- Mass Market Paperback: 302 pages
- Publisher: St Martin's Press; Reprint edition (28 May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0765344084
- ISBN-13: 978-0765344083
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"Ethlie Anne Vare ... seems at her best when giving voice to Beka Valentine."
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A special event: a novel based on the Kevin Sorbo-starring series, written by a high-visibility writer; who helped shape the first two years of its run. The crew of the Andromeda Ascendant returns in this suspenseful second novel based on Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. Beka Valentine's brother is worthless, no good scum, and she doesn't want anything to do with him. That is, until the day he shows up to tell her that he has found their long - lost mother. If he'd arrived at any other time, Beka's captain, Dylan Hunt, would have been all for letting her search for her past. Unfortunately for Beka, her brother's announcement comes at a time when the Andromeda Ascendant is deeply tangled in delicate negotiations between a group of Nietzcheans and the Human Interplanetary Alliance. The problem is that the HIA seems on the verge of allying with a group of religious fanatics obsessed with genetic purity. Things get rapidly worse for Dylan when Beka sneaks off to try to find her mother. As if that wasn't enough, the rest of his crew starts taking sides in the negotiations. Before Dylan knows it, he's facing an explosive situation that could turn into a bloodbath. To complicate matters further, if Dylan doesn't stop Beka, she might unwittingly unleash a technology that could end all life in the universe.
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Format:Hardcover
I have been a fan of Andromeda since the start. Alas, there were only 5 series so I recently started to read the novels.
There are a few minor anomolies with this novel. But then TV series novels usually contain the writers interpretations.
However, it is generally very well written and ESSENTIAL reading for Andromeda fans.
You learn a lot more about Beka and the Valentines.
The novel also completes the concept of the Engine of Creation.
The writer also happens to be one of the writers on series 1-2 of Andromeda.
Enjoy!!!!
There are a few minor anomolies with this novel. But then TV series novels usually contain the writers interpretations.
However, it is generally very well written and ESSENTIAL reading for Andromeda fans.
You learn a lot more about Beka and the Valentines.
The novel also completes the concept of the Engine of Creation.
The writer also happens to be one of the writers on series 1-2 of Andromeda.
Enjoy!!!!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is quite a good book if it didn't have so many mistakkes, first off why do Trance have a tale, because it got blow off ages before this book was set, second that woman isn't Bekas mother we've heard about her in season four and she's nothing like in the book, this story is set before the crew search for the engine of creation and set they get all the pieces in this story and put it togther, why is there a Genite as we don't meet them until much latter on. at the end of S2, why Dylan asks who they are so its quite clear he hadn't had one walking and talking about his ship. Apart frfom those pints its a good story as long as you don't start picking at the problems it has a lot of.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Well put together . . . and lots of fun
15 April 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This novel is essentially light reading -- a good novel to take to the beach. That said, I did feel the book was well plotted and well put together. It also had a number of very original creative flashes that keeps a reader going.
Two separate plot lines converge in the book. One involves a conference being held on the Andromeda Ascendant to determine the freedom or slavery of a planetary system. This involves some fun characters as diplomats, including a very bad Nietzschean admiral who -- as one might expect -- intends to enslave the captive planets and grind their populations into the mire. This meanie admiral engages in a delightful chess game of diplomacy with Dylan Hunt. I won't spoil anything for readers, but the battle of wits between the two holds one's interest well.
A second plot element that runs through the book involves a treasure hunt for artifacts of ancient technology -- think of "Indiana Jones" among the stars. This involves Beka, who emerges as perhaps the best-sketched character in the novel. Beka, her mom, and her ne'er-do-well brother all compete to find certain ancient artifacts. When -- after many chapters -- these artifacts are finally brought together, an ancient engine begins to shake the very foundations of space and time. How "Rommie" (avatar of Andromeda), Trance Gemini, and Dylan Hunt struggle to avert the consequences of Beka's foolishness makes for a good story.
Some great touches, with panache and originality, include an attack on a Nietzschean battle cruiser by a fleet of primitive "sail ships." These rag-tag, solar-powered fighters are the only craft the oppressed peoples of the planetary system are able to pull together. The battle is really David against Goliath. This was a wonderful development in the book and gives Seamus Harper his chance to take the spotlight.
Another very fun bit of writers' invention was the "warbot" (war robot) named Tweedledum, who plays a key part near the end of the novel. He doesn't make a very lengthy appearance, but he really stirs things up when he does!
The writers had to work with a "given" fictional world based on the TV series "Andromeda." This book could have been just "going through the motions" writing as some of these spin-off novels tend to be. But this one offers more. There are many very creative flashes, many little unexpected touches of imagination, that make the book very enjoyable. The main plot lines are well crafted, and the outcome knits together all the earlier developments. Someone on the writing team definitely knows how to outline!
I wish the writers knew a little about astrophysics. The black hole and quasar depicted in the book show an abysmal ignorance of the physics of such objects. And probability is stretched almost to the point of tossing the book down at a few points. But heck, this is strictly an entertainment novel. By that standard the book is very well done.
Recommended -- especially when you are looking for something light and fun.
Two separate plot lines converge in the book. One involves a conference being held on the Andromeda Ascendant to determine the freedom or slavery of a planetary system. This involves some fun characters as diplomats, including a very bad Nietzschean admiral who -- as one might expect -- intends to enslave the captive planets and grind their populations into the mire. This meanie admiral engages in a delightful chess game of diplomacy with Dylan Hunt. I won't spoil anything for readers, but the battle of wits between the two holds one's interest well.
A second plot element that runs through the book involves a treasure hunt for artifacts of ancient technology -- think of "Indiana Jones" among the stars. This involves Beka, who emerges as perhaps the best-sketched character in the novel. Beka, her mom, and her ne'er-do-well brother all compete to find certain ancient artifacts. When -- after many chapters -- these artifacts are finally brought together, an ancient engine begins to shake the very foundations of space and time. How "Rommie" (avatar of Andromeda), Trance Gemini, and Dylan Hunt struggle to avert the consequences of Beka's foolishness makes for a good story.
Some great touches, with panache and originality, include an attack on a Nietzschean battle cruiser by a fleet of primitive "sail ships." These rag-tag, solar-powered fighters are the only craft the oppressed peoples of the planetary system are able to pull together. The battle is really David against Goliath. This was a wonderful development in the book and gives Seamus Harper his chance to take the spotlight.
Another very fun bit of writers' invention was the "warbot" (war robot) named Tweedledum, who plays a key part near the end of the novel. He doesn't make a very lengthy appearance, but he really stirs things up when he does!
The writers had to work with a "given" fictional world based on the TV series "Andromeda." This book could have been just "going through the motions" writing as some of these spin-off novels tend to be. But this one offers more. There are many very creative flashes, many little unexpected touches of imagination, that make the book very enjoyable. The main plot lines are well crafted, and the outcome knits together all the earlier developments. Someone on the writing team definitely knows how to outline!
I wish the writers knew a little about astrophysics. The black hole and quasar depicted in the book show an abysmal ignorance of the physics of such objects. And probability is stretched almost to the point of tossing the book down at a few points. But heck, this is strictly an entertainment novel. By that standard the book is very well done.
Recommended -- especially when you are looking for something light and fun.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A great story!
2 April 2009
Format:Hardcover
Of the six novels based on the Andromeda series,this one is by far the best. I really liked the focus on Beka and the story of her family. Rafe,her brother,while being a conartist of the first order,does seem to have a caring attitude towards his sister. The story flows smoothly and thankfully,Dylan is there when she needs him most. While I wholeheartedly recommend all six books in the series,I really think you will enjoy this one the most.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Best Andromeda Ever!
30 Mar 2004
Format:Hardcover
Just faaaaantastic stuff!! I wasn't into Kevin Sorbo or anything, but Vare and Morris have made me an Andromeda fan for life. For life!! Great unique plot, especially for a science fiction book. I just hope that the next one will follow the Broken Places in this new direction.
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