It's not easy to blaze a trail when carefully-crafted plans go out the window. Yet, that is the exact situation the colonists aboard the Nexus find themselves in when their arrival at the Heleus Cluster is marred by unforeseen circumstances, challenging everything they know. The frontier that is Andromeda remains open - if they are able to rise to the occasion.

Due to a drive core malfunction, a human vessel arrives just in time to save the Council Envoy from the yahg. What happens when humanity enters the galactic stage not as the race that got attacked by the turians for breaking a law they weren't aware of, but as the race that saved a turian platoon from certain death? M for wartime violence, pre ME1 - ME3, no OP humanity.

Commander Shepard, in his more than 10 years of service in the Alliance, had never seen a situation so dire. It feels as if there's no way out, like he's knocking on death's door, waiting to be welcomed in.

What if humanity was diplomatically isolated from the Citadel races, left to fend for itself against the Batarians and other threats? This is an AU story of a humanity forced to struggle and fight for its place in the stars, with many points of divergence and some pretty significant changes made to the background lore. Contains violence and some mature themes.

A rouge spectre and an ancient sentient spaceship threaten all life in the galaxy with extinction. The only ones who can stop it are a misfit crew of soldiers, mercenaries, a disgraced cop, a prothean scientist, and a quarian engineer. This is an AU retelling of Mass Effect; it will span all four games and more. As always Mass Effect is a property of BioWare.

A rouge spectre and an ancient sentient spaceship threaten all life in the galaxy with extinction. The only ones who can stop them are a misfit crew of soldiers, a mercenary, a disgraced cop, a scientist, and a quarian engineer. This is an AU retelling of Mass Effect; it will cover all four games and more. As always Mass Effect is a property of BioWare.

The lives of a galaxy depend on the actions of a single hero. How then could I not fear the consequences of letting them make a wrong choice? I never planned to be reborn into the world of Mass Effect, but the only way to be certain I'll survive it is to make sure that Shepard makes all the right choices, no matter how manipulative I must be. I just didn't expect to end up caring.

Ever since she saw Garrus Vakarian, Leena Burke always loved him. The mechanic from the Citadel joins Garrus and Commander Shepard to protect the galaxy. On her adventures Leena will face danger, adventure, and possibly love. Only time will say if she will have the courage to tell the Archangel how she truly feels.

After being rescued by Captain Anderson, Shepard joins the military. Not only to fight, but to get a shot at finding Him. Her nameless hero. In hopes of one day finding her Archangel among the never-ending cosmos. Continuation from "My Archangel".

What's a man to do when he wakes up as a Quarian in Mass Effect? Pull up his bootstraps and backpack his people to victory.

All she wanted was to grow old together, to see their children grow up and have a life, but life had different plans for her. After a monumental tragedy, can Garrus pick up the pieces and rebuild his family as the galaxy burns around them? Third and final work in the After Series.

Tali'Zorah was just looking for a worthy pilgrimage gift, but is sucked into the adventure of her liftime instead. At the helm: Commander Shepard, greatest hero of the Alliance. But with a life of violence and loss behind him and the weight of the galaxy on his shoulders, Tali soon finds that perhaps John Shepard needs her just as much as she needs him... Mostly Tali/Shepard POV

When I bought the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect I'd expected to re-live the wonder of the game, I never expected to actually 'live' it though

After the disaster on Ark Leusinia, Cora is in the arboretum on the Tempest trying to figure where she goes from here.

With friends and family at her side, Dr Liara T'Soni travels the galaxy, digging up the long-lost trail of the Protheans. Setting aside her life as an active Spectre, Shepard settles into domestic life (of sorts) to accompany Liara on her journey. Finally, a life full of peace, love and happiness becomes reality… and the long-awaited little blues get to make their appearance.

SAM wanted to experience feelings through her? Well, buckle up, because Sara Ryder had a crapton. Game novelization, liberties taken.

John and Jane Shepard joined the Alliance at age of 18 after surviving the attack of Mindior. Both Shepards rose quickly through the alliance ranks reaching Lt Commander. Jane became regarded as a War Hero after her heroic actions holding the line during the Skyllian Blits; While John garnered the reputation of Ruthless after his Command decision during the Torfan Massacre.

The world is at peace in 2015 but not in 2183 on Eden Prime. An unlikely hero will be forged to aid Shepard and his team to bring about Peace to the Universe and to stop Saren and the Geth from taking out the Human Race. M!Shepard X Tali, F!OC X Garrus. Read and Review Edited 01/2023

Amid the frenzy of the first settlements Stephanie Ryder and Pelassaria B'Sayle (aka Peebee) find each other for some much needed stress relief. But is that truly all they need? M for smut. A lot of smut.

A single spark can ignite a flame that will consume the lives of many. From a battle over a lonely relay, to a treaty signed on a space station that has acted as the crypt for a thousand civilizations, this is the first contact war

"All I wanted was a normal party where I could spend time with my crewmates. Just a calm kickback where, for once in my life, nothing crazy would happen to me and I could forget about this damned war for even just a second. Instead, I'm dealing with a horny AI, drunk horny crewmates, drunk aliens that want to take me to bed, and a secret Cerberus clone. What else can go wrong?"

A continuation of ME: Book II - The Spectre Chronicles. After waking up in a Cerberus space station, Shepard demands answers and finds out that she had died two years prior with the destruction of the Normandy. With two years of her absence, how will the galaxy react to her returning, and how will she react to what the galaxy has become?

The year is 2182 and on the edge of Human controlled space, a precious cargo was stolen by a Batarian Slave team. The unknown cargo had been taken deeper into Batarian space and was thought to contain a weapon. Upon opening the container, the Batarians were left with more questions than answers. This was no weapon.

The Reaper War exposed humans to the galactic community at the pinnacle assault on earth. In the aftermath of the Crucible's success, survivors on Earth and stranded galactic races need to work together to survive and thrive. #Alternate First Contact #Slight Canon Manipulation #Post Reapers #Rated M for weight of subjects and occasional mention of smut

Commander Cayden Hill, disillusioned former N7 marine and self-proclaimed space Maverick, becomes a skeptical Cerberus operative. His squad is aligned with the objectives of the more-famous Commander Shepard, but they usually end up with missions deemed not important enough to bother the Spectre.