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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780954734343
ISBN number: 0954734343
Label: Fandemonium Books
Manufacturer: Fandemonium Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 368
Printing Date: September 25, 2005
Publishing house: Fandemonium Books
Sale Popularity Level: 90076
Studio: Fandemonium Books
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Sequel to A Matter of Honor: O'Neill pays a heavy price for loyalty.
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From someone who doesn't like to read, this book really kept my interest and made reading fun.
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These two books are so much better than the most recent stargate movie called "Ark of Truth" honestly just use these books for your subsequent movie. Incredible worlds to visit- some amazing concepts and the characters were dead on! Keep writing Sally!!!!!
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You definitely must read "A Matter of Honor" before you read this book so that you understand the story line at all. The author does a fantastic job of capturing the thoughts and words of the characters, including Jack O'Neill, Sam Carter, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, George Hammond, and Senator Kinsey. The pace is pretty fast, with lots of action and more than a few miraculous recoveries that are just at the limit of what we're accustomed to with SG-1. The book is relatively dark with detailed torture of Sam Carter on two different occassions, and ponders the idea of 'no one gets left behind'...does the sentiment apply to everyone? how much risk do you take to carry it out? A good read, overall.
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The Cost of Honor is the conclusion to book 1(A Matter of Honor). It is once again a fast moving, non-stop action book. It is another page turner. I couldn't put this book down either, in fact i had to know what happened that I finished the book in 1 day. She keeps you wanting to read, to turn the page. Also, making sure to stay with the characters personalities(humor, trust, silent care for each other, etc). It is all there. I felt like I was there. It is a must read for all SG1 fans.
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"The Cost of Honor" by Sally Malcolm picks up where "A Matter of Honor" left off very well. The story seeds planted in the prequel have some very surprising results as well as consequences. Rather than following military protocol and asking permission first, Colonel Jack O'Neill mounts an unauthorized rescue mission of SG-10 using the stolen gravitational technology to slip through the crushing grasp of a grey hole. This "breaking faith" becomes a thematic conflict for all of the characters. One by one they must come to terms with the relationship that they have broken faith with, and how, if it is possible at all, they can redeem themselves. The plot that emerges from that conflict is very well done. It makes this novel the strongest story written in the SG-1 line so far.
A simple truth is that the hardest thing in the SG-1 universe for an author to do is to get the characterizations right. Sally Malcolm did an admirable job bringing our favorite Jaffa, Teal'c, to life in the pages of this book. The mannerisms were spot on. His subtle humour was natural and effectively presented. I liked her presentation of General Hammond very much, especially in her deepening of his character through his struggles with the central theme of the story. She perfectly captured the basic weasel in Senator Kinsey's character, and kept him squirming through to the very last page.
In three places in "The Cost of Honor" the author missed the characterization mark. The peek that we get into Samantha Carter's head very early in the story is especially uncomfortable. It is one thing to wonder if she will "fall apart", but another entirely to deny the military bearing and professional demeanor that we've come to expect from her character. She is military and would focus on the mission first, there would be time to second guess decisions made along the way and mourn later. Along the same lines, Jack O'Neill is NOT a "kill or be killed" kind of guy. He is a military man and a professional. That means that he is a principled warrior. We've seen that aspect of his character consistently over the years and we've come to expect better of him than a mere "law of the jungle" player. We expect him to behave consistently on other matters too. On page 308 when Carter "dies", Jack O'Neill does nothing to her killer even though he is standing right there with a gun against the killer's (Koash) chest. Even though this "death" isn't real (an illusion because of the sheh'fet), Jack would have certainly shot Koash very first - before he had the chance to injure Carter like he did, and if not, then certainly afterward. Consistency is expected of all the characters, especially from the heroic characters of Daniel Jackson, Teal'c, Samantha Carter and Jack O'Neill. The SG-1 canon has never wavered on that point. Taking liberties with the heroic nature of these four characters is -- CHEATING. Don't do it! These miscues are the only weakness that mattered to me in the story because the storyline is so strong and (otherwise) well done.
This book is definitely worth a read, even if you have to hold your nose to cross these few bad paragraphs. All the rest of the 362 pages of "The Cost of Honor" are a pleasure to read.
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