Well, not so much a review, but my general praise and comments on this great reading experience. I actually finished reading the trilogy some months ago, but have only just got round to posting up my feedback.
In all honesty, I was blown away. It's kind of "un-put-downable" - obviously, you need a break from reading it every now and again; but I found it difficult to tear myself away (especially when still reading at 1am with work a few hours later!).
I just love how Peter David provides a new story with new characters, whilst seamlessly interlinking this with well known events within the B5 universe. He does try a little too hard on occaison eg. the Senna-In The Beginning link, and how he references his own episode (Soul Mates) just a little too much. But still, apart from a couple of problems, it's executed absolutely flawlessly.
You can tell he's really done his reasearch - Londo is written very well, and it's very easy to imagine him in your mind - as are the other characters present.
The character arc of Vir is perhaps the highlight, and really what the whole trilogy is about. At the beginning of the trilogy, he still has a bit of the "fool" about him. By the end, he's the hero - his episodes with the various technomages are great, and an absolute joy to read.
I also loved reading Londo's diary entries - kudos to Peter David for realising these snippets so well. What I found really staggering, thinking back on it, was the amount the author managed to fit into the books. As well as filling in nearly all of the gaps left open after B5 finished, he manages to create a whole host of other stories and episodes, which play so well in the overall context of the books. By the end of the trilogy, you're left exhausted by such an exhilerating read, and wanting more!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading these books, and would recommend them highly to any B5 fan wanting more than what's already available on screen.
I've kinda entered a B5 reading phase - after re-watching the series on DVD, I was inspired to! First, I read The Shadow Within, then the Centauri Trilogy. Last night I started the Technomage trilogy, although it's a little more difficult seeing where that's going. At least with the Centauri Trilogy, you have some rough idea of where you're headed, and what the book has to accomplish by the time you close it.
Superlative stuff!
In all honesty, I was blown away. It's kind of "un-put-downable" - obviously, you need a break from reading it every now and again; but I found it difficult to tear myself away (especially when still reading at 1am with work a few hours later!).
I just love how Peter David provides a new story with new characters, whilst seamlessly interlinking this with well known events within the B5 universe. He does try a little too hard on occaison eg. the Senna-In The Beginning link, and how he references his own episode (Soul Mates) just a little too much. But still, apart from a couple of problems, it's executed absolutely flawlessly.
You can tell he's really done his reasearch - Londo is written very well, and it's very easy to imagine him in your mind - as are the other characters present.
The character arc of Vir is perhaps the highlight, and really what the whole trilogy is about. At the beginning of the trilogy, he still has a bit of the "fool" about him. By the end, he's the hero - his episodes with the various technomages are great, and an absolute joy to read.
I also loved reading Londo's diary entries - kudos to Peter David for realising these snippets so well. What I found really staggering, thinking back on it, was the amount the author managed to fit into the books. As well as filling in nearly all of the gaps left open after B5 finished, he manages to create a whole host of other stories and episodes, which play so well in the overall context of the books. By the end of the trilogy, you're left exhausted by such an exhilerating read, and wanting more!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading these books, and would recommend them highly to any B5 fan wanting more than what's already available on screen.
I've kinda entered a B5 reading phase - after re-watching the series on DVD, I was inspired to! First, I read The Shadow Within, then the Centauri Trilogy. Last night I started the Technomage trilogy, although it's a little more difficult seeing where that's going. At least with the Centauri Trilogy, you have some rough idea of where you're headed, and what the book has to accomplish by the time you close it.
Superlative stuff!
