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Summary: Returning the book
Review: As a new fan of the series I was thrilled to find books based on it. Had I known "Based on the series" meant they used the title and little else, I wouldn't have wasted my time and money. It took 100 pages for Jack and Daniel to get more than a few paragraphs and I stopped reading shortly after that when it became apparent the characterization was WAY off. This book is typical of someone writing what they want, the way they want and conning an unsuspecting group of fans in the process. Characters who died in the movie were here, but half the team from the series was missing. That was, however, probably a good thing. The way this story was going, Teal'c would have ended up staying in camp with the women and children and making bandages for the casualties from the attacking cats. The word the author chose to portray the cats was in poor taste as well. I have the rest of this series on the way and the package will be retuned unopened as soon as it gets here. What a waste. Oh, and I'd really love to know how they got helicopters and 40-ton tanks through the stargate. No doubt the author is a fan of "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids".
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Summary: Great end to a Great Series
Review: I have had bought and read every single Stargate book by Bill McCay. I have loved every single one. This particular book is no exception. It finishes up the series quite nicely. It's interesting how part of the story is told from the enemies perspective. It doesn't really explain however, why the aliens were there in the first place. Still, this did not deter me from thouroughly enjoying the book.
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Summary: This can't be the end of the series!
Review: I have read the four preceding books and I did like this one as much as the others. However, this can't be the end of the series! Not one thread in the story gets an ending! I'll be VERY disappointed if there is no more books after this one.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I prefer books to tv any day, and eagerly searched for Stargate books once I got hooked on the tv series. This was the first book I read, and I was disappointed by the way it deviated from the series, and in the total warfare in the book. I am not sure if it was printed before the series started - perhaps. I like a little lightness in my books, and the characters in this book were engaged in an all out bloody war with the aliens they encountered.
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Summary: Overall good
Review: I thought this was a good conclusion. I had to re-read the previous book because I thought the Stargate was buried and it was still being used.I hope this series continues.
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Summary: Action-packed spin-off ideal for beach reading
Review: If you loved the movie STARGATE and also the SG-1 TV series, then give this a go. This was the first time I'd read any of the STARGATE novels, and for a TV/film tie-in product of sorts this is very good reading. I picked up a copy of the paperback whilst on vacation in Barbados and had a whale of a time reading it whilst relaxing on the beach. The story is one where Colonel O'Neil and Daniel Jackson lead the refugees from Abydos to a new world when theirs is attacked. But on the new world, there's a deadlier enemy - RAYGUN-WIELDING CATS! Yes that really was in the narrative which is sometimes as unintentionally funny as a grade-B sci-fi flick! The cat-like aliens are intent on a takeover, so it's up to O'Neil and his Marine Expeditionary Units to save the Abydans again. Great military action scenes, an archaelogical dig in Saudi Arabia subplot discovering alien artifacts and some interesting characters help to pull it along nicely. It'll tend to my SG-1 withdrawal symptoms until the new series hits the UK.(well, there's always the reruns . . .)
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Summary: Good but drawn out
Review: Just an FYI, these books are based on Stargate the movie and not Stargate SG-1 the TV series, which is much better than the movie. SG-1 expands on the different worlds that could be dialed up on the Stargate which could- and does lead to all kinds of adventures, making the TV series much more interesting especially with the excellent choice for of a cast.
This is the final book out of 5 in the series. The problem that I have is that the whole book series is very drawn out with various sub plots that could have been shortened and probably bring the series to 3 books instead of 5. I also find this series somewhat more bland then the SG-1 series because of the lack of the other characters. All in all it was still interesting reading and I am glad I did.
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Summary: Not based on the tv series, but based on the movie
Review: This book is a rush. The story is suspenseful the whole way through. I hope there is another book but i'm glad we got five great ones continueing the stargate tradition.
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Summary: I want more
Review: This book is a rush. The story is suspenseful the whole way through. I hope there is another book but i'm glad we got five great ones continueing the stargate tradition.
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Summary: Not based on the tv series, but based on the movie
Review: What some folks may not be aware of is that the SG-1 series was based on the hit movie Stargate. In my opinion, the movie was far superior to the series and the novels that continue the movie thread (not the series) also reflect this. If you are a fan of the tv series and never saw the movie (or like the series more than the film that started it all), then stick with the SG-1 books based on the tv show because this book will not carry over some of your favorite characters from the show - except the originals that came from the film (and will carry over their characteristics, not the ones reflected in the show). If you are a fan of the movie then definitely pick up this series of books. Unfortunately, some of the other reviews here of this book appear to be by fans of the tv series who expected this book to be a continuation of this show...and actually thought the book was based on the series. The book says right on the cover that it is based on the characters created by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, the writers of the movie. These two creative people are not involved in the tv series (which is too bad because I would probably watch it more if they were). So if you want a great read that continues the story started in the movie then pick the whole series up. If you are expecting a book that is based on the show then you'll be disappointed.
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