Title: Children of Lantean Design (Alternate Link)
Author: Xela
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Word Count: ~ 93,000
Pairing: John/Rodney, Parrish/Lorne, Ronon/Keller, hints of Teyla/Kanaan and various others; pairings amongst OCs
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Action/Adventure, Angst, AU, Future Fic, Romance
Summary: Somewhere in the unexplored regions of Atlantis, a blast rips through the city. When Sheppard and his team go to investigate, they discover a group of ragged young refugees, transported from an apocalyptic parallel future Atlantis into this one. The expedition struggles with their identity and what makes a family when they realize the children are the progeny of an Atlantis that became a thriving colony. The kids struggle to come to terms with their ordeal, people that seem so familiar but aren’t, and their own secrets.
Why You Should Read This:
This story reads like it could be part of the series with no problems. The OCs are believable. The plot explores an interesting What if-situation. “Children of Lantean Design” is one of the fics I can (and will) read again and again.
This is one of my Keepers. I’ve read so many times that if I had a hard copy of it, it would be very tattered and torn by now.
hi! i just tried to read the fic Children of Lantean Design, but when i get to the page, and click on the pdf or the link for the first chapter, all i get are error messages or nothing at all. just thought you might want to know
Hi, the link to the first chapter seems to be working for me. The PDF did not work for me. You want might want to leave the author a comment.
It works for me but you can find it also here:
http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=50
This story was also recently had a podfic created if you would like to hear it read.
http://community.livejournal.com/amplificathon/901604.html
I liked this story, opens op a whole universe of possibilities and explores them thoroughly. Character development is believable and doesn’t assume more than needed to make the story work. OC’s are amazingly deep and there are a lot of them to keep track of, their interaction with the characters is also very believable.
It took me a while to get into the story because it doesn’t begin with familiar characters or settings. But after a while you roll right into it and start appreciating why the writer chose to write it that way.