![]() ![]() Now War and Peace this ain’t, but it’s not supposed to be. I do understand that people were disappointed at what this book wasn’t, but I think at this juncture, it’s much more fun to read than it might have been during the show. ![]() It was nostalgic in a way, allowing me to once again get lost in Battlestar with all its many and varied story-lines and mythos only just beginning to emerge. I think enough time has now passed that I really appreciated that aspect of the book when I read this. When you look at some of the complaints, you realize they perhaps read the book too close to the ending of the series - or even while it was on the air in some places. While it is true that nothing new is proffered here by Carver - no new insights or background to beloved characters is even remotely given - that’s why I liked it. One of the complaints, of course, is that it is exactly that - a retelling of the show’s fabulous beginning. To me, the book is well written and exciting, Carver doing an excellent job of giving fans of the show a chance to revisit it in a different medium. Even the opening of the show, with a theme sung in a dead language, suggested how great this one was going to be. Everyone has seen the show or at least knows the basic premise, so I won’t rehash it here. One of the most fabulous efforts at Science Fiction ever to hit the airwaves, this show helped breathe life back into the genre after a much too long absence. ![]()
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