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Pilgrim Stars (Wing Commander: Movie Universe, Book 2)

Pilgrim Stars (Wing Commander: Movie Universe, Book 2)

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: My thoughts
Review: Pilgrim stars is very fast paced. The reader must read very carefully to fully comprehend the events. Otherwise, it is everything that we expect wingcommander books to be.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: World War II revisited
Review: The good points of this book are that it moves along nicely and that none of the leading characters get killed. The general setting is a rip-off of a WW II naval scene: battleships, cruisers, destroyers and carriers. These last carry fighters and torpedobombers. Highly curious is that the smaller the craft are the faster they are and they even each have a top speed (in space!!!). The plot is highly disjointed: there is a space captain who previous to the novel has carefully planned and manoevred to outwit a star-spanning confederation. Whenever this supposedly subtle and knowledgeable person makes an appearance she proves to be a egotistical and genocidal maniac who cannot plan ahead for five minutes! People who make vast contributions to society are actively pursued and killed by this same society. There is a rebellion, which ticks off a lot of people and at the moment the rebels surrender the ones who were angry at the rebels rebel themselves. This book reads like one of David Drake's terrible tales of bloodletting and disjointed violence without Drake's excuse of people who are in over their heads and fighting to save their own lives. In Peter Telep's mind the human race is shallow and vicious indeed. [I sure am glad I did not pay full price for this book but picked one up out of a remaindered batch]

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: "PILGRIM STARS ROCKS!!
Review: This book is amazing! Peter Telep does an awesome job on this book. Its an action packed novel from beginning to end! This book kept me on the edge of my seat for hours. Simply put, IT KICKS MAJOR (...)!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A worthy addition to the Wing Commander Universe
Review: This is a good book, though as a follower of Wing Commandersince the first computer game, I found it a little hard to reconcilesome of the differences between the game and the movie. Telep tries to maintain the integrity of the characters (for example, Angel is actually Belgian, despite her English accent in the movie). All in all, a fine read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Brilliant Sidestep
Review: This is one great story. Its prequel made a slight sidestep from the film and both are a considerable side step from the game universe. The characters are well developed and hang true to the game universe. The Pilgrims, introduced in the film, are built upon to provide a new and interesting threat to confed, earth military group. Read it, you'll love it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Somehow something goes RIGHT for the WC: Movie universe
Review: When a book comes out thats Wing Commander, I'm all over it. Sure, the movie is...banal (I'm being kind) but the novels by Telep more than make up for what is *shuddered* allowed in the movie. Peter Telep completely saves the outlandishly bad script for the movie and not only makes it readable but wholly enjoyable.

And thats just the movie novel.

Pilgrim Stars takes place immedately after the movie (I suggest reading the movie novel adaption as enough has been changed to make some minor confusion) and takes off at incredible speed. In fact, the Pilgrim heritage scenario that was bandied about in the film for no particular reason (other than bad plot) is incredibly (and trust me when I say that) brought to breathing, pulse pounding life. Things that were mentioned for twenty seconds in the movie are suddenly alive with movement. Much of the dialouge is sly and a bit cutting in some scenes, especially with the AI character Merlin.

I recommend this book to those looking for an interesting read and anyone willing to give the WC: Movie world a second chance.

Oh and Mr Telep? I'd like help on my script!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pilgrim Stars is what the movie wished it was.
Review: With 'Wing Commander', the author was limited to adapting a screenplay. Despite the limitations he faced, he managed to make the book infinitely better than the film. 'Pilgrim Stars' goes beyond the movie, continuing the exploits of Blair & Maniac. On the brink of a new civil war, Blair must confront his heritage, and his role in the universe. Telep's dramatic overtones, created by adding more depth to the characters (and using some character's shallowness), and adding situations that mirror our own dark past, result in a throughly entertaining read that is both dramatic, and at times funny. I can't wait for the release of the third book in the series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another great book!
Review: You know, of all of the Wing Commander books i've read,(and i've read them all! ) this one has got to be one of my favorites. Mainly because it put a new spin on one of my favorite Wing Commander Characters. James 'Paladin' Taggart. He is the man to say the least. And the way he had the internal conflict between Duty, and 'Blood', was portrayed clearly and perfectly. Overall this book was great, I recommend it to EVERYONE who loves Science Fiction.


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