Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: The Attitude of Silence [Hardcover]

Jeff Mariotte (Author)

Book Description

Series: Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda | Publication Date: April 28, 2005

It seemed too good to be true...

When marauding ships attack the Andromeda Ascendant, the Andromeda crew, desperate to save their ship, slipstream to a world called Festival, which fends off their mysterious attackers and welcomes the crew with open arms. The crew couldn't be happier. Festival wishes to join the Commonwealth, and, as its name implies, is a safe haven, a perfect place for relaxing and indulging in life's finer pleasures.

But there's something not quite right about Festival. Captain Dylan Hunt is suspicious of the large number of armed soldiers who are ostensibly providing security for their visit. And when his crew finds a big underground bash, the revelers seem more tense than happy. Dylan and crew uncover a diabolical scheme seething beneath the planet's utopian façade: Festival's planetary government is really a powerful militant regime bent on forcing neighboring worlds to join the new Commonwealth against their own volition.

Before the Andromeda crew can do anything about Festival's strong-arm tactics, they receive a distress call from a renowned peace ambassador whose ship is being attacked by space pirates. In a bloody battle, Dylan and his crew defeat the attacking pirates. After the smoke clears, they learn from the ambassador the rulers of Festival don't just want to join the Commonwealth . . . they want to rule it! Suddenly, Festival seems like the Andromeda's worst nightmare. Captain Hunt and the crew have their hands full escaping from the clutches of Festival's power-hungry government, and trying to keep the peace within the Commonwealth.

Editorial Reviews

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In the fifth novel set in the universe of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, the crew of the Andromeda Ascendant arrive in the Festival system, where Captain Dylan Hunt hopes to convince the system's 12 planets to join the new Commonwealth. The central planet, Festival, has the reputation of being a party planet, and the crew is looking forward to a little R & R. Festival's supreme regent, Efreld sur Havasu, rolls out the red carpet and seems eager to join the Commonwealth. But Dylan and his crew soon discover Festival is not the peaceful haven it seems, for they are put under constant guard, even when they go to partake of Festival's nightlife, and two crewmembers' lives are endangered when they sneak out of a club. Dylan knows 12 planets could greatly bolster the fledgling Commonwealth, but the more he learns about Festival, the greater are his doubts about it. Mariotte perfectly captures the characters' voices and the tone of the TV show in this lively tale. Kristine Huntley
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"The Broken Places explores the wildest realms of Gene Roddenberry's imagination with the rich depth and texture that only a novel can aspire to."
- Carleton Eastlake, Executive Consultant, Farscape

"The Broken Places is a fast-dance of a magically imagined space trip--true to the playful energy and open-ended adventurous spirit of the legacy. Ethlie has once again given us lots of fun--and it's wonderful to spend some quality time with this great cast of beloved characters." -- Majel Roddenberry

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (April 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765304872
• ISBN-13: 978-0765304872
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,439,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeffrey J. Mariotte is the multiple award-winning author of more than forty-five novels, including original supernatural thrillers Cold Black Hearts, River Runs Red and Missing White Girl, horror epic The Slab, thriller The Devil's Bait, and the Stoker-Award nominated teen horror quartet Dark Vengeance, as well as books set in the universes of Supernatural, CSI, Spider-Man, Superman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Conan, 30 Days of Night, and more. He is also the author of more comic books than he has time to count, including the horror graphic novel Zombie Cop, the original Western series Desperadoes (some of which have been nominated for Stoker and International Horror Guild awards) and the bestselling Presidential Material: Barack Obama. He is a member of the International Thriller Writers, Western Writers of America, and the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. With his wife, Maryelizabeth Hart, and partner Terry Gilman, he co-owns Mysterious Galaxy, a bookstore specializing in science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror. He lives on the Flying M Ranch in the American southwest with his family and pets in a home filled with books, music, toys, and other examples of American pop culture. More information than you would ever want to know about him is at jeffmariotte.com, where you'll also find a link to his blog.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Read, But Not Perfect, July 4, 2005

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The Guy in DKNY "guyindkny" (Ottawa, ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: The Attitude of Silence (Hardcover)

"The Attitude of Silence" was a decent Andromeda tie-in novel, and certainly much better than the travesty that was the previous one ("Through The Looking Glass"). "The Attitude of Silence" was better researched, had a story that fit well into the timeline (it seems to take place between the late Season One episodes "It Makes A Lovely Light" and "Its Hour Has Come `Round At Last"), and the characterisation for the most part was pretty solid. This isn't to say that there weren't a few problems-Trance's looking at probabilities was a little too mathematical, Rev Bem did little besides pray a lot, and Mariotte didn't differentiate enough between the personalities of Rommie and the Andromeda AI and hologram. While the research was there for the most part, Mariotte seems to have overlooked the fact that Vedrans are blue and have four legs, and are decidedly not human, and that Sani Nax Rifati was a Vedran who lived some 5800 years previous (yes, this is a fairly important plot point). There are a few other nitpicks that distracted (which the editor should have caught), but none of them were glaring beyond the Vedran one. Overall, "The Attitude of Silence" was a pretty solid read that captured the spirit of the show, even though it may not be quite the love-letter to the show and its fans that "Waystation" was.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good., January 25, 2010

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Trance Gemini "Jade" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: The Attitude of Silence (Mass Market Paperback)

I'd have to say that this book is a must for fans of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. The plot is pretty solid, although by the end of the book I was left with some nagging complaints about how things wrapped up so quickly. The characters are very "in" and each is given a chance to speak. If you're a Rev Bem fan, this might not be the book for you, though. He's used quickly and not often. The main point that really bothered me about this novel was the use of Andromeda and Rommie. There wasn't much separating the android from her holo-image and her screen image. I felt that they were all the same entity, which isn't what Andromeda's about. I thought Rommie was acting a little strange throughout the novel, but her oddness is explained by the end, so don't be too put off.

Another great thing about this book was the way Dylan Hunt was written. I found him to be charismatic, enjoyable, and the perfect man to bring back the High Guard. He seemed a bit different on the show portrayed by Sorbo--but I really enjoyed the way he was written in the book. This was my first Andromeda book, so I might be a little bias, but it's worth a read if you love the show.