Title: Magnificent Desolation
Author's LJ/DWJ: abyssinia / grav_ity
Categories: other media, Sam, Jack, Jack and Sam friendship, pre-series, character study
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: : Masterlist of Fanfiction / Gravity Not Included
Link to story: Magnificent Desolation

Why this should be read heard: Abyssis lovingly, eloquently traces the history of space travel on Earth, and how it has intertwined with Sam and Jack's lives. She deftly weaves past events with show canon, showing us the unique bond that they share, with their love of flight and the stars that shine above them. And Grav_ity takes this gorgeous character piece and reads it with all the quiet and powerful intensity that it fully deserves.

One of my all-time favorite Stargate fics, podficced brilliantly. This is just under half an hour of SG-1 at its best.

Title: A Failure of Leadership
Author's LJ/DWJ: trindajae
Categories: other media, episode related, Jack, character study
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: unknown
Link to story: A Failure of Leadership

Why this should be read: This fascinating character study of Jack and how his leadership (or lack thereof) impacts his team was posted back when redial_the_gate did The Other Side, but it's stuck with me ever since. I really like how Trindajae gives us a different perspective on why everyone behaved as they did during this rather fraught episode. Don't forget to browse the comments, too, for further discussion!

Full disclaimer: Why, yes, I was a mod at Redial. :)

Title: Naturally Selective
Author's LJ/DWJ: unknown
Categories: Season Six
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: unknown
Link to story: Naturally Selective
Why this should be read: Sam was angry with Jack for leaving Fifth behind, but by the next mission, all was well. This lovely fic explains why.
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I tried to resist the temptation of rec'ing two Charli Bookers in a row, but my willpower was just not that strong.

Title: This Nest of Sparrows (6 parts)
Author's LJ/DWJ: None
Categories: team, character: jack o'neill, character: daniel jackson, humor
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: n/a
Link to story: "This Nest of Sparrows"
Why this should be read:Charli gives Jack a housekeeper, and uses her to show us what SG-1 looks like from the outside during S2

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Title: A Common Virtue
Author's LJ/DWJ: Unknown
Categories: character: jack o'neill, character: janet fraiser, friendship, drama, adventure
Warnings: whump, original character death
Author's Webpage/Fic list: n/a
Link to story: A Common Virtue
Why this should be read:A marvelously in-character view of Jack, from Janet during an off-world mission gone wrong.

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Title: Bonded
Author's LJ/DWJ: tallulah_rasa
Categories: character: daniel jackson, character: jack o'neill, character: jacob carter, character: samantha carter, character: teal'c, era: season 1-2, humor, team, theme: dangerous daniel, theme: tok'ra
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Stargate SG-1 Stories
Link to story: Bonded
Why this should be read: Bad things happen if you leave Daniel at home. Very, very bad things.

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Story: Never a Dull Moment
Author's LJ/DWJ: astrogirl2
Categories: Daniel, Jack, humor, crossover
Warnings: crossover with Doctor Who
Author's Website: Master Index of My Fan Fiction
Link to story: Never a Dull Moment

Whythis should be read: This highly entertaining little romp features Daniel and the team off-world, bumping into Doctor Who, Romana, and a rampaging herd of wild boars with laser pistols. Absolutely guaranteed to put a smile on your face!


The really strange thing, he considered, looking at Romana's handwriting, was that when it came to his luck with women, getting a new vocabulary item out of the encounter and watching the lady in question run away under her own power actually constituted a significant improvement.

Title: And Can I Interest You in Some Fine Lakeside Property on P3L-997?
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: nandamai / nandamai
Categories: character: Daniel, character: Jack, character: Sam, character: Teal'c, humor, team
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Nanda's Lament
Link to story: And Can I Interest You in Some Fine Lakeside Property on P3L-997?
Why this should be read: Meanwhile, back on Earth in the future, nature has put a similar damper on Jack's retirement celebration. It's perfect anyway.

About 280 words.

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Title: Not Just a Job
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: cofax7 | cofax
Categories: character: Daniel, character: Jack, character: Sam, character: Teal'c, humor, team
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Alchemy, Mouldiwarps, and Coprophagy
Link to story: Not Just a Job (AO3) | Not Just a Job (author's website)
Why this should be read: Serving on a gate team is an awesome job that has its moments of wonder and its moments of pain and its moments of triumph. This 237-word fic adds 'and its moments of wry humor.'

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Life in the SGC is a never-ending adventure, Daniel decides. See the universe! Meet new peoples! Save the world!

Title: A Long Drawn-Out Breath and an Impossible Sky
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: magibrain | magistrate
Categories: character study, character: Sam, character: Daniel, character: Jack, character: Teal'c, drama, theme: awesome women, theme: lost episode, theme: super Sam, theme: things that go *boom*
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: SG-1 fic on DWth by tags | SG-1 works at AO3
Link to story: A Long Drawn-Out Breath and an Impossible Sky
Why this should be read: This is a fic that could have been an episode of the show, except that it's a story that can be conveyed only in prose -- unless, perhaps, you too have been zapped by the gizmo in the story, which adds a nifty layer of meta to an extraordinarily meta-rich, and extraordinary, fic. Like 'ante meridiem,' this had to be a Carter fic, but this one is a classic science-fictional problem-solution story. It's a vehicle for a beautiful look into Carter's mind, both her regular mind and her mind expanded and illuminated by alien technology (and some key input from Daniel, whose empathetic intuition is as important to his contribution as his linguistics expertise).

About 4300 words.

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A little piece of alienness always followed them home.

Title: That Thing with Feathers
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: tallulah_rasa
Categories: character: Daniel, character: Jack, theme: favorite fics
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Tallulah Abridged
Link to story: That Thing with Feathers
Why this should be read: This instantly became of my favorite SG-1 fics, and it has stayed one since. It's charming, it makes me smile in pure delight, and it leaves me feeling peaceful and happy. As Jack says at the end of the Aces fic, "Some days are pretty good." This is another one of those.

616 words.

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Title: the earth below us was dancing with lights
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: wishfulaces | aces
Categories: character: Daniel, character: Jack, character: Sam, character: Teal'c, team
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fic tag | SG-1 works list at AO3
Link to story: the earth below us was dancing with lights
Why this should be read: A natural event of otherworldly beauty, appreciated by the team with a good plausible dose of 'this is just really pretty, right, not really pretty and also about to kill us?' caution that adds to the enjoyment. I especially like the meta-ey sidebars: Carter noting the difference between a scientific description and aesthetic appreciation, and Daniel choosing not to videotape, because recording a thing can detract from the actual experience of it, and this is an experience worth savoring directly, fully in the moment.

630 words.

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Title: The Cold Hard Equation
Author's LJ/DWJ: blahnicity
Categories: angst, character: daniel jackson, character: jack o'neill, character: samantha carter, character: siler, era: season 8, friendship: jack and sam, friendship: sam and daniel, theme: awesome women, theme: super sam
Warnings: implied character death
Author's Webpage/Fic list: SG-1 tag at yung_luk
Link to story: The Cold Hard Equation

Why this should be read: Sam. ♥
Or, in more coherent words: Sam Carter. Being science-y and saving the day. Being a pilot and saving the day. Living one of her dreams and saving the day. Making the hardest of all decisions, and saving the day.

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Title: B is for Betrayal
Author's LJ/DWJ: rachel500
Categories: apocafic, character: cameron mitchell, character: daniel jackson, character: jack o'neill, character: jonas quinn, character: samantha carter, character: teal'c, character: vala mal doran, era: season 9-10
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Rachel500's SG-1 fic on AO3
Link to story: B is for Betrayal

Why this should be read: Plotty Jonas fic! Jonas comparing his new Langaran anti-Ori team to his old Tau'ri (and Jaffa) anti-Goa'uld team. Jonas being incredibly competent and unsure of his own competence. Plus a very nice appearance by Tomin.

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