figs_sg1_rec | Entries tagged with friendship: sam and sha're

800 recs, people. Fandom, I salute you!

Rec Category: Drama
Categories: angst, AU, Sha're and Sam friendship, ep related
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

magistrata
Author's Website: Magistrate at AO3
Link: Of Dreams and Desperations

Why This Must Be Read: Two of my favorite women, being utterly awesome!

In this stunning AU of FIAD, it's Sam who confronts Amaunet, not Daniel, and ends up being taken prisoner. What follows is twisty and powerful and full of raw strength and courage, as the two women use the battlegrounds of mind and body to defeat their common jailor and find their way to victory. Gorgeous phrasing, stellar characterization, and an absorbing, gripping read.

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Rec Category: Sha're
Categories: Sha're, AU, angst, Sam and Sha're friendship, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

telepathicpixie
Author's Website: Fanfiction Index
Link: Not Just a Footnote

Why This Must Be Read: This bittersweet AU gives us Sha're on Earth after Daniel is gone. I love her characterization here - her very human resentments, her pride in her continuing defiance, her wry acknowledgment that there can be no going back to innocence. This is perfectly Sha're: strength, courage, and determination, armed with a pen and notebook. Read this and savor.

What would Ra think to see her now, one of his ignorant slaves bordered on one side by glossy fashion and science magazines, on the other by thick physics books, and a stack of notebooks in front of her, stuffed full with her own scrawled writing?

500 recs! Whew! Thanks, fandom. :)

Rec Category: Drama
Pairing: none
Categories: drama, novel, Sha're, AU, episode related, angst, team, action/adventure
Warnings: adult themes, violence, assault; includes references to Daniel/Sha're
Author on LJ:

tafkarfanfic
Author's Website: tafkar's writing
Link: One Dimension Removed

Why This Must Be Read: I should save this until I rec the Sha're category again, but this story is so fantastic I can't wait!

Instead of "THANKS. SEND MORE" the tissue box reads, "PLEASE. SEND HELP." - because Amaunet came through the Stargate looking for a host for Apophis, and took Daniel. Sha're joins the SGC, and the story twists and turns to reflect her cultural upbringing, her connections with her teammates, and the differences she brings to SG-1.

You will love every bit of this, and one certain chapter will break your heart. This is real, this is powerful, and this is good.

Reserve a good block of time for this, and go read it right now. You'll be very glad you did!

(Note: Tafkar rated this as PG; the PG-13 rating is my own. And there is one R-rated chapter that I did not read, because Tafkar generously added a PG-rated version for those who prefer it.)

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Rec Category: Sha're

Pairing: none
Category: Sha're, Samantha Carter, Sam and Sha're friendship, gen, AU, drama, character study, futurefic
Warning: none
Author on LJ:

annerbhp
Author's Website: Fic Master List
Link: The View From Up Here

Why This Must Be Read: Annerb treats us to a delightful, thoughtful character study of two of the strongest women in the SGC universe: Samantha Carter and Sha're of Abydos.

The AU setting, with a Sha're that survived FIAD, takes place some time in the future, in which the SGC program has gone public and SG-1 is too famous for their own comfort. Against the magnificent backdrop of a moutain cabin (sadly, not Jack's - they're too well known for that), Sha're and Sam hike to Alma's Peak and consider the paths they've taken... and how to meet the challenges of their future and the losses it might hold.

I have a not-so-secret adoration for good quality authors who recognize that Sha're is a product of a different culture, and uses those differences to celebrate her personality instead of attempting to reshape her to fit Western values. Annerb does a magnificent job of showing us, through Sam's modern POV, Sha're's strength of will, her understanding of the universe, and the cool reflection of a woman who has gone through fire, survived - and triumphed.

The View From Up Here is lovely story, with impeccable characterization for both Sam and Sha're and a lovely touch of teamy goodness on the side. Read this one and savor.

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Rec Category: Sha’re

Pairing: none
Categories: Sha’re, Samantha Carter, AU, gen, angst, drama
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: rydra_wong
Author's Website: Fic list
Link: Scotoma

Why This Must Be Read: In this powerful AU, Amaunet is captured by SG-1 and Sha’re is freed. But the triumph can only be bittersweet… because this takes place in Season Six, and Daniel isn’t there.

This is the amazing story of Sha’re’s journey to emotional recovery and equilibrium. Follow in her steps as she mourns her husband’s absence, moving among his things to try and taste his presence; develops a beautifully real friendship with Sam, whose experience with Jolinar allows for a special empathy; handles Mackenzie and other irrating facets of life in the SGC with aplomb; and finds her own place, her own strength, and her own heart.

There are fantastic cameos from Janet and Teal’c – and even Jonas! – but this story is mostly Sha’re’s, and Sam’s. Rydra Wong gives us the Sha’re that Daniel fell in love with, and makes us fall in love with her all over again.

…And look! Here’s an extra treat! isabeau has just posted a beautifully evocative remix of Scotoma for this year's gateverse_remix : Whispers of the Gods.

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Rec Category: AU

Pairing: Daniel/Sha're
Categories: AU, Daniel Jackson, Daniel/Sha're, team, Janet Frasier, episode related, angst
Warnings: canon character death, language, religious allusions
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: Meredith at FF.net
Link: If I Could Go On Sleeping

Why This Must Be Read: In the past, I recced a wonderfully feel-good story about Sha're surviving FIAD, and Daniel and Sha're getting their happily-ever-after ending. In this powerful fic, Sha're survives FIAD – and then she and Daniel discover that happily-ever-after isn't all that easy. And as the events surrounding Shifu play themselves out, and Sha're is denied her son through Oma's and Daniel's actions... well.

All this slowly unfolds as background to the actual story, which essentially retells Meridian with the inclusion of a rather estranged Sha're. While she and Daniel still love each other, there's also a great deal of strain between them. Sha're sees Oma as the being that stole her son, and now she wants to take her husband, too? And will Daniel's feelings of guilt, and reluctance to - as he sees it - betray Sha're yet again, force him to refuse Oma's offer, even if it means his final death?

Strongly written with beautifully rendered emotions and reactions, If I Could Go On Sleeping offers us a bleakly realistic picture of two people, scarred and confused, trying to find their way towards acceptance. There's wonderful support from the other members of the SGC – and, in particular, an amazing confrontation between Sha're and Teal'c that speaks of deep understanding. Great Jack moments, and Sam moments, and Janet moments… Add a terrific altercation between Sha're and Jonas Quinn, and a clearly warm friendship between Sha're and Sam and Janet, and a final line with parallels that will leave you gasping, and you've got a rewrite of Meridian that you'll remember for a long, long time.

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Fig Newton's SG-1 Gen Recs

for the SG-1 fan with gen-colored glasses

Entries tagged with friendship: sam and sha're

Of Dreams and Desperations, by Magistrate (PG-13)

Not Just a Footnote, by Telepathicpixie (PG)

One Dimension Removed, by Tafkar (PG-13 by reccer)

The View From Up Here, by Annerb (G)

Scotoma, by Rydra Wong (PG-13)

If I Could Go On Sleeping, by Meredith T. Tasaki (PG-13)

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