Fig Newton's SG-1 Gen Recs

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill

Categories: character study, angst, pre-series, references to Daniel, Sara, Charlie, Kawalsky...
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: ljs_lj
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Jack O'Neill Does Not Believe

Why This Must Be Read: Superb old skool style fic, featuring an in-depth character study of Jack in the nebulous year between movie and COTG. Complete with a loving nod to Jack's Irish heritage and lots of foreshadowing, this is a fantastic glimpse of Jack's metamorphosis from the movie to the show.

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Rec Category: Pre-Series
Categories: Daniel, Jack, Sam, friendship, kidfic (of sorts)
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: sixbeforelunch
Author's Website: sixbeforelunch
Link: Accented Interest

Why This Must Be Read: You know all those pre-series fics of young!Daniel practically growing up on digs, and then fostered!Daniel all full of ANGST and SADNESS and self-hugging?

...Yeah, this one isn't that. :)

On the contrary: this is just a little vignette of Daniel, Jack, and Sam, shooting the breeze and reminiscing about their pretty good normal upbringings. A lovely bit of friendship that turns fanon expectations on its head!

Disclaimer: I am relatively certain my own meta inspired this. ::is smug::


"I always had this picture of you as traveling the world as a kid. You seem so comfortable in new situations, I guess."

Rec Category: Five Things
Categories: Daniel, pre-series, character study
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: paian
Author's Website: paian
Link: Daniel's First Six Languages

Why This Must Be Read: This is a lovely exploration of pre-series Daniel, developing his affinity for languages. Short and sweet!


He works in a crazy business these days, and you never know when you're going to need to know how to write with your off hand, or dial a phone with your toe, or read with your tongue.

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Teal'c
Characters: Teal'c, Drey'auc, Ry'ac
Categories: character study, pre-series
Pairings: Teal'c/Drey'auc
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: yvi
Author's Website: Yvi at AO3
Link: One Day

Why This Must Be Read: Here is a lovely snapshot of time: Teal'c, in the days before COTG, sharing a meal with wife and son. I love the careful dance that Teal'c and Drey'auc follow, speaking to Ry'ac about fellow Jaffa without ever stepping over the line. Beautifully done.


Teal'c remembered how life had been like when his father had been Cronus' First Prime. The memories of his death were painful, but they had also taught him a valuable lesson about the people on the other side of his weapon.

Rec Category: Pre-series
Categories: Daniel/Sha're
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: regentzilla at AO3
Link: Snapshot

Why This Must Be Read: Daniel's framed picture of Sha're had to come from somewhere...

If not for our knowledge of what's coming, this little ficlet would merely be charming fluffiness. As it is, this is bittersweet, gentle, and makes you glad this opportunity didn't slip past before it was too late.

Rec Category: Teal'c
Categories: pre-series, angst, character study
Warnings: Jaffa battles
Author on LJ: skieswideopen
Author's Website: Skieswideopen at AO3
Link: In Battle's Fury, Silence (The Pale Battalions Remix)

Why This Must Be Read: Powerful and painful, this is a stark, vivid painting of Teal'c's life as First Prime to Apophis. Canon tells us that Teal'c's rejection of the Goa'uld was a long, struggling process; this bleak character study is another step along the way.


There was nothing remarkable about the battle. Nothing at all.

Rec Category: Sha'uri
Categories: Skaara, pre-series, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: magibrain
Author's Website: Magistrate at AO3
Link: Y is for Yearling

Why This Must Be Read: This is a delightful peek at Abydos in the pre-movie days, full of imagery and humor and perfect characterization. Every older sister (and, yes, younger brother) will recognize the dynamic between Sha'uri and Skaara. It's impossible not to be charmed by this... and to smile, too, at the introduction of a character-of-sorts who will definitely play a major part in the movie!


She stamped her feet to be sure the sandals held firm. "Go on, then," she whispered. Careful not to wake anyone who might hear. "What have you found?"

Skaara grinned at her and took off running, and Sha'uri rushed after him.

Rec Category: Teal'c
Categories: AU, drama, episode related, Baal, Bra'tac, Qetesh, Vala Mal Doran, Apophis
Warnings: minor AU character deaths
Author on LJ: aurora_novarum
Author's Website: List of My Stories / Aurora at AO3
Link: Path of Good Intentions

Why This Must Be Read: I believe this fic is actually unique: an exploration of Teal'c's life in the alternate timeline of Continuum, when Baal is playing with foreknowledge and already has his eye on the young Jaffa he wants to claim as his own First Prime.

This is a great sketch of Teal'c's experiences of Baal's cold manipulations, the way the timeline keeps twisting away from reality, and the underlying Goa'uld hubris that is actually creating the potential for Baal's eventual defeat. Add great cameos by Brat'ac and Vala (complete with a perfectly sensible handwaving of that "fifty years" quote) and a perfectly in-character Teal'c, and your only regret will be that Aurora didn't make this fic any longer!

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Rec Category: Pre-series

Characters: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Teal'c
Categories: character study, kidfic
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: thothmes
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Too Cool for School

Why This Must Be Read: This series of vignettes is an absolute delight: each member of classic team on their first day of school. I love the way Thothmes shows us their nascent personalities as they navigate the uncertainties of their new surroundings. This is charming kidfic without ever slipping into sugary sweetness, and a real pleasure!

I admit my favorite is Teal'c's, and that the last few lines of Jack's is the good kind of ow, and that Daniel's mother is perfect, and that Sam's relationship with her brother and father are wonderful, and... Oh, just go and read it all yourself. :)

Rec Category: Sam and Cam friendship
Categories: pre-series
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: cantarina
Author's Website: Cantarina at AO3
Link: Drag and Lift

Why This Must Be Read: This is wonderful Sam and Cam pre-series friendship, complete with S9 coda. With stellar characterization and excellent dialogue, this fic is a marvelous exploration of competitiveness, support, and true companionship.


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Rec Category: Sha're
Categories: five things, character study, Daniel/Sha're
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: smilebackwards
Author's Website: master fic list
Link: Five Lies Sha're Told

Why this must be read: This was written at my request and ohhhh, it is so good. From the first hints of her rebellious intelligence in childhood to her rejection of Ra to her suffering as Amaunet's host, Smilebackwards does justice to this amazing woman's courage and character. Add some bittersweet glimpses of her marriage to Daniel, and you're left with a stellar five things that will leave you loving Sha're more than ever!


"Is that writing, Sha're?" her father asks, his voice hot and tumultuous, like a sandstorm. He steps closer to get a better view.

Sha're swipes the evidence away with her sandal. "Just pictures, Papa," she says.

Rec Category: Sam
Categories: character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: ardvari
Author's Website: Stargate fic tag
Link: The woman who circumnavigated the universe in a ship of her own making

Why This Must Be Read: A simply gorgeous character sketch of Sam and her relationship with the stars, her father, and herself.


When she’s on Earth, the stars pull at her heartstrings and she’s restless, always looking up the way she used to, itching to get back out there again.

Rec Category: Teal'c
Categories: Teal'c, Bra'tac, pre-series, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: rigel_7
Author's Website: Fanfiction Index
Link: G is for Glory

Why This Must Be Read: I love stories that explore pre-series Teal'c and his path to rebellion. Here, Rigel gives us a superb exchange between Bra'tac and Teal'c on the eve of battle, with Bra'tac planting the first hints of unease and critical thinking. The rhythm of their language, their mindset, the uncertainty -- it's all beautifully rendered, and well worth reading.

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