Jacob Alphabet Soup still needs volunteers!

Calling all Tok'ra and Jacob Carter fans!

There are still eleven letters left to claim for Jacob Alphabet Soup, which will be served on August 24th. If you want to write at least 100 words on Jacob, please follow the link and sign up!

I've taken A for myself, but if anyone is specifically inspired by A, I'd be more than happy to write something else. Just let me know!

And please spread the word to your flists - we haven't had to double up letters for the last four soups, and I'd much rather keep it that way. :)

Daniel of Abydos, part 2: making kidfic work

Last week, I wrote about night_spear1287's marvelous Daniel of Abydos series, and why it works so well even for those who don't often read kidfic. The discussion centered on the moral question of allowing a minor to work at the SGC and eventually join SG-1, and how Nightspear handles the situation. The first post covered the first novel, Translations, which ends with The Serpent's Lair and the confirmation of Daniel's status on Earth. Let's continue with Diplomacy and Brotherhood, the second and third novels in the series. There are numerous spoilers and excerpts below, all with Nightspear's permission. Ellipses at the beginning of a paragraph indicate skipped prose or dialogue within the excerpt.

( Diplomacy )

( Brotherhood )

The fourth and final novel of the series, Archeology, brings Daniel full circle: a coming of age in every sense of the word, recognition of how far he's come, and a very mature grief at who and what he's had to leave behind. It is also the longest, so I'll save it for a third entry. But don't wait for it; go start reading these wonderful stories right now! :)