Tannhauser Gate
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Tannhauser Gate |
| Author(s): | trinityofone, artist: newkidfan |
| Date(s): | 4 May 2006 (story and art), 19 September 2009 (podfic) |
| Length: | 2900 words (story), 0:21:20 hours (podfic) |
| Genre(s): | slash, fusion, cyberpunk |
| Fandom(s): | Stargate Atlantis |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | Tannhauser Gate (LJ) Tannhauser Gate (tales of an unreal city) podfic |
 story art by newkidfan | |
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Tannhauser Gate is a short cyberpunk McKay/Sheppard story by trinityofone written for the Artword challenge (with the prompt "Wooden Horse"), with accompanying art by Newkidfan.
Author's Summary:
- Atlantis didn't love him any more than Troy loved its wooden horse.
The story's title is a reference to the movie Blade Runner. In the fic, John slowly discovers that he is not what he thought he was.
A podfic, read by ann ciudad, was created in 2009.[1] It is hosted at the Audiofic Archive.
Sample Recs and Reviews
I have a weakness for stories about John being not quite human, and this is one of the really creepy/good ones. [2]
An absolutely brilliant short AU that subtly twists the Atlantis expedition into something totally unexpected and darkly disturbing. Disquieting is the best way to describe it I think. There's a subtle, creeping sense of wrongness to it, from the very beginning and the eventual reveal is both deeply disturbing and eerily plausible. [3]
In this Atlantis -- skewed, grittier and darker than the one we know -- the moral compromises and ethically questionable decisions happened even earlier than in canon. The gradual reveal and build-up, and the implied inevitable sad ending make this a haunting story. [4]
There's something about Sheppard, something everyone else knows, except him. Who is John Sheppard? What motivates him? This story gives us a truely terrifying answer. It's scary and beautiful and feels so real. [5]
References
- ^ podfic announcement post at the podslash community, 19 September 2009. (Accessed 14 May 2011)
- ^ rec by cupidsbow, 11 June 2006. (Accessed 14 May 2011).
- ^ Stargate: Atlantis AUs and Crossovers - 10 recs by fairestcat, 24 November 2009. (Accessed 14 May 2011).
- ^ Top 5 favorite SGA/something else *fusions* by skaredykat, 27 March 2010 (Accessed 14 May 2011).
- ^ Rec50; WebCite, 2006