No More To Leave It by mercurial_wit (R)

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Rec Category: Sheppard/Weir
Pairing: John Sheppard/Elizabeth Weir, Sheppard/Atlantis/Weir
Category: Sheppard/Weir/Atlantis, dark!fic,
Warning: dark!fic, implied character death
Author on LJ: mercurial_wit
Author's Website: Unknown
Link: No More To Leave It

Why This Must Be Read: Because the language and flow of this fic is as beautiful and haunting as the storyline. It's a fantastic little look at the dark potential of Atlantis, and how it has deep ties to both leaders. The city as a sentient entity has always kinda fascinated me, and this one has a more chilling take than most. After all, you try being abandoned for ten thousand years and see how well adjusted you are.

This story throws me back to the best parts of "Before I Sleep" a lot, because it echoes the level of love and sarcrifice. And I absolutely admire how it's John/Elizabeth/Atlantis and every permutation thereof. Great, great stuff. Well written.

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Dead Like Them by Layton Colt and forcryinoutloud

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Rec Category: crossover: SGA/SG1/Dead Like Me
Pairing: Jack/Daniel preslash, Rodney/John
Warnings: Violence, character death, WIP
Author on LJ: laytoncolt and forcryinoutloud
Author's Website: nixa jane's fanfiction
Link: Dead Like Them , alternate link to Dead Like Them. (This link is to the last part of story, the links to the previous parts are at the top.) Bonus: beautiful graphic.
Summary: He glanced up; feeling like someone was walking over his grave, and locked eyes with a man across the street.
Why this should be read: Good storytelling. Good action. Good plot. Good dialogue. Overall, an enjoyable read. Looking forward to more. Though I do have to say that I have not yet seen Dead Like Me.

Look to the Heavens and Number the Stars (R) & The Silent Language of the Star (PG-13) by Minervacat

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Rec Category: Original Character
Pairing: none
Category: gen, original character, Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Janet Fraiser, Sam Carter, Jonas Quinn, Cameron Mitchell, episode related, Vala Mal Doran, team
Warning: reference to canon character deaths
Author on LJ minervacat
Author's Website: When the Floods Roll Back
Link: Look to the Heavens and Number the Stars, The Silent Language of the Star

Why This Must Be Read:
Meet Claire Carson, the poor soul roped into being librarian and cataloger for the SGC. Claire is a wonderful character in her own right, but also provides us a great outside perspective on SG-1 and SGC as a whole and just how crazy everyone's job is. minervacat had me sold on her from her first impression of Jack, when he shows up in her office to offer her the job.

Claire's an outsider at the facility - mostly keeping to herself while she manages the books and artifacts - not on a 'gate team and near the end of the gossip chain. But over the years (the stories span from around season 2 to 9) she develops friendships with many of her co-workers, some of whom are familiar to us and some of whom are original characters in their own right. In "Look to the Heavens and Number the Stars" we learn how Claire gets the job, and why the sheer nature of it (cataloging things no system was developed to deal with, Daniel's tendency to wander off with books and never return them) is enough to drive her crazy. We see her exasperated fondness for Jack, her wonderful bond with Daniel (whom she accidentally knocks unconscious with a heavy volume of Sappho's poetry), and the friendship she develops with Janet, who keeps her in the gossip chain. The sequel, "The Silent Language of the Star," follows Claire's experience during four specific episodes, giving us a wonderful new perspective on the stories.

Through Claire you fall in love with many of these characters all over again, laugh with them and grieve for them, all while getting a new perspective on who they are and what exactly it means to be a part of SGC.

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Displaced by Layton Colt

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Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Pairing: None
Category: Gen, Daniel Jackson, Bill Lee, Character Study
Warning: None
Author on LJ: laytoncolt
Author's Website: laytoncolt's fanfiction is available at nixa_jane.
Link: Displaced

Why This Must Be Read: This is a wonderful look at Daniel Jackson struggling to adapt to the changes that have happened to him. He's a scientists, yes, but he's also more than that and by juxtaposing him against Bill Lee, Layton Colt gives us a nice story about how much Daniel has changed and how he isn't quite sure where he fits anymore. It's an excellent character study.