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By: Peter David Publisher: Tor Books Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Format: Bargain Price Label: Tor Books Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 352 Publication Date: October 03, 2006 Release Date: October 03, 2006
psychological drama from the BSG universe- if you are like me, you probably like reading these BSG novels between the seasons of BSG, when there are no new episodes being aired.
having never read Peter David before, didn't know what to expect; but now that I've read this book, I'd like to read some of his other works. His characterizations of the key players on the tv series are perfect.
this is less a novel of action/suspense and more one of psychological drama.
BSG Melo-Drama Positives: The plot is more complex than in "Unity," and it ties up well. Characters are also more complex.
Negatives: Unnecessary descriptions of inner-thoughts of characters causing the story to drag along...Felt like a soap-opera at time....Not enough action - Not nearly enough action - which is what BSG is all about...Plot builds up slowly...Seemed like author was trying to show off his verbal skills instead of trying to write a good story....Quantity vs. Quality...
I actually resented this because BSG is about pressure and action, which lacked in this book until the last 40 pages.
Broad strokes, boring book I don't usually read tie-ins, but I enjoyed Peter David's run on the DC Comics series Young Justice, so I trusted him to handle someone else's characters. Sadly, I found his characterizations shallow, and in some cases just wrong: the novel is set between the second season episodes "Epiphanies" and "Sacrifice," but Starbuck and Apollo act like they're back in the miniseries. Also, I picked up the book while jonesing for some Laura Roslin political intrigue a la "Colonial Day," but the president spends most of her time on a bad acid trip. The plot was also flimsy--of course, David couldn't or wouldn't disturb the status quo, so the novel is without consequences for the characters and their narrative by design. One reviewer described it as "a bit above cheap fan-fiction"; funny, it reads to me a bit below even cheap fanfic.
Just like an episode I'm a big fan of BSG, so before I hit the beach this summer, I picked this book up when I saw it at a bookstore. I loved this book! I thought the characters were right on with the show. The dialogue sounded as if you'd hear it in an episode and it was more the story that was developed with less emphasis on Cylon attack action. If you like BSG and are looking to be entertained, I'd recommend this book.
Good story, buy if you're in to BSG. It almost reads like cheap fan-fiction, but is a bit above that. I guess it's a bit unfair of me to say that, but I would not place it in the same class as novels by some of the sci-fi greats. However, it was a thoroughly enjoyable story, and that's what you are buying it for, right?
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