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[personal profile] logicgunn
Show: SGA

Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None, but in the current climate it's only fair to point out that this is an Apocafic.
Words: ~30k
Author's Journal: [personal profile] rheanna
Author's Website: Rheanna
Link: The Hard Prayer

Why This Must Be Read: I know an Apocafic is a strange rec in a post-Covid world, but this fic is absolutely a comfort fic of mine as well as being one of my all time favourites. Both John and Rodney have been alone for a long time: they each have their own ways of coping with the lonliness, and the way they learn to navigate their respective quirks having found each other is hopeful and warming.

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[personal profile] fignewton
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Apocafic
Characters: Samantha Carter, Bra'tac, Rak'nor
Categories: gen, drama, angst
Warnings: it's apocafic! "Death count: at least 6 billion."
Author's Journal: [personal profile] ultranos
Author's Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] ultranos
Link: The Substance of Things Hoped For

Why This Must Be Read: This AU of Grace has been on my to-rec list for a while, and with a certain tidbit of science news being reported, I really couldn't resist. :)

Ultranos always write a superb Sam, and here she is at her best: courage and determination in the face of losing everything, and going beyond her best to keep going. Fantastic twists and turns and a gulping-good read!


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[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter
Pairings: Listed at Gen but there are Jack/Sam pairings in the fic
Categories: Het,
Warnings: End of the World, Implied Character Death, Open Ended
Word Count: 7373 (for part 1)
Author on DW: none
Author's Website: Jemima's Chevron
Link to Fic: A White Dove

Sequel: Wherever You Roam. -- Sam from the first story meets a different Jack.




Author's Summary:

A season 7 AU about closing the SGC, originally written in February 2004. The apocalyptic tone made it seem timely again.





Why This Must Be Read:

A haunting story of one Jack and one Sam, not from the same universe, all looking to survive and hopefully save Earth from Anubis' fleet. It turns out that Anubis wins in too many different universes and finding one where they can each make a difference is hard.

Not an easy story, but one of determination and a glimmer of hope!




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mific: (Wolf drawing)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: John/Rodney (transformed into wolves)
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: slash
Warnings: It's apocafic, and Issaro warns for End of the World Imagery and Violence
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Wolves of the Apocalypse Series on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This may be too close to the bone for some at present as it features a plague that wipes out almost everyone worldwide - except a few like Rodney, and those that can transform into wolves, like John. It's packed with great characterisation and plot, involves wilderness journeys and survival, pack dynamics, various post-apocalyptic perils and of course, John and Rodney's developing relationship. There are two longish stories in the series, which is complete, and they're a great read - very much recommended. Also wonderful art for the stories by [personal profile] danceswithgary here, and (this one contains a spoiler) by [personal profile] tarlan  here.

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mific: (Blue mandala)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Time Travel
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Steven Caldwell, Evan Lorne
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Post-apocalyptic in part, but no AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW: [personal profile] mad_maudlin
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Triptych on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a bit of a brain-teaser, like a lot of fics about time travel - Rodney sets SG1 straight about the real outcome of the events of 'Moebius' (the SG1 episode). The ending's a classic - poor Rodney! The story starts just after 'The Siege', when senior staff have been recalled to the SGC. Very cleverly written, and highly recommended. 
Unfortunately there's a formatting error throughout the fic - all the m-dashes are replaced by little graphics. If you want a cleaned-up version as a pdf or ebook, message me for a copy. 

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[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AU - specifically, with alien worldbuilding.
Characters: John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Melena Dex
Categories: Gen (friendship relationships John & Ronon, John & Melena, canon het relationship Ronon/Melena)
Warnings: This is post-apocalyptic for Atlantis, so we have to assume maybe everyone died except John, but that's not ever explicit. There's canon-typical violence in one story when the unit's on a mission. 
Author on DW: [personal profile] vain_glorious
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: The Divide'verse series on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: The Divide'verse series is 4 sequential stories, a total of about 23,000 words, in which [personal profile] vain_glorious  has flipped canon, and John's the runner who's lost everything, found offworld by Ronon who's a military unit leader from a thriving Sateda which hasn't been culled. The author weaves in typical canon plot lines, but reversed - John joins Ronon's unit, and as below, Tyre has Ford's role, and later there's a scare with Kirsan fever. I love this series as we see Sateda's culture in detail - similar to but different from Earth, technologically advanced and complex. I'm a sucker for Satedan worldbuilding, and this series really delivers. The story of John slowly recovering and making Sateda his home in his own quirky way is gripping and satisfying, with some lovely found family feels with Ronon and Melena. The series is marked WIP but there's good closure at the end, and it's complete as it is. I also love the way this reversal brings home the horror of what Ronon went through, in a much more powerful way than canon ever managed. 

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[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AUs - with lots of worldbuilding.
Characters: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Evan Lorne/Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Elizabeth Weir, and most of the usual SGA suspects.
Categories: slash
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] esteefee
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: When the City Wakes on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: One of my recs last month got me thinking about extensive worldbuilding, which I really like, so I decided to rec fics featuring that, this month. This story by esteefee is packed with amazing detail about a very strange post-apocalyptic Earth after a quantum bomb seriously warps reality. It's a great story, as Rodney finds Atlantis and earns his place there, gradually discovering John's story, as John's forced to face up to who he is and to defend the city and his friends. I've described this story elsewhere as solarpunk, and it's on that interesting edge where sci-fi tips into fantasy. The worldbuilding details vary from scary to hilarious, and they're all really clever and imaginative. A gripping and fascinating read. 

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[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, Paul Davis
Pairings: Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson
Categories: slash, end of the world
Warnings: none
Word Count: 900
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: - sic transit gloria mundi - so passes the glory of the world -



Author's Summary:

Life after the end of the world.



Why This Must Be Read:

A short fic on how life goes on, even after the end of the world. SG-1 initially clings to each other, until time and necessity help them move on.

There's also a podfic to go with it, if you prefer: Podfic linked here


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[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AU - specifically, cut-off-from-Earth / Forming a new colony
Characters/pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Jennifer Keller/Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek, Lorne, et al.
Categories: Het and slash
Warnings: Character deaths, this being an apocafic - mostly off-screen and not John, Rodney, Teyla or Ronon.
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: As Brighid on AO3
Link: That Will Break You on the Wayback archive. Just under 40,000 words. 
Why This Must Be Read: A new and invincible enemy, the Rephame, appear in the Milky Way and the galaxy falls, with the last survivors fleeing to Atlantis. John's forced to take charge and the expedition and refugees are on the run, forming a colony elsewhere in Pegasus. Excellent writing and gripping storytelling - an often heart-breaking journey for Rodney and John, but ultimately a happy ending. Written for McShep Match. 

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[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA/SG1
Rec Category: Apocafic
Characters: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Sam Carter, Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Teal'c, George Hammond, Radek Zelenka, Carolyn Lam, Aiden Ford, Clone Jack O'Neill, Halling, Elizabeth Weir, Miko Kusanagi.
Categories: slash
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death (but as below, not permanent for the boys)
Author on DW: [personal profile] sorka42 
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: As I Live and Breathe on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is the ultimate fix-it story. It starts with the apocalyptic destruction of Atlantis, but for reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, John and Rodney get sent back many years in time, at the point of the explosion. John comes to on his wedding day to Nancy and he and Rodney meet up and get to do it all over. The trick is that they have to avoid the mistakes they made first time around without changing things so much they don't get to go to Atlantis. It's a nifty idea and well executed - a great ride with a ton of plot, even an evil conspiracy. There are some issues - it might not have been betaed as there are quite a few typos. But I'm fussy about that kind of thing and I didn't need to back-button out - the fic drew me in, despite a few rough edges. I recommend it for an engrossing read. 

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[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA/SG1
Rec Category: Apocafic
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Evan Lorne/Original Male Character, Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran, Sam Carter/Jack O'Neill.
Elizabeth Weir, Cameron Mitchell, Radek Zelenka, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Teal'c
Categories: M/M and M/F
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con (off-screen), and of course, it's apocafic.
Author on DW: [personal profile] enigmaticblue
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: If All Else Fails on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a favourite of mine, also known as "the WAFGON fic". (Summary: Technically, it’s known as Operation Phoenix, but that’s a little too optimistic for Jack, who calls it the WAFGON plan: We’re All Fucked; Get Out Now.)
Earth is lost to a combination of the Ori and the Trust, but Atlantis goes on, and survivors from Earth trickle in by various routes. As with all apocafic it's a tough premise, but the writing's excellent with our favourite characters struggling to adapt to, survive and escape after the catastrophe, making it a gripping read.

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[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA/SG1
Rec Category: Action/Adventure
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Daniel Jackson, Jonas Quinn, Aiden Ford, Cam Mitchell, and many of the usual SGA and SG1 suspects. 
Warnings: apocafic, but with a happy ending and tons of humor along the way.
Author on DW: [personal profile] eleveninches
Author's Website: On the AO3, and own website
Link: There's No Such Thing as Daniel Jackson on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is by eleveninches so you know it'll be funny with some hilarious lines and characterizations. It's a riveting AU, featuring John who's not only having to handle the Goa'uld invasion apocalypse, but also weird dreams featuring Daniel Jackson. It's satisfyingly plotty, with lots of action and adventure. A great read and highly recommended.

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[personal profile] melagan
ShowSGA
Rec Category: Outsider POV
Characters: Original Character, John Sheppard, Team
Categories:Slash (The slash is so mild it can be read as gen)
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Warnings: None
Author's Journal: [personal profile] lavvyan
Author's Website Lavvyan @ AO3

Link: Two Years After Tomorrow

Why This Must Be Read: This is an angsty fic with a happy ending. I'm reccing it because for a short piece there's a whole lotta story in what's unsaid.
[identity profile] nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com
Show: SGA/SG-1
Rec Category: Slash
Characters: Daniel Jackson, John Sheppard, various original characters
Pairings: Daniel Jackson/John Sheppard
Categories: slash, apocafic
Warnings: minor character death, explicit sexytimes
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] frostfire_17
Author's Website: Author on AO3
Link: At The Hour When We Are Trembling

Why This Must Be Read: By now you all know I'm a sucker for rarepairs, and I always thought, if given the chance, these two might get along. And they do in this story. This is a fantastic apocafic, and it captures just how fractured Daniel's been by dying and coming back so many times, how constantly staving off the end of the world has also fractured him, and how both he and John manage to cling on to some vestige of sanity and badassery and find each other during the Wraith apocalypse is real. It's gritty and difficult and complicated, it's painful and it's sad, but it's also funny and awe-inspiring, how well the two men hold it together.

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[identity profile] morena-evensong.livejournal.com
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: McKay/Sheppard
Categories: Slash, Apocafic, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Widespread Death, PTSD
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's Website: AO3 profile
Link: Werewolves of the Apocalypse

Why This Must Be Read: It's an apocalypse fic with werewolves. How can anything possibly get more awesome than that? (I say this even though I'm not generally much of an apocafic fan.)

So, Werewolves of the Apocalypse is actually a series of two stories which the author had clearly intended to continue on at some point and didn't for whatever reason. Don't be scared by its unfinished status, though, because the open ending of the second story does make for a satisfying conclusion. In the first story, Travelling with Wolves, issaro does an amazing job of showing us our two characters meeting as well as their individual experiences of the end of the world, which were vastly different. The second story shows them getting to know each other better as they reach their destination, while tip-toeing around each other's idiosyncrasies and neurosis. Up until the end, issaro does a great job keeping the reader guessing as to what exactly happened to create the fever that killed the majority of the world's population. It's definitely well worth the read!

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[identity profile] morena-evensong.livejournal.com
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairings: McKay/Sheppard
Categories: Slash, Apocafic, Drama, Angst, Cannon AU
Warnings: Dead bodies, Angst, PTSD
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] rheanna27
Author's Website: Unknown (Note: there is a website link on the author's LJ. DO NOT click on it. The domain's been taken over by some spam site that's a pain to get back from.)
Link: The Hard Prayer

Why This Must Be Read: This is one of those stories that feels so real you can practically taste the hopelessness in the back of your throat. Rheanna27's language is that evocative and the premise and characters that well thought-through, right down to the neurosis each develops as a result of their circumstances. The apocalypse here wasn't anything violent -- there are no zombies or atomic bombs or giant storms to give people something to fight -- which gives the story a very eerie feeling.

Author's summary: A year after the end of the world, John meets another survivor.

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[identity profile] sg-fignewton.livejournal.com
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Five Things
Characters: team
Categories: drama, angst, AU, apocafic
Warnings: AU deaths, etc.
Author on LJ: [personal profile] selenay
Author's Website: Selenay at AO3
Link: Five Things That May Never Happen To SG-1

Why This Must Be Read: From apocafic to happy endings to disasters on- and off-world, here are five different AUs that could have happened to classic SG-1.
[identity profile] eivac.livejournal.com
Show: SGA/Buffy

Rec Category: Crossover
Characters: Jeannie McKa (SGA), Dawn Summers (Buffy)
Categories: Gen, Angst, Apocalypse, Crossover
Warnings: Character Death, Suicide, Violence
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] general_jinjur
Author's Website: jinjurly.com
Link: Puddle Jumping

Why This Must Be Read: The author combines two fictional universes for a brilliant telling of two kick-ass heroines, Dawn Summers and Jeannie McKay. It's a post-apocalyptic road trip with Dawn, Jeannie, two kids and a cat. The opening scenes with Dawn in Cleveland in particular are effectively creepy, without being overly laden with darkness and despair. Dawn and Jeannie are fabulous characters and general_jinjur really does a great job with both of them, balancing the shock and horror of their situation with the practical resourcefulness they both display in canon.

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[identity profile] sg-fignewton.livejournal.com
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Crossover
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, Dave Dixon
Categories: gen, drama, team, angst, apocafic, AU
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] tielan
Author's Website: tielan at AO3
Link: Storm Front

Why This Must Be Read: Out of necessity, this is a mystery crossover. What makes it so gripping is the characterization: Jack as the competent, intelligent general of the SGC, his rapport and trust in his people (especially Sam), the reactions of the various characters, and the realistic fusion of SG-1 with a certain movie series that you needn't have actually watched (I haven't, personally) in order to recognize. Great apocafic, and a really good read.

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[personal profile] roeskva
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Tok'ra
Characters: SG-1, Malek, others
Categories: Action/adventure, AU, crossover (with Jeremiah), apocafic, gen (very brief background mention of canon relationships)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lizardbeth_j
Author's Website: Lizardbeth's LJ page
Link: Distorted Reflections

Why This Must Be Read: This is a wonderful, long fic that I read years ago, and found again recently on AO3. It was just as great on the second read - and I have since watched Jeremiah which it is a crossover with. Not that it is necessary to know that show, because it's not.
This is classic SG-1 team on an epic adventure, in a post-apocalyptic world - and there are Tok'ra! How could this possibly be better?
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[identity profile] sg-fignewton.livejournal.com
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Sam and Daniel friendship
Characters: Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, team
Categories: gen, AU, humor, character study, apocafic, angst
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] fridayschild85
Author's Website: fan fiction tag
Link: It's Not The End Of The World, But You Can See It From There

Why This Must Be Read: This is Sam and Daniel friendship, playing effortless backup to each other both physcially and emotionally, with an added touch of teamy goodness and an unexpected darkly humorous twist. What's not to love?

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[identity profile] sg-fignewton.livejournal.com
This rec is from [livejournal.com profile] ivorygates, not me; I am posting on her behalf.

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Het
Characters: Sam Carter, Jack O'Neill
Pairings: Sam/Jack
Categories: Het, Apocafic (Character absence, no character death.)
Warnings: None (Except for the end of the world.)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] surreallis
Author's Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/surreallis
Link: http://surreallis.livejournal.com/228468.html

Why This Must Be Read: It's Surreallis, you need more? Okay. Great believable (bittersweet!) S/J, wonderful character voices. It's hard to put Sam and Jack together believably during canon: this fic manages it.

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[identity profile] hathor-girl.livejournal.com
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Sam/Martouf/Lantash
Characters: Sam, Jolinar, Martouf/Lantash, Daniel Jackson, Teal'c, Jack O'Neill, Jacob/Selmak
Categories: Het, Angst, Action/Adventure, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Apocafic, violence, character deaths, minor torture (it's an apocafic, you get it...)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] roeskva
Author's Website: Roeskva on AO3
Link: Deep Trouble

Why This Must Be Read: It's 90% (or more) gen, but there are some sweet Sam/(Jolinar)/Martouf/Lantash scenes, which is why I am reccing it for this category. I love apocafic, and this is a wonderful, long one. Our heroes from the SGC have to flee from Earth when Apophis attacks and conquers Earth. The story has some wonderful world building, and some wonderful scenes where the now homeless Tau'ri try to make their homes on various bases, always on the run. The scenes from Earth, where we follow Mark and his family, now subjects of Apophis, are a nice way of showing what happens there.
Very different, very dark, but there are glimmers of hope here and there. 
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[personal profile] danceswithgary
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Sheppard/McKay
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Richard Woolsey
Pairings: Sheppard/McKay
Categories: Angst, Apocafic, Drama, Established Relationship, Slash
Warnings: Major character deaths (not principals)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] wolfshark
Author's Website:
Link: Charming Demeter's Daughter

Why This Must Be Read:

Atlantis cut off from Earth is a favorite theme of mine, and this Atlantis Big Bang story has the team dealing with an obstinate Woolsey in addition to the problems associated with the loss of Earth. Of course, John and Rodney take loving care of each other in between crises.

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[identity profile] hathor-girl.livejournal.com
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Pairing, Other, Sam/Martouf/Lantash
Characters: Sam, Jolinar, Daniel, Jack, Teal'c, Janet, Apophis, Martouf/Lantash, Hammond, Jacob, Selmak...
Pairings: Sam/Jolinar/Martouf/Lantash
Categories: AU, Apocafic, Angst, Drama, Action/Adventure
Warnings: Disturbing images. Some violence, non-graphic torture, sex
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] roeskva
Author's website: The Tok'ra Tunnels
Link: Deep Trouble

Why This Must Be Read: Wonderful world-building - and the story is taking the show in a very different direction, while still keeping the heart of the show. This is not only Jolinar survives (in Sam), but also Apophis conquers Earth. We follow a group of escaped Tau'ri as they try to rebuild on another world, and search for allies - which eventually leads them to the Tok'ra. The story is often dark and angsty, but there is also hope, and heroism, and friendship. The story is mostly gen, with the ship only being part of the last 1/4 of the story. Great, fairly long story, well worth reading more than once!

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