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Battlestar Galactica (Classic Battlestar Galactica #1)
The Greatest Space Epic ever from ABC-TV and Universal. At the end of a bloody thousand-year war against an invincible enemy, an uneasy peace has finally been achieved between humans and the dreaded cyborg warriors of the Cylon Empire. But peace soon turns to bloodshed when the Cylons launch an unexpected attack against humanity's twelve Colonial worlds, wiping out most of...more
Paperback, 244 pages
Published
September 1st 1978
by Berkley
(first published January 1st 1978)
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Apr 29, 2013
Brent Knorr
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Ok, I admit that this book probably doesn't deserve five stars by most peoples standards, but I picked it up on a whim when I was out at the lake in the summer of 1978, before I had even seen the movie or T.V. series, and I utterly and completely enjoyed it. I've reread it many times, and wore out my first copy. I actually enjoy how some parts of the story differ quite abit from the TV show. If you've never read it and enjoy either version of Galactica, I'd recommend giving this novelization a t...more
Since I've gotten all captivated by the shiny new Battlestar Galactica remake on the Skiffy Channel, I got the urge to re-read LJ user solarbird's old copy of the first novelization that got released with the original series, ages and ages ago. I did it for nostalgia, and also out of a sense of curiosity about the various differences between the culture depicted in the old series vs. the one depicted in the new.
Mostly, the interesting part about re-reading this book was being reminded that it wa...more
Mostly, the interesting part about re-reading this book was being reminded that it wa...more
Battlestar Galactica by Glen Larson and Robert Thurston is the first book in the Battlestar Galactica series. The book is a novelization of the events that start out the TV show even if I do not know whether the story is the same as I never watched any of the TV show. I can also see many similarities between the storyline in the book and that of certain areas of the book of Mormon but in this area as well I can not make many accurate comparisons because I have not read that book. With those two...more
I found this in my bookshelf while searching for something to read while on the road. I figured reading some science fiction will be a good change and inspire me to read the Dune and Ender's Game series. So far I don't feel the urge yet but I'm getting the hang of reading sci fi again.
I've heard about Battlestar Galactica through a friend of mine, then I saw a trailer for the series on TV a couple of years ago. I got intrigued because all I see on TV when its about sci fi are Star Wars and Star...more
Apr 09, 2013
Joshua
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3 of 5 stars
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This original novel that inspired the television series of the same name and later the more modernized depiction and its spin off series Caprica, depicts a very interesting future for mankind. Having expanded out into the universe humanity has taken up residence on twelve planets, interestingly named after the signs of the zodiac. There they encounter a race of systematic and orderly aliens, called Cylons, who believe themselves to be guardians of the universe. They decide humans are a blight an...more
I wanted to give this book only 1 star, but I'm trying hard to keep things in perspective. This is just a novelization, and should be judged on those merits.
So it's not great science fiction. So it's not great writing. So there's multiple plot holes. So the characters are either one-dimensional (Uri) or useless (most of the women). So the conflict is very simplistic - good vs evil (no ethical dilemmas here).
But it does capture a moment in 70's "sci-fi", and it was something I originally read as...more
So it's not great science fiction. So it's not great writing. So there's multiple plot holes. So the characters are either one-dimensional (Uri) or useless (most of the women). So the conflict is very simplistic - good vs evil (no ethical dilemmas here).
But it does capture a moment in 70's "sci-fi", and it was something I originally read as...more
Being a major fan of space opera even at an early age, I had a tendency to devour anything I could get my hands on. Novelizations of movies and television series were one of the staples as I was growing up. For those who enjoy a novelization that expands on the story and fills in a lot of detail, then this is one for you. This version of BSG covers the original "movie" (which was only shown on TV in the USA) and basically acted as a pilot for the eventual series. Once the series was made this ve...more
When the book came out after the movie, I asked my Dad to buy it for me. It was written in Spanish and the sexy scenes were blurred on purpose.
This is the first book I ever recall reading as my own interest.
I think I was really into StarWars at the time, but this book was the first one I read on my own because I wanted.
I rate it high because a book that gets you to read, especially at a young age, is a book that has earned its credit. It doesn't matter which book it is.
This is the first book I ever recall reading as my own interest.
I think I was really into StarWars at the time, but this book was the first one I read on my own because I wanted.
I rate it high because a book that gets you to read, especially at a young age, is a book that has earned its credit. It doesn't matter which book it is.
Although it seems a lot of people love the new "reimagined" or reboot of "Battlestar Galactica" and while the new version has it's appeal, I personally like the original best. This novel seems to be based on the original's pilot episode/movie, but with a few changed, added to, or fleshed out scenes. I'd recommend getting the DVD season set instead, but if you're a major fan, you might want to check this book out, just to see the differences.
I remember really liking this book when it came out. Of course I was about 8 or 9 and the movie had just come out. No better or worse that the Star Wars movie that had come out...I liked them both just the same. And I had a Battlestar Galactica board game too...I loved that as well and remember playing it with my brother and Mom and Step-Dad...good times. I wish I still had my original copy but I read it till it fell apart.
I got this because I found it somewhere for a quarter and thought it might be fun. The book is a word-for-word recap of the first three episodes of the original tv show, only with the entertainingly 1970s-looking special effects replaced by terrible writing. If you're interested, you can save yourself a lot of time and effort by just finding the show online (http://www.hulu.com/battlestar-galact...) and watch the first three episodes.
The one interesting part is the little bit that is from the C...more
The one interesting part is the little bit that is from the C...more
It took me a whole month to read this book. Youch. Med school is really kicking in with no free time thing at the moment.
But back to the book, from what I recall it really was great. What I enjoyed the most was the classic science fiction cornerstone that this novel represents. I wasn't reading it for the story or adventure so much as I was for the inevitable knowledge that this would bring to my future scifi books.
That said, it didn't disappoint. It did bore me a bit at times, and the dialogu...more
But back to the book, from what I recall it really was great. What I enjoyed the most was the classic science fiction cornerstone that this novel represents. I wasn't reading it for the story or adventure so much as I was for the inevitable knowledge that this would bring to my future scifi books.
That said, it didn't disappoint. It did bore me a bit at times, and the dialogu...more
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This book was exactly what I expected, Battlestar Galactica's original series television debut. There are small differences between the book and the show but this is definitely worth reading to any SciFi fan. For fans of the original series this is a trip down memory lane and a return to our youth.
Not a great book, not great science fiction, but great nostalgia. A novelization of the first episodes of the original tv series that adds a small amount of extra detail to the story. If you have fond memories of that series this book is well worth the short amount of time needed to read it.
Blast from the past. Pretty much as I remember it from the original BSG movie in the dim distant past.
There's always something special about man's struggle to overcome a holocaust. Roll on the new moviein 2013???
There's always something special about man's struggle to overcome a holocaust. Roll on the new moviein 2013???
One of the cases where the book was not better than the movie. Enjoyable but there could have been so much more added to the books.
Gung ho, cheesy and totally enjoyable considering I've managed not to actually see any of this on tv! Will investigate the series now!
Interesting read, after watching the 2003 TV remake
Loved this back in the day!
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May 02, 2010
Chris Johnson
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I loved the original TV series. It's campy, it's fun, it's totally unrealistic, and it's got Loren Greene -- how can it miss? I like the books based on the original series as well. Granted, once you've seen the show, the books are merely repeats...but still fun.
Yes it rips off Star Wars, yes it's essentially a novelisation of a double-episode from the TV show, but if you like good, pulpy sci-fi with instantly recognisable characters, you could do far worse. For fans of the 70s TV show only, I would imagine, but good fun.
The movie/TV series was a lot better than this written treatment by Larson. I guess in a book he couldn't be helped out by more competent people as he was in the making of the motion pictures.
I don't know how I acquired this book, and hadn't realized that the TV series was based on a movie based on a book ... but I rather enjoyed it, in an Orson Scott Card sort of way.
IT DID NOT FOLLOW THE SHOW. I WANTED MORE OF THE SHOW. AND IT WAS DIFFERENT. I WAS SOOOO DISAPPOINTED SO I QUIT AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. starbucckkkk where did you go.
Battlestar Galactica by A. Glen And Thurston Larson, Robert (1978)
Appollo and Starbuck manage to save the day from the evil Cylons.
Based on the Battlestar Galactica series
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