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Laddar... Sagittarius Is Bleeding: Battlestar Galactica 3 (utgåvan 2006)av Peter David
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Peter David’s Battlestar Galactica: Sagittarius is Bleeding takes place during the second season of Battlestar Galactica sometime around the episodes “Black Market” and “Scar.” The story focuses on President Laura Roslin working to fulfil her role in the Pythian Prophesy, though dreams of Cylons overrunning the galaxy plague her and radicals called the Midguardians plan to use her dreams to fulfil their own prophesy. This second original novel in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica continuity is far better than The Cylon’s Secret and works well within the context of the show’s second season, though later events of the series contradicted some minor plot points. ( ) Ah, BSG, why do you taunt me so? I rejoiced through the new series that they didn't have the annoying kid and its robodog as happened in the 79-80 version. The show's writers were gritty, edgy, and timely in their social commentary. Now the book brings the character I most didn't want to see: Boxey. The story of Roslin going steadily nuts definitely offered some good characterizations that I missed while watching the show. Tigh being such a officious Arse and Adama being the man with an emotional blockade, though explanations of the war behind the blockade. The side story with the Bifrost and its Midguardian inhabitants made for a good story, if a stretch in my mind. This story did bring to mind some social commentary as BSG is apt to do: - Oppresed people do have the chance to step forward, though becareful why they chose their moment. - Church and State - This book makes a point to note that the colonials combined church and state, while the US tries to separate it. Which effects us, due to the moral choices of each path? - Rights of those being held - Sharon's predicament mirrors those in Guitmo and the author makes a point of poking that troll. I like this book, but I think to understand a the characters, motivations, you need to either watch the show or read the first published book. The first two Battlestar Galactica novels were unimpressive at best: a novelization of the miniseries which added nothing to justify itself two years after the show aired, and a novel which filled in backstory that didn't seem to mesh well with the show. Sagittarius is Bleedingby Peter David is the first BSG novel to take on the task of meshing with the series, and does so admirably. The novel picks up after President Roslin was cured of cancer in "Epiphanies", and explores the aftermath of that episode. David takes the opportunity to look into just what the cure means to Roslin. In the show, the cure is taken as given; here we get an in-depth exploration of the ramifications of it on her character, and on Sharon Valerii who provided it. In the process, David also explores one of the more noticeable dropped plots from the series: that of Boxey. A character from the original show, not seen after the first season, we get to see how he's coping with the changes in his life after his rescuer turned out to be a Cylon. But even for someone who's not interested in exploring these tidbits from the series, Sagittarius is Bleeding is an excellent Battlestar Galactica adventure. Peter David gets the characters and the universe right, giving us an adventure that is enjoyable on its own terms as well as having deeper meaning for those intimately familiar with the TV show. I'm not sure what this means for the future of the Battlestar Galactica novel line. I went into this book expecting it to be good because of Peter David's other work, in tie-ins and in his own settings. Hopefully Sagittarius is a sign for the future, the shape of things to come. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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President Laura Roslin bears a heavy burden. Since becoming the president of the twelve human colonies when the Cylons brutally attacked and destroyed all but a small remnant of humanity's billions, she has been the voice of civil authority, counterbalancing the military leadership of Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica. President Roslin has been a source of inspiration to the tens of thousands who survive on Galactica and the other colonial ships. They look to her for honesty, integrity, and courage. For fairness and an evenhanded rule. And most importantly, for the prophecy she has shared with them. Earth, the fabled home of the lost colony, can be found. She has seen this in a vision which has the power of truth. Recently, though, her dreams have been darker, of a galaxy overrun by Cylons. . . . Is she having visions of an inevitable future? Or are these terrible dreams caused by powerful medication she's been taking ? More dangerously, the Midguardians, radicals who believe that the end of humanity is coming soon, have learned of Roslin's dreams and taken them as a sign. Now, the Midguardians prepare to act. President Roslin faces the most important decision of her life, should she tell Commander Adama about the Midguardians, and risk being imprisoned again as a traitor, or dare she keep her secret, and possibly endanger the future of the entire fleet . . . Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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