Battlestar Galactica
by Jeffrey A. Carver
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Author: Jeffrey A. CarverEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-27
ISBN: 0765315416
Number of pages: 318
Publisher: Tor Books
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Book Review: Good Companion to the Miniseries
Summary: 4 Stars
This novelization, which is touted as a brand new "Battlestar Galactica" novel is indeed a good companion to the miniseries from a few years back. Now that we are getting close to entering the third season of the series it is safe to say that this new version of the classic series is here to stay. The series being carried on by Richard Hatch is a different series and is already on it's tenth book, while this one is the first (of many so it seems) for the new series. As such I am hopeful that it will create and expanded universe in which some of the side characters or backgrounds of characters will be explored.
While this novelization is good, it doesn't have any extras that may give readers extra insight into some of the characters. What we are able to garner from the miniseries is about what we can garner from the book as well. Although some minor details that are revealed over the course of the first two seasons. For example, I think Tyrol's past problems are only alluded to in the series, whereas here there is a brief throwaway mention. But for those who may be looking for more details on the characters, you're out of luck. There are no big revelations or 'cutscenes' although part of the conversation between Six and her mysterious contact on Caprica is given a bit of expansion. Still again, there are no details provided on who that mysterious contact is. We are once again left to wonder.
Given that Mr. Carver likely had notes and the script to work off of, he's done an excellent job of describing the scenes and situations that were so well done in the miniseries. I hope he continues to write these types of novels and I hope that like the miniseries, this book serves to launch a new set of novels on this fascinating television series.
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