Helpful Score: 1
Good extrapolation of plots, minor and major, that were started or dropped in the show. Lots of minor beloved characters get mentions, including Chuck, and all major characters get to speak.
All characters sounded in-character to me. Rodney sounded like the Rodney at the end of the show, as did all the other characters.
No outright romance besides Rodney and Keller, which was canon. Hints of possible feelings (shippiness) between John and Teyla, but nothing overt.
This is the first in a series and the story shows the slowness (at first) of setting up a huge story arc but picks up and then moves fast. It was a good beginning for a series and ended at a point that made me want to buy the second book, The Lost, the day it came out, which I did.
It has humor, action, twists, tech, new and old foes and allies, some suspense, and is a terrific story.
All characters sounded in-character to me. Rodney sounded like the Rodney at the end of the show, as did all the other characters.
No outright romance besides Rodney and Keller, which was canon. Hints of possible feelings (shippiness) between John and Teyla, but nothing overt.
This is the first in a series and the story shows the slowness (at first) of setting up a huge story arc but picks up and then moves fast. It was a good beginning for a series and ended at a point that made me want to buy the second book, The Lost, the day it came out, which I did.
It has humor, action, twists, tech, new and old foes and allies, some suspense, and is a terrific story.
Helpful Score: 1
Starts off where the show left off...Atlantis is on Earth, waiting to return to the Pegasus Galaxy. Great book. Lots of humor, action, and character development. If you are a fan of the Shepard/Teyla pairing, you'll absolutely love this book.
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!
I got addicted to Stargate Atlantis because of the premise had a lot of (sadly mostly unrealized) potential and because of what the actors managed to do with their characters almost in spite of what theyd been given by the scripts. Lots of stuff pissed me off, though, such as the general opinion that the universe would be a lot better off if everyone just let the American military run everything and the complete dismissal of the knowledge, opinion, and even lives of native peoples of other planets (usually played by actors of color).
Miraculously, this book goes a long way toward fixing a lot of that BS! I dont think its a coincidence that this book was written by two women, while the TV show was a straight up sausage fest. Anyway, after the infuriating series finale, the city of Atlantis was back on Earth, leaving the people of the Pegasus galaxy at the mercy of the Wraith, because screw them, this is ours now! This book takes the city back to Pegasus, with every one of the main characters firmly of the opinion that thats where it belongs and that they have a duty to do what they can to support the people of Pegasus. It delves into the history and home cultures of Teyla and Ronon far more than the series ever did. Ronon, instead of just being a one note tough guy like he was so often written on the show, is given a lot more depth. He was a student of poetry and literature before joining the army to fight the Wraith when they set out to destroy his world! That sentence right there is more about his history than we got on the show.
It also gets more into Teylas conflicted feelings about wanting to be with her people, and wanting to be on Atlantis to represent them to the rest of the galaxy and to help protect them from the Wraith and also because she gets personal fulfillment out of exploration. Theyre also clearly building up to a relationship between her and John Sheppard (FINALLY!), which I like.
All this, and theyre putting a new spin on the Wraith threat and setting up political intrigue with the Genii.
One thing I didnt like was the beginning of the book. There was far too much Earth politics and it went on for too long, I thought. The IOA was always one of my very least favorite parts of the show and apparently that goes for the books as well. Anytime they get into the IOA and/or Earth politics, it brings out the very worst of the arrogant, self-centered, self-satisfied kind of American (military) exceptionalism that threads through the show.
On the whole, I really liked this book. Its one of the better tv show tie-ins that Ive read.
I got addicted to Stargate Atlantis because of the premise had a lot of (sadly mostly unrealized) potential and because of what the actors managed to do with their characters almost in spite of what theyd been given by the scripts. Lots of stuff pissed me off, though, such as the general opinion that the universe would be a lot better off if everyone just let the American military run everything and the complete dismissal of the knowledge, opinion, and even lives of native peoples of other planets (usually played by actors of color).
Miraculously, this book goes a long way toward fixing a lot of that BS! I dont think its a coincidence that this book was written by two women, while the TV show was a straight up sausage fest. Anyway, after the infuriating series finale, the city of Atlantis was back on Earth, leaving the people of the Pegasus galaxy at the mercy of the Wraith, because screw them, this is ours now! This book takes the city back to Pegasus, with every one of the main characters firmly of the opinion that thats where it belongs and that they have a duty to do what they can to support the people of Pegasus. It delves into the history and home cultures of Teyla and Ronon far more than the series ever did. Ronon, instead of just being a one note tough guy like he was so often written on the show, is given a lot more depth. He was a student of poetry and literature before joining the army to fight the Wraith when they set out to destroy his world! That sentence right there is more about his history than we got on the show.
It also gets more into Teylas conflicted feelings about wanting to be with her people, and wanting to be on Atlantis to represent them to the rest of the galaxy and to help protect them from the Wraith and also because she gets personal fulfillment out of exploration. Theyre also clearly building up to a relationship between her and John Sheppard (FINALLY!), which I like.
All this, and theyre putting a new spin on the Wraith threat and setting up political intrigue with the Genii.
One thing I didnt like was the beginning of the book. There was far too much Earth politics and it went on for too long, I thought. The IOA was always one of my very least favorite parts of the show and apparently that goes for the books as well. Anytime they get into the IOA and/or Earth politics, it brings out the very worst of the arrogant, self-centered, self-satisfied kind of American (military) exceptionalism that threads through the show.
On the whole, I really liked this book. Its one of the better tv show tie-ins that Ive read.
