Fandom: STARGATE ATLANTIS
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard, just not
Length: novel
Author on LJ:
dashamteAuthor Website: Most SG fic is at
Area 52 - Dasha; there are some crossovers other places, including her LJ.
Why this must be read:I thought that getting the keys to the SG franchise crackvan so late would mean that nothing I love would be left to be rec'd. I was completely wrong.
Dasha is one of those authors (like Bujold or Heinlein) who makes you think her grocery list would be engaging reading, and she's been my gateway to several fandoms, including SGA (I first met John Sheppard and Rodney McKay in a Sentinel XO, to be rec'd later).
Salt of the Earth is Dasha at her finest; it's adventure, it's science fiction, it's unrequited love that stays unrequited (but that's okay!), and it has the best h/c scene I've ever read (beginning midway through the first part, if you don't want to be bothered with, yk, PLOT :-) ).
( A snippet from a bit later )To
Salt of the Earth:
Part One: In Dark PlacesPart Two: Worse Things Than LovePart Three: Something at the End of the Tunnel...