Knights of the Morningstar (Quantum Leap) [Paperback]

Melanie Rawn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1994

Dr. Sam Beckett leaps into the body of a man taking part in the recreation of a medieval tournament and discovers that he must face a sinister new foe, another time traveler who is out to destroy the Project and Sam.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Ace (September 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441000924
• ISBN-13: 978-0441000920
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,751,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quantum Leap gets medevil!, March 19, 2000

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Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quantum Leap 00: Knights of Morningstar (Paperback)

Sam's a leaping again and this time he's a knight in shining armor! Wait a minute Sam can only leap during his lifetime, right? True and this leap has Sam right in the middle of a medieval festival and there's a catch - the evil leaper returns.

Sam has to somehow reconcile with the person he believes has stolen his novel and at the same time fall in love with the woman who is going to publish the book. And of that's not bad enough Alia, the evil leaper is back to cause chaos and try to kill Sam in the process.

The book is a little slow at the beginning, but after a few pages the action picks right up and I was captured till the end, which was just over three hours later. I have enjoyed another exciting leap book, Mirror's Edge being the first, as much as I enjoyed the series on TV.

The storyline keeps moving from beginning to end, both at Sam's level and at Al's. While this book probably wouldn't make a good movie, it does make great reading. The true Quantum Leap fan will certainly enjoy it and at a price that sure to make them smile.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Touching and Faithful to the Show, September 26, 1998

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This review is from: Quantum Leap 00: Knights of Morningstar (Paperback)

"Knights of the Morningstar" tells the story of another leap where Sam runs into the "Evil Leaper," Alia, in between the two encounters shown in the series. The story between them makes for a nice interlude between those episodes, but for me, the best part of the book was the reappearance of Donna, Sam's wife. This was the first of the Quantum Leap books to use her as a character, and considering that we only got to see the adult Donna once on the show, the opportunity to see her was a welcome one. The revealing of her emotions while she waits for her husband to return made this a very moving story. A must-read for all Leapers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Escapism, June 11, 2004

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Charents (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knights of the Morningstar (Quantum Leap) (Paperback)

Looking to leap back into the early 90's? Don't want to spend a small fortune on Quantum Leap DVDs? This novel won't substitute for the series, but if you're anxious to briefly rejoin Sam, Al, Ziggy and the rest, it'll do.

Sam leaps into the recent past to find that he's part of a love triangle during a medieval festival. He's leaped into the body of the man who created an integral component to project Quantum Leap that may be the cause of Sam's seemingly random travel through time. "This time it's for me," Sam desperately concludes. Soon enough, however, Alia, the evil leaper, appears, prepared to foil Sam's plan.

Rawn captures well enough the characters and the general mood of the show, using her creativity to give added perspective on the characters' backgrounds and thought processes. She gives us a window on what's happening in the present (or is it the future?) and how Sam's wife Donna copes with Sam's fate and her own. I lost track of Quantum Leap during its final season and felt that the show started to meander some at that point, so it was a bit of a disappointment for this novel to be situated, chronologically, so late in the game. I suppose, however, that my biggest frustration was that I felt I had to create a book cover to hide what I was reading. I am a proud fan of the Quantum Leap television series, but somehow carrying a slim, TV-based volume with a picture of Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell and the sci-fi lettering of the title on the cover didn't improve my self-image. I guess it doesn't really matter; if I'm going to escape, I don't want anyone else around to distract me anyway. So lock yourself in your bedroom for a few hours and enjoy a leap to the past.