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Summary: Great start to the latest installment of B5
Review: I was impressed with the way Keyes' took us deeper into the Psi-Corp (granted, JMS outlined it, but hey), and I'm also impressed with David's start into the Centauri. I read through this book in a hurry -- it seemed too short for me! But there was a lot of posturing that, I hope, will come to bloom in the remaining two volumes. If you've ever wondered more about the Drakh and/or Keepers, you'll want to read this trilogy!
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Summary: Pleasant Surprise
Review: While the writing and perspective, at times, seemed to wander around almost as drunkenly as Londo, and with a lot less panache, this book was much better than I expected out of Peter David, whose name I've begun to dread. The novel is even engaging to those who aren't avid B5 fans. One hopes the next one will be just as good if not even, dare I say it, better.
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Summary: Vir Ascendant!
Review: This work gives an extraordinary insight into the Drahk/Keeper relationship with the Emperor of Centuri Prime that is not to be missed. Both Londo and Vir's characters are so well described that you can somehow see and hear them as though one was watching them on the Television. The only real problem with this novel is the timeline: certain events occuring over a few B5 episodes are spread out over many months in the novel. But it is an oversight worth overlooking as the result is rich in detail, providing a behind the scenes look at many of the events in the final episodes of the fifth season of B5. One also begins to see the foundations of Vir's rise to power, his source of strength that will eventually lead him to take up his prophesized position on the throne. In a sense, one feels as though this trilogy will be more about Vir than Londo, as Londo seems trapped in a situation from which there is no forseeable escape. An excellent read.
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Summary: This is by far the best B5 book to date
Review: By far the best B5 book i have read. one example "Personal Agendas" is a slap in the face the to all B5 fans, but this book is truly a masterpiece. It is ovious that the author did his homework. The attitudes of the characters is familiar to all that watch the show. i could go on and on. everything in this book is just so well done. 2 words buy it
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Summary: Could have been alot better
Review: As the title says, this work could have been alot better. It gets a 3 from me, due to the fact it has several good and interesting plotlines, but Peter David, astonishingly, doesn't pull it off. It's longer than the 3rd book in the Psi Corps trilogy, but it seems much shorter. Peter David introduces characters, that seem just plot hooks, and not full fledged characters of their own.
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Summary: Why no other reviews since December 19?
Review: Am I the only one who got/ gave this book for Hanukkah/ Christmas?I *loved* Keyes' Psi Corps series and when I finished that I eagerly awaited Peter David's series about Londo & the Centauri. I hope he doesn't take as long to write/ publish these as I feel like I have waited for the New Frontier Trek series. (Hint: B5 readers, even if you've thought Trek books had nowhere else to go check out David's New Frontier. It's not your Dad's (or your) Enterprise.) Back to this book, Londo is a tragic character, like Macbeth, ruled by events outside his purview. Waiting for a stronger man to rule. This is a sad, remorse-filled book, with moments of hope and humor. Read this book. Julia Walter
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Summary: If this is the case then Babylon 5 is a fraud!
Review: While the novel is very well written, and it shows a lot about Londo, Centauri Prime, and the Drahk, some fatal continuity errors occur, which undermine the enrire story. The book begins when Londo receives his keeper, but when Londo visits Minbar, at least 8 months passed and a lot happend, which doesn't fit in the 5th season on TV. At the end of the book, the time error is 2 years. Although the book is wonderful and plotlines very carefully worked out, such mistakes cannot be made. My reviewtitle is a very appropiate comment made by a narn a long time ago.
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Summary: A must read for Babylon 5 fans
Review: If you are a fan of Babylon 5, you'll love this first book. It fills in the gaps that the series and TV movies left out concerning the plight of Londo. Very well written by the fantastic Peter David. The only bad thing... having to wait for the next one to come out!
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Summary: A Very Good Beginning
Review: This book did an excellent job of setting the stage for the rest of the trilogy. The use of some of the previously established minor characters was greatly appreciated, and the more substantial characterization of the Drakh helped to further explain their motivations. However, there was one lapse that I noticed. The book very clearly states that eight months pass from the time of Londo's first encounter with the Drakh and the time when Londo travels to Minbar to give Sheridan and Delenn his "gift". Unfortunately, this does not make sense in relation to the series. Unless I am mistaken, the events fall within a few weeks of each other at most, according to the episodes. At any rate, it cannot be eight months because both events occur during the year 2262 (as shown in the series) and both occur after the telepath mess, which ended somewhere near the middle of the year 2262. Still, despite this slight continuity error, the book is quite good. As usual, Peter David manages to take events that seem unconnected and thread them together.
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Summary: These Books Get Better and Better
Review: JMS did a very good job at picking authors for these trilogies! First Keyes, now David! Their awesome and truly bring out the spirit of the Babylon 5 Saga in these works of literature. Heck, I might even start reading Trek novels again. These newest B5 books are some of my favorites, with unexpected developments and new characters around the corner, one can hardly wait for the next book. These aren't as singular as the PsiCorps Novels but nevertheless, they certainly make you desire the next! The final one is the one in which I want to read the most explaining the events in "War without End"
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