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Battlestar Galactica (Hardcover)

by Jeffrey A. Carver (Author)
Key Phrases: colonial one, twelve colonies, dradis screen, Commander Adama, Colonel Tigh, Captain Russo (more...)

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Praise for the Battlestar Galactica television series:

"GALACTICA'S BACK, BETTER THAN EVER . . . You don't have to love sci-fi to love Battlestar Galactica . . . a great TV series."
--USA Today

"Rapidly shaping up to be the most influential Science Fiction series since Babylon 5 and the original Star Trek."
--TV Zone magazine.

"Serious and sexy, Battlestar Galactica is the best sci fi on TV."
--CFQ (Cinefantastique)

“Even if you're not normally a fan of the genre, you may find that this Battlestar is smart enough and entertaining enough to win you over.” --USA Today

“The new and darker Galactica is an intensely suspenseful journey of survival. Well worth staying home on Fridays to watch.”
--Matt Roush, TV Guide

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For forty years, the Twelve Colonies of Man experienced peace, united since the war against the man-made Cylons. The Cylons, mechanical beings created to perform the manual labor civilization required, were gone forever…or so humanity thought.

But in those years, the Cylons developed new Cylons that looked and acted like humans--with one goal in mind: to destroy all humanity! When they suddenly attacked the Twelve Worlds, humanity’s extinction seemed inevitable.

Only a single warship survived the massive attack: Battlestar Galactica, the oldest ship in the fleet, ready to be decommissioned and turned into a museum. Commander William Adama, himself set to retire, had but one course: to marshal the meager forces available, a ragtag crew of misfits and green recruits, to prevent their enemy from wiping out the last vestiges of the human race. But the Cylons, stronger, smarter, and driven to destroy their creators, may just be too powerful for them and all of humanity to survive.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition (December 27, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765315645
ISBN-13: 978-0765315649
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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colonial one, twelve colonies, dradis screen, flight pod, decommissioning ceremony, base star, hangar deck, plotting table, launch bay

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Commander Adama, Colonel Tigh, Captain Russo, Lee Adama, Chief Tyrol, Lieutenant Gaeta, Aaron Doral, Kara Thrace, Laura Roslin, Gaius Baltar, Caprica City, Lords of Kobol, Madame President, President Roslin, Captain Apollo, Petty Officer Dualla, Captain Kelly, Sharon Valerii, Cylon War, Raptor Three-One-Two, Specialist Cally, Lieutenant Thrace, Doctor Baltar, Set Condition One, Commander William Adama

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5.0 out of 5 stars Author comment, January 10, 2006

By	Jeffrey A. Carver - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Um, yes...actually the author did view the show, many times, and is well aware of the polytheistic nature of the Colonists' religion. If indeed the spellings are as reported by the previous reviewer, then that would indicate typos introduced into the text following my last proof check. (Not impossible.)

In truth, I would love to have gone into more detail about the differing religious viewpoints and what it meant to the characters. But as that was still under development in the minds of the show's creative team, it was an opportunity I never really had. Like viewers everywhere, I had to wait and see what was going to unfold with the characters. So yes--the scope of this novel is a rather sharply focused retelling of the miniseries, with gaps filled in and characters brought into clearer relief--but not too much expansion beyond the original.

What I tried to do was to retell the story in as fast-moving, plausible, and entertaining a fashion as possible--and I hope I succeeded. (You must of course take my star rating with a grain of salt.)

If you'd like to read more about the process of writing this book, there are some entries about it in my blog, at http://starrigger.blogspot.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Remember that this book is based on the Miniseries - not the series itself, January 17, 2006

By	Mr. M. W. Allen (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Battlestar Galactica (Paperback)

cwldm "cwldm" who wrote the review `Less than the original' (and who only gave this book 2 stars) would have you believe that the use of the word 'God' in this book is an oversight on the part of the author, due to the fact that the religion of the Colonials is polytheistic in nature and the word used should be 'gods'.

However, if the reviewer were a true fan of the show, he/she would realise that the opposing religious views of the Cylons and Colonials was not actually officially introduced until Season One. If you watch the Miniseries, you will see that the word 'God' is used several times (by Cylons and Colonials alike) and the word 'gods' does not appear at all.

In fact, the only slight reference to polytheism in the Miniseries is to the 'Lords of Kobol', and Ron D. Moore himself has admitted that at that point, the Lords of Kobol were only going to be historical figures in Colonial history (like the saints in Catholicism) and not any sort of deities.

There are other aspects of the Miniseries which were changed in actual series in order to make more sense (i.e. changing the Astral Queen from a freighter to a prison transport and changing the number of prisoners from 500 to 5,000), and is to be expected.

In short, it is the job of the author to write a book that is true to the specific subject material, in this case, the Miniseries. In this, I believe that Jeffrey Carver has done his job, and done it well (hence the five stars).

It is not however, the job of the author to attempt to fill in every plot-hole, contradiction and continuity error made by the show's creator's. And considering the fact that most books based on television series are never truly considered to be `canon' by either the fans or the powers that be, any changes made by the author would be futile, as the 'official version' (the Miniseries) despite being contradicted later, will always be considered to be the `correct version`.

The Miniseries is the starting point for every other story about the Galactica, and it makes sense therefore, that the first book Tor would release would be a novel of the Miniseries. Anyone who has not seen the Miniseries in a while should get this book before reading any other Galactica novels (released in the latter half of 2006), if only to serve as a reminder of the events that led to the situation in which the Galactica now finds itself.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good Novelization , February 19, 2006

By	M. E. Newell (Marietta, Georgia, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The novelization of "Battlestar Galactica" by Jeffery Carver is a pretty good one. Mr. Carver does a very good job in his visualization of many of the battle scenes. While this novelization does not offer the reader many extra or deleted scenes, he does give the reader good insight to several characters. Overall this novelization very good.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the inconsistencies; it's a good novelization
Other reviewers noted small inconsistencies between this novelization and the miniseries it was based on: like using "Husher" for Adama's callsign instead of "Husker. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Robert J. Kang

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Author
I really like the author. The writing style is good and engaging.

I stopped reading the story, however, because it doesn't seem to add anything to the overall... Read more

Published 11 months ago by J. S. Garfield

4.0 out of 5 stars Battlestar Galactica for the Next Generation
I know I'm not quite in the right generation, but I have read the old Battlestar Galactica book adaptations of the TV series (thank you, public library! Read more

Published 15 months ago by Crystal Starr Light

4.0 out of 5 stars For Fans of the Show
I got this book for my husband, who read it in record time (for him, that means about a week).

He's not as wordy as I am, but had this to say about the book: "If you... Read more

Published 18 months ago by Jennifer Wardrip

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely done.
This is a well written book that is based on the SciFi miniseries of the same name. It is great for someone who likes to read instead of watching TV. Read more

Published on March 26, 2007 by G. Matthew LaCrosse

2.0 out of 5 stars Just Watch the MiniSeries!
I usually love adaptations because they go more into detail than the actual film. I think the only thing I got extra out of this was that #6's name was Narisa. Read more

Published on February 28, 2007 by Bernard Doddema

2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new in book compared to movie
I am a committed BG fan, but this book was a waste. I expected it to have expanded detail and sub plots not included in the movie. It didn't. Read more

Published on November 9, 2006 by D. Glennon

1.0 out of 5 stars screenplay hack
This "book" is bascially a rewrite of the screenplay for the miniseries with little to nothing contributed by the "author". Read more

Published on October 11, 2006 by Kevin R. Lynch

4.0 out of 5 stars Well Done and True
This is a novelization of the mini series that kicked off the successful Sci-Fi Channel series of the same name. Read more

Published on August 30, 2006 by Joshua Koppel

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Companion to the Miniseries
This novelization, which is touted as a brand new "Battlestar Galactica" novel is indeed a good companion to the miniseries from a few years back. Read more

Published on August 11, 2006 by Jay C. Tipnis

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