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Summary: You can always use it as a door jam
Review: The planet of Abydos is free, free to have chaos, free to have gun smugglers and free to have infighting among the farmers, the city folk and the caravans. They also have the freedom to mistrust the men of Earth and right when you think things can't get worse Hathor renews her conquest with a weapon so powerful that the very planet's existance is in danger.
Will O'Neil be able to fight off her attacks? Will Jackson be able to fight off her advances? Will Skaara end up the new leader of his people?
This second book in the series is interesting but NOT a stand alone book. I suggest you read the first one before this one.
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Summary: The return of Hathor...
Review: The planet of Abydos is free, free to have chaos, free to have gun smugglers and free to have infighting among the farmers, the city folk and the caravans. They also have the freedom to mistrust the men of Earth and right when you think things can't get worse Hathor renews her conquest with a weapon so powerful that the very planet's existance is in danger.
Will O'Neil be able to fight off her attacks? Will Jackson be able to fight off her advances? Will Skaara end up the new leader of his people?
This second book in the series is interesting but NOT a stand alone book. I suggest you read the first one before this one.
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Summary: A fine continuation of an exciting film.
Review: The reintroduction of the key figures from Stargate are welcome.The Colonel, Daniel, Feretti et all, are there and several new characters are introduced. The book captures the action/adventure feel of the film and at times has you gripped (so much so that this reviewer stayed up way to late one night to finish the book!). The new threat to Abydos and its people , in the shape of Hathor, is a worthy successor to Ra. She is evil and wicked and everything that a good enemy should be. The final confrontation between her and the powers of Abydos and Earth is a match that I look forward to with eagerness. I sincerely hope that the original cast of the film Stargate read this book themselves and decide that there should be a Stargate 2.
A great book which will make your imagination soar. Thoroughly recommended
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Summary: Where did the story go?
Review: This author has taken what is a great series and totally gone somewhere else. Is this the same series I watch each Friday night? I don't think so. Characters are missing, Sam Carter, General Hammond, Teal'c, where are these people in all this. West is back, Kowalsky is suddenly alive. I didn't even finish this book completely, because what has become a very enjoyable series was mutilated by someone who doesn't apparently even watch it. I can forgive small errors, but this author just decided to change the story completely. I won't wait in anticipation for any other stories. I have read the flaps on the continuing novels, ie Retribution, Retalliation etc. and it appears that a new story is being written.
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Summary: Where did the story go?
Review: This author has taken what is a great series and totally gone somewhere else. Is this the same series I watch each Friday night? I don't think so. Characters are missing, Sam Carter, General Hammond, Teal'c, where are these people in all this. West is back, Kowalsky is suddenly alive. I didn't even finish this book completely, because what has become a very enjoyable series was mutilated by someone who doesn't apparently even watch it. I can forgive small errors, but this author just decided to change the story completely. I won't wait in anticipation for any other stories. I have read the flaps on the continuing novels, ie Retribution, Retalliation etc. and it appears that a new story is being written.
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Summary: Great Series
Review: This book continues where Retaliation left off and continues this series. If you liked the first book then you will like this one.
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Summary: Great Series
Review: This book continues where Retaliation left off and continues this series. If you liked the first book then you will like this one.
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Summary: The next chapter in the StarGate saga
Review: This book is more realistic than the TV show (Stargate SG-1) mostly because of the "take over" of the UMC. Of course if the Stargate was real, this would probaly be what actualy happens on Abydos, inculding the conflict between the Earthmen and The natives. The Earthmen (urt-man) are gready and try to cheat the natives, at the same time colapsing their world in violence and destruction. Ra is dead, but his more deadly succesor, Hathor (the goddess of sex, drugs, and rock n roll), covered the worlds before Abydos with blood, and has plans to do the same. :)
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Summary: If only Egypt were really this cool........
Review: This is a great book for those of you out there who, like myself, nearly died of curiosity at the end of Stargate. Questions like 'what about the other gods?' and even more importantly,(I thought, anyway)..'was Ra single?' ;) are answered. I was tempted to give this only 4 stars because of the absence of Ra,(an absolutely stunning villain embodied nicely by Jaye Davidson), but that wasn't really the author's fault (some jerk decided to vaporize him in the movie), so...heck, why not five? There are a few holes here and there, such as the Stargate suddenly becoming gold instead of grey, and Barbara Shore transforming from a shy, 45 year old disaster to a blunt, prime-aged Texan man-izer (actually, that's in the second book), but all this is made up for by the introduction of a very, very cool new villain, and frequent flashbacks about things that happened among the gods (mostly Ra) back at the beginning of Egyptian civilization. Also, if you've done any research on Ancient Egypt and have a lot of background knowledge on the gods and goddesses, you'll find this book(series) especially interesting. There are a lot of references to actual Egyptian legends, and lots of other things you might find amusing. (like the fact that Hathor was actually a cow-headed goddess.) I have to say this is one of the only series that has me sitting in the bad-guy's (or in this case, bad-girl's) cheering section. I know good always prevails over evil and everything, but I honestly hope that Hathor kicks all their heroic butts.
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Summary: If only Egypt were really this cool........
Review: This is a great book for those of you out there who, like myself, nearly died of curiosity at the end of Stargate. Questions like 'what about the other gods?' and even more importantly,(I thought, anyway)..'was Ra single?' ;) are answered. I was tempted to give this only 4 stars because of the absence of Ra,(an absolutely stunning villain embodied nicely by Jaye Davidson), but that wasn't really the author's fault (some jerk decided to vaporize him in the movie), so...heck, why not five? There are a few holes here and there, such as the Stargate suddenly becoming gold instead of grey, and Barbara Shore transforming from a shy, 45 year old disaster to a blunt, prime-aged Texan man-izer (actually, that's in the second book), but all this is made up for by the introduction of a very, very cool new villain, and frequent flashbacks about things that happened among the gods (mostly Ra) back at the beginning of Egyptian civilization. Also, if you've done any research on Ancient Egypt and have a lot of background knowledge on the gods and goddesses, you'll find this book(series) especially interesting. There are a lot of references to actual Egyptian legends, and lots of other things you might find amusing. (like the fact that Hathor was actually a cow-headed goddess.) I have to say this is one of the only series that has me sitting in the bad-guy's (or in this case, bad-girl's) cheering section. I know good always prevails over evil and everything, but I honestly hope that Hathor kicks all their heroic butts.
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