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Stargate SG-1 #18

by Sabine C. Bauer

Recently promoted to the rank of General, Jack O'Neill is getting used to his new position at the SGC when disaster strikes. Cassandra Fraiser, the adopted daughter of the late Dr Janet Fraiser, has been kidnapped by forces unknown. Meanwhile, Daniel Jackson receives a demand: translate a mysterious document or Cassie will be killed. Determined not to give into the kidnappers, Colonel Samantha Carter gathers her team together for one last mission - save Cassandra.

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

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 16, 2010

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

best one so far 👌

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a hard one to review. I nearly DNFed at about 40% because the plot doesn't properly start until halfway through. Until this point, there are a slew of unnecessary scenes and interactions. But I persisted and then began to thoroughly enjoy myself. What I really liked were the attempts to tie up loose ends from earlier parts of SG1, including Cassandra and certain guest characters from as far back as season 2. Some of this was particularly inspired.

But the book played too fast and loose with canon and the timeline for my liking - the Atlantis situation was too far ahead in season 2 (post-"Critical Mass") to match SG1's pre-season 9. I also felt that the Atlantis and SG1 storylines didn't mesh well, even in the end.

In summary, what could have been a great book is instead "good but".

[Emilija · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing.
It started slow and I didn't really understand how the two storylines were going to connect until they revealed it. The pace soon picked up though and I didn't want to put it down.
But it was great; it nailed interaction between the different characters, especially Sheppard and McKay, and the meeting of Daniel Jackson and Teyla was one of my favourite parts, strange considering that I don't particularly care for either character.
The plot twist, I truly never saw coming. Which I really should have considering the plot and the names used. It was a really good plot twist.
A minor issue I had with this novel is its placement in the series. Some things didn't quite make sense, even in the realm of sci-fi. For instance, General Landry has literally just become the leader of the SGC and is in battle with the IOA about funding and SG-1; Sam hasn't left for Area 51 yet, Mitchell isn't in charge of SG-1, Teal'c hasn't left for the Jaffa High Council, but the Korolev is already operational and being used by Russia in this novel, which isn't even mentioned until mid to late season 9, after all of these things have happened and been resolved. The timelines don't exactly sync up, which caused slight jarring within the novel.
It was a brilliant book overall :-)

[Craterdweller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Cassandra Fraiser in this, especially with her interactions with Jack. Some of the science/medical explanations were a bit iffy, but it was nice to see Jack working with the team again. Also, the author didn't bother to fact check simple things like height - Why would a six foot Sheppard be sensitive about his height?

[Ida Leter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow, this one really makes a mess of the timeline. It is set in between season 8 and 9, just after Jack heads off to DC (why he had to be convinced of retiring from SGC is a mystery to me as the end of season 8 has already set it up quite nicely). This corresponds to just after season 1 of Atlantis, with them barely establishing contact with the Earth. And yet, the Atlantis expedition has already been there for 2 years, things that happen in season 2 (John is already colonel, Ronon is on board, Trinity and Grace Under Pressure have already happened). Daniel already made it to Atlantis... before coming back and waiting to catch Daedalus to transfer to Atlantis, and being very bummed out, because he was really looking forward to stepping the foot in the city for the first time. Russians already have the Korolev - which is equipped with the tech to communicate with the ships in a different galaxy! Boy, what a convenient device, short though the Korolev's life was, it is a wonder why something like that was never equipped on the Daedalus or the Odyssey, that would have made things so much simpler for them during the show! And the wrist device that just magically opens a wormhole to a different galaxy without the use of a ZPM, such a shame they never use it ever again, it would have saved them so much on the electric bill! Plus, a different hand device that Cassie was supposed to have used appeared in Roswell, but that novel is full of an entirely different can of worms, so... And how could have the Ancients "immediately" run into the Wraith upon their arrival to Pegasus, when Ancients were the ones who engineered them to begin with? And the end just made me feel severely underwhelmed - the reason why Ori were alerted to the humans of the Milky Way was because of Daniel and Vala stumbling in their domain, certainly not because of a death of a Mary Sue.

The plot is much too convoluted, too convenient, and there are too many things going on. It could easily use at least a third of it being cut out in editing. Few genuine moments of characters emoting, but not enough to save this wreck of a story.

[Silverscarf · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the first Stargate books I bought when I got my first Kindle roughly 6 years ago, and though I remember loving it a lot, I haven't re-read it since. So when I decided that I wanted to start collecting the paperback copies of the Sargate books again, this was the first one I bought. I first read this before I had really watched more than a couple episodes of SG-1, I was a huge Atlantis fan, but SG-1 was quite an undertaking, but I bought this and read it anyway basically purely for the Atlantis parts. And now that I'm a huge fan of both shows and have watched them both all the way through multiple times, I found the extra knowledge did change the reading experience just a little from what I remembered of it. This book held up pretty well with what I thought of it the first time, but at the same time I didn't find myself enjoying it quite as much as I remember absolutely loving it back then. But it wasn't a huge difference, this was a great read then and its a great read now and its one of my favorite SG-1 novels. Not that I've read nearly as many of the SG-1s as I have the Atlantis ones. I just started with the Atlantis ones a long time ago and have been trying to play catch up with the SG-1 books for a little while now. But just that I know so much more about the series and what fits where and with what show, that made a huge difference to the reading experience this time around. This is most remembered for being the first novel to do a proper crossover between the two shows, and it truly is a great crossover, taking some of the best parts of both shows and combining them. It has lots of action, humor, it's filled with lore from SG-1. Having nods to lots of stuff about the Ancients and even the Ori whom, when this novel is set (just after Moebius for SG-1 and somewhere around the first 5 episodes of SGA S2) SG-1 haven't met yet, but the events of this novel are in theory what make the Ori take notice of Earth in first place. And lots of easter eggs all around, if “1969” is one of your favorite episodes then you'll love this book. And it all works very well with both shows' canon.
Overall this is a great Stargate book, one of the best, but there are a lot of great Stargate novels so it sort of just depends on what kind of Stargate story you're in the mood for. I recommend it.

[Daniel Gaul · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was good to see Cassandra back in the action (and a surprise return for a character from Season 2 of SG-1), but the overall continuity with Season 2 of Atlantis was all over the map. Either the author didn't do her research, or the editors didn't take as much care to align the events between the two series. It was an interesting concept, but poorly executed; gotta say, this book didn't "wow" me.

[Marisa Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cassandra, adopted daughter of late Dr. Janet Frazier, is kidnapped. Col Carter, Cassie's guardian, assembles the SG-1 team to find her. Meanwhile, Atlantis is dealing with 2 viruses - one computer and one biological. The two incidents merge into a good story with lots of action.
Great blending of the characters of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.

[Kasey Minnis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great crossover

Being canon compliant with one series is hard enough, but this accomplished compliance with two. Meanwhile it offers an interesting plot, good characterization, and ties up several loose ends in the series. My favorite SG novel yet.

[Linda Kaban · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love when they bring together SG-1 and Atlantis. Very exciting read!!

[Graisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really fun entertaining cross-over. I especially liked the part where an unconscious Sheppard helped McKay pilot the jumper.

[Chance · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was just to mugh plot armor that everything that links together happen so soon together just didn’t seem realistic.

[jagle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh, impossible to read!

[Kati · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of SG-1's/SGA's best adventures yet and I'm talking both books and television. The author's characterization was spot-on, this is exactly how I see both teams, and the story itself, that took place both on earth and in Atlantis, kept me on the edge of my seat. What I loved best, though, were the character interactions, especially among the Atlantis crew - SGA has always been my favorite Stargate show - and I really loved the closeness among the people posted in the Pegasus galaxy, how the author portrayed it.

I can highly recommend this book. One of Fandemonium's best and yet another proof that, when it comes to Stargate books, female authors are leaps and bounds ahead of their male counterparts.

[Foggygirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been waiting forever for this book to be published and then I realized that it was available as an e-book so I immediately snapped it up. It was great to read about SG1 and the Atlantis team joing forces, too bad they didn't make it part of the TV series!

[Joseph Owsik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Single Story Yet!

Great!! Miss this show so much. These books have been great thus far. Especially this one! All the players were there from both Shows with fresh material. Keep them Coming! Thank You

[Gene · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good SG1/Atlantis crossover. Really enjoyed this one, but the writing in a couple of places was...off. I had to go back because I thought I had missed something.

[T · Rating 5 out of 5]

I made horrible strangled noises at the epilogue. This is a good thing (and bumped it up to five stars).

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I miss the Stargate world. It was nice to revisit even if it was in a book.

[Barbara Augerot · Rating 4 out of 5]

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