Wow. One of the BEST Stargate novel I've read. The characters are wonderfully portrayed, and the author found the right balance between Egyptian histor...moreWow. One of the BEST Stargate novel I've read. The characters are wonderfully portrayed, and the author found the right balance between Egyptian history and action.(less)
This book is the story I have been waiting on - a really great story following the events of the last episode of the show. I hadn't in the least been...moreThis book is the story I have been waiting on - a really great story following the events of the last episode of the show. I hadn't in the least been disappointed by this story, far from it. The characters were well respected in their actions, their way of speaking and their relationships with one another. The plot is just near perfect, at least I found it was a very plausible 'what could happen next' story. I've also found in it this good humour that made Stargate a unique show, mixing angst and science fiction with lighter subjects. I may not be a totally objective reviewer on this, but if you like Stargate Atlantis you'll probably like this book.(less)
**spoiler alert** I would easily have given the book 5 stars, but a few things had bugged me while I was reading, and I think I'm just gonna list them...more**spoiler alert** I would easily have given the book 5 stars, but a few things had bugged me while I was reading, and I think I'm just gonna list them here before talking about the great ones. (view spoiler)[First, the John/Teyla relationship. This is quite a personal issue, actually, depending on whether or not you like the ship in the show. As far as I'm concerned, I don't, not really; I prefer the John/Elizabeth ship, but this is the fangirl talking. Still, for me John and Teyla are just friends, so you could guess that I wasn't very pleased about the turn of events. Secondly, I had found the way the Wraith culture and customs are handled in the book very... disturbing. I mean, calling a Wraith "Snowflake", or "Dust"? I remain very skeptical about this, let me tell you. We weren't given much hindsight about the Wraith in the show, their way of living and such, and I guess the authors just invented that part. Their names just don't reflect their characters, or the way they behave (eating humans and all), it just don't fit. I've tried to guess why they gave such names to beings known to be monsters, but to no avail... Some characters were also weirdly portrayed, in my opinion anyway. I liked the character of Jennifer Keller in the show, while in the book I disliked her. I disliked her argument between her and Ronon in the cave, it felt kind of wrong, and Ronon was clearly not happy being with Jennifer, which I found a bit weird, too. (hide spoiler)]
But on the whole, it was a very good book. The general plot is near excellent, and I found myself engulfed in the book without being able to put it down until I read it from cover to cover. I found the story with Dr Robinson quite refreshing, it added a fresh point of view to the events, from someone new to the city, and I liked it.
Long story short, the book is really worth reading, if you're not that bothered by little details that may seem strange. (less)
An excellent book! The story was well-conducted and suspenseful, once I got drowned into it I couldn't let go of the book, and if I had to do it (like...moreAn excellent book! The story was well-conducted and suspenseful, once I got drowned into it I couldn't let go of the book, and if I had to do it (like to go to sleep) I kept thinking about the story, which is as far as I'm concerned always a good sign (showing obviously that I like what I'm reading).
Anyway, though as I said the story was great, you could wonder why the hell they didn't think twice before rushing to that planet. I guess you could always argue that at that time, they were desperately searching for ZPMs, such making unwise decisions.
I like the way Martha Wells handled the relationships between the characters, and especially all the parts with John and Rodney. I'm really fond of their relationship as friends, and I found that the author portrayed really well that side of the show.
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