Paradis (Battlestar Galactica) [Hardcover]

Richard Hatch (Author)

Book Description

Series: Battlestar Galactica | Publication Date: July 1, 2003

An ibooks original! An all-new adventure of the crew of the battlestar Galactica, co-written by series star Richard Hatch, who portrayed Captain Apollo.

Have the Galacticans truly found their "paradise" among the stars? Apollo thinks so, as they journey to a mysterious planet called Gemon, located through spatial coordinates vividly imprinted in Apollo's mind. Will the fleet stay and make this inviting, verdant planet their final home? It looks that way, until the traitor Baltar begins having nightmares about a new race of Cylons, more evil and deadlier than ever before -- a Cylon race with superior technology, warships and weaponry.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: I Books (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743474414
• ISBN-13: 978-0743474412
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,480,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Things are not always what they seem, November 9, 2003

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Nina M. Osier (Randolph, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paradis (Battlestar Galactica) (Hardcover)

The planet Paradis is aptly named. To the weary survivors of the Battlestar Galactica and its "ragtag, fugitive fleet," it looks like a perfect haven after 25 yahrens of fighting their way across space from the Cylon-destroyed Colonies of Kobol. But wait a minute - exactly where are the implacable Cylons now? Why do this world's natives so closely resemble the Nomen, whom we met in this series' earlier books? Who is the real father of Cassiopeia's baby? And why can't ibooks hire competent editors?

Answers to the Cylons' apparent loss of interest, the Paradis natives' mysterious history, and whether or not Cassie's child was fathered by Commander Apollo, you may or may not find in this book. I won't spoil it by telling you more, except to say that you and I will both have to read the next one because this installment ends with a truly diabolical cliffhanger. To that I can only say: WELL DONE! To copy editing snafus so creative and numerous that I occasionally found myself guffawing when the authors definitely didn't intend that as a reader reaction, and to story editing glitches that nagged at me even after I'd finished, I have no answer. Worth reading, especially for a devoted Galactica fan like yours truly? Yes, emphatically. But worth the price of the hardcover? I intended to wait for the paperback, and I probably should have. Nevertheless I'm giving it 3.5 stars, and rounding upward, because you can bet I will keep reading this uneven yet intriguing series.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WELCOME TO PARADIS, July 13, 2004

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Pat (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paradis (Battlestar Galactica) (Hardcover)

PARADIS provides the weary Galacticans with a planet to live on and explores the consequences that can come from the negative aspects of the colonial mindset. I like the way that the problematic aspects of turning Pardis into a colony are explored. Rich characters are the novel's biggest plus. All the same type of errors that plague I BOOKS are here again, but PARADIS itself plays like an excellent episode of a continuing original BSG TV series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PARADIS(BATTLESTAR GALATICA), September 16, 2005

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Patrick Mcdermott (Continental USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paradis (Battlestar Galactica) (Hardcover)

GREAT BOOK! Rich Hatch writes likes his still playing the role of "Apollo". Loves the series of book by him.

Wish these had beenn made into a new series of films theatrical or direct to DVD instead of the re-imagined series.