Sutcliff Statistics

[chantefable]

Greetings!

Here are some current statistics on the state of fandom: counting the transformative works currently posted on AO3 for all Rosemary Sutcliff book canons, this is an aggregated list of fandoms by the number of works (there are now 433 in total).

1. The Eagle of the Ninth (239 works)

2. Frontier Wolf (77 works)

3. The Lantern Bearers (18 works)

4. The Silver Branch (16 works)

5. Blood Feud (14 works)

6. The Mark of the Horse Lord (13 works)

7. Sword at Sunset (13 works)

8. Outcast (12 works)

9. Dawn Wind (6 works)

10. Knight's Fee (5 works)

11. The Shining Company (4 works)

12. Blood and Sand (2 works)

13. The Rider of the White Horse (2 works)

14. Sword Song (2 works)

15. The Truce of the Games (2 works)

16. Warrior Scarlet (2 works)

17. The Witch's Brat (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. The Fugitives (1 work)

As you can see, a wide variety of Sutcliff works are represented, from long novels to tiny short stories, from well-known to really obscure.

Is there a Sutcliff work you'd like to see celebrated more? Do tell in comments!

Comments

[isis]

This is really interesting! I would love to see more of Warrior Scarlet, The Shining Company, and Knight's Fee.

[chantefable]

Maybe we should run some sort of challenge? I'm just not sure if it is better to make the challenge standalone or synchronised with some exchange schedule (like a promo, doing an exchange? consider requesting niche Sutcliff!).

Seconding your statement, I was surprised those were underrepresented! :)

And I'd like to see more Truce of the Games, Fugitives, and some stuff that hasn't made the list yet - like The Man Who Died at Sea!

It is interesting that Dawn Wind & Knight's Fee had new works last year, but The Shining Company has been silent since 2013. I somehow assumed there was more.

[elwinfortuna]

I would like to see some fic for books oriented more around female characters, like Song for a Dark Queen, Flame-Coloured Taffeta, or more for The Armourer's House at some point.

Also I need to read The Flowers of Adonis but I suspect that once I do I will definitely want fic for it!

[chantefable]

I reckon fanfic for these would be great - and a great incentive to encourage people to read these works.

I was surprised that ALL book fandoms were still below 500 works. At this rate, I figure we can nominate Rosemary Sutcliff - works as an exchange category and write straight up crossovers between/among Sutcliff books. (Which I think might shine a light on lesser represented works - one more popular plus one less popular equals crossover? Maybe time travel or some other trope!)