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The Best of All Possible Worlds

by McPoodle
The philosopher Voltaire finds himself in the most-frustrating place imaginable: Equestria

The royal court of Canterlot welcomes its newest member with open forelegs: the human philosopher Voltaire, from Earth.

On Earth, Voltaire is known as the greatest enemy of tyranny in the history of literature, and a legend in his own mind.

On Equestria, the court betting pool is giving him a week before the Princess banishes him to the Moon.

Note: This story doesn't have sequels per se, but there are a couple of short follow-ups set in the present day ("Parade Coverage" and "Secret Histories"), and a prequel of sorts in "At the Inn of the Prancing Pony".

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46 Chapters:

  1. Introduction 2012-12-12 07:26:53 UTC
    574
  2. Chapter 1 2012-12-12 07:26:09 UTC
    1682
  3. Chapter 2 2012-09-02 06:04:40 UTC
    4747
  4. Chapter 3 2012-08-12 01:42:36 UTC
    1065
  5. Chapter 4 2012-12-12 07:36:02 UTC
    2367
  6. Chapter 5 2012-12-12 07:55:53 UTC
    2993
  7. Chapter 6 2012-12-12 08:08:46 UTC
    3331
  8. Chapter 7 2012-12-12 08:14:32 UTC
    2326
  9. Chapter 8 2012-12-12 08:31:34 UTC
    2431
  10. Chapter 9 2012-09-03 04:02:07 UTC
    2051
  11. Chapter 10 2012-11-18 10:03:15 UTC
    3408
  12. Chapter 11 2012-08-12 03:14:06 UTC
    1570
  13. Chapter 12 2012-12-13 05:19:55 UTC
    1258
  14. Chapter 13 2012-09-01 05:54:51 UTC
    1750
  15. Chapter 14 2012-09-01 22:34:53 UTC
    3846
  16. Chapter 15 2012-08-16 07:14:21 UTC
    3364
  17. Chapter 16 2012-09-01 06:39:01 UTC
    1711
  18. Chapter 17 2012-09-10 02:36:39 UTC
    4865
  19. Chapter 18 2012-11-11 04:05:46 UTC
    4210
  20. Chapter 19 2012-10-27 07:57:37 UTC
    2860
  21. Chapter 20 2012-11-11 04:33:13 UTC
    6175
  22. Chapter 21 2012-12-13 05:20:27 UTC
    5383
  23. Chapter 22 2012-12-13 05:22:31 UTC
    3459
  24. Chapter 23 2012-12-13 05:23:44 UTC
    3307
  25. Chapter 24 2012-11-10 05:01:04 UTC
    3529
  26. Chapter 25 2012-10-27 09:33:13 UTC
    3171
  27. Chapter 26 2012-11-24 01:04:57 UTC
    1856
  28. Chapter 27 2012-12-13 04:42:25 UTC
    2737
  29. Chapter 28 2012-12-13 04:58:06 UTC
    4756
  30. Chapter 29 2012-12-13 05:24:32 UTC
    1689
  31. Chapter 30 2012-12-13 05:49:02 UTC
    2507
  32. Chapter 31 2012-12-13 05:55:37 UTC
    2098
  33. Chapter 32 2012-12-13 05:25:23 UTC
    1865
  34. Chapter 33 2012-12-13 05:25:51 UTC
    794
  35. Chapter 34 2012-12-13 06:29:22 UTC
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  36. Chapter 35 2012-12-29 05:22:08 UTC
    3472
  37. Chapter 36 2013-01-21 07:31:33 UTC
    3179
  38. Chapter 37 2013-02-20 04:32:27 UTC
    3327
  39. Chapter 38 2013-02-21 02:57:57 UTC
    2113
  40. Chapter 39 2013-02-23 03:12:55 UTC
    2195
  41. Chapter 40 2013-03-24 06:03:41 UTC
    3310
  42. Chapter 41 2013-03-25 03:04:42 UTC
    1895
  43. Chapter 42 2013-03-26 03:42:20 UTC
    2859
  44. Chapter 43 2013-03-27 01:52:23 UTC
    4440
  45. Chapter 44 2013-03-27 02:59:17 UTC
    2397
  46. Afterward, Credits & Acknowledgements 2013-04-15 05:08:28 UTC
    8299