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linaerys wanted some Stargate Atlantis recs, so I'm happy to oblige. I started out thinking this would just be one or two recs for now, but it mutated, so it's getting it's own post. All you non-SGA people, avert your eyes.


Moka by Martha

Author summary: "This is an insane waste of an invaluable resource. Can you imagine Niels Bohr dying of intestinal parasites? Enrico Fermi eaten alive by tsetse flies?"

This is a dark, grim, but gripping story. Most dark fic is over-the-top angst and pain to the point where it all gets boring, but Martha doles out the horror in little pieces. I love this story. It’s McShep pre-slash, but it’s definitely worth the read.

Directional Theory by rageprufrock
Part two here

This is a terribly unhappy story, but a good one, nonetheless. The author set out to answer the question: “If Sheppard and McKay were together, who would break the other one’s heart?”

Exigencies by Rivier

Technically gen, but this story is all about what exactly Sheppard will do to protect McKay. It’s told from the perspective of an OC, but don’t be put off, it’s not a Mary Sue. This is all about our boys.

Oblivious by Shalott

Shalott is the queen of the contrived. Her stories are usually really smutty, but my typical reaction is oh, come ON. That’s just an excuse to get our boys in bed together. However, the it’s always fun, even if she’s used the worst cliches in the history of fandom (mark of a good writer that). This was one of the first SGA stories I read and I love it because of Rodney. Rodney who is just as bullheaded and arrogant in a relationship as on the show. Rodney who manages to become involved with John without ever asking John’s opinion on the matter. As this story is told from John’s perspective mostly, we’re treated to all the excruciatingly embarassing moments as John tries to extricate himself from a scientist who has decided that they’re madly in love. I mean really, this is just so … Rodney.

Proof by Contradiction by Shalott

No SGA recs list is complete without an aliens-made-them-do-it story, and this is my favorite.

Rodney’s Last Message by speranza

Gotta have some Ces fic. This one’s a cute little Rodney character moment.

The Wheel, Atlantis, Wars, and So On by speranza

And the all-important SGA genre of crack!fic. There is more crack!fic in this fandom than in any other I’ve ever encountered. In this one, Rodney and John are turned into dolphins. Just go with me, here…

In addition to the above, I’d read any SGA fanfic by cesperanza, astolat or on the Watergate website (run by the same people that brought us The Less than Legendary Journeys, a Hercules fanfic archive and really, one of the bestest fanfic archives ever).


Honestly, I have 116 SGA fics on my hard drive. And that’s not everything I’ve read, only the stuff I liked enough I thought I’d like to reread someday. And I’m sure it’s not even all of those. And this is just since November. I could keep reccing till I’m blue in the face, but I got most of these from other rec lists, especially crack_van. I’m recced out for the moment. *phew*