Jeffrey A. Carver
Autor(a) de Neptune Crossing
About the Author
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Séries
Obras por Jeffrey A. Carver
The Reefs of Time: Part One of the "Out of Time" Sequence (The Chaos Chronicles Book 5) (2019) 8 exemplares
Crucible of Time: Part Two of the "Out of Time" Sequence (The Chaos Chronicles Book 6) (2019) 4 exemplares
Crónicas do Caos Atractores Estranhos 1 exemplar
The Infinity Link hb 1 exemplar
Short Stories 1 exemplar
Parrone: The Dragons 1 exemplar
Going Alien 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Carver, Jeffrey A.
- Data de nascimento
- 1949-08-25
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- United States of America
- Local de nascimento
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Locais de residência
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Membros
Críticas
Listas
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Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 36
- Also by
- 7
- Membros
- 3,383
- Popularidade
- #7,533
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 62
- ISBN
- 130
- Línguas
- 2
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. One of the complaints, of course, is that it is exactly that — a retelling of the show’s fabulous beginning. 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. 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.
I think enough time has now passed that I really appreciated that aspect of the book when I read this. It was everything I remembered. 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 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.
Now War and Peace this ain’t, but it’s not supposed to be. For those who loved the show, however, and just want to spend a little more time with friends, because it hurt to let them go, this is great fun. I thought Carver did a great job on this one. Considering how lackluster the books that followed it were, it makes it all the more special if you can track down a copy. So say we all...… (mais)