Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Immortal

Pocket Books

Written by CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN and NANCY HOLDER
An original novel based on the hit TV series created by Joss Whedon

Copyright 2000 by Twentieth
Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

In Immortal, Buffy encounters aggressive vampire Veronique who - when you dust her - reemerges as another vampire in another body. Meanwhile, Buffy's mother is sick and is about to undergo an operation. How can Buffy be with her mother - when an immortal vampire is after Buffy?

I felt for the usually dependable Buffy as she would much rather stay by the side of her sick mother - rather than fighting vampires, or of fighting the arrival of the evil demons Triumvirate that are wanting to absorb human souls. Having the Scooby gang prey on Buffy's duty as a Slayer was rather cruel of the gang, but that is the point. Which has more priority, Buffy's mother or the end of mankind?

The cover of the book also has what I think is the best cover of the entire book series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. To me the cover for Immortal represents the Hell scenarios that Buffy is always encountering.

Pancho
All people smile in the same language.

Doctor Who - Delta and the Bannermen

A TARGET BOOK

Written by Malcolm Kohll
based on the BBC television series by Malcolm Kohll
by arrangement with BBC Books, a division of BBC Enterprises Ltd

Novelisation copyright Malcolm Kohll, 1989
Original script copyright Malcom Kohll, 1987

The BBC producers of Delta and the Bannermen was
John Nathan-Turner.
The Director was Michael Ferguson
The role of the Doctor was played by Sylvester McCoy

At a space toll port, the Doctor and Mel win the Grand Prize from the toll port - which is being part of a Fifties tour to Disneyland on the Planet Earth. Delta, the last of the Chimeron, sneaks on board the tour trying to get away from the aggressive Bannermen who are chasing her. On the tour's way to Disneyland, they hit America's first space satellite and crash land at a resort in the middle of England as the Bannermen follow the tour group back to Earth.

I always felt it was just a little too unbelievable that Billy, the camp mechanic trying to fix the tour's disabled bus, would fall in love with Delta - and suddenly decide to turn himself into a Chimeron, especially with no thought that the process may kill him. It was very selfish of Billy taking the food of Delta's daughter from the little baby and eating it for himself. Despite Billy taking her food, Delta's daughter grows rapidly, which shows how alien her physiology is - and what a radical change Billy must be going through. Searching for Delta, the Bannermen are supposed to be deadly soldiers - but the Bannermen are hard for me to take too seriously with a staff of banners strapped to their backs. It is rare having Americans in the Doctor Who series, which was great to see for once, but the American agents tracking the missing satellite of course have no clue as to what is going on around them.

Pancho
All people smile in the same language.

The Undead Kama Sutra

Eos is a federally registered trademark of HarperColins Publishers

Written by Mario Acevedo

Copyright 2008 by Mario Acevedo



Military veteran and vampire, now turned private detective, Felix Gomez searches for aliens who want to kidnap Earth women.

In The Undead Kama Sutra, the third of the Felix Gomez series, the aliens from The Nymphos of Rocky Flats are back with a much more sinister scheme and are in collaboration with the U.S. government and the cosmetics industry. Like the Harry Potter series, the Felix Gomez series starts out fun - but with this book the series starts to get darker. Sad for me to say that the fun idea of an Undead Kama Sutra soon turns dark after what happens to the hot lady vampire researching the Undead Kama Sutra. This darkness will obviously continue into the rest of the series.

Pancho
All people smile in the same language.

Star Trek - The Lost Era - Deny Thy Father

An Original Publication of POCKET BOOKS

Written by Jeff Mariotte

Copyright 2003 by Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved.

Star Trek's - The Lost Era - Deny Thy Father is about Will Riker and his father Kyle Riker. Will is an over-achieving cadet at Starfleet Academy before his posting to the Enterprise, and Starfleet civilian consultant Kyle is on the run from Starfleet security who have been brainwashed to be Kyle's assassins.

Even though Will and Kyle are in the same book, they never actually get together. In fact, even Will's teacher tries to persuade Will that he should get together with his father, especially on Father's Day, but unfortunately Will refuses to meet his father as they were never close to begin with. The story does connect Will and Kyle with the fact that the entities involved with Kyle's assassination is keeping an eye on Will at the Academy, while the entities continue to search for Kyle. The story also shows how very similar Will and Kyle are alike in both their drive and as well as with their relationships with women. Will and Kyle's drive often gets them in trouble, as in Will's various hearings with the Academy's Superintendent and Kyle's involvement with a planet's rebellion.

Pancho

All people smile in the same language.

Star Wars - Millennium Falcon

Del Rey Mass Market Edition

Written by James Luceno

Copyright 2008 by Lucasflm Ltd.

Han and Leia's enthusiastic granddaughter Allana finds a device on the Millennium Falcon, and they go on a series of fact finding adventures to learn about the Falcon's history.

The history of the Millennium Falcon is approached from both ends of it's history as the Solo family backtrack the Falcon's extensive history, while a former owner is driven to find out what has happened to the Falcon after he owned it. The device found on the Falcon is a key to an Old Republic treasure, so a criminal element is after the Millennium Falcon as well.

It was fun learning about the history of the Millennium Falcon. From it's beginning, it was always acting up - a lemon starship. One such incident killed a copilot. That was the one thing that spoiled the character of the Millennium Falcon for me, otherwise the Falcon is like a beloved eccentric uncle. All of the former owners had loved the ship and were sorry that they had to get rid of the Falcon for various reasons. It was really nice to learn how the Millennium Falcon got her name.

Pancho
All people smile in the same language.

Star Trek Corps of Engineers - Creative Couplings

Pocket Books

A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Star Trek S.C.E.: Paradise Interrupted copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.

Star Trek S.C.E.: Where Time Stands Still copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.

Star Trek S.C.E.: The Art of the Deal copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.

Star Trek S.C.E.: Spin copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.

Star Trek S.C.E.: Creative Couplings copyright 2004 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.

Star Trek S.C.E.: Small World copyright 2005 by CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.

Written by John S. Drew, Glenn Greenberg, Glenn Hauman & Aaron Rosenberg, David Mack, Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore, J. Steven York & Christina F. York

Star Trek Corps of Engineers - Creative Couplings is an anthology of the Starship U.S.S. da Vinci. The da Vinci is commanded by Captain David Gold and a dedicated, enthusiastic Starfleet Corps of Engineers team led by former Enterprise engineer Sonya Gomez who is under his command. With their extensive experience, their mission is to solve and fix the irreparable engineering problems occurring throughout Federation space.

While the da Vinci's crew searching to solve the various engineering problems are interesting, the characterization of the crew was more interesting to me. My favorite story in the anthology is of Captain Gold officiating the first Jewish-Klingon wedding as his granddaughter marries the son of a Klingon politician. With all the parties involved arguing and making so many demands about the wedding ceremony, I think it is quite funny that Captain Gold considers taking a phaser to everybody and blowing himself up in the process.

Pancho

All people smile in the same language.

go ask MALICE

SIMON SPOTLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

Copyright 2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Written by Robert Joseph Levy


Buffy the Vampire Slayer's, go ask MALICE - written by Robert Joseph Levy - is the story about Faith before she ever came to Sunnydale. Written as Faith's diary, Faith tells of her life before and after she becomes a slayer.

The diary gives you more insight into Faith's harsh life and why she became so aggressively violent as Faith searches for her own identity. You meet Faith's original Watcher as she trains Faith on what it is to become a Slayer, and on what happens to Faith's Watcher before Faith arrives at Sunnydale.

Pancho
All people smile in the same language.