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BABYLON 5: ACCUSATIONS (Book #2) (TV Series)
by Lois Tilton. Based on the series by J. Michael Straczynski. TV series art cover. Condition: UNREAD 1995 Dell paperback, first edition, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: A deadly conspiracy from Mars succeeds in stripping Ivanova of her command and forcing the Babylon 5 loyalists into action. [1 copy available]
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BABYLON 5: DEADLY RELATIONS: Bester Ascendant
by J. Gregory Keyes. TV series art cover. Based on an original outline by J. Michael Straczynski. Condition: NEW 1999 Del Rey paperback, first edition, first printing. Tiny, tiny edgewear. Content: The book chronicles the life of the Psi Corps Alfred Bester from boyhood to the dramatic events that will first take him to the eponymous space station. As befits the show, Deadly Relations is complex and well characterized, aware of SF history, and filled with fascinating background detail. Keyes portrays Bester's paradoxical nature: a man haunted and lonely, able to read the thoughts of others, and capable of betraying those closest to him out of a sense of duty to the greater good. A sinister, ruthless figure becomes a sympathetic, almost tragic antihero as the book ranges from Earth to the Beta Colony and Mars. The fictional Alfred Bester had a real-life namesake who authored several major SF novels. These include the still extraordinary 1953 thriller of murder and psychic detection, to which Deadly Relations pays due homage. If you enjoy B5, try The Demolished Man by the original Alfred Bester. [1 copy available]
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BABYLON 5: Invoking Darkness (The Passing of the Techno-Mages, Book 3)
by Jeanne Cavelos. Cover art by Ashley Wood. Condition: NEW 2001 Del Rey/Ballantine paperback, first edition, first printing. Content: Based on an original outline by J. Michael Straczynski. Reviewer: "This book picks up with the Shadow War raging, the Vorlon Kosh cut down on the B5 station, and the remaining techno-mages sequestered in their place of hiding. Seeds sown by Morden at the last techno-mage convocation several years previous have begun to come to fruition for the Shadows. Not only are Elizar and Razeel helping to wreak havoc wherever they can, some of the techno-mages at the hiding place now are beginning to think they should join the shadows as well. In an unexpected turn of events, Galen is given a mandate by the Circle to leave the hiding place and to locate and destroy the three people who threaten the techno-mages existence: Morden, Elizar, and Razeel. Unexpected revelations are made about Anna Sheridan in her role as shadow servant, the role of "the First One" Lorian, and the fate of Wierdan-the first techno-mage. This is a tale not only of revenge, redemption and good over evil- but a wonderful examination of the human condition through each characters motivations and subsequent actions. Filled with tension, suspense and adventure, 'Invoking Darkness' gets my highest recommendation." [1 copy available]
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BABYLON 5: NO SURRENDER, NO RETREAT (Season by Season series, Season 4)
by Jane Killick. Color photos & stills section. TV series art cover. Condition: UNREAD 1998 Ballantine First American Edition Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Filled with stunning revelations and explosive plot twists and turns, this book sums up the spellbinding fourth season. Culminating in some of the most dramatic events in television history, Captain Sheridan is pronounced missing and presumed dead on Z'ha'dum, while Delenn feverishly rallies support for an all-out offensive against the invading Shadow forces. Internal strife on Centauri erupts in a shocking and violent betrayal. Garibaldi resigns as Security Chief and turns to treachery, plotting against his comrades. And Earth launches a war against Babylon 5. From "The Hour of the Wolf" through the shattering finale of "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars," B5 expert Jane Killick's episode-by-episode summaries and analyses capture all the action and intrigue of Babylon 5 circa 2261--"the year everything changed." Complete cast listings. [1 copy available]
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BABYLON 5: THE SHADOW WITHIN (Book #7) (TV Series)
by Jeanne Cavelos. Based on the series by J. Michael Straczynski. TV series art cover. Condition: UNREAD 1997 Dell paperback, first edition, first printing. Tiny tiny edgewear. Content: Anna Sheridan has two passions--her husband, John, and the mystery surrounding some intriguing artifacts found during a mission to a distant planet called Z'Ha'dum. Now she gets orders to become the science officer on the follow-up mission scheduled for the spaceship Icarus. Happy, young, beloved, and brilliant, never has a woman had so much to live for. Or so much to lose. While John, recently promoted to the rank of captain, struggles with his new command on the Agamemnon, Anna begins to assemble her science crew...and makes a first mistake. She signs on Dr. Morden, a highly credentialed translator whose heart hides a weakness that can cost Anna her life or her soul. Her second mistake is to underestimate the danger of Z'Ha'dum. What is awaiting the Icarus near the rim of known destiny...and a dark future that can crush her husband's dreams and a terror that can come back to haunt us all. [1 copy available]
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BABYLON 5: THE TOUCH OF YOUR SHADOW, THE WHISPER OF YOUR NAME (Book #5) (TV Series)
by Neal Barrett, Jr. . Based on the series by J. Michael Straczynski. TV series art cover by Bob Larkin. Condition: UNREAD 1996 Dell paperback, first printing. Moderate tanning to inside cove edges but NONE to page edges. Odd, eh? Content: Babylon 5, designed to be a place of peace in a troubled universe, has erupted into rioting as visiting cultures clash and passions explode. Security chief Garibaldi must use all his skills to quell the violence between races. But the troubles escalate as terrifying nightmares plague everyone on board from Captain Sheridan to Vorlon Ambassador Kosh. It seems as if some "force" is touching them all. Then an alien presence appears. A long, twisting band of green light nine million miles long stretches out against the darkness of space on a collision course with Babylon 5. Since it remains invisible to computer sensors, some are calling it an illusion, others are calling it an evil life force. Still others are calling it God. Now, it is up to Captain Sheridan and Garibaldi to find out, risking their lives, and perhaps their souls, to venture forth amond the stars to meet the unknown. [I love this book!!!] [1 copy available]
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INTERACTING WITH BABYLON 5
by Kurt Lancaster. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2001 University of Texas Press hardcover (no DJ issued), first edition. Content: "This book makes a significant contribution to the growing body of scholarship surrounding the participatory communities--i.e. fandoms--that surround cult television shows and films. . . . It will cut across disciplines, finding a readership among sociologists, anthropologists, media scholars, and performance scholars, as well as among fans and lay readers." --Henry Jenkins, author of Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture Much of the pleasure of science fiction and fantasy stems from the genres' ability to transport fans into imaginary worlds that often feel more "real" than ordinary life. This pioneering book uses the insights of performance theory to explore how fans of the television show Babylon 5 actively immerse themselves in its imaginary environment by role-playing games and fan fiction, through which the fans perform--make real--fantasies they previously watched on television. Lancaster opens with a background analysis of Babylon 5, including creator-producer J. Michael Straczynski's online interaction with fans. Then he thoroughly examines the performance aspects of all the participatory media surrounding the show--the role-playing game, collectable card game, war game, CD-ROM "guidebook," fan fiction, and web pages. His use of performance theory offers a new way of understanding the enormous popularity of imaginary entertainment environments and the fandom surrounding other popular sites of science fiction and fantasy, including Star Trek, Star Wars, and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. [1 copy available]
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