Stargate Fic Recommendations

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Sam/John
Characters: John Sheppard, Samantha Carter, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagen, Rodney McKay, Original characters
Pairings: Sam/John
Categories: Het; fluff; action
Warnings: Suggestive sexual content in epilogue
Author on LJ: none (as far as I know)
Author's Website: Sailor's Wife on FF.net
Link: "There's no such thing as easy" on FF.net

Why This Must Be Read: There are not that many long completed Sam/John fics out there, but Sailor's Wife is behind a couple of them. Although some people might be put off by some spelling and punctuation errors, what makes this a great story transcends those errors. There's a fun feel to the whole plot, as well as a good mix of action, friendship, and romance, and it puts an interesting spin on some common science fiction tropes. Bonus is that if this story's not enough, Sailor's Wife also got some (unrelated) shorter and completed Sam/John fics that also explore their budding relationship.

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Sam/John
Characters: John Sheppard, Samantha Carter, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagen, Ronon Dex, Original characters
Pairings: Sam/John
Categories: Het; humour; friendship; comedy
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: none
Author's Website: lone-ranger1 on FF.net
Link: Murphy's Law of Snap Decisions on FF.net

Why This Must Be Read: In most of lone-ranger1's writing, what pops out at the reader is his ability to joke around with the characters and highlight the funnier aspects of the Stargate franchise. And "Murphy's Law of Snap Decision" isn't a story that takes itself too seriously - not at first. There are cliches and a variant of "Aliens Made Them Do It", as well as some veiled jabs on some other sci-fi tropes, but without it becoming laborious or boring. At the same time, the story brings forth the characters of Sam and John in an excellent way - and completely canon-compliant if you only count the TV series. They are shown as complex characters who have become friends during the time Sam is on Atlantis, and it is this friendship that fuels any further development of their relationship, which in turn makes it believable.

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