J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars, Book 2: Ten Years After [Mass Market Paperback]

Arthur Byron Cover (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rising Stars | Publication Date: November 26, 2002

The second volume in a trilogy of novelisations, based on the comic book series created and written by J. Michael Straczynski, creator of the hit science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Ten years have passed since the Specials - men and women gifted with incredible powers - had their standoff against the government. Feared, hunted, and yet revered, they have scattered across the globe, only to be forced to come together once more when the Special known as Critical Maas takes the city of Chicago hostage. Now, a small group of her former friends have decided to take it back, in exchange for a pardon from the government. But their actions will not come without a heavy price to pay for the Specials, and the world...

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About the Author

Arthur Bryon Cover manages a SF bookshop in Sherman Oaks, California.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: I Books (November 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743452763
• ISBN-13: 978-0743452762
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #851,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best comic book ever, January 15, 2005

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Thierry Fournier (STANBRIDGE EAST, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars, Book 2: Ten Years After (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the best comic book ever. Im not a comic book geek, but i must admit that this book is great. The story is base in a real worl with no other "Special" like the Marvel universe or DC comic story line. That's what make the story even more attractive of how us, normal peaple, will react if a group of Special human would come to be and how they live in a wold with judgement and prejudisim that we live in.

This 3 act story line is great
Fist act: Who the Specials are
2th act: What they do in the world
3th act: How the rest of the world react to what they do

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best fiction yet, October 9, 2003

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Christopher (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars, Book 2: Ten Years After (Mass Market Paperback)

i think that Rising Stars: Ten Years After is the best fictional book i have read yet.(other than the first Rising Stars book) this book keeps me on the edge of my seat. J.M.S. is a very good fiction writer. After I finish this book and the last one of the the trilogy, I want to read other books of his.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully amazing, January 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars, Book 2: Ten Years After (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the best books that I have read in a long while. It's a very simple read, but it is also very captivation and is filled with much excitement. A few weeks ago I stumbled across the first book while looking around in a local book store, and since then have passed it on to a few friends who love it as much as I did. Before I had finished the first, I had already ordered the second.

This book has surpassed the expectations I had for it, because the first book is nothing more than a plot setup, although a spectacular one, but in this book, the action really starts. I have taken note in some of the reviews where people gripe about this book because it doesn't compair to the comic book series, but as of yet I haven't read the comic, so as a stand-alone novel, it is amazing.

My one and only complaint, which for the most part is over shadowed by the greatness of the story, is that the person that reviewed it for typos did a horrible job. They drove me crazy, but again, despite the typos, this was one heck of a book. Hence the five stars.

If you haven't read the comic book series, I highly suggest this book. Of course you should read the first book first, if for no other reason then to get to the greatness that is the second book.