A decent novelization of the pilot episode of seaQuest DSV. There's a few important scenes missing, notably when Bridger arrives at the seaQuest and meets the crew the first time. It almost felt like a few pages were missing, but that's just the way it was written. A bit disappointing for that, but otherwise it was pretty faithful. Good book, good TV show. ( )

This is a pretty good novelization of a so-so TV episode. The authors do a good job of capturing the characters and events of the episode while taking the time to flesh out the characters thoughts and motivations.

I feel that if you enjoyed the series then you will very likely enjoy this book. If you didn't like the series then I doubt this novel will change your mind. ( )

The year is 2018 (which, in 1993, seemed so far off) and we have begun to colonize the ocean floor. This has brought about a world of new territorial disputes and other problems, and thence comes the UEO, the United Earth/Oceans Organization, and its flagship - both militarily and scientifically - the seaQuest.

I remember the tv show with a sort of amused fondness, which pretty well describes my feelings about this. The writing is pretty good, which is not surprising given the authors, but they were constrained by the tv show's story and it shows. Original tie-in novels are better than novelizations of existing episodes; the book was not bad, but I'd recommend spending an hour watching the actual episode rather than several hours reading this.

There was one line that made me laugh, that may or may not have been in the original script: Bridger is searching seaQuest for something small (and hidden) and thinks to himself "I think I need a smaller boat..." ( )

This is pretty much a basic novelization of the two hour pilot episode, with a few differences from the aired version. While this is nothing groundbreaking, it did bring me back to the universe and reminded me why I enjoyed watching. ( )

This doesn't go much beyond the series, but I will say it's better written that much of the writing I've seen come from television series. If you like seaQuest, this will be a fun read that brings you back to the series, though it is a bit awkward at times. ( )