Jeffrey A. Carver
Autor de Neptune Crossing
Sobre El Autor
Créditos de la imagen: Jeffrey A. Carver
Series
Obras de Jeffrey A. Carver
The Reefs of Time: Part One of the "Out of Time" Sequence (The Chaos Chronicles Book 5) (2019) 8 copias
Crucible of Time: Part Two of the "Out of Time" Sequence (The Chaos Chronicles Book 6) (2019) 4 copias
The Infinity Link hb 1 copia
Short Stories 1 copia
Parrone: The Dragons 1 copia
Going Alien 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Carver, Jeffrey A.
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1949-08-25
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- United States of America
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Reseñas
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 36
- También por
- 7
- Miembros
- 3,384
- Popularidad
- #7,532
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 62
- ISBNs
- 130
- Idiomas
- 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...… (más)