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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9781905586073
ISBN number: 1905586078
Label: Fandemonium Books
Manufacturer: Fandemonium Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 336
Printing Date: October 25, 2007
Publishing house: Fandemonium Books
Sale Popularity Level: 68175
Studio: Fandemonium Books
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Stargate Command's attempts to sign a treaty with the Pack, a race of gypsy space travellers, is jeopardised by a series of attacks from an unknown enemy. While searching for the perpetrators, Jack begins to suspect that the Pack are concealing a dangerous secret.
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I hesitated to buy this book because of the mixed reviews, but I have to admit it's one of my favorite ones from Fandemonium. I thought the author had the characters' personalities down pat and found the story to be very enjoyable to read. I had trouble putting the book down!
The story itself was very well put together. Things are revealed slowly to keep the suspense and allow the reader to develop his/her own theories. The author reveals clues appropriately and it was fun to then put all the pieces together and realize what's going on. I also loved that one of the questions asked in the book is never answered. It was a nice touch.
Two things bothered me about the book, however, but they were very minor.
As with many of these books, the author had some of the naming wrong. Within SG-1, each character has a specific name for every other character. For example, Jack does not call Daniel "Jackson", but "Daniel". Teal'c does not call Sam "Carter", but "MajorCarter", etc.
The other issue I have with the Fandemonium books is the typos and spelling errors. There were a few throughout the book, and I always cringe when I see them.
I realize not everyone has enjoyed this one, but I really did. I was a great team story (Jack/Sam/Daniel/Teal'c).
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I am an avid Stagate fan and have read many of the novels. Although I did enjoy Halcyon by this author, I agree with the comment that the characters do not seem consistent. I was surpised to find that someone else thought the same thing about the Teal'c "Colonel" line. When I read that line it was very frustrating, but I wanted to give the author the benefit of the doubt as I really enjoyed his Stargate Atlantis novel. Overall this is an ok story that did have some very interesting and creative ideas it just wasn't up to the author's usual standards. A fair read.
I hope the other reviewers will not give up on James Swallow as he is really good author.
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The story starts out a little bit slow and confusing, and takes a while to gain momentum. When everything finally clicks into place, the action is classic SG-1. I think the title of the book, "Relativity" is sort of a pun as regards to two of the characters, but I won't spoil that surprise.
TV Characters in the story are: Jack O'Neill, Sam Carter, Teal'c, Daniel Jackon, General Hammond, Dr. Warner, Dr. Lee, and Vice President Kinsey. Also playing a central role are the Re'Tu and the Aschen. Just like other Aschen-related story lines from the TV series, this one includes time travel to stop an ill-advised treaty. Most of the characters are depicted pretty well, except for Hammond who seems a little flat. Kinsey is expertly portrayed. While not the best novel in this series, it is satisfactory if you can push past the slow start.
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Chapter 1 started on page 7. On page 8 the author wrote, "I would doubt that this valley has ever seen vegetation of any kind, Colonel." Which would have been a fine line, if it hadn't been Teal'c speaking. I should have stopped reading right there. If Teal'c ever addressed Jack by rank alone, or anything other than O'Neill, I'll eat my zat. Add to the awful voicing of the main characters, the fact that the author avoided character development of several of his own key characters to try and build some kind of a surprise ending and you get a book full of new folks you really don't care about. Now, while NOT inventing a new foe is fine, if your story revisits a System Lord, rehashing a civilization who weren't all that interesting the very first OR second time the TV show went there, made no sense. You could fly a Goa'uld mothership through the plot holes in this book, before even discussing the alternate timeline. And by the end of the book the Pack are fighting their uncharacteristically agressive foes, in space, with landing craft, forgetting that on page 31 the author gave them a PAIR of Goa'uld motherships. I'm not going to bother buying Halcyon.
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I've read most of the Stargate SG-1 novels from Fandemonium, and thought this was one of the best. It involves time travel and alternate timelines. Not to give too much away, but Jack meets an older version of himself. There are a few things in the plot that don't quite make sense, but that tends to happen when time travel is involved. For the most part, it holds together well, and includes some interesting twists that provide opportunities for plumbing the souls of the characters.
The author does a pretty good job with characterization, even though he is apparently not a Stargate fan fiction writer, like some of the other SG-1 authors used by Fandemonium. He makes a few mistakes that a fan wouldn't, such as having Jack refer to Daniel as "Jackson," but gets the essence of the characters right, and most of the details, too. I enjoyed this novel.
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