It's All About McKay!

My newest love in TV Fandom. Sure, yeah, I like the rest of the characters - John and Carson, Zelenka, Teyla, Ronon and the rest of the expedition. But for me it's Rodney McKay as played by David Hewlett that makes the show. So, for me, Atlantis is all about McKay!

I'll include the gen resources I can find for Atlantis. There aren't a lot. Mostly everything's all mixed up with all genres mixed in together. So, I may include some of those as well with the note to check warnings and any author's notes before you click on a story.

This is very much a work in progress, so check back often to see what's new!

Atlantis Web Sites & Screen Caps: 

  • Scifi.com - the official website for Stargate Atlantis.
  • Gateworld - the place to go to find out what's new and upcoming on Atlantis.
  • Stargatecaps - great resource to find screencaps for the eps.

Atlantis Fanfiction Archives:

  • The Jumper Bay - Gen only story archive. Do be careful to read all warnings and ratings.
  • Wraith Bait - the stories here are all genres and all ratings. Be sure and read the pairings and look at the ratings before clicking on the story.
  • Stargate Gen Rec - While this isn't an archive as such, it's an LJ community that recommends the best of Atlantis gen stories.
  • SGA Ficathon - Gen ficathon.  I've recced a few stories below, but all of the stories are awesome!

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David Hewlett Websites:

  • DGeek - David Hewlett's website, featuring a forum where fans can gather and play.
  • #1 David Hewlett Fansite - fansite with all the newest information about David. There's a great photo gallery with pics from a lot of David's work.
  • Convert the Masses - fun website featuring the best quotes of one Dr. Rodney McKay.

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Atlantis Fanfiction:

There are just some amazingly good writers in the Atlantis fandom and these are just my recs for gen stories.  You can find the ship and the slash easily, but I think the gen stories are a little harder to find. 

Check back because I will add to this list as I come across new stories.  The newest stories are added at the bottom.

  • Eurydice Turns Left by Vehemently- this is one of my alltime favorite stories ever.
    A team story that reveals so much about the team. There are original characters that are wonderful and amazing. This one is pretty long, so just sit back and enjoy!
  • Planet Megalodon Wraith Defense Force by Pentapus - the team finds a race that's more advanced than the Lanteans.
    Of course things go wrong -John and Rodney are taken captive, there's an Ancient Outpost, John talks to bridges,Teyla thinks she senses the Wraith, and, oh, yeah, there are sea monsters!
  • Maybe I'm Dead, I Just Haven't Stopped Moving Yet by cybersyd42 - The consequences of a mission gone wrong have a devastating impact on the SGA team. 
    Excellent angsty fic that explores the change in Rodney McKay since he's come to the Pegasus Galaxy.
  • Beatae Memoriae by sazz - On an isolated planet, John Sheppard is lost in more ways than one. 
    This is an excellent story of John trying to find his way home from an impossible distance.  There's a wonderful original character who helps him make the journey.
  • The New Guys by T'Pring - Elizabeth was looking forward to watching Col. Sheppard win over a new batch of Pegasus Galaxy recruits... When the Wraith disrupt a routine training mission, Sheppard must show the new guys what it takes to get everyone home. 
    I really loved this look at Sheppard and his unique command style
  • Desperation by kristen999 - Nothing is ever black and white in the Pegasus galaxy. John and Rodney face a deadly threat where time is not the only enemy.  
    Really amazing story where Rodney has to keep Sheppard alive.  Really, really good Rodney voice!
  • Four Ways They Care by Stealthdragon - Sometimes it's the little thing that say the most. 
    Lovely team fic where you see just how much team Sheppard cares for each other.
  • Snow Men - by mahoni - John and Ronon wait for rescue. 
    Great John and Ronon voices!
  • PX7-501 - by Martha Wilson - While trying to find new trade partners disaster strikes.
  • Deflection - by Martha Wilson - John didn't remember losing Atlantis, didn't remember dying, and he was trying not to find it unfair that Rodney wouldn't talk to him.
    Everything by Martha Wilson is wonderful.  There is slash on Martha's site so be sure to read all descriptions and warnings.
  • Sudden Jolt by Kristin999 - An accident teaches Ronon more than one valuable lesson. 
    Great Ronon story!
  • Sisyphus by Eildon Rhymer - Sheppard's in hell, and there is only one way to break free.
    Excellent Sheppard voice as we experience his own unique version of hell.
  • Untamed by Negolith - Project Atlantis is a top secret think tank located in the Pacific Northwest. Acastus Kolya, the project's second in command, has been using its resources for his own agenda, and now he's eager to play with his newest specimen - John Sheppard.
    While this is an AU (an alternate universe story) all of the characters are in character.  Very excellent story.
  • The Sky is Not Less Blue by sazz27 - A disastrous mission tears the team apart, and for John and Rodney, nothing will ever be the same again. Set in late Season 3, so beware of spoilers. Truly amazing story!!
  • The Pirate's Prisoner - by rhymer23 - Rodney McKay hadn't realised he was being abducted by pirates at first. (If he had, he would, of course, have resisted with proud defiance, willing to die rather than submit.) Now he finds himself on the ship of the second most notorious pirate in the Caribbees, immured in a dank prison (well, a fairly spacious cabin, but that's not the point), forced to prostitute his intellect in the service of evil. And there's a savage on board, and a woman – an actual woman, in man's clothes, would you believe? Will Rodney ever escape and make it back to London to receive the Royal Academy Fellowship that is surely awaiting him?
    Another AU where the characters are totally in character.  I especially loved Rodney McKay in this fic.  He makes such a great and believable character arc. - added 5/08
  • Never Want to Dance With Anyone but You - by liketheriver -  No, being a bodyguard isn’t glamorous; but, then again, I’m not your typical bodyguard. And Dr. Rodney McKay isn’t exactly your run of the mill, multimillionaire-industrialist-genius.  John and Rodney as secret agents.  What could be better?  - added 5/08
  • Blood is Thicker - by T'Pring - When John is severely injured by an unusual weapon, it may be that only a family member can save his life. And that means David Sheppard must come to Atlantis...IF John's friends can convince him to do it.
    I really loved this fic where David Sheppard really gets to see his brother. T'Pring does a great job of writing David Sheppard as someone real and alive. Sometimes I liked him and sometimes I didn't but you always felt for him. - added 5/08

These are authors I pretty much read everything they put out there because they're so good. I would be hard put to have to choose a favorite among their stories, so I'm recommending you go read everything they write ;-)

My Atlantis Gen Fanfiction:

  • Memories of a Life Not Lived - Rodney wakes up in the infirmary with a woman waiting at his bedside who claims to have known him for the last year and a half. Is it a sinister Pegasus galaxy alien conspiracy or is it something more? - Posted 4/06

  • The Shape of Things to Come - Part II of Memories of a Life Not Lived - Posted 5/06

  • The Good Sheppard - John Sheppard is missing and in his place is a dog with hazel eyes and a cocky smirk. - posted 5/06

  • Rising to the Occasion - Just why did Major John Sheppard go with the expedition to the Pegasus Galaxy? Was it is really the flip of a coin or was there some other reason? - posted 6/06

  • War Games - It was supposed to be a freaking game.
    Written for Stealth Dragons "It's Not So Funny After All" challenge - posted 10/06

  • Hell Hath No Fury - Teer Has Issues.
    Halloween Challenge response.  Featuring an angry ghost and a scary monster - posted 10/29

  • Rituals - John and Rodney must prove themselves trustworthy to new trading partners. - posted 12/27/06
  • Home or Somplace Like It - Common Ground Tag. Written for International "Where in the heck did I get that bruise?" day. posted 1/05
  • The Way of the Warrior - written for the first line challenge.  "I'm sorry," John whispered, he pressed the barrel of the gun to Rodney's chest and fired. posted 7/05
  • It's Always Sunday Somewhere in the Pegasus Galaxy - tag for Sunday.  Radek and Rodney try to deal with Carson's death. posted 7/05
  • Words Spoken in Silence - Sometimes John didn't even know what they were arguing about anymore.  Written for the FlashFic Wordless challenge - posted 9/05
  • Same Dance, Different Day - Being attacked by the bad guys and taken prisoner was becoming a cliché of the most tired sort.  Written for the FlashFic Criminal Activity challenge - posted 10/05
  • Five Six Ways Rodney Finds Out Teyla is Pregnant  - Just what the title says. Because I really wanted to see when Rodney found out that Teyla was pregnant and I felt cheated that we didn’t get to see it on the screen.  Posted 03/08
  • Where There's Life - tag for The Kindred, written for the Flashfic's 'Not Dead Yet' challenge.  Posted 03/08
  • Rites of Passage - When the shield on M7G-677 stops working, Team Sheppard goes to the children’s aid. But when the Wraith attack, who’s going to come to their aid? - posted 05/08

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