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The Saga of Seven Suns: Veiled Alliances (The Saga of Seven Suns)
Based on the legendary science-fiction series by acclaimed novelist Kevin J. Anderson, THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS: VEILED ALLIANCES acts as a revelatory prequel to the Saga novels Hidden Empire and A Forest of Stars. In this fantastical volume, the human race begins its expansion into outer space only to discover that for centuries a multitude of other planets have been intera...more
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
January 1st 2005
by WildStorm
(first published February 1st 2004)
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Aug 09, 2011
Jaime
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4 of 5 stars
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It has become something of a fad for authors to have graphic novel "prequels" released for their popular series. The Dresden Files, Mercy Thompson, The Hallows and Anita Blake all have a graphic novel that takes place before the series begins. This is billed the same, however, it actually includes minor spoilers for the first two books. This is a problem because if you have read the series, there is nothing new here, and if you haven't, some surprises will be lost. That said, this is worthwhile...more
Dec 15, 2011
Sebastien
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fan de Science-Fiction et de Saga of the Seven Suns
Recommended to Sebastien by:
Wordfire.com
Shelves:
science-fiction
A ma grand surprise, en allant chercher la suite de la série Sword of Truth, je suis tomber sur la dernière copie de cette graphic novel qui était à la boutique l'Imaginaire. Je me suis empressé de l'acheté et de le lire le soir même :).
Cette BD si on peut l'appeler ainsi est le préquel qui se passe je crois 100 ans avant l'histoire du premier livre. Elle explique comment les humains on découvert les premières planètes, les premières relation avec les Ildirans et plusieurs moment qui sont laisse...more
Cette BD si on peut l'appeler ainsi est le préquel qui se passe je crois 100 ans avant l'histoire du premier livre. Elle explique comment les humains on découvert les premières planètes, les premières relation avec les Ildirans et plusieurs moment qui sont laisse...more
This a great prequel to the Saga of Seven Suns epic by Kevin J. Anderson. This graphic novel, like the books, has a slow pace that focuses on vignettes of different characters and places. The technique works brilliantly for the novels, allowing the story to slowly build in complexity and scope. But this technique does not work quite so well for the graphic novel, primarily due to the lack of space. This graphic novel is under 100 pages, which does not allow a lot of room for sprawling story line...more
This is one of the best and most original SF series written in recent years. The author Kevin Anderson is on a level of Clarke, Herbert and Ray Bradbury. If you start one of his books in a series you will find yourself staying up late at night and playing hooking from work in order to complete the series.
This book I think gave a good introductory insight into the Saga of the Seven Suns universe. Very insightful but enough with the pictures and short dialogue to show promise for the rest of the series.
True sci-fi ala Star Trek, etc. about humans searching space for life and then meeting an alien race more sophisticated than us. Hilarity ensues. Part 1.
I like these books by Kevin Anderson because each chapter follows a character. They are great for reading in places where you have small snippets of time like the bathroom, the doctors office, the car waiting to pick up kids, on the morning train, etc. The chapters are short 3-4 pages and only follow one character at a time so it's not too confusing. The characters are also richly developed and the plot is always thickening. Just when you think you've figured it out the author throws something e...more
Veiled Alliances is simply a MUST read for anyone who enjoyed the Saga of Seven Suns. If you haven't read it and have read the other seven books you are missing out. Being able to marvel at the glorious illustrations portraying the characters, vehicles and planets described in the books was a treat that is rarely matched in literature. As always, Anderson is at his finest when he is pursuing his own original ideas. For anyone that didn't like his Dune novels, Saga may just be that perfect next s...more
Been brilliant to read this, sets up the Seven Suns saga very nice.... In fact going to work my through them !
Jul 30, 2011
Luke
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Interesting prequel to the sensational Saga of the Seven Suns. Fills in some of the gaps
Good old Space Opera - Suspense, love, politics, struggles and treachery.
read the comic version of this book and i`m not impressed
Anderson has stated that he's working on a novelization, and I think that will work better than this did. I enjoyed the overall story, but the pacing was very strange, as if they were trying to squeeze too much into the very few pages in this graphic novel.
Looking forward to the novelization.
Looking forward to the novelization.
Best Sci Fi Series Ever.
May 20, 2013
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Pseudonyms: Gabriel Mesta, K.J. Anderson
He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and is the co-author of the Dune prequels. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. He has also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in coll...more
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He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and is the co-author of the Dune prequels. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. He has also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in coll...more
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