The Slumbering Place in the Stars by Jenn aka surreallis (R)

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Show: SG1
Rec Category: Horror
Characters: Jack, Daniel, Sam, Teal'c
Pairing: none
Het/Slash/Gen: gen
Warning: violence
Author on LJ: surreallis 
Author's Website: surreallis_fic  (LJ Fic Journal), AO3
Link: The Slumbering Place in the Stars

Why this must be read:

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a huge fan of Lovecraft; I usually find his stuff way too off the wall and just strange for me to enjoy. However, when his mastery of imagery and atmosphere is combined with Stargate SG-1 in the capable hands of Surreallis? Let's just say that I might be re-thinking my position. SG-1 are investigating a strange town by a sea off-world and notice that things aren't exactly kosher... So begins an incredible adventure of horror and darkness that will leave you gasping right up to the very last line which will make you gasp, I guarantee!

Story Summary: "In the depths, the great old one slumbers. The powerful one. The great priest. The dreamer of dreams waits for the stars to align." But it was all just myth written by a strange old man. Wasn’t it?

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Scenes from a Life, That Is Not This Life by Green Grrl (NC-17)

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Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Pairing: Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson
Category: Daniel/Jack, Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, angst, alternate universe, drama, episode-related, explicit sexual situation, first time, romance, SG-1, slash
Warning: Violence, language, explicit sexual content, spoilers for all seasons
Author on LJ: green_grrl
Author's Website: What's in my LJ? | What's in my DWJ?
Link: Scenes from a Life, That Is Not This Life

Author's summary: What if Jack and Daniel never joined the Stargate Program?

Why This Must Be Read: I really just can't heap enough praise on this fic. For fans of the pairing, it's a refreshingly down-to-earth and heart-meltingly beautiful Jack/Daniel romance. For fans of the characters, it develops wonderful backstories for Jack and Daniel, surrounds them with engaging, three-dimensional friends and family, and gives them realistic alternative careers and lives that put the 'Moebius' and Continuum caricatures to shame. For fans of the show, it's a gripping, series-spanning extrapolation. And for fans of good writing and interesting narrative, it's a fascinating and amazingly successful exercise in objective viewpoint. Add a Chicago setting presented in affectionate detail, some squee-worthy cameos, and a couple of way-cool twists that I can't divulge without spoilage, and you have one of the standouts from last year's J/D Ficathon and a real tour de force.

About 28,420 words.

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