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Battlestar Galactica #6
Destiny
The members of the Galactican fleet discover that only two-thirds of their population can be rescued before the catastrophe and must take part in a lottery to determine who will be saved and who will die in the disaster.
- GenresScience Fiction
216 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2004
About the author
Richard Hatch
21 books35 followersRichard Lawrence Hatch was an American actor, writer, and producer best known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica
(1978-1979) television series, and also as Tom Zarek in the 2003 re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica. He passed away from Pancreatic Cancer on February 7, 2017.
(1978-1979) television series, and also as Tom Zarek in the 2003 re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica. He passed away from Pancreatic Cancer on February 7, 2017.
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September 24, 2026
Since old Richard Hatch lived and breathed that space show day in and day out, this here book catches the spit and image of how folks like Apollo, Starbuck, and Athena talk without missin' a beat. It kicks things up to a grand, high-stakes scale that the old TV show’s penny-pinchin' budget couldn't never afford. The whole shebang boils down to a massive heap of trouble where the whole dang fleet gets cornered right next to a dyin', collapsin' sun. Once it sinks in that they can’t haul everybody out to safety in time, they’re forced to run a gut-wrenchin' lottery draw to figure out who gets saved and who gets left behind in the dust, puttin' Starbuck right in the crosshairs of mortal peril.
January 10, 2015
What was purchased for a guilty pleasure (and for the cool cover art), ended up just being a straight forward pleasure. I would put this on a par with some of the better "Star Wars" Extended Universe books such as the "X-Wing" novels.
"Destiny" is part of a "Battlestar Galactica" series of novels written by Richard Hatch (with various co-authors) based on the original 1978 series. The setting is some twenty years (yahrens) after the setting the classic show and there is an epic sweep to this novel only hinted at in the early episodes of the series. Richard Hatch and Brad Linaweaver do a nice job with the characters while delivering on the action and melodrama that all good space operas must have.
What is interesting is the tone and feel of the book in many ways foreshadows the brooding, gritty approach Ron Moore would take with the acclaimed SyFy channel remake in the 2000s.
Bottom line: "Destiny" is entertaining, well-crafted, fast-reading space opera BSG fans of either show will enjoy.
"Destiny" is part of a "Battlestar Galactica" series of novels written by Richard Hatch (with various co-authors) based on the original 1978 series. The setting is some twenty years (yahrens) after the setting the classic show and there is an epic sweep to this novel only hinted at in the early episodes of the series. Richard Hatch and Brad Linaweaver do a nice job with the characters while delivering on the action and melodrama that all good space operas must have.
What is interesting is the tone and feel of the book in many ways foreshadows the brooding, gritty approach Ron Moore would take with the acclaimed SyFy channel remake in the 2000s.
Bottom line: "Destiny" is entertaining, well-crafted, fast-reading space opera BSG fans of either show will enjoy.
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