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So I just finished reading The Janus Gate trilogy by L.A. Graf, and it has some of the most wildly inaccurate back cover blurbs I have ever seen on a Star Trek novel, and that's REALLY SAYING SOMETHING.
So I'm gonna talk about it! (Under the cuts, this post is huge.)
( Book 1: Present Tense )
It was a helluva cliff-hanger ending, I actually went DUN DUN DUNNNN so loud I hurt my throat. Moving on --
( Boot 2: Future Imperfect )
There's one weirdly, probably unintentionally flirty line from young!Sulu in this book that may cause some readers to activate their slashgoggles. Also, Spock's reaction to the kid offering to shake hands is great.
( Book 3: Past Prologue )
So, despite all this bitching, it's just the blurbs I'm irritated with: the books are really good. Being L.A. Graf books, they are especially good if you like Kirk being awesome and Sulu, Uhura and Chekov being not only individually awesome, but also the greatest of friends.
These books are also great if you like seeing more of canonical minor or background characters among the crew, including ones that were maybe spotlighted in an episode. I think that all the people we saw were canonical, but Memory Alpha's search function is apparently fuxxored, so I can't confirm that at this time.
TL;DR I RECOMMEND THIS TRILOGY BUT IGNORE THE JACKET BLURBS.
So I'm gonna talk about it! (Under the cuts, this post is huge.)
( Book 1: Present Tense )
It was a helluva cliff-hanger ending, I actually went DUN DUN DUNNNN so loud I hurt my throat. Moving on --
( Boot 2: Future Imperfect )
There's one weirdly, probably unintentionally flirty line from young!Sulu in this book that may cause some readers to activate their slashgoggles. Also, Spock's reaction to the kid offering to shake hands is great.
( Book 3: Past Prologue )
So, despite all this bitching, it's just the blurbs I'm irritated with: the books are really good. Being L.A. Graf books, they are especially good if you like Kirk being awesome and Sulu, Uhura and Chekov being not only individually awesome, but also the greatest of friends.
These books are also great if you like seeing more of canonical minor or background characters among the crew, including ones that were maybe spotlighted in an episode. I think that all the people we saw were canonical, but Memory Alpha's search function is apparently fuxxored, so I can't confirm that at this time.
TL;DR I RECOMMEND THIS TRILOGY BUT IGNORE THE JACKET BLURBS.
THEY KISSED!
Jun. 24th, 2009 04:35 pmTHEY KISSED THEY KISSED THEY KISSED THEY KISSED!!!! *dances around and around* FINALLY! Right on the page! Not by accident or possessed or anything woooo!!!
John Sheppard's background
Dec. 10th, 2007 04:41 amOkay, so, the upcoming episode "Outcast" will be revealing some of John Sheppard's background. Here's a few tidbits from the 'gate wiki and a con Q&A with Joe Flanigan that I thought were interesting.
( I shall of course put them under a cut, since they are SPOILERS )
Do you like the icon? :D It's a Christmasy sort of Atlantis-in-a-snowglobe.Embarrassingly, I just got it, but I somehow didn't snag the maker's name, and the way I found their journal was a little... convoluted. (Clicking f-list to f-list can be fun!) So if you know who made this, please tell me; I really think it's great, and I would love to credit them. It's by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
beeej! :D
( I shall of course put them under a cut, since they are SPOILERS )
Do you like the icon? :D It's a Christmasy sort of Atlantis-in-a-snowglobe.
beeej! :D
