Retribution

Stargate #3

by Bill McCay

Based on the science-fiction motion picture Stargate, a novel follows the struggle of Egyptologist Daniel Jackson and Colonel Jack O'Neill to unlock the secrets of the StarGate in order to save Earth from the evil goddess Hathor. Original.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Media Tie In

296 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

About the author

Under a variety of pseudonyms as well as his own name, Bill McCay is the author of more than seventy books, including such series as the Race Against Time, The Three Investigators, Young Indiana Jones, and Tom Clancy's Net Force. He has also worked with Stan Lee on Riftworld, a science fiction comedy-adventure set in the comics business. McCay has also written five novels based on the film Stargate. His fantasy short fiction has appeared in several anthologies and his Star Trek novel Chains of Command (cowritten with E. L. Flood) spent several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

See also William McCay

Reviews

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 1 out of 5]

So.. let's make a bunch of characters for the first two books just to kill them all on the 3rd one?

Too much happening and everything's all over the place with the book hoping we're here for an amazing ride but we're here for just Daniel and Jack and they're not even fun to read.

The action scenes are ok, plot is meh and there's just too many cooks for one fucking meal that's not even edible at the end.

Not recommended.

[John Michael Strubhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, do you ever wonder what Daniel Jackson is doing in a universe that predates the TV series? I mean, is he off getting killed and then coming back to life .... again .....and again .....and again? Well, that doesn't happen in this book, thank Ra! No. We have that pretty, but naughty Hathor headed for Earth in a humongous pyramidal ship called The Boat of A Million Years and she is feeling like taking Ra's place as a god. Well, you just know that Daniel Jackson is going to play a major role in developing Earth's defenses and Jack will back him up. I think if you read this, you'll recognize quite a few ideas that were "borrowed" for the TV series. The first third of the book was a bit slow for my taste, but it's quite a page-turner for the last third. I hope the next two books is more like the last third of this one.

[Scott Mattson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of Action especially at the end. There are aspects of the story that seems to be ignored, like the planetary defence lasers. What happened to the other ones. Still a great read.

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I dont know why i enjoy these as much as i do. i think i like the idea of what could have been with the stargate franchise, even if there are parts that are slow or boring.

[Brian · Rating 2 out of 5]

In the third book of the Stargate series, Bill McCay falls victim to wanting to put too much in a short span. While the story flows pretty well, and we are treated to some great moments with our favorite characters, Retribution brings SO many characters into the story. Some are just there to be killed. But their presence makes for a story that seems to bounce around too much. At times, you feel like screaming for McCay to just get back to Daniel Jackson or Colonel O'Neil. And why the two lead characters from the movie don't spend most of the book together is a mystery. Their interactions are what made the characters so great in the first place and McCay has reduced it to snippets here and there.

[Cash'Lion Elud'Ox · Rating 4 out of 5]

one star off for a really slow starter. the scene/perspective changes during chapters reminds me of how Law & Order does their scene changes during investigations ( I even think of the sound du-dum's) quick and un-transitional. But as the plot thickens into global terror, it started to feel more like the other movie base StarGate books by this author, adventurous. Its still gives me pleasure to continue onto the next book, when I get the chance. I'll have to see if the library system of Illinois has the next book.

With just 4 stars I still recommend to readers. Just beware of a slow starter.

[Oceana2602 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stargate novel - follows the movie, not the book, so it is in my tv-show world view totally AU. I remember it to be rather unremarkable - which means, I don't remember much. Wasn't too bad though, and you know that fans will suffer through mostly anything. (Yes, I did watch all of MacGyver and that horrible movie where RDA plays a killer. See what I mean?)

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd forgotten more about this one than the previous two. I'm looking forward to the final two novels.