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Summary: Excellent tie-in to the B5 universe!
Review: "To Dream in the City of Sorrows" is an excellent tie-in to the B5 universe, tying off those loose ends that bothered me from the end of Season One and the middle of Season Three, Sinclair's dismissal from the station through his return in War Without End, AND what happened to Catherine Sakai, and Marcus Cole's initial involement with the Anla'shok. And Drennan ties in the comic books as well! JMS intros this book saying that it is to be considered B5 canon. If the Great Maker says so, then any fan of the show (passing or deeply involved) should sit down and read this one.
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Summary: Fits seamlessly into the style of the Babylon 5 series
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A book worthy of the series Babylon 5, the styling fits perfectly into the series. As with the television episodes some of the unanswered questions and mysteries are resolved and new teasing ones replace them to kep your interest peaked.In this novel we learn what happened to Jeffrey Sinclair the first Commander of Babylon 5 after his sudden and surprising departure at the end of 2258. We learn of the Minbari's purpose for keeping such a close eye on Sinclair and a glimmer into his future and everyone else's past. We also see more of the deceptive and secretive nature of both the Minbari and Shadows as well as a look at the circumstances that contributed to Ranger Marcus part in the Saga. If you choose to buy only one of The Babylon 5 novels let this be the one. "No one here is exactly what they appear to be ..."
-- G'Kar to Sakai in Babylon 5:"Mind War" --
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Summary: This book will filll the"hole in your mind"
Review: This is the best Babylon 5 book yet. This book answers sooooo many questions. Just what *exactly* happened to Sinclair, or to his fiance, Cathryn Sakai? How have the Vorlons been involved? It adds flesh to the Rangers and to the past of Marcus Cole. The book even involves the time anomally from B5 episodes "Babylon Squared", and "War Without End" parts 1 and 2. It was so captivating I read the entire book in one sitting. Babophiles are to read this book
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Summary: Stupendous! A Must have and Must read!
Review: A breathtaking exploration of the time Jeffrey Sinclair spent on Minbar as Ambassador. Rivetting from page one and leaves you breathless with anticipation. Poingant and heartrending in parts as special characters face ordeals. As a writer too, I commend Ms. Drennan for the way she spun this tale. A story that is seared into my mind and heart. If you haven't already done so ... READ THE BOOK!
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Summary: Wow.
Review: A lot of loose ends are tied up in this story. Then again, a few new ones were introduced. It's everything I've come to expect from Babylon 5.
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Summary: "To Dream" in the Sorrow of Jeffrey Sinclair and Valen
Review: A most moving and excellent piece of literature that embodies the essence of the human nature when faced with a difficult situation of the heart and soul. It may be a work of science fiction, but these characters are so deep and well established that they may just be about the future.
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Summary: A very involved story
Review: A very involved story about the creation of the Rangers, and the preceding events. We get to see Marcus Cole and his brother, and how they are brought together only to be tragically separated. Catharine Sakai continues her work as a surveyer while Jeffrey Sinclair finds out his promotion was something else he expected. Of course a lot more happens, but you can read about it yourself. The events in the book are mainly taking place during the time from "Chrysalis" upto "Matters of Honor". While the events are happening on Minbar (revealing a lot of the Minbari culture), they seemlessly fit into the 'grand' picture happening on Babylon 5 simultaneously. Although in style different ('traditional' written prose style) than the previous book Personal Agendas (with its 'filmy' atmosphere), the very involved story, totally built on 'actual' events, keeps the interest up very well and there is nothing unimportant you could leave out. With its 337 pages the book is more than worth its price. There is also a 4-page introduction to the book by jms.
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Summary: Just one remaining question...
Review: An excellent read for Babylon 5 fans which answers many open questions from the TV series. The only thing missing is a discussion of how Sinclair actually discovers his destiny and how that knowledge affects him in the present.
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Summary: Isil Zha means the future........(Marcus Cole)
Review: And this book like the series it self is the future.This is by far the best Babylon 5 book Ive read to date.The characters in the book are faithfull to jms completely!!!A MUST for Sinclair Fans such as my self.Good also for Marcus Fans .It answered alot of questions for me.Raised a couple as well.I wish Kathryn M Drennan would write some more books (especially about Jeffrey David Sinclair),Joe where were you hiding her all this time?? Anyone who watches the show......In Valens name you MUST READ THIS BOOK !!!!! Anla_Shok
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Summary: Evolution of the characters.
Review: As many readers of this series of books re: the television series may be interested in gleaning all the knowledge they can re: the evolution of their favorite characters, this book will most definitely be helpful to bring clarity to the "mystery" surrounding Commander Jeffrey Sinclair. This story arc, is scheduled over a five year period, so all is not revealed to the viewers but given out piecemeal in small installments. However, Ms. Drennnan, who also wrote some of the TV scripts, has explored the background of former Babylon 5 Commander, Jeffrey Sinclair and given us more information as to what happened to this character in this novel. At first, one may have thought that Commander Sinclair just vanished from Babylon 5 with some excuse alluded to that he was reassigned to Earth, and Sheridan is brought in to replace him. However, we see that Sinclair is reassigned as an Ambassador to the world of Minbar (and there are several comical scenes with him trying to reconfigure the bed from the traditional 45 degree Minbari angle to lie flat, as humans require). We learn more of the "elusive" RANGERS (a legendary Minbari warrior group), and how he becomes their leader and then ultimately the "Entil'Zha" of the Anla shok. We are given some insight into his relationship with Catherine Sakai and Marcus Cole as well. This is truly for the Babylon 5 Fan who hungers for more information and needs to have his curiosity satisifed through this wonderfully informative novel. I truly enjoyed learning more about Commander Sinclair (and the "Rangers") , and would love to know more about the VALEN/Babylon 4 connection of being transported back through time thousands of years to assist the Minbari against the Shadows. A terrific and enthralling read and a must for all B5 fans!
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