Stargate Atlantis: Casualties of War: SGA-7 [Mass Market Paperback]

Elizabeth Christensen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Stargate Atlantis | Publication Date: August 16, 2007

Lt. Col. John Sheppard submits his resignation following a mission in which two of his team members were lost, while Elizabeth Weir negotiates with two warring tribes who have traces of the Ancient ATA gene.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Fandemonium Books; Mti edition (August 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 190558606X
• ISBN-13: 978-1905586066
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #444,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A gripping, team-centred story..., September 23, 2007

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Alison Johnson "Alipeeps" (North of England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stargate Atlantis: Casualties of War: SGA-7 (Mass Market Paperback)

Having read all the Fandemonium Stargate: Atlantis novels so far, this one definitely rates in my top three. Elizabeth Christensen builds up a complex picture of a society that is fractured seemingly beyond repair... and whose descent into chaos is precipitated by the arrival of the Atlantis team. As well as detailed world-building and credible, life-like original characters, she also brings the reader a perfectly-pitched portrayal of the Atlantis team; from the core members of Sheppard's gate team, to Drs Weir and Beckett, to recurring characters such as Major Lorne and Dr Zelenka, every "voice" is perfectly captured, both in their speech and their internal monologue and motivations. The banter between the core gate team in particular is beautifully translated from the screen onto the page and, perhaps more importantly, Christensen manages to show us another side of the characters - Weir and Sheppard in particular - and the pressures and fears they live with, without making them out of character.

The overall storyline is gripping and if I did manage to work out a couple of the twists in the tale before they were revealed, I feel that was probably the authors intent... and indeed added to the sense of frustration, and of the implacable, hopeless descent into war and chaos, as I railed helplessly at the characters on the page to work it out too! :) I found the book enjoyable and absorbing - so much so that I read it in one day! The plot was detailed and complex and tension-filled, but the joy of the book, for me, was the pitch-perfect depiction of the characters I enjoy from the TV show... and getting a glimpse inside those characters thoughts, at the fears and the doubts that we rarely get to see portrayed on the show.

Definitely a book I will want to re-read... probably several times! :)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, December 13, 2007

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D. Lisi (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stargate Atlantis: Casualties of War: SGA-7 (Mass Market Paperback)

Stargate Atlantis: 'Casualties of War', is definitely one of the best of the currently-seven Atlantis novels. Everyone gets a piece of the action; Elizabeth mediates between a planet's two races that despise each other...John, Rodney, and Radek get to don space suits and float around in space searching for a vital piece of equipment...Ronon and Teyla go missing and are presumed dead, but turn up assisting the supposed 'badguys' of the two races, (which almost ruins the peace talks)...Carson, (my favorite character) makes a discovery which turns out to be a vital piece in the lives of the planet's inhabitants... even Lorne appears, as Elizabeth's bodyguard while she mediates on the planet.

The author writes Rodney spot-on. The personality that David Hewlett gave Rodney is so much fun to watch/read. The author captures him very well! The banter between John and Rodney is so funny:

Rodney: "Oh no."

John: "You know, someday, you're going to have you're very own fable; 'The Boy Who Cried, "Oh no!"' Or, more accurately, 'The Boy Who Cried, "We're Screwed!"'"

Rodney: "You're rarely as amusing as you think you are! And what makes you so sure I didn't just notice an urgent problem, like something about to blow up?"

John: "No abject terror in your voice."

If you want to buy a Stargate Atlantis book, and are unsure about which one to buy, this one is the perfect choice. My other favorite is 'Exogenesis', which the same author co-wrote. I'll leave a review for that one the next time I have a chance!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read for all SGA fans!, October 5, 2007

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RaK "Robin K." (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stargate Atlantis: Casualties of War: SGA-7 (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read all the published SGA books so far. Of Elizabeth Christensen's, I think this one is her best so far. No repeated clichés, solid characters, good story lines ... I enjoyed this read.