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Summary: An enjoyable read
Review: The characterization of the core characters is very good, and drew quite a few chuckles along the way. Sometimes, you can just picture the respective actor/actress saying those very lines. The ending however was too fast and too short, especially when the pace of the book only starts to take off towards the middle of the book. The romance angle is also rather inconsistent (based on having watched only the 1st & 2nd season of SG-1), I thought it was supposed to be slanted towards O'Neil and Carter (?). The latter half of the book has a tinge feel of Bill McCay's style and depth in his series of Stargate books (Incidentally, is he ever going to conclude his story arc?). Overall, it is a very enjoyable book and certainly recommended for fans of the TV series.
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Summary: SG-1 Team encounters dream shifters.
Review: The SG-1 Team goes on a reconnaissance to a new world inhabited by Kayeechi. As soon as the team steps through the Stargate they find theirselves in an unusual world where trees move. After being on this world the team discovers that each member has a different reality of what the world looks like. The Kayeechi seem friendly enough but they have underlining secrets. It turns out the natives shift dreams and shapes. The Kayeechi drug the SG-1 team so that the natives can shift the dreams of the team members. The natives are basically primitative in technology and are using the team to advance their weapon skills. As far as the Kayeechi are concerned they are just trying to survive and will do anything to insure the survival of their species. The SG-1 Team realize that they must leave this world when they can no longer trust their senses. Ashley McConnell does a good job in weaving this book. It was slow in spots for me but otherwise a good read.
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Summary: Morpheus Factor is more comfortable with the charaters
Review: This book is considerably better than the others McConnell has written as far a characterization goes. They react more like friends than just teammates and the ending isn't as depressing. The storyline is a not as straightforward as her other books. Towards the end of the book, I thought that the plot got a bit more confusing than usual and some small hints of romantic interest were conflicting with the episodes in Season 4. It is still a very good book and I enjoyed it much more than 'The Price You Pay'. If you enjoy Stargate SG-1, this is one you will want to get!
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Summary: Not the best... nowhere near
Review: This book was a difficult read for me. First of all, she kept referring to Daniel's BLONDE hair. In one scene there was a reference to Amanda Carter (played by Samantha Tapping, maybe?) and she mentioned a Stargate in Iceland. I assume she was referring to the season one episode where the 'gate was in Antartica. I was just happy she got the name of Jack's son right. I got the feeling that this book was hastily thrown together and I got an all-together bad feeling from it. It was an excellent story, but I've read fan fiction that was better.
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Summary: Even worse than The First Amendment
Review: This book was even worse than the last one. I waited alomst 6 months to buy this and it was an utter disappointment. It was either incredibly boring or just plain ridiculous. The aliens in the book seemed to resemble colorful Ewoks. Then, there were the dream sequences. These seemed to drag on forever and grew increasingly more stupid by the page. Such as O'Neill swimming with an Ewok transformed into an octopus. This novel seemed like a sick joke. I kept hoping as I read it, that I would wake up and find that it was just a horrible nightmare. Even more so as I found mistake after mistake. The ending seemed like something I would have expected from a Goosebumps book. I think it's time for the people at Stargate to hire a decent author like Peter David.
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Summary: Good idea, bad book.
Review: When SG-1 goes to P4V-837, they encounter a hospitable environment and seemingly friendly natives, the Kayeechi. But after a while, they realize that they are each seeing a different landscape, and they don't know who is hallucinting. Then they are pulled into deep, dark dreams, and find themselves unable to wake up. What are the Kayeechi trying to do? On the good side, I liked the idea a lot more than I liked the book itself, especially since all the dream sequences would have made it too confusing as an episode, which makes it worthwhile to have it in novel form. I also liked the quote at the end of the book, althought I think it might have been better at the very beginning. But while the plot may have been a good idea, in the transition between mind and paper something flopped. First of all, no one seemed to be in character, especially toward the end. The overstated Jack/Janet attraction seemed unnatural and forced. (Anyway, I thought canon was leaning more towards Jack/Sam and Daniel/Janet, but whatever.) But what really bothered me was that nothing was really explained. We never find out how the Kayeechi turn dreams into reality, which would make more sense in the long run than what the team decides to do. The Kayeechi could make a powerful ally or a formiddable enemy, and as Vair says, they are "neither enemy nor friend" at the moment. The bad parts drag the good parts down, and it all builds up to finally crash into the wall that is the nonsensical, unsatisfying ending. Add to this the references to Daniel's blond hair and Major Amanda Carter, and this is one book you should skip. I usually expect published material to be more well-written than fanfiction. Apparently the publishers had lower standards. this lame attempt at making money assumes that fans are stupid and will buy anything. Please prove them wrong.
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Summary: Lives up to its title...
Review: When the author used the name Amanda Carter, my suspicion that this novel was not all that good, was cemented. And what was up with the Dr. Frasier and Jack O'Neill flirtation? If you love the show, don't ruin it by reading this book. Find a fanfic writer you like <or 2 or 3> and stay with them.
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Summary: does the author even know who the characters are?
Review: When the author used the name Amanda Carter, my suspicion that this novel was not all that good, was cemented. And what was up with the Dr. Frasier and Jack O'Neill flirtation? If you love the show, don't ruin it by reading this book. Find a fanfic writer you like <or 2 or 3> and stay with them.
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