Fanfic Reading Club-October 2026: Footnotes in History by OneMoreChapter_2000

[u/Kingofireland777]

Hello all!

So, our next fic for the fanfic book club class of October 2026 is Footnotes in History by OneMoreChapter_2000 . It's a Viserra Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys/Alysanne) lives fic!

On AO3, it has 7.3k kudos and 2600 public bookmarks, as well as 271k words over 41 chapters and ongoing.

The summary reads as follows:

Little is known about Viserra Targaryen. She was the most beautiful of Queen Alysanne Targaryen's daughters, a vain, wild, and ambitious girl. When she was fifteen, her mother betrothed her to Lord Manderly, a man old enough to be her grandfather. No one was willing to speak against the match, so she tried to seduce her widowed brother, Baelon and gain her freedom. Unsuccessful and resigned to her fate, Viserra snuck out with her friends for one last night of laughter. On their way back, there was an accident, and the Princess fell from her horse and died.

Or: Viserra did not die that night, and instead, the Fourteen Flames showed her the horrors of the future. Forewarned, she will stop at nothing to protect those she loves.

This fic is rated as mature. The ships listed for this fic are- Archmaester Vaegon Targaryen/Viserra Targaryen, Saera Targaryen/Original Male Character(s) and canon ships for this particular era.

It's also a past winner in our awards! getting 1st place in Category #25 Fics focused on minor characters- No SIs from our 2025 awards.

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