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Coming to the series as self-confessed newbie, not a fan, Latham is not afraid of taking the story and characters in fresh directions. We get new depths and new dimensions to Koenig and Balor, with gripping psychological twists. The exploration of absolute power and immortality is both thoughtful and exciting. The horror themes of the original episode are skilfully developed, much darker than television could ever attempt. Yet this is still emotionally true to the characters.
I recommend this book very highly. If you're not a Space 1999 fan, you discover an absorbing science fiction horror story with solid character development. If you are a fan, you'll see the universe you recognise taken to fascinating new directions.
The series starts off strong with William Latham's Resurrection, a short tightly plotted thriller that takes advantage of Space 1999's gothic horror legacy. A few things are added here and there to our Moonbase in the Latham work, most obvious is the meaty role given to Victor Bergman who gets to shine throughout the story. A few horrific elements are thrown in and we get to take a walk into the mind of the series most disturbing
character, Balor. The Balor character builds on what was already shown in the original episode, End of Eternity and he once again wrecks havoc in the halls of Moonbase Alpha. Full of style with a couple of surprises, Resurrection was a great read for me and even more for my friends who read through the book never having seen the episode it's based on. Most of all I enjoyed the sense of "place" within the story. The beginning exposition where Latham takes the reader through space finally into Main Mission, describing the events of the Breakaway in clever fashion, "The final revolution" is my favorite part breaking the long silence of 25 years between the series end and this new series of books. Latham was the right writer to do the first book in this new line of Space 1999 original novels.
I'm looking forward to the upcoming books in this series!
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