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STARGATE ATLANTIS: Reliquary [Kindle Edition]

Martha Wells
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Knowledge is power…

While exploring the unused sections of the Ancient city of Atlantis, Major John Sheppard and Dr. Rodney McKay stumble on a recording device that reveals a mysterious new Stargate address. Believing that the address may lead them to a vast repository of Ancient knowledge, the team embarks on a mission to this uncharted world.

There they discover a ruined city, full of whispered secrets and dark shadows. As tempers fray and trust breaks down, the team uncovers the truth at the heart of the city. A truth that spells their destruction.

With half their people compromised, it falls to Major John Sheppard and Dr. Rodney McKay to risk everything in a deadly game of bluff with the enemy. To fail would mean the fall of Atlantis itself – and, for Sheppard, the annihilation of his very humanity…

RELIQUARY

The spiral design in the center of the chamber floor was moving, becoming three-dimensional as the little metal tiles forming it shifted fluidly. The whole floor was still vibrating, making the glass and metal debris jump and dance. Something groaned again below their feet, and the spiral began to sink into the floor.

Standing at John’s elbow, McKay glared at Kavanagh, his mouth twisted in annoyance. “What did you do?”

John wasn’t thrilled either. “Some warning would have been nice, Doctor.”

Teyla and Ford watched the spiral uneasily, Kolesnikova a few steps behind them. Kavanagh shook his head, his eyes still on the metal sinking into the floor, his gaze rapt. “I wasn’t sure it was really here, if the power source was still active. If I was...imagining it...”

The groaning rumble of metal parts undisturbed for ages was growing louder, and John wasn’t sure he had heard right. “What?” he said, having to raise his voice over the din. “Why did you think you were imagining it?”

“I was imagining what?” Distracted, Rodney stepped sideways, moving along the edge of the shaft, craning his neck to watch the spiral’s progress.

“I wasn’t talking to you,” John shouted back, “I was—”

“Wait.” Rodney straightened up suddenly, looking at John. “It occurs to me that something may come out of here that could kill us.”

John swore and yelled, “Fall back, now!”

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 408 KB
  • Print Length: 241 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0954734378
  • Publisher: Fandemonium Books (14 Dec 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B006MKRJCO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #71,762 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In this book Sheppard and his team are doing something I would have liked to see more often in STA: exploring the city itself. I am sure, there must be a lot of interesting places and also discoveries waiting to happen. More accurately, in this book they are exploring a different ancient city. There are parallels but first of all differences. This new city is a very spooky, dangerous place full of dark mysteries. The author captured the atmosphere very well indeed and that includes how this place affects the team.

The one living inhabitant they find provides more questions than answers and soon afterwards things get progressively worse. Some of what happens is predictable but was no less gripping to me, other revelations were definitely a surprise. What I liked is that no technobabble was involved and that everything made sense without any phantastic twists and turns that feel forced.

Sheppard is the main character in this story but McKay plays an important part, too. That is not a surprise but on the other hand, they are my favourite characters of the series and they didn`t disappoint me in this book. Everything we know from TV is also found in this story and it felt to me like meeting old friends.

Sheppard certainly needed help sometimes but he is mainly carrying the story. Of course it is obvious that he won`t die but nevertheless, that didn`t stop me from feeling very much with him how he struggled to find solutions to save his people but had to struggle with his own physical and mental problems at the same time. I think it would have made this book more powerful if, as it was with McKay, Sheppard would also have to face some of his personal weaknesses during this ordeal and learn from it.

Nevertheless, I think people who like Sheppard and McKay would enjoy this book, too.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoyed this book. I actually found the characterisation to be pretty good and the author really seemed to capture the personalities of particularly Sheppard and McKay very well. Admittedly there wasn't a great deal for Ford and Teyla to do but then the same can be said of the show itself at times.. it's hard to pay off every major character in one show/novel. I thought the plot was intruiging and suspenseful with some great dramatic developments. A good depiction of the friendship between McKay and Sheppard and some good writing for other more occasional characters too such as Carson and Zelenka. All in all, I loved it and have read it several times over already! If you're a fan of Atlantis then you'll enjoy this book. Oh and if you're a fan of Shep whumping then.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A Great Read 25 Mar 2006
By Caia
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book and devoured it in 2 days. It has a real feel of the series about it and the author has managed to capture all the show's characters perfectly. The snark between John and Rodney really hits the mark and some of Rodney's sarcasm had me laughing out loud.

It's a good story which kept my interest and had elements of mystery, danger, humour and friendship.

If you like the show, especially the interaction between John and Rodney, you'll enjoy this book.

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