Comments | sga_flashfic: Orpheus, by Domenika Marzione [team challenge]

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Orpheus, by Domenika Marzione [team challenge]

Nov 30, 2008 12:21

Orpheus
53000 words; genfic

Summary: In the annals of SGC history, it will forever be debated whether the decision to remove then-Major John Sheppard from the Atlantis expedition was an act of great folly or one of great fortune.
John knew that he didn't have time to be maudlin or nostalgic, but he wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to be ( Read more... )

challenge: team, author: domenika_marzione

Comments 98

skeddy_kat November 30 2008, 20:52:39 UTC

Oh my. This was wonderful and painful. It left me with the same sort of feeling reading In Harm's Way or watching some of the great WWII movies did. Your characters caught me up tight and took me along for the ride, even when I wished I could change the direction of the tracks. It was a gripping story, masterfully told.

miss_porcupine November 30 2008, 21:09:22 UTC

Thank you very much.

em_kellesvig November 30 2008, 21:09:12 UTC

This was a difficult, demanding read, particularly the ending, but so rich and rewarding. One single decision and the lives of so many are changed.

Shalom, Yoni. Shalom.

miss_porcupine November 30 2008, 21:13:59 UTC

I'm glad the payoff was worth it. A few years ago, I did a Five Things where it was five ways Atlantis died and they were all spun off of first season plot points that were resolved in ways not dictated by the stars' contracts. I guess this is the sixth, in a way.

Thanks.

ratcreature November 30 2008, 21:16:37 UTC

This was a really cool AU scenario. A kind of bitter-sweet ending though.

miss_porcupine November 30 2008, 21:21:35 UTC

You're not still coming to my work hoping for the fluffy bunny AU, right? ;)

I'm glad you liked.

jssangel November 30 2008, 21:23:40 UTC

I can't tell you how thrilled I am to see this! I loved that first fragment that you posted way back when, and I had to work hard to not be the annoying person who is all "when are you gonna finish it!! when! now! now!"

What a perfect rainy evening I have to look forward to - all curled up with a good book. Thank you!

miss_porcupine November 30 2008, 22:01:08 UTC

As my WIP pile up, I was very happy to get this one off of the list. First in, first out, I guess. :)

I hope you're as pleased after reading.

marag November 30 2008, 23:21:06 UTC

Wow. I'm afraid that with my daughter talking incessantly in my ear I couldn't give this the attention it deserved, but it was nonetheless in-character and gripping. Excellent stuff.

miss_porcupine December 1 2008, 01:19:55 UTC

Yael can owe me one. ;)

Many thanks.