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Title: Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant (Babylon 5)
ISBN: 0345427165
Author:
J. Gregory Keyes
Publicate Date: 1999-03-01
Publish: 1999-03-01
List Price: $6.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Deadly Relations : Bester Ascendant ( Babylon 5 )
This book {Paperback} is in very good conditon,and I recieved it in record time after ordering it from to Seller. I'am very happy with my order and hope to do business with the Seller again. S.H.
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2: The B5 Ideal: Enjoyable on its Own yet a Part of the Whole
Originally Posted March 14, 1999
J. Gregory Keyes's second installment of the Psi Corp trilogy `Deadly Relation -Bester Ascendant' is a wonderful addition the Babylon 5 tapestry. The first book of the trilogy, `Dark Genesis -The Birth of the Psi Corps', explores the Psi Corps itself, its conception, birth and the struggles faced during its adolescence. The second installment focuses on a single character, the celebrated antihero Al Bester. We learn of Bester's childhood, education, adolescence and development into the Psi Cop Babylon 5 fans love to hate. Keyes's excellent writing provides the loyal Babylon 5 fan with a superbly convincing treatment of Al Bester offering character development and dimensions unattainable in the television show. Considering what Walter Koenig's acting and Straczynski's writing have brought to this character, this is saying a lot.
The non-Babylon 5 fan should enjoy this installment of the trilogy as much as the first. Fitting the ideal of a Babylon 5 story, the novel is thoroughly enjoyable in its own yet brilliantly connected to the larger Babylon 5 universe. The only aspect that might appear strained to the non-B5 fan is an out-of-the-blue reference to the Earth-Minbari war. For the non-fan, this war is the subject of the film and novel `In The Beginning' and an essential part of the series Babylon 5.
The true Babylon 5 fan will appreciate the story even more. Series creator J. M. Straczynski provided the outline for the story and reviewed the final product; series editor Fiona Avery provided some assistance and control as well. Besides the mentioned reference to `In The Beginning' there are tie-ins to the television series spanning from the first to the fifth year, a nice connection to the 7th novel `The Shadow Within', and a nod to DC comic #11 `The Psi Corps and You' that is a real grabber. We also see the events of comic series #5 to 8 from Bester's point-of-view. The connections are not forced, strained or redundant making the story wonderfully satisfying in its own right.
Finally, some additional credit should go to Keyes's care as a writer and the assistance he received from members of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab. The Martian climate and geology are accurate (compared to one of the early B5 novels) and he does a convincing job describing Lunar and Martian colonization. The combination of science fiction, mystery and politics together with outstanding character development makes this novel a worthy addition to the Babylon 5 universe.
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3: Babylon 5 Book - Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendent
A good read, and good storyline on the Psi Corp's origin and also the origins of rebel telepaths. True to the Babylan 5 storyline
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4: Very Complete Background on Bester
If you wanna know why Bester is the way he is, this book will tell you. You might even feel sorry for him at times, and will see things from his -twisted- point of view. If you liked Babylon 5 and particularly the Psi Corps episodes, I guarantee you're going to like it!
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5: Bestor backstory
Reading the background of a complex character is very interesting. Monsters do not see themselves as monsters because they had their own very good reasons for doing what they did. Knowing the reasons they did things make them more real, and less a monster. I would have given this book a 5 star rating on content and story but I took a point away because of some technical writing errors. Any fan of B5 would enjoy this book.
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