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Title: Blood Oath (Babylon 5, Book 3) by John Vornholt, J. Michael Straczynski ISBN: 0-440-22059-9 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good story grafted into B5 universe
Comment: As I type this there have been about 15 novels published that are set in the B5 universe. This is one of the first nine, a series initially released by Dell but now being rolled out, one by one, in rerelease by Del Rey's Ballantine series.
"Blood Oath" takes place mostly on the Narn homeworld, a place not often seen during the TV series. It is set somewhere around the end of season 1, during which time the show had focused on the species' recent history of war with the Centauri and the hatred between the two worlds. The author can therefore be forgiven for painting the Narns as barbarians rather than the sophisticated spiritual culture we see from them later on as the primary Narn character G'Kar developed and grew.
And the story told here is really a good one. The images painted by the author are often vivid and memorable, and the story believable and easy to follow. He seems to fall down in the action sequences, though, to me, as I often didn't feel the intensity of such scenes.
But the real problem with this book is the characterizations of familiar B5 characters. Again, it was early in production of the show, so we now know these individuals far better than anyone but series creator J. Michael Straczynski did at the time, but it's really jarring to see known and beloved characters saying things that are totally out of voice from what we would expect, in terms of phrases, relationships, idioms, etc.
Ultimately it feels like the author had a great story and, when given a contract to write a B5 book, slotted the series characters into a general outline he already had, adapting his outline somewhat to fit a vision that otherwise works well. He is clearly not as familiar with the characters as one would like.
It's worth reading because it truly is well written as a novel, but falls far short as a part of the B5 universe otherwise.
Rating: 4
Summary: A good story
Comment: I had to admit from Vornholt's point of view, the Narns are especially easy to compare with the Star Trek's Klingons. Of course wwhen you read the book, the Narns remind you of Klingons. But it is quite entertaining. I was hooked.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Read
Comment: although this book is no where "Legions Of Fire" or "To Dream in The City of Sorrows". Blood Oath is one of the better books in this series. Slow at time but a great ending. I liked the stuff about the Narn Homeworld. This book takes place when in 2258 (season 1). It was a great side read until "Armies Of Light and Dark" comes out. So I would highly reccomend this book, You have nothing to loose
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Title: The Shadow Within (Babylon 5, Book 7) by Jeanne Cavelos ISBN: 0345452186 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 26 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: To Dream in the City of Sorrows (Babylon 5) by Kathryn M. Drennan ISBN: 0345452194 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Out of the Darkness (Babylon 5: Legions of Fire, Book 3) by Peter David ISBN: 0345427203 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Armies of Light and Dark (Babylon 5: Legions of Fire, Book 2) by Peter David ISBN: 034542719X Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Long Night of Centauri Prime (Babylon 5: Legions of Fire, Book 1) by Peter David ISBN: 0345427181 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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