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Here are some current statistics on the state of fandom: counting the transformative works posted on AO3 for all Rosemary Sutcliff book canons.
This is an aggregated list of fandoms by the number of works. There are now 500 in total! Cake for everyone!
A similar overview was completed two years ago, in November 2017 [see here], and a year ago, in December 2018 [see here].
Previous two probes were done pre-Yuletide and this one is completed post-Yuletide, including Yuletide data. Despite the change in methodology, the results are not affected much, since Yuletide yielded only four works for Sutcliff book fandoms [see here] and the placement in the rating is not changed.
The total number of fanworks on AO3 has gone up by 28 compared to the time of the previous probe into the depths of the archive (from 472 in December, 2018 to 500 in December 2019).*
For the purists: the total number of fanworks on AO3 pre-Yuletide has gone up by 24 compared to the time of the previous pre-Yuletide examination (472 in December, 2018).
The dynamics are as follows:
from 433 in November, 2017
to 472 in December, 2018
to 500 in December, 2019.
1. The Eagle of the Ninth (281 works)
2. Frontier Wolf (87 works)
3. The Lantern Bearers (18 works)
4. The Silver Branch (18 works)
5. The Mark of the Horse Lord (15 works)
6. Blood Feud (14 works)
7. Sword at Sunset (14 works)
8. Outcast (12 works)
9. Dawn Wind (6 works)
10. The Shining Company (6 works)
11. Knight's Fee (5 works)
12. Sword Song (5 works)
13. The Truce of the Games (3 works)
14. Warrior Scarlet (3 works)
15. The Witch's Brat (3 works)
16. Blood and Sand (2 works)
17. The Rider of the White Horse (2 works)
18. The Sword and the Circle (1 work)
19. The Armourer's House (1 work)
20. Sun Horse Moon Horse (1 work)
21. A Circlet of Oak Leaves (1 work)
22. Flame-Coloured Taffeta (1 work)
23. The Fugitives (1 work)
A variety of Sutcliff works are represented in book fandom so far, from long novels to tiny short stories, from well-known to really obscure. Notable dynamics:
New works (listed by volume of new output per fandom):
The Eagle of the Ninth +20 (from 261 to 281 works)
Frontier Wolf +6 (from 81 to 87 works)
The Silver Branch +1 (from 17 to 18 works)
The Mark of the Horse Lord +1 (from 14 to 15 works)
As you can see, fewer fandoms had new fanworks created for them compared to last year. Only four Sutcliff book canons have been active over the past year. This is a marked decrease compared to twelve active fandoms with new works in 2018. There were also no new Sutcliff book canons dragged to the fandom arena, compared to two newcomers last year.
What do you think of the recent output dynamic? What could be the contributing factors at play, apart from the fandom being minuscule? Any surprises? Is there a Sutcliff work you'd like to see celebrated more? Do tell in comments!
And congratulations to everyone in Sutcliff fandom on hitting the 500 fanworks milestone!
Here are some current statistics on the state of fandom: counting the transformative works posted on AO3 for all Rosemary Sutcliff book canons.
This is an aggregated list of fandoms by the number of works. There are now 500 in total! Cake for everyone!
A similar overview was completed two years ago, in November 2017 [see here], and a year ago, in December 2018 [see here].
Previous two probes were done pre-Yuletide and this one is completed post-Yuletide, including Yuletide data. Despite the change in methodology, the results are not affected much, since Yuletide yielded only four works for Sutcliff book fandoms [see here] and the placement in the rating is not changed.
The total number of fanworks on AO3 has gone up by 28 compared to the time of the previous probe into the depths of the archive (from 472 in December, 2018 to 500 in December 2019).*
For the purists: the total number of fanworks on AO3 pre-Yuletide has gone up by 24 compared to the time of the previous pre-Yuletide examination (472 in December, 2018).
The dynamics are as follows:
from 433 in November, 2017
to 472 in December, 2018
to 500 in December, 2019.
1. The Eagle of the Ninth (281 works)
2. Frontier Wolf (87 works)
3. The Lantern Bearers (18 works)
4. The Silver Branch (18 works)
5. The Mark of the Horse Lord (15 works)
6. Blood Feud (14 works)
7. Sword at Sunset (14 works)
8. Outcast (12 works)
9. Dawn Wind (6 works)
10. The Shining Company (6 works)
11. Knight's Fee (5 works)
12. Sword Song (5 works)
13. The Truce of the Games (3 works)
14. Warrior Scarlet (3 works)
15. The Witch's Brat (3 works)
16. Blood and Sand (2 works)
17. The Rider of the White Horse (2 works)
18. The Sword and the Circle (1 work)
19. The Armourer's House (1 work)
20. Sun Horse Moon Horse (1 work)
21. A Circlet of Oak Leaves (1 work)
22. Flame-Coloured Taffeta (1 work)
23. The Fugitives (1 work)
A variety of Sutcliff works are represented in book fandom so far, from long novels to tiny short stories, from well-known to really obscure. Notable dynamics:
New works (listed by volume of new output per fandom):
The Eagle of the Ninth +20 (from 261 to 281 works)
Frontier Wolf +6 (from 81 to 87 works)
The Silver Branch +1 (from 17 to 18 works)
The Mark of the Horse Lord +1 (from 14 to 15 works)
As you can see, fewer fandoms had new fanworks created for them compared to last year. Only four Sutcliff book canons have been active over the past year. This is a marked decrease compared to twelve active fandoms with new works in 2018. There were also no new Sutcliff book canons dragged to the fandom arena, compared to two newcomers last year.
What do you think of the recent output dynamic? What could be the contributing factors at play, apart from the fandom being minuscule? Any surprises? Is there a Sutcliff work you'd like to see celebrated more? Do tell in comments!
And congratulations to everyone in Sutcliff fandom on hitting the 500 fanworks milestone!
