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Summary: Who let this idiot write anything at all???
Review: After reading the excellent The Shadow Within, this was a major disappointment. I just wanted to kick whoever wrote something like this. First of all, Delenn and Sheridan was way to bright after what happened on Z`ha`dum. Delenn was supposed to be filled with guilt, feeling it was her fault that John went away. In this book she shows nothing of the kind! And Londo & G`Kar... Don`t get me started! These great characters are ruined in this book, descriped in a way that makes you think it was a Star Trek novel. With such a great show that B5 is, you should think they took better care of it. After this book, I don`t know. Hey, I`ve got more talent than the one who wrote this book?? Call me next time JMS, I promise I could do better...
Camilla Sanman,
Nadderudveien 189,
1343 Eiksmarka,
Norway
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Summary: Fun to read but definitely not for the hard core fan!
Review: I am a B5 fan, that, there is no doubt. But if you read some of the others reviews you would think there are no redeeming values to the book. The characters are a little "out of character" but I like to read the books to see what happened between the scenes of the TV show to see how the characters are away from the main story arch. The book was enjoyable, it was easy reading, and I could imagine in my mind's storyboard everyone doing and saying what the book told me. Remember read it for enjoyment sake not to get some revelation on the personalities of the characters. Fun, ok!
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Summary: A great injustice to the Babylon 5 univesre
Review: I read this book after #2,3,4,7,9, so this book was even worse for me than it would be if it was the first book I read. The characters are stupid, the jokes, which the author stuck in the story too much, are very bad, and the plot isn't that great either. The plot has a few good points. Very few, but at least there's something, which accounts for 1.5 of the points for this book. The other half point is for the short chapters. This way I can finish a chapter quickly without torturing myself too much. I'm a person who doesn't stop in the middle of a chapter, so it was perfect for me to have this bad book with at least very few pages per chapter. Except for the character names and the fact that G'Kar is in prison, it has nothing to do with the show. Sheridan and Delenn wouldn't start playing silly spy games in the middle of the Shadow War, and Ivanova, Franklin and Garibaldi wouldn't leave the station at such a time, and for such a risky mission. Besides, Ivanova getting bald doesn't fit in with the rest of the show's fourth season. People who don't know B5: don't get this book! It will destroy your book-loving.
People who like B5: Don't get this book either. It will destroy your B5-novel-loving.
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Summary: Someone's _Personal Agenda_ should be a good editor
Review: I took an immediate dislike to this book when I saw that it was divided into dozens of chapters, averaging about 3-5 pages each. In the past, whenever I've encountered a novel written like this, it's ended up feeling like a hack job. Nonetheless, I had bought it and felt obligated to make a go of it. Sadly, this book merely reinforced my existing prejudice. The book was very disappointing after the much more engaging _The Shadow Within_. Most of the characters, particularly Londo and G'Kar, seemed reduced to one-dimensional caricatures of themselves. The depth of these characters deserves much better treatment than they received here. I found myself counting the pages until the end very early on in the book. I realized that I didn't know the characters in this book, despite their names, and therefore didn't *care* about how their situations were resolved. I am frankly surprised that JMS (the creator and "guardian angel" of Babylon 5) let the characterizations present in this book slip through. I also think that Mr. Sarrantonio was not well-served by his editor, who I believe should have taken steps to reduce the choppiness of the narrative. I tend not to expect a lot from books based on TV series, but I do set my expectations a notch higher for books based on Babylon 5. This is definitely one of the least interesting works derived from a TV show I've ever read
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Summary: were they nuts?
Review: In the cosmic scheme of things, this is Babylon 5's "Way to Eden" .... a piece of drivel so profound it should never have even touched paper. The *ONLY* reason to have a copy of this trash is to complete your babylon 5 collection. and even then, put it as far to the back of the shelf as you can. The longest chapter in the "book" is about 3 pages. The publisher - by formatting the book slightly differant - could have shortened this to approximately 80 pages, just by having all the chapters edited together, so that instead of having a chapter that is about 10 lines long (and I'm serious here) then almost a full blank page, and going to a new chapter on the next page. The writing is - at best - sophomoric. What was the point of the james bond theme, other than to stretch out what would have made a passable short story into a borefest? I'm still trying to figure out how someone with the writing style shown here could have possibly won an award for anything ... yet according to the back cover he has won a number of them. Perhaps he was suffering from something during the writing process ... or was pushed for a deadline and only had an hour to write it? One more thing. What was the point of Lyndisty?
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Summary: were they nuts?
Review: In the cosmic scheme of things, this is Babylon 5's "Way to Eden" .... a piece of drivel so profound it should never have even touched paper. The *ONLY* reason to have a copy of this trash is to complete your babylon 5 collection. and even then, put it as far to the back of the shelf as you can.The longest chapter in the "book" is about 3 pages. The publisher - by formatting the book slightly differant - could have shortened this to approximately 80 pages, just by having all the chapters edited together, so that instead of having a chapter that is about 10 lines long (and I'm serious here) then almost a full blank page, and going to a new chapter on the next page. The writing is - at best - sophomoric. What was the point of the james bond theme, other than to stretch out what would have made a passable short story into a borefest? I'm still trying to figure out how someone with the writing style shown here could have possibly won an award for anything ... yet according to the back cover he has won a number of them. Perhaps he was suffering from something during the writing process ... or was pushed for a deadline and only had an hour to write it? One more thing. What was the point of Lyndisty? <rolling eyes>
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Summary: were they nuts?
Review: In the cosmic scheme of things, this is Babylon 5's "Way to Eden" .... a piece of drivel so profound it should never have even touched paper. The *ONLY* reason to have a copy of this trash is to complete your babylon 5 collection. and even then, put it as far to the back of the shelf as you can. The longest chapter in the "book" is about 3 pages. The publisher - by formatting the book slightly differant - could have shortened this to approximately 80 pages, just by having all the chapters edited together, so that instead of having a chapter that is about 10 lines long (and I'm serious here) then almost a full blank page, and going to a new chapter on the next page. The writing is - at best - sophomoric. What was the point of the james bond theme, other than to stretch out what would have made a passable short story into a borefest? I'm still trying to figure out how someone with the writing style shown here could have possibly won an award for anything ... yet according to the back cover he has won a number of them. Perhaps he was suffering from something during the writing process ... or was pushed for a deadline and only had an hour to write it? One more thing. What was the point of Lyndisty? <rolling eyes>
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Summary: Horrible
Review: Is'nt it obvious this is not a good book. Sory Sir/Madam who wrote this book I suggest you give up writing! This book is of b-5 what I mean is its a dissapointment, I'm sorry to say. People don't wate your time with this one
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Summary: A fun book.
Review: Not all Babylon 5 has to be dead serious and gripping. I thought this book was just fun. It was a good addition to the B5 book series. It was enjoyable having Vir Cotto as the hero. The book was kind of silly. But in a GOOD way!
Rating:
Summary: Terrible.
Review: Quality control really fell down here. This is only superficially a part of the Babylon 5 universe. There is no concern for continuity with the series, there is no concern for preserving characterization, and the general quality of writing is poor at best. I can't decide if this book or "The Touch of Your Shadow, the Whisper of Your Name" is the worst supposed Babylon 5 book.
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