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STARGATE SG-1: City of the Gods [Kindle Edition]

Sonny Whitelaw
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All four members of the team are present and accounted for... a satisfying way to spend a couple of hours.

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My enemy’s enemy…

When a Crystal Skull is discovered beneath the Pyramid of
the Sun in Mexico, it ignites a cataclysmic chain of events
that maroons SG-1 on a dying world.

Xalótcan is a brutal society, steeped in death and sacrifice,
where the bloody gods of the Aztecs demand tribute from
a fearful and superstitious population. But that’s the least of
Colonel Jack O’Neill’s problems. With Xalótcan on the brink
of catastrophe, Dr Daniel Jackson insists that O’Neill must
fulfil an ancient prophesy and lead its people to salvation.

But with the world tearing itself apart, can anyone survive?
As fear and despair plunge Xalótcan into chaos, SG-1 find
themselves with ringside seats at the end of the world…

Special section: Excerpts from Dr Daniel Jackson’s mission journal!

CITY OF THE GODS

“Jack! What are you doing, why aren’t you…” Daniel stopped in his tracks and stared at him. His low voice was filled with apprehension. “Why is it so hot up here?”

Dabruzzi ran past them without pausing. Jack coughed, then coughed again, clinging to the pain searing his throat, an anchor against a different pain, one he could never articulate.

Something wriggled inside his cape. He glanced down at the miniature dog, Spiffy. They hadn’t been able to find the tunnel to the surface until it had jumped out of the cape and scampered up behind a rock fall. The animal had saved them, but it might have only delayed the inevitable. Jack reached in, unconsciously reassuring it with a gentle pat, feeling its warm life against his hand. “Our friendly neighborhood volcano decided to erupt all over the Stargate.” He swallowed the grit in his mouth and stood.

Daniel’s eyes opened wide in disbelief. “What about Sam and the other kids?”

“They’re dead.” Jack’s voice was as cracked and brittle as the cinders that covered the ground. “They’re all dead.”

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 557 KB
  • Print Length: 273 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0954734335
  • Publisher: Fandemonium Books (28 Jan 2005)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B005S72T54
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #58,677 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Disappointing 9 Dec 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
After the impressive standard of the first three Fandemonium novels, I had high hopes for this one, but unfortunately, this is much more like the TV tie-ins I'm accustomed to. The whole thing is very bland, with nothing in the plot, the writing or the character interactions that really stands out or makes you want to keep reading. The fact that the story is littered with long Aztec-based names gives it an additional kiss of death: neither the plot nor the characters are compelling enough to help distinguish them, so it quickly becomes a confused blur.

This book was not so awful that I couldn't finish it, but it was a slow, hard slog to the end with little pleasure in it. Unless you're a real completist, give this one a miss and pick up the other titles in the series instead. They're all much better.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
As a way to spend a couple of hours, 'City of the Gods' scores fairly highly. As an amazing piece of literature... maybe not, but what do you expect really?

If you're a fan of the show, then you'll probably be happy enough with the story line. The general plot has all the usual things that make an episode great; tension, drama, splitting up and re-uniting the team, tenuous links to the Goa'uld, some team members thinking other team members have died... It's all there. The pace of the story is good, and besides some complicated Aztec names it is fairly easy to follow.

So why only three stars?

Well, the book lets itself down on certain areas. As a geologist myself there are a number of occasions where people are getting much closer to an erupting volcano than is actually possible without being turned into BBQ-SG1. The imagery in the book is certainly of a more disturbing nature than most of the television episodes; with themes including the sacrifice of children, rivers of blood from hundreds of people queuing up to have their throats cut and rooms full of hoardes of skeletons and skulls it is possibly not one for the kids. Also, references to an earlier book in the Fandemonium series can be very confusing if you're reading the books out of order like I was.

I would disagree with those that find certain of the character interactions distracting and galling; maybe once or twice certain thoughts are above and beyond accepted canon, but it's very easy to miss them if you're reading quickly and getting into the story.

Overall, this is much better than your average fanfiction, and whilst it's possibly not yet up to the standard of classic novelists it is definitely worth spending a fiver or so on it.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great story! 11 Nov 2006
By Regan
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I truly enjoyed this book. I bought it as soon as I spotted it in the shop and read it on the way home - I was so absorbed that it was a minor miracle that I didn't miss my bus stop.

The story was very well told from beginning to end, and the author did a wonderful job balancing humour with and action and drama and portraying all characters, both canon and original. Samantha Carter and Jack O'Neill were particularly well handled - there were some lovely scenes between the two, sweet without being over the top.

I don't know much about American mythology, but Sonny Whitelaw was able to give enough information to allow me to follow the story without it slowing the story. The notes at the end were also both helpful and interesting.

"City of the Gods" is a book that I would definitely recommend, and I look forward to reading more from Sonny Whitelaw. I give this book a very well deserved five out of five stars.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A title for my review... hmmm... this book's ok!
Like the title says this book is ok but i wouldnt give it such a glowing review as some others have done. its definately a solid 3 star rating in my view. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2006 by Ms. N. M. Fox
Fantastic!
This was a great read. The author really captured all the characters well and stayed true to how they are portrayed on-screen. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2006 by Nikki
Thank you!
Thanks be to a novel based on a televisions series that treat readers intelligently! This was an incredibly very well written story with some of the best characterizations I've... Read more
Published on 25 July 2006 by David Hughs
Exactly what I had hoped
I’m actually extremely pleased with this novel, and found myself immensely entertained. I suspect this is in good part because I am both prepared and capable of... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2006 by GillianW
Review of "Children of the Gods".
It has to be said that I thought this book was Fab. I couldn't put it down. Okay you know the main characters aren't dead, as that may contradict the show some what!! Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2006 by J Parry
Dreadful
I found this to be a very disappointing book. There is very little liveliness in the prose, a poor reading of the characters, and some basic storytelling flaws that should have... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2005
Confused Mess of a Story
First off, beware the spoilers in one of the other reviews. Naughty, naughty, I thought that was against the rules.

As for the book itelf, it's a convulted mess of a story. Read more

Published on 26 Jun 2005 by Sharon Jacobs
Will please the die-hard fans of Stargate SG-1
I've read all the new Stargate SG-1 books and while this one is not my favourite it's still an excellent read. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2005
Better than I expected
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Published on 24 Jun 2005 by ndmzero
Not happy with the book
I found this book to be very poorly written and not at all about the story that was advertised. It had nothing to do with Daniel and Jack and everything to do with Jack and Sam. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2005
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