Recs for a total newcomer?

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Hi all!
Beyond late to the party, but...I'm totally new to SGA- my flatmate finally beat me into submission and made me watch the first few eps.  I then watched the whole 5 seasons in the space of about 6 weeks *g*  
I'm officially addicted and I know there's tons of awesome fanfic out there, but I was hoping you guys could point me in the right direction to get started? 
I'm basically after recs of:

1. Fandom-favourite fics (if its anything like Supernatural fandom I'm guessing there's a bunch on must-reads that everyone knows about?)
2. Your go-to authors for brilliant SGA fic
3. Any need-to-know rec lists/ archives etc.?

As far as pairings go I'm not really invested in any particular canon relationship, so I'm open to suggestion at the moment. Feel free to try and convert me to your OTP :) Equally, I love well-written gen fics, so really it's a pretty wide request. H/c, humour, angst, friendship, pwp, epic romance...  or anything you wanna throw at me really!
Thanks in advance!  I hope I've followed all the comm rules- if I need to change anything please let me know :D

Comments

[bleedtoblue.livejournal.com]

I'm all about John/Rodney and (mostly) happy endings. If that interests you I have a list of recs here (http://bleedtoblue.livejournal.com/268335.html) at my LJ.

Welcome to the fold!

[captain-tibbs.livejournal.com]

Welcome!

I was a late convert myself, and didn't get into SGA 'til season five, though I was a long time Stargate fan.

It was fanfic that actually lured me into it, and it remains my all-time favourite fandom.

I gotta say, I hope you are okay with McShep (Rodney/John), purely because this pairing has some of the most talented writers and greatest stories in the fandom (in my huble opinion anyway).
There is a plethora of amazing fic out there and one of the resource spots to try is the collection of lists on this comm;
http://community.livejournal.com/sgagenrefinders/123742.html

As for fandom favourites, well, there are literally hundreds, and you could start by checking out skardykat's list of 'most requested fic searched for which really, you should know by now...';
(WARNING - MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS!)
http://skaredykat.livejournal.com/3552.html

I can't list all my favs, but will add a few that immediately spring to mind..

Re: Welcome to the fold!

[captain-tibbs.livejournal.com]

For episode related fic;
http://community.livejournal.com/sga_episodefic/60532.html

BEST PLACE TO START!!!
Again, thanks too the awesome skardeykat for this list of recs, which I thouroughly endorse ;-)
http://skaredykat.livejournal.com/1083.html

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

Here's my list of SGA gen fic recs (http://www.delicious.com/MErecs/gen+sga). By far the most popular SGA gen fic, based on delicious tags, is Retrograde (http://www.ltljverse.com/watergate/seriesindex.htm) by Martha Wilson. huh, I don't have it in my tags -- how odd, I shall rec it forthwith.

Anyway, "Retrograde" is a must-read.

John/Rodney stories

[aqualegia.livejournal.com]

If you fancy some short stories & PWPs try the McSheplets Community (http://community.livejournal.com/mcsheplets/) Lots and lots of authors who post short stories there also write longer ones.


Also there's an archive here http://sga.fictionresource.com/tags.php (http://sga.fictionresource.com/tags.php)

and

here www.wraithbait.com (www.wraithbait.com)

[calcitrix.livejournal.com]

You could check out the Big Bang stories (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/)--those are the older ones. Last year's are here. (http://archiveofourown.org/collections/2010_stories) There are nice, long fics...some of them are McShep, some gen, some other pairings--but definitely a great representation of the different favorite OTPs and genres in the fandom.

I for one would say that while McShep certainly dominates the fandom, there's great writing in other pairings, too. And of course there are communities here on LJ for every one of them! Check out slashing_lorne for example...

[squidgiepdx]

I was actually drawn into the community by fanfiction first, NOT the series (hadn't watched a single episode until after I was a die-hard McShep fan). What got me hooked? sheafrotherdon's Iowa-verse. It's here: http://sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com/105567.html?thread=20079967

some faves

[internetname.livejournal.com]

Advantage - http://trickster.org/res/advantage.html

A Beautiful Lifetime Event - http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/stargate/lifetime_event.html

By the End of April - http://community.livejournal.com/artword/20859.html

The First Pressing - http://www.stickymanpress.mediawood.net/firstpressing.html

On Life and Living - http://home.comcast.net/~wesleysgirl/fanfiction/sga/life.html

Once Upon a Furry Octopus - http://skoosiepants.livejournal.com/109266.html

Neighborly Detective and the Tragic Woobie Widower - http://elayna88.livejournal.com/311636.html

No Refunds, No Exchanges - http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/stargate/No%20Refunds%20Or%20Exchanges.html

Time in a Bottle - http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/stargate/time_in_a_bottle.html

Wraith Killers - http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=12387&warning=12

The PURRRRRR-fect Solution - http://crimsonclad.livejournal.com/84243.html

Foolproof and Incapable of Error - http://neery.livejournal.com/25781.html

Complementary Colors - http://yin-again.com/compcolors.htm

Mostly Harmless - http://intimations.org/fanfic/stargate/MostlyHarmless.html

The Epic Tale of Rodney & John, Two Girl Scout Cookies in Love - http://bitter-crimson.livejournal.com/577790.html

Fair Trade - http://esteefee.livejournal.com/12350.html#cutid1

Out Of Bounds - http://www.icarus.slashcity.net/stories/outofbounds.html

Ties That Bind series - http://keiramarcos.com/ties-that-bind-sga-au/

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

Re: Welcome to the fold!

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this looks like it'll keep me busy for a while! Exactly what I was after, especially that last link- I knew these type of things must be lurking around somewhere. Thank you very much! :D

[jane-connor.livejournal.com]

Long Gen fics

Flossy's Masterlist (http://flossyscorner.weebly.com/fan-fiction.html)

Tipper's Masterlist (http://megtipper.tripod.com/fanfiction6.htm)

NotTasha's Masterlist (http://www.nottasha.com/atlantis.htm)

Long gen and slash:

River's Masterlist (http://liketheriverrun.livejournal.com/12125.html)

Geeks and Goons Guide Verse (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/852967/likethekoschka) by likethekoschka. John and Rodney are married in this one.

Post-Trinity Phenomenon Ultra-Hilarious Super-Angsty List (http://iibnf.livejournal.com/1328223.html)

Black Helicopters Series (http://whizzy.dreamwidth.org/tag/black+helicopters) by whizzy. Canon-compliant AU. Long.

Chandri McLeod's Masterlist (http://www.fantasi.net/fandom.html#SGA)

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Brill, thanks! I'll make sure to check Retrograde out.

Re: John/Rodney stories

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that comm is new to me and seems like a great place to start. Thanks for the archive links too! :)

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Lorne... yum. Thanks muchly :)

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Haha, that's cool. Though the McShep on the show must have somewhat failed to live up to your expectations! Thanks for the rec, I'll head on over there :D

Re: some faves

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you so much! very kind :)

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Amazing, thanks so much for sharing! *is overwhelmed* :D

Re: some faves

[internetname.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Many of these are AU, so you may want to tackle the canon ones first. But there's something so great about seeing McKay and Sheppard kept intact in another venue.

Let me know if you like these. I can post some more if you like.

[gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com]

I can't believe no one recommended miss_porcupine's stories yet. You can find all of them on her fic page (http://www.offpanel.net/dmz/sga.html) and I absolutely recommend her stories.

I also have tagged 121 a couple of stories on my delicious account (http://www.delicious.com/gelbes_gilatier/fanfic%3ASGA) (two of them are McShep but the rest are mainly Lorne/Cadman, rare het pairings and gen stories).

I also wrote too many some Lorne/Cadman and various character gen stories. If you don't mind self-pimping I can direct you to a couple of stories :)

[jenna_marianne]

For particular author recs, I'd say:
astolat, SGA fic at author's website
cesperanza: author's website (and some of which is also at AO3).
LtLJ aka Martha Wilson writes both great gen and slash. I rec all her stuff, found either at AO3 or the author's website

Also, one of the best known SGA fics is Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose (and sequel And The Band's Playing "Hail To The Chief") by synecdochic. It's amazing and you will see it reced all over the place; I rec it with the caveat that it's not a good starter fic in the fandom. It's a gen (post-McKay/Sheppard) fic with major character death. Read it when your in the mood for some Rodney-centric angst and a fabulous character-driven story that explores PTSD, grief, and recovery.

You could also check out my delicious links of SGA fics; here are some of my Favorite SGA fics.

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Yay, thanks for these! And I would LOVE to read your Lorne/Cadman. Please, direct away! :D

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

Great, thanks so much! I do occasionally have days when I'm brave enough to read character-death, as long as I've got some super fluffy ficlet waiting on the next tab for damage control afterwards! I'll def check out your delicious links :)

[gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com]

Okay :)

I have a big fat fic index (http://gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com/193916.html#cutid1) with a Stargate section that has all my SGA fic that I published on LJ. I also have a Fanfiction.net (http://www.fanfiction.net/~rowenar) account that houses all my published Stargate fic (since I've been publishing there for longer than I have been publishing Stargate fic in my journal). And last but not least there's my fanfic100 Little Damn Table (http://gelbes-gilatier.livejournal.com/73561.html) for my Lorne/Cadman claim :)

[carrykay.livejournal.com]

*grabby hands* Thanks!

I'm thinking work won't mind if I call in sick for a few weeks so I can stay at home and read SGA fic. Really, they should let me take it as paid leave. Like maternity leave, but for nursing a newly adopted fandom. Dude, the first few weeks are always intense, and you don't get much sleep.

[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

Yay-Yay-Yay!
That's my reaction to having you become a fan of SGA (whether it involved submission is another matter altogether ::snickers::).

I thought I'd give you two different sources:
sga_newsletter will give you a detailed daily summary of anything that's been released in the fandom during the previous 24 hours (written, art, podfic, vid) ... just a fabulous resource of everything that's the latest. Also news, challenges, miscellaneous and utterly delish screencaps (often in droolworthy HD).

For fic, it has the following categories: gen, het, slash (mckay/sheppard), slash (various) or uncategorized. No descriptions other than the person's LJ or DW handle, title and main characters (if it's a 'ship), so you take a chance not knowing what to expect when you click, but you'll eventually begin to recognize contributors' names.

Also, sgastoryfinders is lots of unexpected fun to read, because stories are requested based on the weirdest or sometimes really obscure details. It's such a delight to see when they're found ... usually by [ah, darn, that's ... ::giggles:: classified] ... some very resourceful, exceptionally knowledgeable and extremely generous members.

I'd recommend adding both of the above to your friendslist.

And, again, welcome!!!!!
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