Good fic for someone new to fandom! :)

[scribe-of-clio.livejournal.com]

 Hi! I'm super-new to Stargate Atlantis, and I'm looking for good fic to start off with. What are the classics? The must-reads? I'm particularly fond of McKay/Sheppard, but I'm open to anything. :) 

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[laconicneeds.livejournal.com]

Check this post (http://community.livejournal.com/sgagenrefinders/486232.html). It has the best.

[gottaluvit123.livejournal.com]

I've bookmarked many of my favs here- http://delicious.com/gottaluvit123

Manly gen though, not much slash there yet.

[altyronsmaker.livejournal.com]

Start here: 833 SGA Recs (http://strawtogold.net/steph/sgarecs.htm) It's got the classics listed, and some rarely read gems. I've had this rec list bookmarked for about two years, and I STILL haven't read it all. There are some dead links, but with a little googling, you can find most everything rec'd there.

Then go here: McShep Rec List (http://unamaga.livejournal.com/218317.html) by unamaga

deltacephei has a rec list here (http://deltacephei.livejournal.com/1866.html) that's seperated by categories.

elaran has her recs list here (http://elaran.livejournal.com/342597.html)

That should have you covered. for a little while at least. Sorry that I don't have specific fics to link you too, but this way you can bookmark ALL of them in one place. happy reading!

[fish-echo.livejournal.com]

Firstly! Welcome to the fandom! I hope you have fun here, I think it's an awesome place :)

This is a scatter-shot list as I am brain-dead... I'm sure I'm leaving things off, but hopefully this can get you started a bit.

I'm obviously fond of the fics which I have already recced at my journal: http://fish-echo.livejournal.com/tag/rec:sga but those are by no means anything close to an exhaustive list (my reccing gets interfered with by my writing fic which gets interfered with by my offline obligations, sadly).

Also, for shorter fic (~1K), fun pictures of action figures and food, and also SGA-themed recipes, might I point you in the direction of [De Re Coquinaria Pegasi (http://codenamebacon.wetpaint.com/)]? (This is also a bit of a self-pimp, as I was on the project, but I do think it is a marvelous project!)

/self-pimping

I was thinking of this story earlier today: [Sheppard's Law (http://trickster.org/speranza/cesper/Sheppardslaw.html)] by speranza, which is McKay/Sheppard and involves time-traveling. There's also lovely [art (http://community.livejournal.com/amplificathon/186555.html)] for it by cybel and a [podfic (http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/sheppards-law)] version and an [audiobook (http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/sheppards-law-audiobook)] version as well.

Oh, and whilst finding the links for the above, I was reminded of [Aegis (http://community.livejournal.com/amplificathon/184363.html)] by Leah and springwoof (their joint writing LJ is leahwoof). (The link goes to a page which has links to both the podfic version and the text version. The audiobook version is nearby temporally on the same comm.) This story is decidedly set in an AU, so I understand if you maybe don't want to read it immediately, though you should definitely read it eventually!

As for rec lists, I'm blanking at the moment, so here's two ways I often go about looking for fics:
--I'll browse the [McKay/Sheppard (http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/category/fandomstargate-atlantis/mckay/sheppard)] tag at the audiofic archive, on the theory that someone loved the story enough to take the time to record it.
--There's also a comm called recsrainbow which is a noticeboard of when many rec sites get updated. You can troll through their [tags (http://recsrainbow.livejournal.com/tag)] to look for people who rec in [SGA (http://recsrainbow.livejournal.com/tag/stargate:+atlantis) (pairings aren't listed, but fandoms are), and hopefully you'll find someone whose recs you like.

More to come later, if I have time! (And if you don't look overwhelmed by what I'm sure will be lots of comments).

[wneleh.livejournal.com]

The best way to enter any fandom, IME, is to read everything by cesperanza: http://www.trickster.org/speranza/

[scribe-of-clio.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *happydance* Do you want my first born or something? ;)

[scribe-of-clio.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly! :) Gen is awesomeness too.

[scribe-of-clio.livejournal.com]

I, I think I love you.

(*wink*)

[scribe-of-clio.livejournal.com]

I am officially feeling welcome, that's for damn sure. Y'all are like the Jeeves and Wooster fandom: Nice, informative, and articulate.

Btw? FIC!!! I HAZ FIC! IT IS MAKING ME HAPPY!

Um, yeah, that is to say, "thanks". :p

[scribe-of-clio.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Thank you!

[fish-echo.livejournal.com]

I am officially feeling welcome, that's for damn sure. Y'all are like the Jeeves and Wooster fandom: Nice, informative, and articulate.

*blushes*

Btw? FIC!!! I HAZ FIC! IT IS MAKING ME HAPPY!

*snorfles* YOU CAN HAZ FIC NAOW! FIC IS GOOD! FICSES MAKE FOR HAPPY FISHES AND HAPPY SCRIBES! SCRIBES SHOULD HAVE LOTS OF FICSES! :)

You're welcome!

[ribbon-purple.livejournal.com]

Lavvyan's fic index page (http://lavvyan.livejournal.com/108173.html) I don't think you'll find a single one that isn't absolutely fantastic. ;o)

[sara-wolf.livejournal.com]

Everything in the Unidentified 'verse: http://fiercelydreamed.livejournal.com/8714.html

[scribe-of-clio.livejournal.com]

*happy dance* I'm so happy! Thank you!

[scribe-of-clio.livejournal.com]

*swoons* I owe you eternal devotion!

[scribe-of-clio.livejournal.com]

OMG, awesome! Thanks!

[ribbon-purple.livejournal.com]

LOL you're welcome :oD

I've never done this before, but....

[taste-is-sweet.livejournal.com]

I know some of my fic (written with my Leah name) has already been recommended (which feels awesome, lemme tell you), but I'll take a leap of possible arrogance and suggest that you might like to read more of my stuff. I've won awards for some of it, and I've been told that it's good, so you might enjoy it as well. :) You can find it all on the wraithbait.com archive here (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewuser.php?uid=3)

[deceptivechasm.livejournal.com]

Madison on WB has a lot of great fics

http://wraithbait.cathandnick.com/user.php?action=favst&uid=3002&offset=20

Also check out the_cephalopod

http://wraithbait.cathandnick.com/viewuser.php?uid=1985