Final Reckoning (Babylon 5: Saga of Psi Corps, #3)

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Based on the hit SF television show, this finale to the new epic trilogy finds the Psi Corp s reign of terror reaching new heights and a civil war developing to overthrow Alfred Bester s monstrous regime As Interstellar Alliance President John Sheridan intervenes to stop the bloodshed, his first mission is to hunt down war criminals Bester goes from dreaded hunter to fleeing prey and must confront the hell he created, choosing between surrender or survival This novel includes the death of a major character from the television series. Free Read [ Final Reckoning (Babylon 5: Saga of Psi Corps, #3) ] author [ Greg Keyes ] – kino-fada.fr This is the third and final book of the Psi Corps trilogy and really concludes the story of Bester no I am not giving anything away as the title sort of does that way before I did Anyway this is the last in the series and to be honest one I came to late in the day.Let me explain while Babylon 5 was airing I was a huge fan, yes the effects are dated and the fact that the show was on a budget never distracted what was going on The show now has suffered from unsympathetic editing and failure to This is the third and final book of the Psi Corps trilogy and really concludes the story of Bester no I am not giving anything away as the title sort of does that way before I did Anyway this is the last in the series and to be honest one I came to late in the day.Let me explain while Babylon 5 was airing I was a huge fan, yes the effects are dated and the fact that the show was on a budget never distracted what was going on The show now has suffered from unsympathetic editing and failure to embrace the Hi def age however the show itself was a landmark being cited for breaking many genre moulds include as the show which was not afraid to create story arcs As a result the series spawned everything from its own RPG to tie in novels Now this trilogy was not original released int he UK and it took the publishe...This is the final book in the trilogy about Bester, the Psi Cop from the Babylon 5 TV series I ve always been a big fan of the TV show, so I was pleased to discover that books based on the series could be pretty good.Alfred Bester has become an important figure and leader in the Psi Corps, but changing situations outside the Corps threaten its survival Bester becomes involved in acts that can be described as war crimes The Corps is disbanded and Bester is being pursued as a war criminal He s This is the final book in the trilogy about Bester, the Psi Cop from the Babylon 5 TV series I ve always been a big fan of the TV show, so I was pleased to discover that books based on the series could be pretty good.Alfred Bester has become an important figure and leader in the Psi Corps, but changing situations outside the Corps threaten ...This is book 3 of the Psi Corps Trilogy, and unlike books 1 and 2, it takes place after the timeline in Babylon 5 It looks inside the heart of the man who has become the bad guy we saw in Babylon 5, and causes us to hope for his redemption as he stumbles on in his life It s a sad story and i wrestled with giving it 3 or 4 stars, and decided on 4 even though i didn t enjoy the story, not because of the writing, but because of being frustrated as we see Bester sinking into the hole his life has This is book 3 of the Psi Corps Trilogy, and unlike books 1 and 2, it takes place after the timeline in Babylon 5 It looks inside the heart of the man who has become the bad guy we saw in Babylon 5, and causes us to hope for his redemption as he stumbles on in his life It s a sad story and i wrestled with giving it 3 or 4 stars, and decided on 4 even though i didn t enjoy th...It was a great ending and I loved the final scenes Bester, just a bad dude all around.bittersweetWhen Babylon 5 hit the airwaves back in the 90 s, its intricate tapestry of ongoing story threads was revolutionary for its time, and it drew me right in Story lines dealt with lofty political and philosophical concepts, and big things happened regularly that permanently altered the character dynamics of the show But even though the show ran for a full five seasons, one particular story line was never really resolved by the time it went off the air Set years after the end of the television se When Babylon 5 hit the airwaves back in the 90 s, its intricate tapestry of ongoing story threads was revolutionary for its time, and it drew me right in Story lines dealt with lofty political and philosophical concepts, and big things happened regularly that permanently altered the character dynamics of the show But even though the show ran for a full five seasons, one particular story line was never really resolved by the time it went off the air Set years after the end of the television series, this book tells the story of the last d...What a huge disappointment this book turned out to be In some respects, a ripoff Let me bespecific This is book 3 of the Babylon 5 Trilogy known Psi Corp trilogy Babylon 5 was a wonderful sci fi television show from a few years ago that lasted five seasons Sometimes the show featured characters who were members of Psi Corps, an organization of telepaths who could read minds and were strictly governed by the Corps.One major recurring character was a psi cop named Bester first name Alfr What a huge disappointment this book turned out to be In some respects, a ripoff Let me bespecific This is book 3 of the Babylon 5 Trilogy known Psi Corp trilogy Babylon 5 was a wonderful sci fi television show from a few years ago that lasted five seasons Sometimes the show featured characters who were members of Psi Corps, an organization of telepaths who could read minds and were strictly governed by the Corps.One major recurring character was a psi cop named Bester first name Alfred whose main job was to chase down rogue telepaths He was not a nice guy, but brilliantly portrayed by actor Walter Koenig Book 1 told the story of how the Corp came into being, and ends with the birth of Bester Book 2 tells the story of Bester from childhood to his becoming a powerful member of the Psi Cops It en...I have enjoyed reading everything I ve read so far by J Gregory Keyes but he has remained one of my B list authors His stuff has been enjoyable but not so fantastic that I just can t wait to read his next work However, after completing Final Reckoning, The Fate of Bester, the third and concluding volume of his Babylon 5 spin off series, that status might very well changefor the better Whereas the second book ended with Alfred Bester just about to step foot on the Babylon 5 space station I have enjoyed reading everything I ve read so far by J Gregory Keyes but he has remained one of my B list authors His stuff has been enjoyable but not so fantastic that I just can t wait to read his next work However, after completing Final Reckoning, The Fate of Bester, the third and concluding volume of his Babylon 5 spin off series, that status might very well changefor the better Whereas the second book ended with Alfred Bester just about to step foot on the Babylon 5 space station for the first time, this one begins after the television series is complete It helps to have seen all 5 seasons of the TV show, but is not necessary to enjoy this book or this trilogy for that matter The references to the events and characters of the show are suprisingly minimal and I believe uninitiated readers will not feel like they are missing something.Having said that, readers who...Alfred Bester, played by Walter Koenig, was one of the best bad guys on the TV show His flat sense of humor showed a darker side to him a side that we became quite familiar with during his forays onto the station Yet there was always a sense of tenderness underneath the character, a glimpse of someone whose heart wasn t blackened by the hatred he felt for those who aimed to hurt him This book explores that side of Mr Bester The side that wanted to come out from the dark recesses of his Alfred Bester, played by Walter Koenig, was one of the best bad guys on the TV show His flat sense of humor showed a darker side to him a side that we became quite familiar with during his forays onto the station Yet there was always a sense of tenderness underneath the character, a glimpse of someone whose heart wasn t blackened by the hatred he felt for those who aimed to hurt him This book explores that side of Mr Bester The side that wanted to come out from the dark recesses of his soul, and smile at the simple beauty of life Mr Bester is eighty two at this point in his life, on the run from his nemesis Mr Garibaldi, and beginning to feel tired at the prospect or repeating his hiding cycles for too much longer Yes, Mr Garibaldi is still trying to catch up with Mr Bester to visit his endless thirst for vengeance for what Bester had done to him in order to have Sheridan betrayed The story at...This book was something of a letdown for me.On the one hand, as with any good fan fiction, you can actually hear the main characters say their lines while reading Mr Keyes does a good job of keeping true to the original TV series.Otherwise, there is so much that gets skipped over Despite Besters frequent appearances on the show, the series wraps without resolving any of his storylines This book picks up many years later, when not only has the Telepath War everyone dreaded already happened, This book was something of a letdown for me.On the one hand, as with any good fan fiction, you can actually hear the main characters say their lines while reading Mr Keyes does a good job of keeping true to the original TV series.Otherwise, there is so much that gets skipped over Despite Besters frequent appearances ...While the second Psi Corps book got a bit bogged down at the end, cramming in a few too many appearances by B5 characters, this one was a sad, beautiful completion of the story of Alfred Bester Some of the best stuff that JMS has done is to bring characters through a full arc of sympathy and tragedy, and Keyes and JMS did it again here with Bester If I had been watching this instead of reading, I m sure I would ve cried So since I didn t, one star less Not sure how it could ve been done bett While the second Psi Corps book got a bit bogged down at the end, cramming in a few too many appearances by B5 characters, this one was a sad, beautiful completion of the story of Alfred Bester Some of the best stuff that JMS has done is to bring characters through a full arc of sympathy and tragedy, and Keyes and JMS did it again here with Bester If I had been watching this instead of reading, I m sure I would ve cried So since I didn t, one star less Not sure how it could ve been done better, bu...I really enjoyed this book, but as a big B5 fan I found it very frustrating that it skipped so many years between this book and the second one That this one kept mentioning things that had happened during that time period things I was dying to read about drove me nuts That said, this is a great book for any fan of B5 I also really enjoyed how the author presented Bester completely evil, yet completely understandable Bester in this book was never a stereotype, never shallow You under I really enjoyed this book, but as a big B5 fan I found it very frustrating that it skipped so many years between this book and the second one That this one kept mentioning things that had happened during that time period things I was dying to read about drove me nuts That said, this is a great book for any fan of B5 I also really enjoyed how the author presented Bester completely evil, yet completely ...This one felt like bad fan fiction The earlier books in the Psi Corps trilogy had numerous issues as well, but at least they were dealing with some rather interesting aspects of the Babylon 5 backstory.Sadly this is not the case with this book For some reason the series completely ...

Final Reckoning (Babylon 5: Saga of Psi Corps, #3)
  • English
  • 07 December 2018
  • Paperback
  • 272 pages
  • 0345427173
  • Greg Keyes
  • Final Reckoning (Babylon 5: Saga of Psi Corps, #3)