Farscape: Ship of Ghosts [Mass Market Paperback]

David Bischoff (Author), Rockne S. O'Bannon (Creator)

Book Description

Series: Farscape | Publication Date: January 7, 2002

Lost and alone in unknown territory, astronaut John Crichton has found a refuge of sorts aboard Moya, a vast living starship sheltering a fractious band of bizarre alien fugitives. Now Moya and her squabbling inhabitants have run afoul of a mysterious space vessel that only seems to be deserted. In truth, the ship belongs to a race of strange astral entities who lure the unlucky wayfarers into their clutches.

Desperate to fulfill an ancient prophecy, the crew of the "ghost ship" will stop at nothing to escape their limbo-like existence, forcing Crichton and the others to brave the mystic terrors of an alien realm in order to free the restless spirits-not to mention themselves!

Editorial Reviews

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"TV's best space show since Star Trek: The Next Generation."-USA Today

Currently the best sci-fi to be had on TV."-TVGuide.com

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (January 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076534002X
• ISBN-13: 978-0765340023
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,194,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Bischoff has published over one hundred novels including THE SELKIE, THE JUDAS CROSS and THE GAMING MAGI TRILOGY.

"I'm so pleased to see THE DESTINY DICE, the first in my fantasy trilogy, in ebook format. I let my imagination run wild on this one. I did it before A GAME OF THRONES by George R.R. Martin and I'm thrilled it's reached a kind of cult status -- particularly amongst computer gamers and designers who've told me it influenced them."

Bischoff's other novels now available on the Kindle include TIN WOODMAN, the basis for the STAR TREK:THE NEXT GENERATION episode "Tin Man" and the STAR HOUNDS series.

"Wow," says Bischoff. "When I put THE INFINITE BATTLE out, it roared right up
the charts."

Book Two STAR HOUNDS: GALACTIC WARRIORS and Book Three STAR HOUNDS: THE MACROCOSMIC CONFLICT have just been released.




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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you know nothing of Farscape..., February 13, 2002

By 

Kimberly "KimberlyS14" (Indiana United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Farscape: Ship of Ghosts (Mass Market Paperback)

If you know nothing of Farscape...

...then perhaps you'll enjoy this book. I found the concept intriguing, the story mediocre, and the representations of characters, defined and honed in season after season of the series as well as the previous books, abominable. I have no idea who these people were based upon but they were the most overtly simplistic caricatures of Crichton, Aeryn, D'Argo, et al. It has taken me over 3 months to finish this little book because I keep it in my car to read only when I'm going through a drive-thru and have no other escape. I would have put it down long ago but (a) I'm stubborn, (b) I really liked the concept, and (c) I keep hoping it will get better.

The idea of beings, after charting galaxy after galaxy, suddenly being stuck in space for millennia is intriguing and I did enjoy the sub-plot with Sha Sutt and her crew. Perhaps because I knew nothing of these characters I found their bits more interesting than anything else. Frankly, leave out the stock FS characters and this book would have been much better.

As for my expectation of the FS characters and the inept portrayal of their humor, I nearly burned the book when I came to this paragraph:

"There was dead silence from Pilot, then with low and sincere tones, he commanded the former ruler. `Use the furze, Rygel!'"

I might have tolerated this from Crichton, but not from Pilot. Instead, Crichton's dialog was more befitting of a Keanu Reeves impersonation that despite his acting talent, I just couldn't see Ben Browder as Crichton delivering. Therefore I was left wondering who was possessing Crichton's body and thankfully it finally was possessed so at least he didn't have to be the "normal" Crichton.

The list goes on, each character seeming strange and unknown as if it were written beforehand and the character names changed to fit the FS universe. Or maybe my imagination isn't as good as it used to be. Either way, if you love Farscape, don't bother with this book unless you are prepared to ignore things like D'Argo's flat "I am warrior. I will fight. Grrrr..." representation.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Terrible Terrible, July 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Farscape: Ship of Ghosts (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was probably the least researched piece of literature ever written. The author obviously had never seen an episode of Farscape in his life. The characters were so out of character that I wouldn't know I was reading about Farscape without the help of the cover, which the book didn't deserve. He didn't even use any of the Farscape-isms that make farscape so popular. He used seconds instead of the Farscape term microts for an example. I give this book two thumbs way down. I am a die hard fan of the show and this book makes a mockery of it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor excuse for Farscape literature, January 21, 2002

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B. Hall (Lakeland, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farscape: Ship of Ghosts (Mass Market Paperback)

I've bought and read both House of Cards (EXCELLENT) and Dark Side of the Sun (poor), but I must say this one truly takes the cake. I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. It goes from wildly inaccurate characters (Rygel saying "Oh Dear" and "Fiddlestickoids"?!?) to the bizarre end of a medieval fantasy run amok. At one point, Aeryn and D'Argo ride a mechanical Dragon piloted by some sort of ghost! That's right, a robo-dragon in the middle of the uncharted territories. That's when I put the book down for good.

If you're looking for a good adaptation to text from the screen, I highly recommend House of Cards. If you're somehow able to look past the obvious mistakes, assumptions and flat out idiocy presented here, you may get a kick out of it, but I sure didn't.