An Eleven-Step Guide to Survival by Prince Meredith (ed. John Sheppard) by theravenwrites [PG]

[popkin16]

Show: Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, minor appearances of Ronon Dex, Jeannie Miller, & Elizabeth Weir
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash, First Time, Alternate Universe
Warnings: None
Author's Journal: N/A
Author's Website: Ao3 Account
Link: An Eleven-Step Guide to Survival by Prince Meredith (ed. John Sheppard)

Why This Must Be Read: This is a fusion with Garth Nix's Abhorsen series. Rodney is the brother of the future Abhorsen, Teyla (the person whose job is to maintain the border between life and death), and the heir to the throne, Jeannie. He's at a bit of a loss as to what he wants to do for the rest of his life when he meets John, a pilot who's plane crash-landed in the Old Kingdom. John's unprepared to survive in the Old Kingdom with his limited knowledge of charter magic (magic that uses symbols, drawn on paper/ in the air, spoken, engraved or embedded in an object, or whistled) and the roaming dead. Luckily, Rodney's there to help him! It's not too long of a read and gives you enough worldbuilding to carry you along. Honestly, I could read about 100k of this, but the author does a good job of crafting a satisfying 8k story. 
John and Rodney are great, and I love their interactions here. It's fun!

Comments

[mific]

Ooh, interesting rec! Um, maybe add the author’s nane to your rec post somewhere? Easily overlooked, given the fic’s complicated title. ;)

[popkin16]

*facepalm* God, thank you! I'll fix that immediately :)

[mific]

I enjoyed the fic. Ages since I read the Garth Nix series but it was an interesting fusion and of course John would fall in love with the flyers!

[popkin16]

John really would love the flyers *fond*

I'm glad you enjoyed the fic! I'm super fond of it too lol.