Battlestar Galactica by Jeffrey A. Carver Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Battlestar Galactica
Book Review: Nothing new in book compared to movie
Summary: 2 Stars
I am a committed BG fan, but this book was a waste. I expected it to have expanded detail and sub plots not included in the movie. It didn't. I could have sat in front of my TV and written this in no time. I appreciate the author for trying to feed my BG need, but this book was not worth reading if you saw the movie. I never not finish a book, but with this one, I didn't even reach page 100.Book Review: screenplay hack
Summary: 1 Stars
This "book" is bascially a rewrite of the screenplay for the miniseries with little to nothing contributed by the "author". I can't think of anything complimentary to say about the
"work". Save your money and buy something that is at least original.
Book Review: Well Done and True
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a novelization of the mini series that kicked off the successful Sci-Fi Channel series of the same name. If you are only familiar with the original series, you might be surprised at some of the changes.
Humans created Cylons to help make life easier. Eventually they became sophisticated enough to try and destroy humanity. The war ended forty years ago with a truce. The Cylons left to find a world of their own. A special station was set up as a diplomatic post. Every year humans have sent a representative while the Cylons have sent none. Until now.
The Cylons are back and they have new models that look just like humans. The Battlestar Galactica is being decommissioned and turned into a museum. Commander Adama is facing retirement. But the Commander's insistence on no computer networks allows the warship to survive the initial onslaught and take up the cause of human survival. On the flipside we have the Secretary of Education being elevated to President. Commander and President do not see eye to eye.
This is only the beginning of the story so, like the mini series, there is no real ending but there is a cliffhanger. Jeffrey Carver does an excellent job of fleshing out the story while being completely true to the series. An excellent book and a joy to read. Check it out.
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.
Book Review: Great series, Great author.
Summary: 5 Stars
It's always interesting seeing an author get to play in anothers universe, especially as in this case where the story is already established. Usually I like original works better as you get to see some of the authors personality come through in the story. In this case though I think it works very well. Mr. Carver does a real good job of moving the story along while having to fill in the backgrounds necessary that you can take for granted on tv or a movie. After all when watching the show you can get an impression of what a character is thinking by looking at their expression or for that matter the "stage" for where a scene takes place is often times very important to the characters interaction. All these things have to be conveyed in print and Mr. Carver does this without bogging down the story. Definitely the the sign of a deft and well-practiced author. Makes, sense the guy does have over 30 years of writing experience. I think if your a fan of BSG, Jeffrey Carver or just like to sit down with a good book i'd put this on your list to read!