Stargate Fic Recommendations

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Humor
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Robert Rothman
Categories: gen, friendship, episode related
Warnings: bit of innuendo
Author on LJ: sallymn
Author's Website: Sallymn at AO3
Link: Flummoxed by the Fifth Race

Why This Must Be Read: At the beginning of Small Victories, Daniel has spent over a week worrying about his team and recovering from appenticitis at the same time. In this hilarious story, the SGC has rallied around to supply him with a distraction... only the distraction isn't exactly what they'd thought it would be!

If you enjoy Daniel in all his linguistic/archeological glory with his social scientist self to the fore and the sheer ridiculousness of expecting alien cultures to conform to expectations, you're going to love this. Bonus Robert and Daniel friendship for the win!



"Well," Robert repeated, "actually, we - that is, the whole academic staff, everyone who's read it - thought you might like to take the lead on presenting this to the General."

Daniel stared at him. "Me? Why me?"

"Because you're the senior archeologist and the head linguist, and the foremost expert on Furling to date and... well yeah, okay. Because the General won't fire you."

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Pairing: none
Categories: Daniel Jackson, Robert Rothman, team, gen, episode related, angst, drama
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: redbyrd_sgfic
Author's Website: Redbyrd's Stargate Fanfiction
Link: The Parting Glass

Why This Must Be Read: A Redbyrd ep tag is always a treat. In The Parting Glass, Redbyrd offers us a poignant, painful glimpse into one of the realities of the SGC: the many, many people who never make it back. The story is set against the backdrop of The First Ones, with Daniel's slow and horrified realization of just how many people died. There are memories of Robert Rothman, and the family and friends they've loved and lost, and the soldiers that should never remain nameless.

Everyone gets a little drunk, in the end, as Daniel recites the names of all those who were lost ever since the Tau'ri first ventured into the greater universe. And if you're a little teary-eyed by the end, too... well, I assure you you'll be in good company.

"Let's drink to SG-11," suggested Coburn.

"To all the dead," Pierce added.

"To all the dead." Daniel repeated softly. "Yes."

Rec Category: Teamy goodness

Pairing: none
Categories: team, gen, humor, character study, friendship, kidfic, Jacob Carter, Robert Rothman, Nyan, Janet Frasier, Cassie, General Hammond
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: loneraven
Author's Website: Sleeping With Ghosts
Link: Coming Into Being

Why This Must Be Read: It’s one of fandom’s favorite clichés: SG-1 gets turned into small children. Raven, herself, cheerfully acknowledges this. But this fic is also just plain fun. And it’s thanks to the secondary cast of characters – Hammond, Janet, Jacob, and even Robert Rothman and Nyan (two of my favorites, to be honest!) – that this story is such an entertaining read.

While the antics of the children are enjoyable – Jack’s Froot Loops, Daniel’s passive resistance against speaking (or wearing shoes), Sam’s flat refusal to wear anything pink and frilly – it’s really the reactions of the adults around them that make the reader smile. There’s Rothman’s frustration that his boss has turned into what he considers to be a horrible child; there’s Jacob’s secret delight at having some time back with his little girl again. And there’s Teal’c’s bemusement at the personalities of his younger teammates, and Nyan’s drive to help, and Janet’s struggle to communicate with Daniel…

This one is fluffy and fun, with a little character study sneaking around the edges. And it’s definitely a fic that you’re sure to enjoy.