Sweetpea Manor Musings

Fandemonium Books has published a new book titled, Barque of Heaven, written by fan writer Suzanne Wood (I tag her with the term "fan" because I've never read a tv tie-in novel by a "pro" that was any better than meh. Identifying her as a fan means you can raise your expectations accordingly.) In the past, I've been completely underwhelmed by the Fandemonium titles; the few I've bought I've not finished and I quit purchasing them a long time ago. No wait, there was one by Julie Fortune, called Sacrifice Moon. That one was pretty good, too.

Nevertheless, I can HIGHLY recommend this novel. It's set in season three and I feel it really captures the spirit of planetary exploration and the camaraderie between the team members in early SG: SG1. The Ancient Egyptian motif that made the film Stargate so striking and rich is enthusiastically delved into here--and I have to say, I really enjoyed that; that theme was a promise that the tv show rarely gave more than a tip of the hat to.

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