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Stargate SG-1: Valhalla: SG-14

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I've been a great supporter of the SG-1 novels produced by Fandemonium. Some are better than others, and then there's Valhalla. OY! Maybe it's because I'm preoccupied by the likelihood of a surgical procedure in my future; but I have to say, Valhalla is absolutely dreadful! I've read far worse and much, much better fanfiction on line. This SG-1 Novel just plain boring.

Make no mistake. This is a Jonas Quinn story, at least half of it is. I'm sure there are three or four people out there who were Jonas Quinn fans, and they'll probably love this book. One or two of them might even been Jonas shippers, but I imagine they're Jonas/Sam shippers and won't care for the pairing in the Jonas storyline. Don't judge this book by its cover. Daniel's image is not included with SG-1, which might lead you to think that not only is he not in the book, but it might be an S6 story. However, he is in the story. Not that he's gets much to do. Set at the end of Season 7, there are actually two stories going on - Jonas and Kianna in one (Jonas and Kianna shippers - if there are such people -- will love this); and in the other we have SG-1 and a really stupid Viking scenario involving an Asgard named Odin. Eventually, the two stories are woven together, albeit not very neatly. There's also a token Tok'ra thrown in for - well, as a token. How the Tok'ra figured out what Jonas and Kianna were doing on Langara is remains a mystery, but Rihall and Alvarene (who dies before we meet her) actually manage to sabotage the Langaran project. Sadly, Jonas, Kianna, and Langara are not blown up as a result - that would have made for a much more satisfactory ending. The only characters who are even vaguely recognizable are the three Langaran councilors. Jack's a bigger fool than RDA played him in S7, Sam's duller if brainier, Daniel's a dud, and Teal'c - usually, when Teal'c speaks, he sounds like Teal'c, but the author couldn't even get his characterization right. The SG-1 storyline is told from Sam's POV, and not very well.

Fandemonium authors should learn that it's actually OK to use the omniscient POV where stories, even individual scenes, are not necessarily told by any one character's stream of consciousness but from a POV that is simply a third-person invisible narrator. Surprisingly, the author, Tim Waggoner, actually got paid for writing this drivel. Nice work if you can get it!

Moral of story: Don't waste your money on this one.

The and I mean THE absolute WORST Stargate book anywhere. Characters are out of character. Story - totally boring. Then there's the spelling errors and the many teeth grating mistakes regarding the main characters. The author should never write for something he CLEARLY knows nothing about. Iv'e read better fanfiction than this. In fact most fanfiction beats this one hands down - even the bad stuff. Sorry, I'm fuming. Absolutely hated this. I want my money back.

I have enjoyed most Stargate novels but this one was a little different. Jonas Quinn was back. He needed help from Sam and SG1 (including Daniel). There was a twist to this book. The action flips from Jonas' world back and forth to the world of Valhalla. Finally, near the end everyone gets together. The premise of the book is somewhat strange. I felt that some actions and scenes were "forced" and somewhat off target. I still enjoyed reading the book; however, I believe it is not the best of the series. If you like the character of Jonas Quinn you will like how his life on Langara is dealt with. Some loose ends are filled in and I like what was done with Jonas at the end of the book. There is also an interesting twist that includes the Asgard and Ascension.

I have and will continue to read Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis books. I have been a fan since the very beginning. However...

When writing a book, not all authors are familiar with the dynamics of the characters - this is one of those books. During reading the story, there were even instances where the names of the characters in the beginning of the paragraph were not the same names in the very next sentence! Spelling errors, name inconsistancies.

Just say no.

This was a fun read. Goes very quickly for those who love the original team.

My one complaint would be for the editors to please have their product proof read by literate human beings. Yes it passes spell check, but the words are still incorrect. For me a mistake like that puts the brakes on my concentration while reading; jolting me from the world created by the author and bringing me right back to reality like a slap in on the face.

I just finished watching all 10 seasons of sg-1 on Netfix. I loved the series and thought I might as well start reading the novels too. I enjoyed the character of Jonas and found this book to be very entertaining. I know from reading online that Jonas is a polarizing character. I understand a great deal of the obsessed Daniel fans hate Jonas but I found him quite endearing. I also enjoy any story with Sam, Jack and Teal'c.

This is one of the worst Stargate books written. The Jonas Quinn aspect was okay, but the Asgard section was laughable, unbelievable and not well-planned. I did finish it, but it was only by sheer willpower. I wouldn't let my sister read it because it was so bad. The only thing I can compare it to Star Trek 5 - an interesting idea, but poorly executed. Too many writers have used the sentient hologram gambit and it comes off as contrived and not very interesting. Skip this one and read "Do no Harm".

I have read all the SG-1 novels and enjoyed them, some very much. This book has a good idea, but proceeds to turn it into endless, all chapter technobabble with poor character development (Jack even says he usually "likes the tokra.") The writer develops parallel plots and switches between Valhalla and Jonas' world constantly, perhaps a creative writing technique. But he does not love the characters and gives them very little interaction or thoughts. Usually I read these books in a few days at most; this boring one took me more than two months of determination!