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Colonies of Kobol - Collection: Special Edition
Visit the sixteen Colonies of Kobol in a single volume ...
Two thousand years before the Cylons destroyed the Twelve Colonies and the Battlestar Galactica led a ragtag fleet to Earth, the Lords of Kobol fell and mankind fled for the Colonies.
See the settling of the first colony on Gemenon. Behold the destruction of Earth and the flight of the Final Five. Witness the rise of empires on Virgon and Leonis and the thousand-year-war waged across the plains of Tauron, the seas of Picon, and the mountains of Sagittaron. Visit the jungles of Libran and Scorpia, the mines of Canceron, the farms of Aerilon, and the volcanoes of Aquaria. Read the continuation of the short-lived TV series "Caprica" and watch the horrors of the Cylon War and the creation of The Colony. Revisit New Caprica and then, on our own world, go on one last journey with Bill Adama and Saul Tigh, and get a look into our own future as the Messengers of The One True God work to free mankind of the cycle.
This is the definitive special edition collection of these books in chronological order, complete with additional chapters, behind-the-scenes information, art, pics, and author's commentary. Learn all about the writing of these tales, connections to the "Battlestar Galactica" and "Caprica" TV shows, and much more.
There is a Plan and questions will be answered.
Two thousand years before the Cylons destroyed the Twelve Colonies and the Battlestar Galactica led a ragtag fleet to Earth, the Lords of Kobol fell and mankind fled for the Colonies.
See the settling of the first colony on Gemenon. Behold the destruction of Earth and the flight of the Final Five. Witness the rise of empires on Virgon and Leonis and the thousand-year-war waged across the plains of Tauron, the seas of Picon, and the mountains of Sagittaron. Visit the jungles of Libran and Scorpia, the mines of Canceron, the farms of Aerilon, and the volcanoes of Aquaria. Read the continuation of the short-lived TV series "Caprica" and watch the horrors of the Cylon War and the creation of The Colony. Revisit New Caprica and then, on our own world, go on one last journey with Bill Adama and Saul Tigh, and get a look into our own future as the Messengers of The One True God work to free mankind of the cycle.
This is the definitive special edition collection of these books in chronological order, complete with additional chapters, behind-the-scenes information, art, pics, and author's commentary. Learn all about the writing of these tales, connections to the "Battlestar Galactica" and "Caprica" TV shows, and much more.
There is a Plan and questions will be answered.
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Published March 20, 2024
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Edward T. Yeatts III
17 books25 followersEdward T. Yeatts III (call him "Trey") is a resident of Richmond, VA. He is married (since 1999) and has a son (since 2002). A lifelong fan of science fiction, various franchises of interest include "Star Trek," Star Wars," "Battlestar Galactica," "Lord of the Rings," "Dune," DC Comics, and quite a few more.
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April 29, 2024
Definitely worth a look by fans of BattleStar Galactica and anybody who's read the Lords of Kobol prequel.
Unlike the individual volumes released in 2022, the collected version has the chapters arranged chronologically rather than by colony. This in my opinion actually works better overall, as we get a smoother history of the Twelve Colonies across two thousand years. Most of the first half of the book covers the initial landing on Gemenon by the survivors from Kobol, then the British/French-style empires of Virgon and Leonis brutally subjugating other worlds.
The individual stories in this part do a great job of giving you a sense of each worlds' character and history, plus they are varied in their own right. For example Aerilon's story is an Apocalypse Now-style tale in an environment reminiscent of the Old West. Sagittaron's heartbreaking tales are explicitly modeled after European colonialism in Africa. Picon has some Age of Sail naval warfare plus an enormous fleet battle in orbit where Leonis deploys a new kind of warship, and here the author comes up with an inventive origin of the 'battlestar' designation.
The second half covers the pre-war and early years of the First Cylon War before proceeding to the meeting of the Final Five with the original Cylons, then the creation of the eight (soon to be seven) 'skinjob' model Cylons. Finally we get a nice epilogue to the series involving Adama and Tigh.
Interspersed with all of this are deceased characters both from this book and the TV series being queried by God's 'angels'. The segments involving the TV characters offer some new insights, and in some cases (such as Dualla after her suicide or Gaius Balter's 'reunion' with his abusive dad) are poignant.
Each chapter has a link to the author's commentary. This covers such things as what was inspired by the TV series (or the original 1970s version), real-life history, and in some cases where personal life informed the text. Interesting in its own right about what goes into crafting a book.
All in all, a lengthy read but the individual segments flow swiftly and smoothly. Would recommend to any BSG fan.
Unlike the individual volumes released in 2022, the collected version has the chapters arranged chronologically rather than by colony. This in my opinion actually works better overall, as we get a smoother history of the Twelve Colonies across two thousand years. Most of the first half of the book covers the initial landing on Gemenon by the survivors from Kobol, then the British/French-style empires of Virgon and Leonis brutally subjugating other worlds.
The individual stories in this part do a great job of giving you a sense of each worlds' character and history, plus they are varied in their own right. For example Aerilon's story is an Apocalypse Now-style tale in an environment reminiscent of the Old West. Sagittaron's heartbreaking tales are explicitly modeled after European colonialism in Africa. Picon has some Age of Sail naval warfare plus an enormous fleet battle in orbit where Leonis deploys a new kind of warship, and here the author comes up with an inventive origin of the 'battlestar' designation.
The second half covers the pre-war and early years of the First Cylon War before proceeding to the meeting of the Final Five with the original Cylons, then the creation of the eight (soon to be seven) 'skinjob' model Cylons. Finally we get a nice epilogue to the series involving Adama and Tigh.
Interspersed with all of this are deceased characters both from this book and the TV series being queried by God's 'angels'. The segments involving the TV characters offer some new insights, and in some cases (such as Dualla after her suicide or Gaius Balter's 'reunion' with his abusive dad) are poignant.
Each chapter has a link to the author's commentary. This covers such things as what was inspired by the TV series (or the original 1970s version), real-life history, and in some cases where personal life informed the text. Interesting in its own right about what goes into crafting a book.
All in all, a lengthy read but the individual segments flow swiftly and smoothly. Would recommend to any BSG fan.
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