Bryon Daly wrote: <snip>
> >I really expected some worthwhile comments about the trilogies since most > >on > >this list hold B5 in very high regard. I'm starting to think this is the > >David Brin Short Attention Span List. > > I think a number of people here regard B5 well, but I think Reggie and I are > the only ones who are really vociferous about it. > > >Stick to answering the questions, please. With that in mind: to The Fool, > >are the trilogies worth reading, do they adequately capture the B5 > >universe? > > This list is all about off-topic discussion! Without that, there'd be > almost no discussion at all! > > You asked The Fool, but I'd say the Technomage Trilogy is definitely worth > reading, once you've seen at least Season 4. I haven't read any others yet, > so can't say further. > > >To Reggie: thanks for answering my questions and pointing out that there is > >another trilogy out there, the about the PsiCorps. > > There are some other books as well. The two I have on my to-be-read stack > are: > -- To Dream In The City Of Sorrows - by Kathryn M. Drennan. The author is > JMS's wife, so it's supposed to be pretty canonical as well. It's about > Sinclair and the formation of the Rangers, I think. > -- The Shadow Within - by Jeanne Cavelos. It's a prequel to the Technomage > trilogy, and I think it focuses on Morden and Anna Sheridan's fate on the > Icarus, and John Sheridan when he was on the Agamemnon (ie: events from > before Season 1). Thanks. That is really useful. I have "To Dream In The City Of Sorrows" and started to read it last week, but in JMS's Introduction, he mentions there having been 4 seasons of the show. Since I've only seen up through Season 3, I put it aside until later. Based on your comments, it appears that it is okay to read "The Shadow Within" now (if I can find it). Also, I think I'll order the "acid-full" paper Omnibus versions of the other two trilogies to read after I see Season 4. BTW, a friend told me he saw on the web (someplace, I forget where) that Season 4 DVDs will be out on January 6th. I really didn't want to wait that long--sort hoped by the holidays. Oh well. George A P.S. I'm currently reading "Dune: The Machine Crusade". Its not bad, continues to flesh out the early history of the Dune universe. George A _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
