Oceans of Dust

Stargate SG-1 #19

by Peter J. Evans

SG-1 discover a creature of unimaginable evil lurking beneath the ancient sands of Egypt - a creature the insane Goa'uld Neheb-Kau wants as a terrible weapon. With Teal'c and Major Carter in the hands of the enemy, Colonel O'Neill and Daniel Jackson enlist Master Bra'tac. They track the creature across the galaxy in a desperate bid to destroy it before it turns their friends - and the galaxy - to dust.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Ebooks

363 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 16, 2011

Reviews

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting concept and at times a fun story, though some characters were a bit OOC (except for Sam, who was extremely OOC). And that epilogue was just way too silly and pretentious.

[PointyEars42 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, that was unexpectedly good - I'm clearly far too used to TV/movie tie-ins being utter hot garbage. The plot was better than the storylines in many episodes of the show and the writing was surprisingly lyrical when you least expected it, so it was definitely worth reading. Okay, to be fair, the characters were shallowly sketched out and pretty OOC, but I found myself reading this as if it was about some other SG team and the names and fields of speciality were erie coincides. Now, please excuse me - I need to go find some Sam Carter/Teal'c fanfic immediately because this book gave them chemistry and it was so much better than the show's attempt to force a Sam/Jack connection.

[S · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't love this. The biggest problem with this book for me was the writing. The characters are often very OOC and the dialogue in places doesn't fit with how the characters speak in the series and sounds fairly generic. I also wasn't a fan of the writing style in general and often found myself skimming some of the descriptions of the many new places in this novel. The story was entertaining, but pretty confusing and for me, took too many unnecessary detours in the beginning. So, I liked the idea of this book, but sadly didn't enjoy reading it very much.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of choppy, but I liked the semi-Lovecraftian "ancient cosmic horrors arisen" plot.

[Chance · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story was different in bouth good and bad but the author tryed to hard on world building to make a bigger events that influence each other do the epilogue just push over the limit.

[Marisa Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

Skip. the last chapter - it adds nothing to the story.

[Tim Telcik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok. Ok. Stargate is not for everybody. And for whom the bell tolls, the original SG-1 flavour may not be for thee. But ... for those inclined towards SG-1, this was an easy and enjoyable read in the SG-1 universe. Having watched all things SG-1, it was good to spend a bit more time following Jack, Daniel, Sam and Teal'C into more misadventure.

[Kasey Minnis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good concept

As a sci-fi concept, the story is solid. However, the characterization was of inconsistent quality. Not that it was incorrect, just that the dialogue was... generic, for lack of a better word. Still, it's worth the read.

[Daniel Gaul · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not the best Stargate novel, but it is definitely an interesting read. There are some noticeable spelling/grammatical errors, and one or two details that would not fit well with the canon of the original series.

[Foggygirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent read.

[Gene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, loved it. New System lords, new ships, new jaffa! Been waiting for a story with new stuff.

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you loved Stargate SG-1, you’re going to love this book. The author knows the characters and worlds well. The story would have made a great 2-part episode.

[Puddle Jumper · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one actually scared me! In an early scene where members of SG1 are trapped underground.

There are a few things in this story that make me wonder if Peter J Evans is a Dr Who fan... :D

[Linda Kaban · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too complicated. Highly imaginative though. I haven't read anything quite like it in the Stargate universe.