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Visions of Danger When Liz, Max, Maria, Michael, and Kyle left Roswell, they didn't think their lives would suddenly become perfect. They were, after all, on the run from the FBI. But they certainly didn't think things could get much worse. They're learning how wrong they were. The FBI has tracked them via their e-mail accounts and is hot on the group's trail. It can only be a matter of time before they are apprehended. Meanwhile, in New York City, three alien Dupes are captured by the police. When the feds are brought on to the case, the Special Unit recognizes the Dupes -- and wonders why "Tess," "Michael," and "Isabel" have changed so much since their last encounter. Little does the Unit know it is dealing with a case of mistaken identity. And the real Isabel has more pressing concerns, if Liz's latest vision is to be believed....
272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 2003
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Andy Mangels
152 books44 followersAndy Mangels is an American science fiction author who has written novels, comics, and magazine articles, and produced DVD collections, mostly focusing on media in popular culture. As an openly-gay man, he has been a longtime advocate for greater visibility of gay and lesbian characters in various media, especially comics, including the coordination and moderation of the annual "Gays in Comics" panel for Comic Con International since it was begun in 1988. He is the founder of an annual "Women of Wonder Day" event, which raises funds for domestic violence shelters and related programs. As of 2011 he has had books on the USA Today "best-selling books" list three times. wikipedia
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December 11, 2023
Pursuit is the tenth tie-in book for the original Roswell television series. It's really just the first half of a long novel; the second half appeared a couple of months later with the unlikely title Turnabout. (Luckily, there was a nifty fanfic site called Crashdown with some extraordinarily well-crafted stories, some better than some of the licensed and professionally printed Simon & Schuster stories, to tide you over while waiting for the finale.) Pursuit/Turnabout is a fan-friendly story that brings back a lot of the characters and conventions from all three previous years of the show, as well as continuing the and concluding the Simon tie-in storylines. The relationship of Kyle's father and Maria's mother is expanded and is quite touching, Jesse is re-introduced in a meaningful manner (though I'm not sure the majority of the fans approved), and there are several little touches that are great, such as having Liz's journal frame the story. There were also a few bits I didn't care for, such as Kyle developing special powers... one of the neat things about the extended friendships was that some of the crew were alien and some were human, and those lines didn't need to be blurred. (It was like the Superman comic in the 1960s... everybody who met Clark eventually turned into a superhero or a supervillain a time or two. Or like a series of vampire books in which the heroine eventually ends up in bed with -everybody- she meets. But I digress.) Anyway, the story wraps up most of the character arcs satisfactorily, and they chose to end the series with a true conclusion, though I thought leaving it a bit more open-ended might have been a better way to go. It was a fun ride, with some nice touches.
March 13, 2024
This pains me to rate at 1 star. Roswell is one of my favorite series of all time and I paid a hefty price to get these books after they went out of print. It has taken me forever to finish this and it comes down to the writing. It's almost like the writer has never seen the show before and was given a 25 word synopsis. None of the characters do or act the way they should. They make stupid mistakes, and a lot of the things that happen are nonsensical. I'll just stick to fanfiction when it comes to imagining a better ending for this show.
March 11, 2022
Ok. So there’s a couple of things I did love about this book. One being we finally got to see Kyle start to develop his powers. We’ve been waiting on that for awhile! Although from what we know so far it sounds like he has potential to be even more powerful than Liz because of how close in proximity he’s been to the three aliens? And then there’s that cliffhanger from Dream Walk we all seemed to forget where his mother might’ve been involved with aliens somehow.
I also loved a bit more backstory with Langley and our alien twins. And don’t get me started on Jim and Amy. They are just too adorable together. I was quite pleased how close all of the parents are with each other.
Not really sure how I feel about them fighting back in general though. Seems like it would be a lost cause. Anxious to see how this will all end. And if I’m not happy with the outcome, there’s always fanfic.
I also loved a bit more backstory with Langley and our alien twins. And don’t get me started on Jim and Amy. They are just too adorable together. I was quite pleased how close all of the parents are with each other.
Not really sure how I feel about them fighting back in general though. Seems like it would be a lost cause. Anxious to see how this will all end. And if I’m not happy with the outcome, there’s always fanfic.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 27, 2019
Obviously, as you can tell from the rating, this is not my favorite. (The length of time it took me to finish the book should be a good indicator.) The POV is changed up multiple times per chapter (sometimes after less than a page), and sometimes we change locales a number of times per chapter. While what is going on in all the different parts of the US is important, you're never reading one character's experience long enough to really care about what is happening.
Also, this is the penultimate Roswell novel EVER, and there is hardly anything notable that happens with the core characters. Liz just has a couple of visions and passes out frequently, Maria makes snarky comments and argues with Michael, Isabel worries about her husband over in Boston, Michael feels antsy and wants to *do* something, Kyle starts to develop powers (which no one seems to care too much about), and Max feels guilty that he can't solve the world's problems. Meanwhile, the lives of his friends and family are falling apart while he stands right there, and he doesn't seem too fashed to do anything about *that.*
To be honest, I can't see much of the characters from the show in this book at all. (That might be because we're not in any character's head long enough to come to grips with how the adventure is emotionally affecting them). Max does not worry about his wife or his sister at all -- he says he worries, but he has so far taken no action to help them or even sat down with them one-on-one to try to support them -- and that is the opposite of the Max Evans I got to know via the show. Liz gives a few lines about science facts, and goes out of her way to help Isabel talk to her husband, but there is little of the vibrancy I remember about my science queen from the show.
The best part of the book for me was reading about Amy Deluca being a badass back in Roswell, and the interaction between her and Jim Valenti. As usual, the scene with them was as rushed as the rest of the book, but at least the way she and Jim cared for each other was shown in their dialogue and brief interaction, which is more than I got from Max and Liz or Michael and Maria in the entire novel.
I hope the final novel in the show tie-in series is a lot better than this set up novel was.
Also, this is the penultimate Roswell novel EVER, and there is hardly anything notable that happens with the core characters. Liz just has a couple of visions and passes out frequently, Maria makes snarky comments and argues with Michael, Isabel worries about her husband over in Boston, Michael feels antsy and wants to *do* something, Kyle starts to develop powers (which no one seems to care too much about), and Max feels guilty that he can't solve the world's problems. Meanwhile, the lives of his friends and family are falling apart while he stands right there, and he doesn't seem too fashed to do anything about *that.*
To be honest, I can't see much of the characters from the show in this book at all. (That might be because we're not in any character's head long enough to come to grips with how the adventure is emotionally affecting them). Max does not worry about his wife or his sister at all -- he says he worries, but he has so far taken no action to help them or even sat down with them one-on-one to try to support them -- and that is the opposite of the Max Evans I got to know via the show. Liz gives a few lines about science facts, and goes out of her way to help Isabel talk to her husband, but there is little of the vibrancy I remember about my science queen from the show.
The best part of the book for me was reading about Amy Deluca being a badass back in Roswell, and the interaction between her and Jim Valenti. As usual, the scene with them was as rushed as the rest of the book, but at least the way she and Jim cared for each other was shown in their dialogue and brief interaction, which is more than I got from Max and Liz or Michael and Maria in the entire novel.
I hope the final novel in the show tie-in series is a lot better than this set up novel was.
May 1, 2025
I'm a big fan of Roswell however I won't be rating the books based on my love of the show. Especially when the writers are obviously not as familiar with the storylines or characters as they should to write these books. Definitely has the feeling that they are provided with a cheat sheet.
The editors got lazy as there are mistakes throughout the book, use of the wrong names, the grammar or the completely wrong word. Peace officer instead of Police officer.
Some characters just don't feel right. Putting sentences for one character that would have been more appropriate to other characters. The whole Langley part, using his powers before Max meet with him, wrong, he stopped using his powers completely, years before, so it lack continuity.
Any time there's dates in books, especially years, is risky because they not correlate with the show in certain chapters.
The positive remarks is this book is fast paced and has a good story to it however it doesn't detract from the failure of edits and continuation of story.
The editors got lazy as there are mistakes throughout the book, use of the wrong names, the grammar or the completely wrong word. Peace officer instead of Police officer.
Some characters just don't feel right. Putting sentences for one character that would have been more appropriate to other characters. The whole Langley part, using his powers before Max meet with him, wrong, he stopped using his powers completely, years before, so it lack continuity.
Any time there's dates in books, especially years, is risky because they not correlate with the show in certain chapters.
The positive remarks is this book is fast paced and has a good story to it however it doesn't detract from the failure of edits and continuation of story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 9, 2019
The Special Unit has caught up to the gang finally, having tracked them via emails, despite the group's usage of encrypted technology. When three of them get captured, the others fight with everything they have to rescue them. They manage to make their escape but soon learn that their parents have been taken into custody back in Roswell. Michael advocates that it is time to stop running and start fighting if they are ever going to have a normal life. One by one, the others agree.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them...Rath, Ava, and Lonnie have been captured in New York, and are undergoing the same treatment Max did in the 'White Room'.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them...Rath, Ava, and Lonnie have been captured in New York, and are undergoing the same treatment Max did in the 'White Room'.
May 3, 2020
It's been a while since I read the previous books, so my memory is hazy regarding some of the earlier events that were referenced. But it was still awesome to get back together with these characters.
I wish the finale novel (the sequel to this 2-parter) wasn't so hard to find and expensive.
I wish the finale novel (the sequel to this 2-parter) wasn't so hard to find and expensive.
November 15, 2020
I've read these books before, wanted to reread them but they cost 900.00 plus wtf ...
July 24, 2011
The jumping back and forth between place and time kind of ticked me off because I would get into one story line and then be shoved into a different one before that first one was concluded. By the time I got back to the first story line again I was frustrated because I was getting into the second story line and no longer cared about the first.
I liked how the authors explained themselves, major gold stars for that, since they had the characters doing things that they may not have been doing in the TV show and things happening that made no sense. I also liked to hear about what the Dupes have been up to, since it always seems like the government is just after the Roswell aliens and not their New York counterparts.
I liked how the authors explained themselves, major gold stars for that, since they had the characters doing things that they may not have been doing in the TV show and things happening that made no sense. I also liked to hear about what the Dupes have been up to, since it always seems like the government is just after the Roswell aliens and not their New York counterparts.
September 3, 2008
I'm very dissapointed that they cancelled the show, so i went on a hunt for these books which are not easy to get. The only problem I have with this one is that everything that happened in the show is rehashed, which is kind of pointless becouse if you are reading this book, you have already seen the show. (Cmon continiue the show, if you dont know how here's a suggestion: the six escapes to Antar, where they must hide becouse they are all aliens (humans are aliens on antar and hybrids are like 50/50 ) and they plot to throw Kavar off the throne)
March 3, 2008
This was another canon novel set right after season three. The story was interesting, but the authors kept going into detail about everything that had ever happened in the show! It was very tedious and distracting and took away from the story. If you're reading this kind of book, then you've seen the show. You don't need to be reminded of every single event throughout the book.
January 11, 2012
These books are rated more for teens, and I read the Roswell series when I was about 15 ..... but I still really love reading them now. They're written in an easily worded way so that if you want something quick and easy to read, they're perfect ..... I love the whole series :)
*This is probally my favorite book of the series*.
*This is probally my favorite book of the series*.
June 29, 2009
Part one of the written ending to the Roswell series!
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April 29, 2014See my depressed review reason behind why this book series is not in my hands right now.
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