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Summary: One of the best Stargate SG-1 books ever written.
Review: I think that this was a very good book. I have all three Stargate SG-1 books that were written by Ashley McConnell and I enjoyed all of them, including this one. They were all very well-written and had a lot of information about the characters and events that were written in the books. They also had a lot of action, suspense, and serious moments throughout the books which kept me entertained and interested. I think that the Stargate SG-1 books are worth reading and I really enjoyed reading all of them. I also think that Ashley McConnell is a good Science Fiction writer and should be congratulated for writing these books instead of being criticized for writing them.
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Summary: this book is brilliant i recomend it to everybody!!!!!
Review: I thought that the stargate book the price you pay was brilliant i loved this book and i hope antbody who reads it will enjoy it as much as i did ***** Everybody get your copy know
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Summary: Sit back and enjoy the show... book... you know.
Review: If a good story is more important to you than esoteric details about technology that doesn't actually exist, the errors in this book mean nothing. I didn't even notice them before they were pointed out to me, as I was too deep into O'Neill and Daniel having to evade Serpent Guards on Saqqara. Though purists will have a great deal to nitpick about in this book, I for one read a book for the story, not for Gate mechanics, and, with the exception of McKay's "Retribution," this is the best book to carry the name Stargate. Though unimportant details about how the inner workings of alien devices aren't always on target and she calls Mafdet "Mafret," if you want a good story, you want this book. It's well-told, with a twofold story and likable characters both on the planet SG-1 visits, and on the Goa'uld world that they pay tribute to. The planet M'kwethet's situation is an strange relationship with the Goa'uld: They must pay tribute to Apophis by periodically turning a group of their children over to him. The Goa'uld keep the people free of disease (Apophis wants healthy slaves, after all) but if they refuse to pay tribute, the consequences are, of course, quite unpleasant. These people don't want SG-1's help, feeling it could only lead to an attack by Apophis. At the same time, O'Neill discovers that there is no DHD with which to operate M'kwethet Gate. This may take place before The Torment of Tantalus, in which the idea of manual dialling was introduced. This is where sitting back and enjoying the show comes in: Realize that for right here, right now, no DHD means no way back, and go from there. O'Neill and Daniel figure that, since you can't go into an outgoing Gate and vice versa, and tributes still get from M'kwethet to... somewhere, the Serpent Guards who take them must have a way to make the Gate work from M'kwethet. So, O'Neill and Daniel must take a trip to the Goa'uld world Saqqara as part of the tribute, and try to figure out the key to unlocking the Gate and get back to M'kwethet without getting blasted. At the same time, on M'kwethet, Carter and Teal'c try to protect the victims of the next tribute... whether the people want that or not. And let's just say it doesn't all go as planned. To say any more would give too much away. And it has fun as well; a drunken Daniel and Carter, among other things. Very believable, with not just one, but two good stories. The only thing that could make it better would be if it had been an actual episode. No, scratch that. It'd just make the *show* better if this had been an actual episode.
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Summary: Not that good...
Review: Like many other SG-1 fans I was dying to see an original SG-1 story in print. Alas, the expectation proved to be more exciting than the actual event itself. The first thing that struck me about this book was how small it is! Weighing in at only about 200 pages, this book proves to be lightweight in not only size but also content. The Author's note inside the cover stating that this book is set around midway in the first season seems to be superfluous, as the book does indeed read like one of the poor episodes that came out from early in the first season. The story itself is pretty unengaging and fails to even feel like an SG-1 outing should, I had real trouble visualising it as an actual episode. Although some of the inter-character banter does ring true most of the time it just seems forced. Ms McConnell's time as a fantasy writer seems to have served her well as she had no trouble coming up with twee character names which annoyed me with their sheer twee-ness. I really hope to see more SG-1 novels, whether novelisations of episodes or original stories. Now that the TV series has steadily improved and matured greatly maybe the time is right for a book which matches the series present quality.
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Summary: Could We Hire Another Author?
Review: Like many SG-1 fans, I was excited to see an original novel based on the series. However, Ms. McConnell seems to have some problems writing science fiction. (I've noticed that I dislike her "Quantum Leap" books for much the same reasons.) Not only does she need to watch the series more, in order to more accurately capture the characters and their relationships, she needs to study the series "bible" to figure out the science behind the Gate and various technical devices and situations.The further into the book I got, the more irritated I became; Carter's character is particularly off-base, first season or not. The plot has large holes in it, most revolving around problems following through on the science of the series; towards the end, it becomes downright illogical. I would have given this book no stars at all, but I love the series -- and the cover picture is nice. I hope we get more original novels for SG-1, but not from Ashley McConnell.
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Summary: Not my cup of tea..
Review: McConnell's first original novel was 'The Price You Pay'. The general idea is good, a typical trip to a planet that gives up people for hosts so they won't be destroyed by the Gou'ald. Some good dialogue. Nice descriptions of settings. Jack in his top sarcastic form. The main problems are how short the book is - making the pace rather rushed and the end rather unsatisfying - and the somewhat lumpy characterization and technical plot holes. Both of those can probably be explained by how early in the series the book was written, but they're still... painful.
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Summary: If you need an SG-1 fix, this book might do it.
Review: Ms. McConnell has captured the characters of SG-1 with The Price You Pay and has given a little insight into what goes into preparing for a recon mission. The book is well written and fast paced and even with, what I consider a small continuity error, she has written a book that almost every fan of the series Stargate SG-1 will enjoy reading.
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Summary: Could have been better.
Review: Once again, Ms McConnell has given us a book that is dissapointing. I really think that it is the length of the book that bother me. The book was so short-198 pages-that there is no time for development of the story. The plot is hurried along without giving us a feel for the characters. I do realise that back story on SG-1 is important, but there is a little too much. The end was rushed and the "bad guys" of the story seemed a little too childish and cartoonish to be scarey or believable. I hope the next one is a little longer and more in depth. Perhaps it might do the author well to actually read up on the show a little more.
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Summary: Good story, but a lot of errors.
Review: Stargate SG-1 is my favorite tv series, so when this book was released, I had to have it. While it is an interesting story, dealing with the ideas of necessary evils and standing up for what you believe is right, it has so many errors and conflicts with the series it's based on that I was nearly outraged when I finished it. If you're at all familiar with the show, many of these errors are painfully obvious, and greatly detract from the enjoyment of the book. While it is a good story, and the characters are portraied just as in the series, it could have greatly benifited from some more effort on the author's part to keep the book accurate and true to the show it was based on.
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Summary: Good story, but a lot of errors.
Review: Stargate SG-1 is my favorite tv series, so when this book was released, I had to have it. While it is an interesting story, dealing with the ideas of necessary evils and standing up for what you believe is right, it has so many errors and conflicts with the series it's based on that I was nearly outraged when I finished it. If you're at all familiar with the show, many of these errors are painfully obvious, and greatly detract from the enjoyment of the book. While it is a good story, and the characters are portraied just as in the series, it could have greatly benifited from some more effort on the author's part to keep the book accurate and true to the show it was based on.
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