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Roswell (Pocketbooks) #2
No Good Deed
When a desperate father kidnaps Michael to force him to use his healing powers to save the man's dying daughter, Max, Tess, Liz, Isabel, and Valenti set out to rescue Michael, but a nosy reporter could destroy everything.
241 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 2001
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About the author
Dean Wesley Smith
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Edward Taft
Dee W. Schofield
Sandy Schofield
Kathryn Wesley
Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.
With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.
Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.
Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.
Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.
Edward Taft
Dee W. Schofield
Sandy Schofield
Kathryn Wesley
Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names.
With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons.
Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.
Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books.
Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.
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November 18, 2023
This was the second original novel in Pocket's series of tie-ins that were spun-off from the television show. It's a rough sequel to one of my favorite episodes, the first Christmas story, and Michael is in need of rescue this time around. I thought the authors did a good job of capturing the feel of the show and accurately reflecting the characters, as well as telling a fun story in a clear and straight-ahead manner. It's one of my favorite books of the series.
February 7, 2019
Kind of ashamed to say that I've had this particular Roswell book on my shelf since I was 14 and I just now read it for the first time. Based on the back of the book, it was focused on Michael, and he was never exactly my favorite. (I know, I'm in the minority there, but I didn't like how he treated the humans most of the time.)
In terms of plot, this was really good! A believable adventure that could have sprung off from what happened in the Christmas episode of season 2, and with good foreshadowing of developments that fans know happened later in the season. Really interesting side character developed through the reporter, though the bad guys were kind of 2 dimensional.
The problems: Liz and Alex are left with nothing to do for the entire book. Seriously, they just sit around and watch the other characters do stuff. In the show, Liz was almost always doing something; poor Alex gets sidelined and is only really in the first thirty pages. Also, too much Tess. Just...ick. When I re-watch shows, I can usually stomach the characters I detested in the original airing (Lauren Reed from ABC's Alias is a great example), but with Tess that has never happened. I eyeroll her scenes just as hard now as I did in 2001. Unfortunately, because this book is set during season 2, I am forced to read about her Max fixation. *shudders* Yeah, I could have done without the Tess bits.
Also, Valenti was characterized kind of weird. I can't quite put my finger on it, but something was strange about the way they wrote him in this one.
In terms of plot, this was really good! A believable adventure that could have sprung off from what happened in the Christmas episode of season 2, and with good foreshadowing of developments that fans know happened later in the season. Really interesting side character developed through the reporter, though the bad guys were kind of 2 dimensional.
The problems: Liz and Alex are left with nothing to do for the entire book. Seriously, they just sit around and watch the other characters do stuff. In the show, Liz was almost always doing something; poor Alex gets sidelined and is only really in the first thirty pages. Also, too much Tess. Just...ick. When I re-watch shows, I can usually stomach the characters I detested in the original airing (Lauren Reed from ABC's Alias is a great example), but with Tess that has never happened. I eyeroll her scenes just as hard now as I did in 2001. Unfortunately, because this book is set during season 2, I am forced to read about her Max fixation. *shudders* Yeah, I could have done without the Tess bits.
Also, Valenti was characterized kind of weird. I can't quite put my finger on it, but something was strange about the way they wrote him in this one.
September 4, 2023
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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 :)
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October 17, 2022Way better than Loose Ends, in which I thought that author tried waaay too hard!
The characters in this book acted more like they would in the show, with the exception of Valenti who I don't think would have been nearly as annoyed as they made him!
The characters in this book acted more like they would in the show, with the exception of Valenti who I don't think would have been nearly as annoyed as they made him!
April 10, 2016
Any book that let me visit with Max, Liz, Maria and Michael, I am there. I always loved these characters on Roswell and even though the books are never as good as the television show I just love visiting with these old friends again.
August 29, 2020
When Michael is kidnapped by a desperate father trying to find the 'healer' responsible for healing a Cancer Ward of sick kids at Christmas, his friends must do everything they can to rescue him while preserving the Antarians secret.
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