House of the Rising Sun by amitee (PG)

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Rec Category: John Sheppard/Teyla Emmagan
Pairing: John/Teyla
Category: friendship, UST, het, character study
Warning: none
Author on LJ: amitee
Author's Website: beneath the quarter moon
Link: House of the Rising Sun

Why This Must Be Read: A nice little story of John and Teyla alone on a diplomatic mission and they share a conversation along the way. There's some nice sexual tension between them and this story also gives some insight into their personalities and how they work together and it's a really nice little character piece.

The Undefended Territory, by Julie Fortune (PG-13)

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Rec Category: Teamy goodness

Pairing: none
Categories: team, gen, Samantha Carter, Jack and Daniel friendship, Jacob Carter, hurt/comfort, angst, horror
Warnings: references to canon minor character deaths, team whumping, language
Author on LJ: juliefortune
Author's Website: Fanfic for the Fearless
Link: The Undefended Territory 

Why This Must Be Read: Julie Fortune's fics always carry a heavy impact. This one blew me away.

SG-1 gate to an ice planet and plunge, quite literally, into disaster. When what ought to be a routine rescue fails, Sam and Teal'c are forced to retreat to the Gate for help while Jack and Daniel struggle with injuries and hypothermia. With the SGC in lockdown and something deadly waking up beneath the ice, how can Sam and Teal'c get to Jack and Daniel in time?

Tok'ra cold-blooded pragmatism goes head-to-head with SG-1 loyalty and loses miserably; Jack and Daniel make the ultimate emotional sacrifice and give up their most cherished pasts for each other's lives; and the reader comes away from this amazing story with the mental shakes and a burning need to read everything else Julie has ever written.

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Untitled Series (Waiting for the Night et seq?) by Carrie (PG)

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Rec Category: Gen

Pairing/Characters: None; SG-1 Team Friendship; POV for Teal'c, Jack, Daniel, and Sam, and Hammond (also Janet Fraiser presence)
Category: Angst; Drama; Hurt/Comfort; Gen;
Warning: violence
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: http://www.stargatefan.com/ficauthor/Carrie.shtml Carrie's index page at stargatefan
Link to Story: Untitled Series: Post-"Entity" Adventure
Part 1: Waiting for the Night (Teal'c POV)
Part 2: Chill of Midnight (Jack POV)
Part 3: Unveiling the Dawn (Daniel POV)
Part 4: Radiant Day (Sam POV)

ETA: Part 5 Morning Shadows (Hammond POV)

Why This Must Be Read:

I was so excited when I rediscovered this series, because I had read it ages ago early in my fandom experience and didn't remember where or even who wrote it (I'm notoriously bad at that).

Each one of these stories can be read by themselves (Bonus! Four fics for the price of one!). Carrie leaves enough background to make each tale rich and suspenseful in and of itself, but I'm listing them in chronological order and I highly recommend reading the series in order.

I love the device of telling the story through different points of view. And this series is one of the finest examples of it. Plus by focusing on each of the fab four, everyone's favorite character has a chance to shine, and Carrie gives interesting character studies and perspectives for each of the team.

The summary: Classic team SG-1 (post S4 Entity) gates to a place where they're feted by the locals, and only when it's too late to turn back do they realize there's been a cultural misunderstanding of highest levels, and an enforced ritual confrontation with a bull. Heavy whumping warning for any/all of the SG-1 boys.

Not a typical the guys are Sam's male harem tale. This one has heart, soul, and amazing depth to it.

ETA: sg_fignewton alerted me to a "missing scene" addition to the series from Hammond's POV (listed above as Part 5), so there's even more to the story. And it too is a nice, sweet character study from a skewing perspective.

The Holiday Season, out_there, PG

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Rec Category: Holiday
Pairing: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Category: Genre other
Warning: Slash, First time, Humor
Author on LJ: out_there
Author's Website: http://www.geocities.com/annie-lee.geo/
Link: The Holiday Season

Why This Must Be Read:
As you know from my previous rec’s I love holiday humor/crack!fics. This falls under the humor category. To quote the author…John suffers a series of Christmas misadventures (and he's sure Rodney's to blame. This is John and Rodney at their snarky, loveable best and bonus…it is a first time fic. No, wait it is a drunken first time fic which makes it all the more fun. This is a light hearted, humorous and a tiny bit fluffy read, a perfect wind down for what ever Holiday frustration you may have experienced.