Multiplicity by Glacis (NC-17)

[thenightsfall]

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Pairing: Jack/Daniel; AR Daniel/AR Teal'c; AR Daniel/AR Sam; AR Jack/AR Sam
Category: Slash; Established Relationship; Drama; Action/Adventure
Warning: Character Death; Torture
Author on LJ: glacis
Author's Website: Castle's Keep
Link: Multiplicity

Why This Must Be Read: I've never been a believer in the idea that any old Daniel (or Jack, or Teal'c, or Carter) could just slide into any other Daniel's slot, that they're interchangeable and just alike simply because they share the same DNA. Each reality's Daniel (or Jack, or Teal'c, or Carter) is going to evolve based on their own individual experiences, and maybe even react differently to the same experiences, and become their own person. Multiplicity ably portrays this when more than one SG-1 arrives on the same planet at the same time, and the author works amazingly clear magic in defining each doppleganger from the other, and for the reader, amidst the visceral confusion and horror of a battle with Apophis' Jaffa. Each version is credible and realistic, recognizable yet different, not least of all the Daniels who are all necessary to hold one team together.

Author's Summary: "A routine mission takes a turn into bizarre territory when wormholes collide."