'The Mountain's Hail' by Lady Arkin (NC-17)

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Show: Stargate SG1

Rec Category: Slash
Pairing: Jack/Daniel 
Category: Hurt, Humor, AU, HC 

Warning: Adult Themes, Violence, Language, Slavery, Non-con 
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Link: The Mountain's Hail; Whore - Part 1/4 (NC-17) , Journey - Part 2/4 (NC-17), The Circle - Part 3/4 (NC-17) and Reach to the Heavens - Part 4/4 (PG-13)
Why This Must Be Read: Because it is more than you expect it to be. There is a great deal of story here, some of it is ugly but all of it is bloody brilliant. An SG-1-like adventure without leaving earth and set in the time of the Civil War. This is long and epic and so very much of everything. 

Author's Summary: Sometime after the Civil War, former Colonel Jack O'Neill becomes desperate enough to buy a slave capable of helping him get his family back from the savages that might have them. Will they find what they seek, or what they were meant to?

P.S. Reading this again I'm reminded once more of how really good this is. It is not just a wonderfully written adventure and love story but it has lovely descriptions of Aboriginal spiritual beliefs and weaves an impressively detailed picture of the time and struggles of the frontier, the challenges met by the 'whites' extending onto aboriginal territory and the grief this caused on both sides. The second and last chapters are my favourite. Do read this. You will not regret it. 
P.P.S. Forgot ... umm, there's a lot of sex. :) Enjoy!

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Comments

[fairyglass.livejournal.com]

Oh hells!

This was one of the VERY FIRST Jack/Daniel AUs I ever read ever.

It's great, I love it. Awesome rec!

Know what I'm (re)reading tonight!

[bonnysprite.livejournal.com]

Lady Arkin's au's were my very first ones, I believe the very first fic was in fact 'What I Value', which I'll be reccing next time I volunteer unless someone does so before then. I didn't immediately jump on 'The Mountain's Hail' because I'm not one for Westerns, but it was just so tempting because of the length and I really enjoyed the few of her fics I'd already managed to read. Bespe t J/D fandom decision ever! I've come back to it more than a few times, it just grabs you and ... you get lost in it.

Hope the re-read was just as spectacular as the first time around. :)

[ninja007.livejournal.com]

It's also one of my favs! Awesome series!

[bonnysprite.livejournal.com]

Awesome indeed!

Jack and Daniel totally rock in this universe.

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[burbler.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reccing this - I must read it again!

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[bonnysprite.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome!!

It is impossible not to re-read when you stumble across it, regardless of how many times you've read it already, and considering I've only been with the fandom for a little over a year ... :D

I quite enjoyed my most recent re-read. I absolutely adore how she incorporates all the usual suspects and her J/D ... sigh ... perfect!

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[burbler.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on being with the fandom and reccing!

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P.S. I love your pic! Too cool. If you don't mind my asking, where would I find such J/D treats? I may want to purloin one for myself. :D

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[burbler.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I snagged this from skater_g8r - I think it was on the group http://stargate-icons.livejournal.com/

Hopoe this helps. :)