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1. Shepard: A Survivor's Saga by twistedwit

   Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   18 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Thane Krios/Female Shepard
   • Kaidan Alenko/Female Shepard
   • Garrus Vakarian/Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
   • EDI/Jeff "Joker" Moreau
   • Female Shepard/Liara T'Soni
   • Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian
   • Female Shepard (Mass Effect)
   • Thane Krios
   • Kaidan Alenko
   • Garrus Vakarian
   • Kasumi Goto
   • Jack | Subject Zero
   • Illusive Man | Jack Harper
   • Miranda Lawson
   • Jacob Taylor
   • Jeff "Joker" Moreau
   • James Vega
   • Javik (Mass Effect)
   • Richard Jenkins
   • Karin Chakwas
   • Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
   • Liara T'Soni
   • Urdnot Wrex
   • Urdnot Bakara | Eve
   • Grunt (Mass Effect)
   • Aethyta (Mass Effect)
   • Aria T'Loak
   • Samara (Mass Effect)
   • Samantha Traynor
   • Kelly Chambers
   • Kolyat Krios
   • Ashley Williams (Mass Effect)
   • Space Hamster
   • EDI (Mass Effect)
   • Steve Cortez
   • Leviathan (Mass Effect)
   • Mordin Solus
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Slow Burn
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Novelization
   • Angst and Romance
   • Action/Adventure
   • Eventual Smut
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Alien Biology
   • Alien/Human Relationships
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • N7 Day
   • Friendship/Love
   • Mutual Pining
   • Sexual Content
   • Canon Compliant
   • Sole Survivor (Mass Effect)
   • Colonist (Mass Effect)
   • Found Family
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Reaper War (Mass Effect)
   • Alien Sex
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Interspecies Awkwardness
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • My First Fanfic
   • My First AO3 Post
   • Drell (Mass Effect)
   • Venomous kisses
   • lizard cloaca
   • Can be read fandom-blind
   • inappropriate use of biotics

   Summary

   Canon-compliant novelization fleshing out the Mass Effect trilogy's relationships and emotional toll. Centered on iconic Lone Survivor/Colonist Engineer Jane Shepard as she appeared in the Legendary Edition. Strong paragon leanings, but with the mouth of a renegade. Includes canon character deaths and detailed alien anatomy. Contains much in-game dialogue courtesy of Bioware.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   52,687

   Chapters:

   19/?

   Comments:

   7

   Kudos:

   17

   Bookmarks:

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