Vala Alphabet Soup, by Various (PG-13)

  • May. 23rd, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Title: Vala Alphabet Soup
Author's LJ/DWJ: n/a
Categories: valuable Vala, ep related, character study, friendship, humor, angst, drama, pre-series, post-series
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: n/a
Link to story: Vala Alphabet Soup

Why this should be read: It might be cheating a little to rec the Soup as a whole, especially since I organize the Soups and have actually written one of the fics. :) But here's a chance to read twenty-six great Vala fics at once, by 25 different authors! These are funny and painful and insightful and fluffy and thoughtful in turns, and you'll enjoy every last one of them. Don't forget to follow the links to the authors' individual journals and leave them feedback!

Survival, by Somehowunbroken (PG)

  • Feb. 2nd, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Title: Survival
Author's LJ/DWJ: [personal profile] somehowunbroken
Categories: character study, character: Daniel Jackson, character: Sarah Gardner, theme: awesome women, theme: getting snaked
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Master List of Fics
Link to story: Survival
Why this should be read: At the end of 'Chimera,' canon gave Sarah Gardner a hug and abandoned her forever. This fic checks in to see how she's doing -- she's changed, and she's haunted, but she's OK, and she calls Daniel and tells him so -- and presents an affecting study of the quiet triumph of the good days over the bad.

870 words.

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Comparing Scars, By Cofax (G)

  • Jun. 8th, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Title: Comparing Scars
Author's LJ/DWJ: [livejournal.com profile] cofax7   [personal profile] cofax7
Categories: Sam, Vala, Friendship, Episode Related, Bechdel Passage
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: alchemy, mouldiwarps, and coprophagy
and a more complete list of works on AO3
Link to story: Comparing Scars

Why this should be read: This well-written and insightful ficlet has the first meeting between Sam and Vala that we didn't get to see in "Beachhead". With a wonderful Sam POV, it addresses, (among other things), the extremely rare and life changing experience that these 2 very different personalities have in common. There's an amazing amount going on under the surface, all packed into this tiny snippet.

Even if you've read it before, it's well worth rereading. (508 words)

A missing scene from "Beachhead" (season 8).

Sam had never before spoken to someone who'd been a Goa'uld host, and survived. Sarah had been too traumatized for questioning. And Kendra had died even before Jolinar happened. Jolinar, who hadn't asked, for all the Tok'ra spoke of only taking willing hosts.



Gravity, By splash_the_cat (PG)

  • Oct. 2nd, 2010 at 11:05 PM
Title: Gravity
Author's LJ/DWJ: [livejournal.com profile] splash_the_cat  /  [personal profile] splash_the_cat
Categories: AU, Jacob, Cassie, Team, Drama, Angst, Season 7
Warnings: snakes
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Moments of Adoration
Link to story: Gravity or text version: Gravity

Why this should be read: This fic was written as the second "episode" for Chrysalis, a Stargate virtual mini-season (7.5) which begins with the assumption that Janet Fraiser was badly wounded in Heroes II, but is alive. That's all you need to know to read this story, which worked well for me as a stand alone AU. It's a tense exploration of what SG-1, Jacob, Hammond and Cassie might be willing to do to save Janet's life. And because I knew that this story was an AU, I really couldn't guess how it would be resolved.

Episode 2 for Chrysalis (go to Chrysalis page for Episode 1); To save one life, how much would you sacrifice?

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Title: Through the Eyes/Legacy of the Serpent
Author's LJ/DWJ: unknown
Categories: getting snaked, Daniel, team, drama, angst, Jack and Daniel friendship
Warnings: language, violent imagery, Goa'uld torment of the host
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Eos at Stargatefan
Link to story: Through the Eyes of the Serpent/Legacy of the Serpent

Why this should be read: Written in fantastic Daniel-voice with wonderful characterization all round, these two fics are a double treat. In the first, Daniel is taken as a host; in the second, he and the team struggle with the aftermath. Superb team interaction, Jack at his most dangerous, snappy dialogue with just the right leavening of humor - it's all here, and it all makes a riveting, intense read.

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Az'heni, By Aurora Novarum (PG)

  • Sep. 26th, 2010 at 10:17 PM
Title: Az'heni
Author's LJ/DWJ/AO3: [livejournal.com profile] aurora_novarum   [personal profile] aurora_novarum   [archiveofourown.org profile] Aurora_Novarum
Categories: Sam, Team, Tok'ra, Drama, Angst, Adventure
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: List of My Stories   Aurora Novarum at AO3
Link to story: Az'heni

Why this should be read: Because it's a fun, well written, off-world team adventure with freezing weather, daring rescues, unexpected goa'uld, and snow ball fights. And it's also an excellent exploration of the repercussions for Sam of having had Jolinar as host and her own responsibility for Jacob's current position as a Tok'ra host. About 10,500 words.

A stressful first encounter with some offworld natives leads to more of the unexpected and causes Sam to wrestle with some of her recent past. Set pre-Seth Season 3

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Title: Point of Intersection
Author's DWJ/AO3: [personal profile] sixbeforelunch   [archiveofourown.org profile] sixbeforelunch
Categories: Vala Mal Doran, Anise, Freya, Pre-Canon, Tok'ra, Friendship
Warnings: Off-screen character death, off-screen sexual assault and off-screen torture
Author's Webpage/Fic list: sixbeforelunch at Archive of Our Own
Link to story: Point of Intersection

Why this should be read:
In this story Vala is cared for by Anise and Freya immediately after being freed from Quetesh. It's a strange mix of personalities that I would never have thought to put together and the results are both sad and funny. And - an explanation is finally provided for Anise's unusual wardrobe choices.

"Of all the amoral former hosts I've spent time with, I wanted to kill you the least."

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Calling all reccers: getting snaked recs!

  • Sep. 2nd, 2010 at 11:19 PM
August's under the influence theme gave us a nice crop of recs:

Creak, by Nanda (PG)

Daniel Jackson and the Flagon with the Dragon by Winterstar

Control by Yum@

Battlefields by Ellen Caldera

Undertow, by Abyssis (PG-13)

Lost in Translation, by Vathara (PG)

In the non-themed department, we also had this:

Four Teal'c & Sam Moments We Never Got to See, by Spark Force (PG)

Thanks to [personal profile] paian and [personal profile] babs_bee for their contributions!

Our new theme is Getting Snaked. Stories in which a member of the team, a minor character, or an OC is Goa'ulded or even Tokra'ed, whether permanently or temporarily, all fit the bill. If you've read a good gen fic that fits this theme, we want to see it recced here!

If you recced a story back in July 2009 when we did the Tok'ra theme that fits this theme as well, you may edit your entry to include the getting snaked tag.

Feel free to read the FAQ before posting. Official format is included in the FAQ entry and on the comm's profile page. If you choose to tag your own entry (you don't have to do so), please include the theme: getting snaked tag as well as any others that you find appropriate. And if you need a tag that isn't yet available, please comment and let me know.