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Summary: A believable story with a difficult moral conflict
Review: "Clark's Law" was not only a good story because it was true to the characters, but the central plot was interesting. I like stories that make me think and "Clark's Law" made me think. Like so many episodes there was no clear right and wrong. I knew who I disliked, but not always who I liked. The later scenes between Franklin and Sheridan were particularly excellent. Sometimes there are no easy answers.
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Summary: Best of the bunch
Review: Although not a fan of the Babylon 5 books, or TV spin offs in general, this was an exception. Absorbing story with a nice twist, which still doesn't duck the main point: you get lose/lose situations, and what happens is you lose. Well recommended. (And it fits into the TV series well).
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Summary: Interesting novel - but not really fitting into B5 universe
Review: As one can see looking at all the other reviews ranging from several one star rankings to several five star rankings this book is not easy to review. I see several reasons for this difference in views:If this novel would not take place in the Babylon 5 universe but in a universe of its own, it would make a fine novel I would rank at about 3-4 stars. This book is mainly about death penalty and the "right to kill" and sheds light on many aspects of this theme, e.g. using death penalty as a political instrument to get more votes for your re-election (like president Clark does in this book through the law referred to in the book's title). Both sides, pro and contra, are given room for their arguments. The problem with the novel is that it takes place in the B5 universe in a way I cannot accept as consistent with the TV series. While the story is fitting into the main facts of the series, to me especially the characters of Garibaldi and Sheridan are different from those of the TV series. While the book really enhances our background knowledge about events on the station prior to B5 getting independent from Earth, to me Sheridan has lost some of his authority, charisma and his moral standards in the book, he is too much of a puppet directed by Earth, and Garibaldi has become somewhat of a cynic who makes jokes about everything and everyone, trying to be "cool". On the other hand, characters like Franklin and Vir are described according to the TV series and there are some interesting story developments around their characters. The alien civilisation of the Tuchanq, which is introduced for this book, is interesting, but it, like the whole novel, centers around a lot of bloody rituals, which to me are somewhat untypical of B5 in this intensity. The state "kills" (through Sheridan as executioner) an alien who has killed a human (who likes to have paid sex with all sorts of aliens) and 40 Narns in a prison. G'Kar nearly kills Londo, who had ordered the assination of G'Kar, and G'Kar even tries to kill himself. During riots Narn, Tuchanq, Centauri and all sorts of peoples kill each other and you learn about a lot of killings in the past. Sometimes I really wondered that so many people are still alive in the end. Why only two stars and not three? The basically good storyline is overshadowed (no pun intended, considering the titles of the three parts of the book) by several scenes in which the main characters and their interactions in my eyes do not stay true to their depiction on television. Still, I would advise this book to fans of Babylon 5, they will find a lot of interesting background material interwoven into the storyline.
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Summary: Interesting novel - but not really fitting into B5 universe
Review: As one can see looking at all the other reviews ranging from several one star rankings to several five star rankings this book is not easy to review. I see several reasons for this difference in views: If this novel would not take place in the Babylon 5 universe but in a universe of its own, it would make a fine novel I would rank at about 3-4 stars. This book is mainly about death penalty and the "right to kill" and sheds light on many aspects of this theme, e.g. using death penalty as a political instrument to get more votes for your re-election (like president Clark does in this book through the law referred to in the book's title). Both sides, pro and contra, are given room for their arguments. The problem with the novel is that it takes place in the B5 universe in a way I cannot accept as consistent with the TV series. While the story is fitting into the main facts of the series, to me especially the characters of Garibaldi and Sheridan are different from those of the TV series. While the book really enhances our background knowledge about events on the station prior to B5 getting independent from Earth, to me Sheridan has lost some of his authority, charisma and his moral standards in the book, he is too much of a puppet directed by Earth, and Garibaldi has become somewhat of a cynic who makes jokes about everything and everyone, trying to be "cool". On the other hand, characters like Franklin and Vir are described according to the TV series and there are some interesting story developments around their characters. The alien civilisation of the Tuchanq, which is introduced for this book, is interesting, but it, like the whole novel, centers around a lot of bloody rituals, which to me are somewhat untypical of B5 in this intensity. The state "kills" (through Sheridan as executioner) an alien who has killed a human (who likes to have paid sex with all sorts of aliens) and 40 Narns in a prison. G'Kar nearly kills Londo, who had ordered the assination of G'Kar, and G'Kar even tries to kill himself. During riots Narn, Tuchanq, Centauri and all sorts of peoples kill each other and you learn about a lot of killings in the past. Sometimes I really wondered that so many people are still alive in the end. Why only two stars and not three? The basically good storyline is overshadowed (no pun intended, considering the titles of the three parts of the book) by several scenes in which the main characters and their interactions in my eyes do not stay true to their depiction on television. Still, I would advise this book to fans of Babylon 5, they will find a lot of interesting background material interwoven into the storyline.
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Summary: The best of the series
Review: CLARK'S LAW is by far the best novel in the B5 series(but then, that might not be saying much, considering that out of twelve books, only three are worth reading past the title page . . .). There are many philosophical(sorry I can't spell) views on question; duty against your own instincts, religious problems, and whether or not an insane person can be blamed for crimes they commited. And, the novel fits in well with the series arc, with much play on the word "shadows" and a nice reminder that the Narn and Centauri are just as bad as eachother. Enthusiastically recommended.
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Summary: Did the author ever watch Babylon 5?
Review: I did not care for this book. I have read most of the books in the series and enjoyed them, except "Clark's Law". The premise may have been good in any other sci-fi story, but did the author ever get to know the characters in B5? In Mortimore's book the main characters behaved in manners not seen, expected, or believed. I found it very disappointing.
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Summary: Mr. Mortimore has an axe to grind.
Review: I hesitate to review this book because, by doing so, I'm forced to give it at least one star. I would far rather have given it zero. This book is applicable to nothing in the B5 universe. The characters and setting appear only as a backdrop for an endless diatribe about capital punishment and xenophobia (which, for Mortimore, seems to indicate anyone who disagrees with anyone else about anything.) He presents his political opinions with all the subtlety of a MOAB bomb, and responds to any potential criticisms (how could any be lacking?) with an exceedingly arrogant comment at the end of the "book". Insult to injury. No, the first injury was to me for having bought the book in the first place.
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Summary: A graphical novel without pictures
Review: I liked the style of this book a lot. It was almost graphical, punctuated just right, very moving. Tears rolled off my cheeks when I read this story's last exchange between G'Kar and Vir. The story seemlessly used most of the Babylon 5 characters and kept them strictly in-character.
And there wasn't only a one main plot either. A lot was going on on the station, and the pieces fit neatly together.
The events take place after "The Coming of Shadows" and before "The Long, Twilight Struggle".
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Summary: Missing Pages 217-248
Review: I was really enjoying reading the book up to page 217. Then where page 217 should have been, was page 25 (chapter 1.) The pages continued to be misprinted up to page 248. It probably would have been good, however...
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Summary: Almost sorta-kinda, but not even.
Review: In a nutshell: Interesting premise executed badly. Characters didn't act like their televised counterparts. Science was badly explained. The long route: Okay, two major flaws in this novel made it thoroughly unenjoyable to me. The first were the characters. I didn't know where the author was getting these bits of rogue personality, or why Garibaldi suddenly started ending each conversation with "Catch you on the flip side," but a brief read through the overly indulgent afterward (complete with shout-outs) made it all too clear that the author wasn't borrowing from his own perspective; he was openly thrusting it upon the characters, catch phrases and all. The second problem also stems from the characters, but this time it's their external reactions to everything. Gone are the internal conflicts and brief musings of a mosiac crew. Instead we have a total us vs. them complex, and the group largely reacts to each situation in the same way. Sometimes they even react in a ridiculous fashion. Example: At one point a psychic is asked to scan an alien, whose culture has some badly explained ritual of metaphorically "killing" a person who is changing. When this psychic scans the other aliens, she senses murderous intent and panics. The entire crew laughs at her. Yes! The anguish of sensing a mob's supposed murderous intent is funny and deserves to be made into a lighthearted moment from a sitcom! This happened early and I could never get over it. Like the alien philosophy, a lot of things in this novel were not very well explained. That isn't a major hurdle since we're talking about a show with a lot of improbabilities anyway, but the balance is still somewhat askew. Also, the writer takes certain liberties on subjects the show had not revealed yet. Sheridan refers to President Clark as "the enemy" which is jumping the gun in terms of the character once again. I would not personally recommend this book. However, enough people seem to like it so that the fan of the series should give it a browse.
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