1969 Prime by redbyrd (PG)

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I'm so excited to be the first rec'cer (of hopefully many) of the new category "Episode Related" fic. (When I signed up it was still "other genre". It's all growed up now! :-D)

Rec Category: Episode Related
Pairing: none
Category: Action/Adventure; Drama; Hammond; SG-1; Episode Related; AU?
Warning: Character Deaths (alt timeline)
Author on LJ: redbyrd_sgfic
Author's Website: http://www.mindspring.com/~redbyrd/index.htm
Link: 1969 Prime

Why This Must Be Read:

I figured I'd start things off with a bang and rec one of the best missing scene writers in SG-1 fandom, redbyrd. She maintains the canon we all know and interweaves it with original ideas and characterization expertly, giving plausible interpretations to spots where canon can fall short.

1969 Prime is an excellent example of this. She takes Season Two's "1969" and explores the unanswered question from the episode of how would Hammond ever know to leave himself a note to help the team? 1969 Prime follows the adventures of the first time SG-1 got stranded in the past. Since this is a timeline with no note, she keeps enough of the canon events and dialogue that give a "spooky" vibe to readers, rather than just a "been there, done that".

We also follow the events of young sparky Lt. Hammond, whose life is changed by that strange encounter with the time travelling team as he wonders whether or not they're telling the truth. And how canon of CotG can still ring true with a Hammond of 1969 foreknowledge.

The character death scene mentioned in the warning is terribly tragic, and I always wince at Sam's actions in it when I read it. But it adds to the poignancy of the larger storyline and makes Hammond (and ultimately SG-1's) journey worth it.

And if you're really jonesing for more on this time twisting AU, she's also written a [sequel] prequel 1969 Prime Minus One

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The Infinite by Dira Sudis (estimated PG)

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Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Pairing: none, Jack-Daniel friendship
Category: gen, drama, vignette
Warnings: none (mention of canonical character death)
Author on LJ: dsudis
Author's Website: Words Words Words
Link: The Infinite

Why This Must Be Read:

This quiet little fic, set "season two-ish", takes one logical implication of canon and develops it with careful, restrained grace into something so necessary and right that you can't think how it wasn't obvious before.

Jack says, "Do you think--" and then stops. Looks down at the gun, turns it over in his hands. He makes a motion as if he meant to holster it, but his hands tighten on the weapon, and Daniel thinks again about the half-outlined paper he's never going to write, regarding the degree of emotional security military personnel derive from going armed. "I was thinking about that quantum mirror thingy," he says quietly.

Thingy, like that will stop Daniel from noticing that he remembers the correct name, and probably at least as much as Daniel does about what Sam thinks it means. He looks down at his sidearm again, and he's awake in the night. Daniel says, "Yeah?" like he doesn't know where this is going.

Five magazines Teal'c subscribes to, by Julie (G)

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Rec Category: Teal’c

Pairing: none

Categories: Teal’c, gen, humor, character study, friendship

Warnings: none

Author on LJ: splash_the_cat

Author's Website: Moments of Adoration

Link: Five magazines Teal'c subscribes to

 

Why This Must Be Read: "Five things" fic, when done right, is an absolute pleasure. Here, Julie gives us five magazines that Teal'c reads regularly, ranging from shameless tabloids to Martha Stewart to the Wall Street Journal. Each magazine not only reflects on a different aspect of Teal'c's personality, but it also offers a glimpse to his friendship with various members of SG-1.

 

When you read this, you'll smile, then think – and then smile again.

 

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Steady On, by idyll, NC17

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Rec Category: Cameron Mitchell
Pairing: Cameron Mitchell/John Sheppard
Category: Crossover. Earthside.
Warning: Slash
Author on LJ: idyll
Author's website: Tongues and Tales
Link: Steady On

Why this must be read:
Short story about boundaries and how difficult it is to keep things from spilling over into adjacent spaces. idyll's writing is spare and clean, and she's got a real gift for finding the tactile details that capture the essence of her stories. Plus, it's hot, and it's got trips to Home Depot.

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