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elodie2711's review
5.0
Wow. One of the BEST Stargate novel I've read.
The characters are wonderfully portrayed, and the author found the right balance between Egyptian history and action.
The characters are wonderfully portrayed, and the author found the right balance between Egyptian history and action.
adaora_ble's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Slavery, Violence, and Death
soulfulsin's review
One of the best books I read dealing with Stargate SG-1. It was like reading an action packed episode, and I never wanted to put it down. However, I did notice the way she wrote the characters seemed to suggest a closer relationship between Sam and Daniel than I thought the show had evidence for.
I could hear the characters in my head, when she wrote it, and I haven't seen the show in a while.
The writer must have thoroughly researched her stuff, in order to know Egyptian mythology so well. I was impressed. If she writes any more Stargate SG-1 books, I'll be sure to look them up.
I could hear the characters in my head, when she wrote it, and I haven't seen the show in a while.
The writer must have thoroughly researched her stuff, in order to know Egyptian mythology so well. I was impressed. If she writes any more Stargate SG-1 books, I'll be sure to look them up.
stargatelover's review against another edition
4.0
A nicely written stargate novel, just slight ooc moments. It was able to paint scenes and situations that - with their present technology and resources- the show could not have produced, also it would have been impossible to cram all of this novel’s content into one or two or even tree episodes, so it was well suited for a novel. I loved the idea of digging deeper into the history of Ra, and with that combining both movie and series Jack&Daniel! Also Sam/Daniel shippers? You might like this one ;)
frakalot's review
4.0
This one started off really good but my interest petered off before it finished. I thought the characters were great and the premise was too. I liked the "how you got here" explanation but later on I wasn't impressed with the bit about "slicing off a piece of life". Nonetheless this was a really good story overall.
itstoocliche's review against another edition
4.0
I'll be honest. I was more than a little timid about reading this book. After all, it's one thing to be into a TV show, and something else entirely to start reading fanon novels.
My doubts were more than subdued. "Barque" is a good story, one with enough plot, character development, and interesting elements for me to like it based on its own merit, not its connection to SG-1. As others have said before me, it does a good job at staying consistent with the canon, while still managing to add to our understanding.My favorite parts involved the Egyptian mythology. Ms. Wood certainly knows her stuff!
Overall, highly recommended to any Stargate fans and anyone else brave enough to give it a try.
My doubts were more than subdued. "Barque" is a good story, one with enough plot, character development, and interesting elements for me to like it based on its own merit, not its connection to SG-1. As others have said before me, it does a good job at staying consistent with the canon, while still managing to add to our understanding.My favorite parts involved the Egyptian mythology. Ms. Wood certainly knows her stuff!
Overall, highly recommended to any Stargate fans and anyone else brave enough to give it a try.
jamespatrickjoyce's review against another edition
To be honest, I couldn't finish it, but I still feel that I read (too) far enough to make a judgement: holy terrible.
Can I swear the author wouldn't write good stories in her own universe? No, I guess not. But a lot of it was just stereotypical character-type writing. It really, honestly felt like the author had not seen a single episode, beyond maybe the first. And was just mimicking "the studious nerd" and "the thoughtful warrior" and etc., with no concept of who those characters actually are.
I finally got fed up when, on an alien planet, Jack (the armchair astronomer with his own telescope) needs astronomy lessons from the physicist. Because... she didn't know who the character are. And then the advice/commentary revolves around whether they could see the same constellations from another planet. Aaaaand the answer wasn't no, I slapped my forehead, resulting in the book flying into the nearby incinerator (actually, I dumped it at a Little Free Library, because maybe a kid will enjoy it) and I vowed to scratch an author off my list.
Yeesh.
Can I swear the author wouldn't write good stories in her own universe? No, I guess not. But a lot of it was just stereotypical character-type writing. It really, honestly felt like the author had not seen a single episode, beyond maybe the first. And was just mimicking "the studious nerd" and "the thoughtful warrior" and etc., with no concept of who those characters actually are.
I finally got fed up when, on an alien planet, Jack (the armchair astronomer with his own telescope) needs astronomy lessons from the physicist. Because... she didn't know who the character are. And then the advice/commentary revolves around whether they could see the same constellations from another planet. Aaaaand the answer wasn't no, I slapped my forehead, resulting in the book flying into the nearby incinerator (actually, I dumped it at a Little Free Library, because maybe a kid will enjoy it) and I vowed to scratch an author off my list.
Yeesh.
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