SGA podfic: Where The Brave Dare Not Go

[helens78]

Title: Where The Brave Dare Not Go
Author: telesilla
Reader: helens78
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: adult
Word count: 18,013
Length: 1:58:02 (85MB .zip with 2 .mp3 files; 109MB .m4b audiobook)

Download links:
Where The Brave Dare Not Go by Telesilla (ZIP) (85.0MB)
Where The Brave Dare Not Go by Telesilla (M4B) (109MB)

Author Summary: John Sheppard has had over twenty years to come to grips with the fact that every four or five weeks, he turns into a mountain lion. Like most Were, he accepts that that's just the way it is, and so he's not particularly interested when he learns that researchers at the local university are trying to to develop drugs that will help Were control their cycles. Then he meets Dr. Rodney McKay, a brilliant but irascible biochemist with reasons of his own for spearheading the university's Were research and John suddenly finds himself struggling with more than just his attraction to McKay.

Reader Notes: Contains some graphic violence in the form of were-animal fighting.

SO HI HI HI I HAVE HAD THIS PODFICCER'S BLOCK FOR A WHILE HI BUT NOW I HAVE ACTUALLY PODFICCED AGAIN AND I AM HAPPY ABOUT IT :DDDDD

Ahem. This is a story of Ruth's that has been on my to-podfic list for a while. When luzula mentioned she was looking for werewolf stories where the primary focus is on a connection to nature or the tension between human and nature, I thought of this one (looking back on it, the primary focus seems to be on were-animal culture and the biology of the shift from human to animal, but perhaps it will still fit the bill!).

The story covers John's time in his shifted state in present tense, and I've voiced it differently than the main narration.

Comments

[cesare]

Even though I'm not a podfic person as a rule and there's no telling when I'll listen, I'm downloading this one because I love the story so much and I know you'd do a great job with it!

[helens78]

♥ ♥ ♥! :D If and when you listen to it, I hope you like it!

(I am really paranoid right now that there are great gaping errors that will necessitate re-uploading, so it's TOTALLY FINE not to listen anytime soon XD) SELF WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU THAT IS BREAKING YOUR CARDINAL RULE OF DON'T BADMOUTH YOUR OWN STUFF

(I really do just mean "in assembling the damn thing, somehow got the chapters scrambled", though! I'll be checking it out in the morning when I'm awake XD)

[luzula]

Eeeee, that's great! I'm so glad you got yourself de-blocked. \o/

And I know it's not for me, but it feels that way a little bit. See, I have not ever read an SGA story--it's part of my somewhat irrational avoidance of big fandoms. So I probably would not have read it even though you recced it and the were-stuff sounds intriguing. But now you've recorded it, and I will totally listen to it! I have a much easier time listening to podfic outside my own fandoms than reading fic.

[helens78]

\o/!! I hope this lasts!

And it really was for you, at least partly! :) Having someone interested in something that's been on my to-podfic list is a lot of incentive! I hope you like it. :)

[luzula]

I'll be back with feedback when I've listened! ♥

[busaikko]

*DOWNLOADS*

CAPSLOCKED WITH DELIGHT! *DANCES*

[helens78]

Oh yayyyy! I was hoping this would be one that you'd like, since you're still going strong with SGA and like podfic. :D :D :D I had a lot of fun with this and it felt SO GOOD to get something recorded again!

[anatsuno]

eeeeeeeee!

[helens78]

\o/!!!! :D

[cathexys]

yeah. I haven't listened to SGA in a while but weres? ...so there!!!

Glad you got unblocked!!

[helens78]

Heeeeee! I suspect the dual-OTP of telesilla writing SGA was a strong push toward getting this finished.

What I didn't realize ist hat today (the 8th of August) is also Ruth's birthday, so SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PODFIC! :D

I hope you like it! :)

[unadrift]

Hi! Your archive entries are here: mp3 / m4b.

[helens78]

Thank you! :)

[(Anonymous)]

mountain lion fic! Intriguing plot line, I love SGA's Mckay/Sheppard so very excited to heard this podfic. Thank you!

[helens78]

Thank you! :D I absolutely love the story (telesilla is one of my favorites ever!). I hope you liked the podfic! :)

[dodificus]

I *loved* what you did with your voice with the transitions from man to lion. This lazy, relaxed drawl, it was perfect.

[helens78]

Thank you SO MUCH! I was nervous about that (really nervous!), but when I was listening to it in edits, it just seemed right, so I was hoping it would work for people! :) :) :)

[crinklysolution]

This was remarkably excellent! I listened to it as I cleared out the old raspberry canes in my yard on a hot day, and I liked particularly the cadence you used to indicate John's were form, as well as your Rodney voice. Exellent choice of story, great storytelling on your part. I was riveted. Thank you!

[helens78]

Thank you so much! :D

[mific]

I completely missed this back in August - found it as I was checking all the SGA podfic on AO3. I love it! I'd read the story ages ago and had forgotten how much I liked it, and you did a great job with the reading. Especially loved how you made John's were-cougar voice all lazy and catlike - it emphasised the tense-thing Telesilla did in writing John's animal-self in an eternal present tense and the rest in past tense. I thought it worked really well. Totally engrossing - I listen in my car as I have a long commute from my place to just about anywhere. I was very keen to go to work for a couple of days there, or um, anywhere, really! This is going to be one of my favourites.

Where the Brave Dare Not Go

[eileenlufkin]

I was just listening to this again and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it.

Re: Where the Brave Dare Not Go

[helens78]

Thank you! I loved recording it. :)