Stargate SG-1: Roswell: SG1--9 (Stargate Sg-1) by Sonny Whitelaw, Jennifer Fallon Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Stargate SG-1: Roswell: SG1--9 (Stargate Sg-1)
Book Review: Complex Yet Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
Roswell begins with SG-1, sans Vala, fleeing the Ori and disappearing through the Gate. General Jack O'Neil is covering the base while Landry is out on leave. When they get a visit from a future Samantha Carter, she informs present Jack that his SG-1 team is stranded in the past. Jack and Vala leave in a puddle jumper to go back in time and rescue the team. But complications arise which end up altering the timeline.
My one complaint is that all the jumping around in time was a bit confusing, especially how they went about it. But then, I usually tune-out the technical jargon when watching the show anyway. So I just skimmed the time travel use of the Stargate sections of the book.
But the characters were right on. Vala was her normal chipper and witty self. She has quickly become a favorite character of mine. The dialog was well-written, and it's obvious that a lot of research went into the making of this book. Humor is laced throughout the story, with plenty of action and suspense. This would have made a great episode. But I'm glad the show is at least living on through the novels, while we wait for the upcoming direct-to-dvd movies.
Whitelaw and Fallon did a wonderful job of co-writing this short novel. I'll be interested in reading more of both of their work.
Book Review: Best of the bunch
Summary: 4 Stars
I love Stargate SG-1 and I've tried reading some of the other novels based on the series. I even made it through one or two. This is the first one that I wanted to read straight through.
Another reviewer pointed out that the book is Daniel-light but by segregating Cam and Vala for a significant portion of the story, you are treated to some great interaction between the classic SG-1. The characterizations were mostly on target. The plot is entertaining. All in all, a fun read.
Book Review: A Little Something for Everyone but Daniel Fans
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like SG-1 team stories, they don't get much better than Roswell. Sam fans will be over the moon with this one, as will fans of Mitchell and/or Vala. Even General Jack is on board for this mission, along with the ever mostly taciturn Teal'c. However, once again Daniel Jackson and fans of the character get short shrift in yet another Stargate SG-1 novel. The events take place over the course of July 7-8 Present Day specifically, along with some other timelines (yes, this is a time-travel story), and not once does anyone mention that July 8 is Daniel's birthday. Some friends these guys turned out to be. Considering that Daniel is the most talkative character, he probably has fewer lines than Teal'c in this story. In addition, the storyline for Mitchell and Vala rightly belongs to Daniel since they actually get to go back to early 20th century Egypt to meet Howard Carter. Nonetheless, this is an action-packed, Steven-Spielberg non-stop action book that will keep you turning page after page.Book Review: A good book! But...
Summary: 4 Stars
First of all, I have to say I really enjoyed this book. The plot was good, the writing, the characterizations... it all easily kept my interest. It's one of my favorite Stargate books so far, following "Survival of the Fittest."
But next time, please, have an editor run over it once or twice? The typos were starting to grate by the time I finished it. At one point, a character named Bennett becomes Beckett. At another, Jack becomes the movie "O'Neil." There were a handful of occasions where "of" became "if" and the like. There were others that I can't recall off the top of my head, but I know a few times it seemed like there were entire words missing from sentences. All of these problems could have easily been fixed by an editor, so I don't know if this book had one or not.
All that aside, it was a good story and a good book. The authors did a great job connecting SG-1 to the events of Roswell (and a few other things I won't spoil here). The book was good... just not as good as it might have been or could have been.