Experiment in Terra (Battlestar Galactica #9) [Paperback]

Glen A. Larson (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley (June 15, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425075745
• ISBN-13: 978-0425075746
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,467,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Silly robot, Starbuck's dialog is too cutesy. It is a poor quality adaptation, November 25, 2007

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This review is from: Experiment in Terra (Battlestar Galactica #9) (Paperback)

When the original Battlestar Galactica series came out, I was hooked from the first minute. I was a full-time college student at the time and measured my week from episode to episode. I tape recorded the episodes and played them in my vehicle on the way to school. However, despite having an entire universe to roam, the Galactica seemed to encounter little more than wayward human populations whose problems seemed as serious as their own and the two episodes adapted here are additional examples of that continuing plot theme.
This book is an adaptation of two episodes where the Galactica has encountered a militaristic human population from a planet called Terra. The soldiers are from an organization called the Eastern Alliance, which has been systematically destroying the space outposts of their rival on Terra. In the first part, Baltar joins forces with some fellow prisoners and the captive Eastern Alliance soldiers to affect an escape. This occurs at the same time that the Colonial Council is meeting to remove Commander Adama from command. Fortunately, Apollo and Starbuck prevent the escapees from taking total control and the Colonial warriors are able to recapture Baltar and his fellow prisoners. As part of the plan, the Eastern Alliance ship is allowed to escape.
The second part begins where the Colonial Vipers are following the Eastern Alliance ship back to their home planet. However, Apollo is taken by a mysterious godlike creature and sent to Terra in an attempt to avoid an all-out nuclear war between the factions. The residents of Terra mistake Apollo for a Colonel Watts and he is arrested and placed in prison. Starbuck, with the help of an oddball robot and even odder humans, manages to rescue Apollo and with the help of the Galactica, prevent the war.
The two episodes this was taken from, "Baltar's Escape" and "Experiment in Terra" are much better than this adaptation. Starbuck is given too much cutesy dialog and the robot Will/F is absurd. Despite my continued love for the show, I found reading the book rather tedious.