Quantum Leap: Knights of the Morningstar

Quantum Leap #7

by Ashley McConnell

In 1993, at a New Mexico research laboratory, Dr. Sam Beckett and Admiral Al Calavicci embark on an experiment in time travel called Project Quantum Leap and find themselves battling a determined foe out to stop the project.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Time Travel, Media Tie In, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Adventure

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 1999

Reviews

[Katie]

OMG THERE ARE QUANTUM LEAP BOOKS????

I must find this and read it!

[Joshua Glasgow · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first Quantum Leap book I’ve read. It’s not particularly well-written; at times it’s actually sort of hard to follow. I’m not sure that Rawn really does a very good job capturing the characters’ voices either. That said, overall I enjoyed reading this. It’s fun reading a QL book at all, and the beginning chapters do a great job of mimicking the format of the television show, including the cold open and voiceover narration. It’s cool that Alia, the “Evil Leaper”, is in this book. And I don’t know if it’s canon but in the latter parts of the book there’s a lot of stuff about the “future” (1999), including a lot from Sam’s wife Donna’s POV. I loved reading that stuff, as well as the technical stuff about how Leaping works, with the host inhabiting a hologram of Sam’s body in the future, which mirrors his actual body which is encased in a hologram of the host’s body in the past. It’s super intriguing to think about. Apparently Sam can cut his own hair, but because he can’t actually see himself he sort of butchers it. When he does this, the image of “him” in the waiting room changes to have a haircut, too.

Anyway, this isn’t the height of literature by any means, but for a Quantum Leap fan it’s fun. It made me want to go back and watch some of the episodes referenced (“Deliver Us From Evil”, “The Leap Back”). They’re so good. If nothing else the book reminds me how much I like the show.

[Jeremiah Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh boy. Sam leaps into a nerdy ren faire dude. I thought the writer nailed the voices of Sam and Al, but they seemed so angry at each other the whole time. I know conflict fuels stories but sheesh!

Other notes:

*a lot of the dialogue seemed repetitive
*the evil leaper was cool—I had never seen those episodes. But I also thought it made the story a little busy. I know above I just said it was repetitive. Can a story be both busy and repetitive?
*While I didn’t like this one as much as Loch Ness Leap, it was ‘Quantum Leap in a book’ so I enjoyed it. In fact, I stretched out finishing it because I didn’t know when I’d get a chance to read another one. Why are these things so expensive on eBay? And so hard to find at thrift stores?

[Cris · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was never a fan of the Alia/Lothos/Zoey storyline. That said, I admire the way Dawn uses Alia to play out Sam's frustrations and uncertainties regarding Leaping and the thought of getting home. Sam's internal reconciliations seemed in-character. The Epilogue is curious considering the book was published shortly after the original TV show ended. Maybe Rawn (like so many viewers) wanted to leave open the option of Sam returning home someday.

Overall, an okay story.

[A.L. Bellettiere · Rating 1 out of 5]

I usually read books early in the morning so I don't always remember to keep track of progress, especially with this one. When u saw this, my reaction was pretty much everyone else's. 'Wow, a Quantum Leap book. ' It honestly tried really too hard to bo connected to the QL mythology. And it shows. I might have stuck too long with it but now I let it go.

[Flora · Rating 3 out of 5]

i really loved the exploration of what it would mean for sam to return home. and the comparisons to Alia were heartbreaking!!! the story itself was a bit weak but overall an enjoyable read.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a long-time fan of the television series, I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It was satisfying to receive a deeper understanding of not only Sam, but many of the other characters.

[Edward Davies · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first of the original Quantum Leap novels to be written by someone other than Ashley McConnell, and you can tell because it is much more of a lighter read. The story concerns a love triangle at a Medieval re-enactment, and as such isn't the heavyweight you might expect, but it is pretty entertaining after a misleading start and it delivers everything you'd expect from a Quantum leap novel.

[Jenny T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this TV series, so it was fun to read another "episode." The setting for this one is at a medieval fair. The story made lots of references to past episodes of "Quantum Leap" - plus added insights into the various main characters.

[Todd R · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good original tale in the Quantum Leap universe. Melanie Rawn is a great writer, and you can tell that she was a fan of the show. The story includes alot of insight into the nature of Leaping, and how it has affected Sam...really a good read for fans.

[Isabelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, there's a crease in the spine, so I must have read it, but I'll be darned if I remember anything about it.

[Lisa]

Quantum Leap: Knights of the Morningstar (Quantum Leap) by Melanie Rawn (1994)

[Arlene Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I never gave up on these things!

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best Quantum Leap novels for feeling like an episode of the show that I've read thus far.

[Diane Schneider · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was nothing terribly extraordinary in this book as compared to the other Quantum Leap novels I've read. The appearance of Alia, the Evil Leaper was a nice change.

[Erik Dreiling · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this book years ago and it stuck more to how the show was than most of the others.

[Kay]

not my favorite

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A perfect fluff book. I remembered what was going on while it spent a year in my purse and went months without being read.