Best Epic Merlin BBC Fanfics
Merlin BBC fanfics over 100,000 words — the reader-favorite epics that define the fandom. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 5 Epic Merlin BBC Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. These are the Merlin BBC epics readers come back to. Save them for offline reading.
And like the cycle of the year, we begin again
by katherynefromphilly
Set after the Merlin Series 5 Finale "Diamond of the Day".Canon Compliant. In Character. Arthur Pendragon Returns.Cover art by Lao-Pendragon------For many long years Merlin waited.For the other part of his soul, for the other half of his life. He was born to serve Arthur. So that meant he was al
The Student Prince
by FayJay
A Modern day Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, atte
A straight approach to being queer
by SueRose
Rich nepo boy Arthur Pendragon joins his university's queer club. And pretends to be queer, because he needs to write a paper about queer representation. But.... He has not expected this. This being the leader of the club, namely Merlins Emrys, who does not believe a word he says. Will he be able to
King Merlin of Oplaria
by ilikereadingig
Second work, the first is King Emrys of Oplaria, so please go and read that first, spoilers after this. Agravaine has been defeated and so has Morgana, Camelot is safer than ever. While Arthur and Gwen plan their wedding Merlin sets off on a journey to save Morgana from the Tower and heal her. But i
The Eternity of Life
by DragonTraining101
Merlin attempts to take his own life, but instead sets in motion a series of events the gods did not plan for. The gods are now scrambling to force a new prophecy. Faces from the past and present blur together as Merlin tries to save the world he wanted to leave.
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This list of 5epic Merlin BBC fanfics spans 777,822 total words. Kudos range from 88 on the newest entries to 39,048 on the most established. 40% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Mature (2 of 5 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Modern Era · Alternate Universe - College/University.
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