In the Beginning (Babylon 5)

Posted on 21 November 2017 by Peter David

The Battle of the Line is infamous in Earth history as the climactic campaign in a long and bloody war between Humankind and the alien Minbari race But how did this apocalyptic conflict erupt And how did this fateful clash of two civilizations ultimately lead to the creation of the Babylon 5 space station Here, at last, the great space epic unfolds in a new novel based on the first full length Babylon 5 television movie.Eager to expand their trade with other worlds, the people of planet Earth attempt to make contact with the mysterious Minbari, a race of proud and powerful warriors But when communication turns to violence, Earth becomes the target of a latter day holy war, waged by a civilization possessing vastly superior numbers and firepower.And the Minbari will stop at nothing short of the total extermination of its enemy the Human race From the Paperback edition. New Read [ In the Beginning (Babylon 5) ] author [ Peter David ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I m not a Peter David fan Oh, I ve read a few of his books, but I consider him to be a workmanlike author rather than an artist Of course, I also consider him to be a newcomer, since I respect very few post 1980 authors exactly three, in fact Brust, Brin, and Watt Evans.But In the Beginning is surprisingly well written It was shot in the dark for me, quite literally I don t remember where I d originally picked it up, but I m sure I didn t buy it new the pencil marking inside says 2.95 I m not a Peter David fan Oh, I ve read a few of his books, but I consider him to be a workmanlike author rather than an artist Of course, I also consider him to be a newcomer, since I respect very few post 1980 authors exactly three, in fact Brust, Brin, and Watt Evans.But In the Beginning is surprisingly well written It was shot in the dark for me, quite literally I don t remember where I d originally picked it up, but I m sure I didn t buy it new the pencil marking inside says 2.95 It was late at night, I desperately needed something to read, and I d just turned off the light in the den it was pitch black So for a lark, I pushed aside the books in the outer layer of o...From the screenplay by J Michael Straczynski Everything the ardent Babylon 5 fan could want An Earth ship sent to investigate the Minbari fires on the Grey Council s ship and starts a war The Minbari want to wipe out all...While Peter David writes copiously, he does get the heart of most material he attempts This was successful in this case He obtains and holds the voice of the Actor who held the character of Londo Mollari and danced a delightful part on the deck of a mythical space station far in the future of an earth that we can only dream at This book is as all good Science Fiction is we are taken to places, people and situations that illuminate how we might react if we ourselves were at that place and at While Peter David writes copiously, he does get the heart of most material he attempts This was successful in this case He obtains and holds the voice of the Actor who held the character of Londo Mo...by Peter David, published in 1998.Babylon 5, our last best chance for peaceBut, how did the building of the Babylon stations come to be Well, sit right back and sink your mind into In The Beginning and let Londo Mollari, aging Emperor and confidant, tell you all about it.If you enjoy great science fiction and you have not already watched the five television seasons of Babylon 5, stop reading this, go buy them now and enjoy Truly one of TV s greats and not to be missed.This novel by Pe by Peter David, published in 1998.Babylon 5, our last best chance for peaceBut, how did the building of the Babylon stations come to be Well, sit right back and sink your mind into In The Beginning and let Londo Mollari, aging Emperor and confidant, tell you all about it.If you enjoy great science fiction and you have not already watched the five television seasons of Babylon 5, stop reading this, go buy them now and enjoy Truly one of TV s greats and not to be missed.This novel by Peter David is the retelling of the catastrophic meeting between the Humans and Minbari and the events which unfold afterwards commencing with the battle of the line It is based on the Babylon 5 ...No matter how hard he tries, Peter David can t elminiate the same old same old feel of JMS s first TV movie script That said, he certainly milks all the inherent gravitas and tragedy available to him Overall, it s mucheffective than the TV version.An incredible novel, which fleshes out the incredible Babylon 5 movie We see the events preceeding the construction of Babylon 5 through the eyes of an aging and bitter Emperor Mollari Fans of the movie should make this a must read.I love this book Absolutely love it, and the tv movie it is based upon Peter David did a fantastic job in Londo s voice telling the pre history of Babylon 5 Have read this multiple times.Fantastic seriesI miss this tv show so much Thank goodness for books.

21 November 2017

Peter David