves by Be_Right_Back, obi-wan & katooni & hondo, 4.1k    Hondo has a run-in with Obi-Wan, which is always good for morale, and bad for profit. ✦ Then Put Your Little Hand in Mine by ambiguously, obi-wan/mace & leia, time travel/time loop, 6.4k    Mace, Obi-Wan, and Leia get stuck in a time loop together. This is not the strangest part of their very long day. ✦ Uncle Ben and Little Luke by phoenixyfriend, obi-wan & luke & qui-gon & hondo & cast, time travel, 24.1k    “Ben,” Luke says, grabbing at his face with… well, with one hand, but he moves like he expected both, and forgot the other wouldn’t land without a prosthesis. “Ben, I’m six again. Or seven or five or something. The point is, I’m small and I have one hand and you’re alive. I have no idea what planet we’re on, but the Force is being weird everywhere.” ✦ seekers not saints by wrennette, obi-wan & anakin & mace, 1.5k    Getting Obi-Wan and Anakin to not only talk to, but understand one another could be like pulling teeth. They cared about each other so deeply, and sometimes that was the entire problem. ✦ carried in your heart by grumpyhedgehogs, obi-wan & ahsoka (& anakin), 1.4k    “I am always with you.” Obi-Wan tells her. Her heart thumps painfully in her chest as her grandmaster rests his palm over it. ✦ infinite sadness by billowypants, obi-wan & anakin, force ghosts, ~1k    Anakin Skywalker joins the Force and Obi-Wan can’t breathe ✦ Opportunities by deviantaccumulation, obi-wan & dooku, 6.9k    The war is nearly over, and time is running out for the usefulness of Sidious’ apprentice. An almost successful assassination attempt on Master Kenobi leaves Darth Tyrannus with an interesting choice to make. ✦ Light Up the Dark by Be_Right_Back, obi-wan & ahsoka & dooku, ~1k    A Jedi must know when to extend compassion. Ahsoka and Obi-Wan disagree on this particular occasion. ✦ A Candle in the Night by phoenixyfriend, anakin/luminara & obi-wan, time travel, 12k    In which Luminara finds a heavily injured Jedi, nurses him back to health, and falls in love. Then they get back to the real world, and she just can’t figure him out… ✦ A Necessary Favor by stolen_pen_name23, obi-wan & anakin & bail/breha, 5.5k    When Anakin’s small cold turns into something much worse, a simple mission to Alderaan becomes anything but. Obi-Wan just hopes he can rely on the newly inaugurated Senator of Alderaan for help. ✦ working through by wrennette, obi-wan & ahsoka, 1.1k    Obi-Wan hid his smile behind his hand, smoothing over his beard. When the assignment had come through for Anakin to guard Senator Amidala at a summit on Chandrila, Obi-Wan had resisted the urge to roll his eyes at Anakin’s subsequent excitement and hasty departure. It was rather amusing, that those two thought they were being subtle. But now Ahsoka was in a bit of a sulk, annoyed that she’d been left with him and the 212th rather than taken with Anakin on his ‘special mission.’ ✦ a helping hand by CeruleanTactician, obi-wan & mace & anakin, 2.7k    Obi-Wan has trouble adjusting to Knighthood while also raising a padawan in the aftermath of Qui-Gon’s death. An unexpected Jedi Master reaches out to help him. ✦ a void in the deserted temple by coruscantguard (nadiavandyne), nadiavandyne, barriss & luminara & ahsoka, time travel, ~1k    When Barriss first sees Ahsoka again, she throws up. ✦ The Legend Of Liob by Killbothtwins, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cody & rex & boil & waxer & cast, 19k    The Republic sends a combat photographer to be attached to the 212th until further notice, citing the need for a morale boost. The clones make up a fake clone, citing the absolute fact that it is very funny. Somehow, these two things save the galaxy. ✦ Grief Carried by kj_feybarn, obi-wan & anakin & luminara & quinlan & bant & siri, 3.5k    “This is going to pass,” Luminara said quietly, as though sensing his thoughts. Then, she probably didn’t need to, she’d always known him so well. “But until then, you don’t have to be alone.” ✦ the courage of stars by katierosefun, obi-wan & leia, 2.2k    In a different time, Obi-Wan looks after Leia on Tatooine. ✦ A Trip to the Zoo by AdaliaK, obi-wan & anakin, 6.9k    Obi-Wan takes Anakin to the zoo and, not surprisingly, chaos ensues. ✦ Five Times Mace was There for Obi-Wan, and One Time Obi-Wan Returned the Favour by wrennette, obi-wan & mace, 4k    five of the many times Mace Windu offered Obi-Wan comfort over the years, and one of the many times Obi-Wan returned the favour ✦ Living Memory, My Fate to Follow by elsa3beth, obi-wan & cody & clones & yoda & mace & anakin & ocs & clones & cast, time travel, 353.5k wip    Ben Kenobi expected his tutelage on Tatooine under the force spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn to yield a new perspective on the galaxy and his place within it. He just did not expect his last lesson to be so…literal. ✦ They Held The Highlands by ambiguously, obi-wan & rex, 2.1k    Rex runs into someone he thought he’d never see again. ✦ Special Collections by Papook, obi-wan & cody & jocasta & waxer & clones, 3.5k    The Negotiator gets an unexpected comm from an unusual place. Enter LIIL Squad, stage right. ✦ Moonglow (in mid-autumn) by Annessarose, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & palpatine & cast, 3.2k    The beginnings of Jedha, of the Temple of Kyber, and a story that lasts across dynasties. A retelling of a classical myth. ✦ Adventures in Padawan-Sitting by hellowkatey, obi-wan & ahsoka & cody & cast, 3.9k    Ahsoka has to spend a week with Obi-Wan and the 212th while Anakin is away. Obi-Wan is excited to have his grand-padawan visiting and tries to make it as fun and exciting for her as possible. ✦ a helping hand by CeruleanTactician, obi-wan & anakin & mace, 2.7k    Obi-Wan has trouble adjusting to Knighthood while raising a padawan in the aftermath of Qui-Gon’s death. An unexpected Jedi Master reaches out to help him. ✦ then leaf subsides to leaf by The_Last_Kenobi, jedi ocs, ~1k    You are a Jedi, and this is what that means. ✦ Reckoning in Coco Town by Peach_Bitters (peachybitters), obi-wan & anakin & dex, spanking, 3.8k    Obi-Wan returns to Coruscant from an off world assignment. His next order of business is to deal with a wayward apprentice. OBI-WAN/ANAKIN RECS: ✦ Good Form by ranianke, NSFW, some dom/sub, 15.1k    Obi-Wan needs help shooting a training video. What could go wrong? — or, Anakin and Obi-Wan make a porno. ✦ Make Your Siren’s Call by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 4.5k    After a visit to check on young Luke, Obi-Wan spends the night in a cave nearby. He struggles to fall asleep, his mind reaching out into the Force, and is surprised by a visit from his old apprentice in his dreams. ✦ The way he smiles at you by Himboskywalker, obi-wan/anakin & rex & fives & cody & mace & cast, NSFW, 6.5k    Where Anakin is plagued by galactic tabloids and gossiping clones,Sidious choked on a bagel during the battle of Coruscant,Obi-Wan hasn’t had cell service,Order 66 never happens,and nearly everyone gets a happy ending. ✦ Conjunction by Is0lde, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, some dom/sub, 5.5k    The surging tide of Obi-Wan softened around him, until it felt like sweet gentle rain. The shock pulled a sob from Anakin’s lips, and hot tears sprang to the corners of his eyes. Every time he saw it, felt it, tasted Obi-Wan’s tender love it seemed too good to be true. ✦ Needing/Getting by chapstickaddict, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & luke & leia & cast, 198.4k    Anakin is a paranoid, over-protective hot mess doing his best to raise his weird pack the way Padmé would have wanted. How the hell is he supposed to do that when his kids and not-apprentice make him haul a half-dead Jedi Master home like a lost pet? ✦ Heat Haze by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, a/b/o, 8.5k    Anakin Skywalker, an omega on the verge of his first heat, is on Tatooine during the events of Attack of the Clones, speeding out into the Dune Sea, on the hunt for his mother. Thirteen years later, Obi-Wan Kenobi, an old, solitary alpha, is watching the suns set over the sand from a lookout near his small home in the Jundland Wastes. The Force decides on a whim to deliver the former to the latter, and smiles at the mess it makes: Anakin’s heat hits hard, and Obi-Wan is tempted by something he never expected to have. ✦ Heat Shimmer by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, time travel, a/b/o, 8.4k    Obi-Wan Kenobi, a suppressed alpha, is on Geonosis during the events of Attack of the Clones, investigating a lead. Thirteen years later, preheat omega Darth Vader is on Geonosis, supervising the sterilization of the planet for the Empire. The Force decides on a whim to deliver the latter to the former, and delights in the mess it makes: Vader’s heat hits hard, overwhelming Obi-Wan’s suppressants, and Obi-Wan is forced to confront a future he never imagined possible. ✦ as holy and enchanted by RagnarLothcat, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, modern au, archeology au, 25.9k    Archaeologist Anakin Skywalker has made the discovery of a lifetime: a temple, deep in the Stewjoni forests, built by a civilization that disappeared without a trace a thousand years ago. Anakin is prepared to uncover ancient mysteries, countless treasures, and untold dangers. He finds a little more than he bargained for. ✦ Excessively Heated by secretsolarsystem, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 7.7k    Too Hot: A game where two players kiss without stopping and without touching each other. If one player touches the other, that player loses. The winner gets to do whatever they want to the loser. ✦ whoever you want me to be by RagnarLothcat, obi-wan/ankin, NSFW, modern au, 9.8k    Anakin and Obi-Wan are happily married, but Anakin worries there might be something more he could be doing to keep his husband interested. ✦ Diversions by SingManyFaces, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 1.5k    It’s a quiet afternoon with no pressing responsibilities for Obi-Wan and Anakin, what better way to spend it than with each other? Set not long before AOTC. ✦ the force is my ally by RexIsMyCopilot, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 2.7k    Anakin impresses the pants off of Obi-Wan and then gets fucked ✦ Lullaby by WhiteMoose, obi-wan/anakin, read the tags, 1.4k    [In which the Force takes our heroes as they always thought (hoped) they would go: together. Also, Anakin sings.] ✦ Prompted - Chapter 17: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 6k    This is porn!!! As usual it is much easier for me to write this than anything more taxing. This one has anonymous (for a little bit) glory hole time, rimming, felching, and other such things. ✦ Prompted - Chapter 18: “Boy Toy” by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, modern au, 6.8k    From CR Men Issue 8: “Fashion designers have always been inspired by the often-younger company they keep (think the late Karl Lagerfeld and Jacques de Bascher, Calvin Klein and his various muses, Marc Jacobs and his newly betrothed Char Defrancesco). In an editorial for CR MEN Issue 8, photographer Luke Abby and stylist Ron Hartleben imagine iconic men and their younger lovers for the photoshoot below.” ✦ Like a fine wine by demon_dean, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, time travel, 5.5k    Twinky padawan Anakin is hopelessly in love with his master, but after an unfortunate accident with a sith artefact he suddenly finds himself back on Tattooine but forward in time. He meets Kenobi show era Obi-Wan, a mighty fine DILF. Obi-Wan is sad and lonely, Anakin is horny. Obi-Wan thinks he is imagining things, Anakin doesn’t correct his assumption and takes his chanche to get railed by this hot old man. ✦ put your hands on my cashmere sweater by Artemis_Unbound, disast3rtransp0rt, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, nsfw, 8.5k    Obi-Wan is a librarian, Ahsoka is in charge here, Anakin has too much money for his own good, and Qui-Gon is tired of watching his best friend be lonely. Chaos ensues at the annual Coruscant Public Library Staff Halloween Party. ✦ Learn Your Place, Young One by RagnarLothcat, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 8.2k    Obi-Wan and his Padawan have just foiled an assassination attempt against Senator Amidala. Obi-Wan suspects they’re about to be sent on separate missions and the very idea of it is eating him up inside, probably because he’s worried Anakin will embarrass himself again. Probably that and no other reason. ✦ More than one lifetime by Tomicaleto, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka, NSFW, time travel, 9k    To mend their shaken bond, Anakin takes Ahsoka to Lothal’s Temple. Obi-Wan goes with them, to offer support and guidance to Anakin. Of course, Anakin was always loose while following traditions. ✦ Loves Me Like A Rock by chapstickaddict, obi-wan/anakin & luke & leia & ahsoka & cast, nsfw, 31.6k    Obi-Wan indulges in duty to his Order. Anakin demands hope for his society. The Force pursues balance, relentlessly. ✦ War Drums by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin & quinlan & shmi & cast, time travel, 74.6k wip    In 32 BBY, ten-year-old Anakin Skywalker wakes up as Darth Vader, his mind overwritten by the consciousness of his future self. In one day, Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi loses his Master, gains the confusing and concerning friendship of a 46-year-old (ex-)Sith Lord trapped in a child’s body, and is pulled along on his desperate mission to save the galaxy. ✦ Stripper Shorts by Azsteria, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & padme & satine, modern au, 5.1k    Anakin just wanted to go on a run to clear his head. Why did he have to wear his very short and scandalous workout shorts? And why in the world did he have to run into his hot Constitutional Law Professor Kenobi who he may or may not have had a giant crush on for years. He was never going to recover from this. ✦ Body Language by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 11.3k    Five times that Anakin sucked on something, and one time that Obi-Wan did. ✦ I’m the Satellite and You’re the Sky by RexIsMyCopilot, ThirthFloor, obi-wan/anakin & luke & leia & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, modern au, 39.3k    Ahsoka finds she is not quite as well-suited for an elective college course as she thought and hires a tutor to help her through it. Anakin quickly falls head over heels for him. ✦ Tilted by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, sex swap, fem!anakin, 12.6k    Waking up after Mortis in a female body, Anakin hides in his room, struggling to come to terms with the change. Obi-Wan comes to check on him and reassure him, and ultimately proves to him that his body, whatever its sex, is a good one, because it’s his. ✦ Passion, Yet Serenity by Is0lde, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 3.5k    Sometime after the war is over, and the Sith defeated, the Jedi take time to find peace once more. Anakin and Obi-Wan are sent on a meditative retreat to heal and recover from the hardships and mental strain—in their own unique and indulgent way. ✦ Fierce Desire, Desperate Relief by TheSopherfly, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 8.3k    Obi-Wan had been so careful to maintain boundaries between them, for Anakin’s sake as well as his own. He’d guarded his heart so tightly. He’d kept his love, his affection, his attachment so well concealed that sometimes he’d convinced himself that they didn’t exist. ✦ Something to Talk About by RagnarLothcat, obi-wan/anakin & jedi council, NSFW, 9k    Anakin is finally coming home after a long campaign and Obi-Wan can’t wait to see him. All of him. The Jedi Council feels a little differently. ✦ notches by blahzarry, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 2.1k    Anakin always looks gorgeous in the morning. ORIGINAL TRILOGY RECS: ✦ Red and Black by ambiguously, obi-wan & luke & leia & cast, 15.5k    Obi-Wan set foot aboard the Death Star knowing he was about to die. No one was more surprised than he to find out he was wrong. SEQUEL TRILOGY RECS: ✦ Across Enemy Lines by igrockspock, ben/rose & paige, 1.7k    “You’re remarkably level headed about dating an enemy agent,” Ben said. Rose didn’t bother responding to that. Of course, Ben thought being level headed about anything was an accomplishment. OBI-WAN KENOBI SPOILERS RECS: ✦ Embers by psychobabblers, obi-wan & leia & bail, obi-wan kenobi spoilers, ~1k    “Father,” Leia said, a few months after she had returned home safe from Daiyu. Her parents, though still overprotective and wary, had finally lost the edge of terror-fear-relief they’d exuded when she’d run into their arms. Ben had vanished, like a dream, and sometimes she wondered if she’d imagined him, some Jedi from the distant past, to come save her. “Who is Obi-Wan?” ✦ How It Could Have Been by scarletjedi, obi-wan & luke & leia, time travel, obi-wan kenobi spoilers, 1.5k wip    A series of unrelated time-travel vignettes based on the Kenobi series. First posted to my tumblr and collected here. ✦ who’s anakin? by willow_lark, obi-wan & anakin & leia, obi-wan kenobi spoilers, ~1k    As Obi-Wan and Leia fly to safety, Leia has several questions she wants answered. Obi-Wan doesn’t particularly want to answer them, but he ends up doing so anyway. ✦ the name your mother gave you by egeria, obi-wan/anakin, obi-wan kenobi spoilers, 1.6k    or: a single name uttered once can change the galaxy ✦ nothing really dies but merely changes form in the force by Ralph_E_Silvering, obi-wan & anakin & leia, obi-wan kenobi spoilers, 1.8k    Obi-Wan can hardly bear the revelation that Anakin Skywalker is still alive, but Leia Organa won’t let him fall to grief. FULL DETAILS + RECS HERE!

Eyyyy time for the rest of Finwë’s grandkids! These definitely turned out more aqua-y than I expected. I actually hoped to come up with different colour schemes for them (like with the Fëanorians, not relying too much on their old portrait designs), but I ended up doing quite a bit of colour-picking for these ^^;;;

But, y’know, I’ve made up a reason for it! XDD I imagine that Fingolfin and Finarfin’s families are quite close-knit, so their colour palettes work well with each other to reflect that while still being different for each member. Their branch-ears also have flowers/leaves based on their tree-bodies. Speaking of that … 

I’ve decided that the mask wood will be different to their actual tree-based bodies. Because, y’know, it would probably feel weird to carve a mask out of your own wood type loll Plus it makes more sense for them to be based on the same tree since they’re related ^^;;

On that note, the Fëanorians will now have Ash tree bodies (I had to change Maglor’s mask wood to spruce due to that)! Don’t worry, y’all don’t have to remember any of this loll it’s just for me to keep track of the nit-picky stuff. More design details below!

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So, Anakin mowing down the younglings is pretty well known atp, but I randomly wondered... was it absolutely necessary to do that?? Could you not simply re-educate the young Jedi, create your own messed up little army of darkside force-wielding children?

Born from a joke during a conversation with @pjo-tvs-version, here's a star wars crack AU, laughingly dubbed...

SITH SCHOOL AU

Anakin doesn't kill the younglings, and doesn't go to Mustafar. Instead, he stays behind on Coruscant to establish a new institution, a.k.a the titular 'Sith School'. Pulpy Palpatine thinks it'll be a good idea to fortify the place and start brainwashing teaching the younglings ASAP. Catch 'em young, as they say.

Obi-Wan catches wind of the turn of affairs and, still reeling from the shock of it all, decides to not confront Anakin/Vader. He informs Padmé of what has happened and stops her from trying to go find Anakin. They leave Coruscant as fast as possible to find a safe place to regroup with the survivors, bide their time and decide upon their next move.

Flash forward a few years, Padmé is now one of the leaders of the Rebellion and raising her twin children along with 'Uncle Obi-Wan'. Anakin/Vader is running the 'Sith School' along with Palpatine while keeping an iron grip on the state of affairs. The Rebellion clashes with the Empire and he manages to sense that his kid (I'm going with the headcanon that he can only sense Luke) is alive somewhere, presumably with Padmé. How wonderfully convenient would it be, he thinks, if he could bring his kid to the Sith School!

He decides to contact Padmé while Pulpy looks on this development with growing alarm and starts to play Mind Games^TM again. Not only will this throw a potential spanner in his plans, but may also disrupt the regimented manipulation of the minds of the students of the Sith School!

Anyway, so Vader holocalls Padmé who is desperately trying to control two powerful force-wielding toddlers and is understandably furious like

"HOW DARE YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO PROPOSE THIS YOU PIECE OF BANTHA-"

"Padmé, listen to me, this is about our child's education-"

"Correction: Children. And trust me, you wouldn't last a day with them." *cuts the holocall*

Vader is miffed, distracted and shocked ("Children?? PLURAL???") while Palpatine is losing his mind in the background.

Carter from Hogan's Heroes keeping his nitroglycerin in a furniture polish container with the label "shake well before using" lives in my mind rent free.

A swap au you say?

mhm... something like that :)

I know Mark Hamill is too old to play Luke pre-sequel trilogy now and it's probably too expensive to keep using tech to de-age him.

But.

I feel angry on Luke's behalf that he's mostly forgotten about now in canon. Luke became a Jedi and brought Anakin back to the Light Side and it's kinda like Star Wars has just gone "thank you, next" and discarded him?? It's his storyline to rebuild the Jedi Order but they had him mess that up and passed over his storyline to Rey. It's like they've decided Luke's only value was saving Anakin and now that that's done they don't care about him anymore. Justice for Luke Skywalker. He deserves so much better.

I will continue to call The Creature “Frankenstein” and no force in Heaven or Earth will impede that.

Hayden Christensen, Louis Vuitton 2004.

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Plays Online: This site catalogs “all the plays [they] know about that are available in full text versions online for free.”

ProPlay: This site has children’s plays, comedies, dramas and musicals.

MODERN FICTION, FANTASY AND ROMANCE

Public Bookshelf: Find romance novels, mysteries and more.

The Internet Book Database of Fiction: This forum features fantasy and graphic novels, anime, J.K. Rowling and more.

Free Online Novels: Here you can find Christian novels, fantasy and graphic novels, adventure books, horror books and more.

Foxglove: This British site has free novels, satire and short stories.

Baen Free Library: Find books by Scott Gier, Keith Laumer and others.

The Road to Romance: This website has books by Patricia Cornwell and other romance novelists.

Get Free Ebooks: This site’s largest collection includes fiction books.

John T. Cullen: Read short stories from John T. Cullen here.

SF and Fantasy Books Online: Books here include Arabian Nights,Aesop’s Fables and more.

Free Novels Online and Free Online Cyber-Books: This list contains mostly fantasy books.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Project Laurens Jz Coster: Find Dutch literature here.

ATHENA Textes Francais: Search by author’s name, French books, or books written by other authors but translated into French.

Liber Liber: Download Italian books here. Browse by author, title, or subject.

Biblioteca romaneasca: Find Romanian books on this site.

Bibliolteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes: Look up authors to find a catalog of their available works on this Spanish site.

KEIMENA: This page is entirely in Greek, but if you’re looking for modern Greek literature, this is the place to access books online.

Proyecto Cervantes: Texas A&M’s Proyecto Cervantes has cataloged Cervantes’ work online.

Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum: Access many Latin texts here.

Project Runeberg: Find Scandinavian literature online here.

Italian Women Writers: This site provides information about Italian women authors and features full-text titles too.

Biblioteca Valenciana: Register to use this database of Catalan and Valencian books.

Ketab Farsi: Access literature and publications in Farsi from this site.

Afghanistan Digital Library: Powered by NYU, the Afghanistan Digital Library has works published between 1870 and 1930.

CELT: CELT stands for “the Corpus of Electronic Texts” features important historical literature and documents.

Projekt Gutenberg-DE: This easy-to-use database of German language texts lets you search by genres and author.

HISTORY AND CULTURE

LibriVox: LibriVox has a good selection of historical fiction.

The Perseus Project: Tufts’ Perseus Digital Library features titles from Ancient Rome and Greece, published in English and original languages.

Access Genealogy: Find literature about Native American history, the Scotch-Irish immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries, and more.

Free History Books: This collection features U.S. history books, including works by Paul Jennings, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Josiah Quincy and others.

Most Popular History Books: Free titles include Seven Days and Seven Nights by Alexander Szegedy and Autobiography of a Female Slave by Martha G. Browne.

RARE BOOKS

Questia: Questia has 5,000 books available for free, including rare books and classics.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Books-On-Line: This large collection includes movie scripts, newer works, cookbooks and more.

Chest of Books: This site has a wide range of free books, including gardening and cooking books, home improvement books, craft and hobby books, art books and more.

Free e-Books: Find titles related to beauty and fashion, games, health, drama and more.

2020ok: Categories here include art, graphic design, performing arts, ethnic and national, careers, business and a lot more.

Free Art Books: Find artist books and art books in PDF format here.

Free Web design books: OnlineComputerBooks.com directs you to free web design books.

Free Music Books: Find sheet music, lyrics and books about music here.

Free Fashion Books: Costume and fashion books are linked to the Google Books page.

MYSTERY

MysteryNet: Read free short mystery stories on this site.

TopMystery.com: Read books by Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, GK Chesterton and other mystery writers here.

Mystery Books: Read books by Sue Grafton and others.

POETRY

The Literature Network: This site features forums, a copy of The King James Bible, and over 3,000 short stories and poems.

Poetry: This list includes “The Raven,” “O Captain! My Captain!” and “The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde.”

Poem Hunter: Find free poems, lyrics and quotations on this site.

Famous Poetry Online: Read limericks, love poetry, and poems by Robert Browning, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Lord Byron and others.

Google Poetry: Google Books has a large selection of poetry, fromThe Canterbury Tales to Beowulf to Walt Whitman.

QuotesandPoem.com: Read poems by Maya Angelou, William Blake, Sylvia Plath and more.

CompleteClassics.com: Rudyard Kipling, Allen Ginsberg and Alfred Lord Tennyson are all featured here.

PinkPoem.com: On this site, you can download free poetry ebooks.

MISC

Banned Books: Here you can follow links of banned books to their full text online.

World eBook Library: This monstrous collection includes classics, encyclopedias, children’s books and a lot more.

DailyLit: DailyLit has everything from Moby Dick to the recent phenomenon, Skinny Bitch.

A Celebration of Women Writers: The University of Pennsylvania’s page for women writers includes Newbery winners.

Free Online Novels: These novels are fully online and range from romance to religious fiction to historical fiction.

ManyBooks.net: Download mysteries and other books for your iPhone or eBook reader here.

Authorama: Books here are pulled from Google Books and more. You’ll find history books, novels and more.

Prize-winning books online: Use this directory to connect to full-text copies of Newbery winners, Nobel Prize winners and Pulitzer winners.