The Pursuit of Diana

V #3

by Allen L. Wold

While Donovan pursues and recaptures Diana, the LA resistance tries to revive those stored on the mothership after capturing it in the events of the first book. However they are faced with the converted government, and several of the "sixth column", surviving Visitors on board the mothership who are still loyal to Diana, who is imprisoned on board after her capture.

Genres: Science Fiction, Media Tie In, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction

186 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1984

Reviews

[Karl]

This is the Gregg Press edition hardcover.

1984, hardcover edition, Gregg Press, Boston. Please note: this work first appeared as a Pinnacle Books softcover. 186 pages.

[Jeremiah Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed exploring what happens after humans defeat alien invaders. This book essentially asks, when is a war over? At 180 pages it’s dense, but I enjoyed the concepts and seeing how the rebels deal with all their new problems.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm on a massive re-read of all of the "V" books as I am a huge fan of the two miniseries, tv show, comic books, and books. "The Pursuit of Diana" is the third in the series, and it was one I first read 40 years ago when I was just 10 years old. Because so much has passed, I had forgotten everything in this book, so this really felt like a first time read. After reading this, I really think the tv series should have used this book as the blue print moving forward after the miniseries rather than what it ended up doing.

This book begins immediately after "V: The Final Battle" ended, so some of our rebel heroes are on the Mother Ship, while others are back on Earth. Both groups have moments of celebration for defeating the invading lizards, but those moments are short lived as enemies rise up including Diana who manages to escape from the Mother Ship. This book goes into a lot of details with reversing the conversion process, bringing people out of suspended animation, dealing with the toxin, figuring out who is loyal and who is not, and so much more.

This is an easy read and moves the story forward. All of our favorite characters are here, some humans and some lizards die, and the book ends on a positive note. 40 years have passed and I am still a fan of this series and books.

[Irredeemable Shag · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was super-lite on characterization, but I enjoyed the overall plot and individual story beats. The initial pace is slow, but picks up. In the weeds a bit in dealing with the aftermath of the Visitors departure, but I enjoyed that aspect. Still contradicts the first episode of the ongoing series, but if you ignore that it fills in quite a bit about what happened between THE FINAL BATTLE and the weekly series that took place a year later. Recommended for V fans!

[Xina W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

En bok som tar vid där miniserierna slutar, vi kastas direkt in på moderskeppet där det cruisar fram genom rymden så det är en fördel om man minns vad som skedde i "Final Battle". På det hela taget är det en intressant fortsättning med - precis som mini-serierna - sina intriger, förvecklingar och problematik. det är faktiskt rätt köpbart att rebellerna inte hyllas som hjältar utan att besökarnas "omvända" människor fortsätter ställa till förtret. Jag tycker man fångar "världen" och karaktärerna bra i boken (den är även skriven på ett sätt som gör att den inte känns gammal eller utdaterad) även om kanske dialogen här och där känns förenklad (vet inte om det är i original eller "bara" översättningen som känns så) som om den är anpassad till en yngre läsargrupp än mig. Jag som aldrig riktigt kunnat ta till mig slutet på "Final Battle" (där Elizabeth desarmerar domedagsbomben med ren tankekraft) känner mig kanske inte helt bekväm med att samma tema förekommer även i den här boken - om än i mindre dramatisk skala. När jag började närma mig de sista kapitlen var jag plågsamt medveten om att författaren skrev en trilogi böcker, men boken har ett riktigt slut; som precis som miniserierna både lämnar öppet och får läsaren sukta efter lite mer. Får jag tag på de övriga böckerna, kommer jag avgjort vilja läsa dem.

[Ursprunligen publicerad på SFN, 20131027]

[Kerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another week of traveling, another round of V books. Pursuit of Diana follows on from the end of the second miniseries, but seems like a bridge between that and the series. Chicago Conversion and Florida Project take place with mostly new casts, but Florida Project is stronger because it uses guest stars from L.A. and doesn't have to spend time introducing them.

[Tamera · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure why it was necessary to mention dozens of resistance characters that the fans were unfamiliar with and didn't play an integral part to the story. Compared to the other three tie-in books set in L.A., this one came across as amateurishly written. It's fine to add as part of a collection, but not such a great read.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read all these books way back when. I kept the ones I really liked (the original, The Alien Swordmaster, Prisoners and Pawns, East Coast Crisis and Death Tide)

I don't remember much about this one, other than it starts folks from the original series.

[Stasia Bruhn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Starts where it left off..Diana escaped. In the book Elizabeth is still a child. Explains how Los Angeles copes with the new reality.(people in high positions of power are converted, what happens to the people who were put in suspended animation)

[Bev · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read this back when the original V was popular. Not nearly as good as the series and not nearly as good as some of the other books based on the series.