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--USA Today (recommended reading)
"Dark Genesis is the kind of rare tie-in book that equals, or even bests, the franchise whose world it borrows. If you've heard the ravings of Babylon 5 fans . . . then this book is for you. You'll get a glimpse into the world they enjoy so passionately."
--Cinescape Online
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Bombed to the brink of oblivion, the planet Centauri Prime is starting the slow and painful process of rebuilding, under the watchful eye of Emperor Londo Mollari. But Londo is in turn being watched--and manipulated--by the conquest-hungry Drakh. The malevolent beings are reshaping the Centauri Republic into a secret seat of power from which to strike out at their enemies--especially the Interstellar Alliance.
All but helpless to resist, Londo watches as his beloved Homeworld is transformed into a ruthless police state. And the Drakh have willing allies, including one of Londo's own countrymen--Durla, a powerful official with his own sinister agenda.
As the abuses of the repressive new Republic escalate, the double-edged Drakh master plan begins to unfold. Their goal is to smash the Interstellar Alliance by assassinating its president, John Sheridan, and to obliterate Earth, using a fabled, monstrous Shadow weapon known as a Planet Killer . . .
When Londo saw the creature emerging from the chest of the Drakh, it was all he could do not to scream. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite good,
By "jemillsap" (IN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Babylon 5: The Long Night of Centauri Prime: Legions of Fire Book I (Mass Market Paperback)
First off I would like to say the authors like Peter David are what has killed sci-fi literature. This book, and the others in the series, only offers stale and emotionless sequence actions taken by the fairly flat characters in the book. It would have been more enjoyable as a two-page outline of events. At least then I would not have felt cheated.
5.0 out of 5 stars
You will be alright.,
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This review is from: Babylon 5: The Long Night of Centauri Prime: Legions of Fire Book I (Mass Market Paperback)
This book, based on an outline from Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski (so you know it's official), covers the period in B5's history detailing the first years of Emperor Londo Mollari's rule of Centauri Prime, all while under the thumb of the Drakh.Weaving in and out of the final episodes of the Babylon 5 series, this book gives a greater insight into the events shown, and explains things that were never fully explained as well. Plus, an unlikely hero starts to emerge from all this in the form of Vir Cotto. Initially through no fault of his own, he starts to leave behind the Flounder-ness of his character and starts to go down the path that will someday lead him to becoming Emperor himself. Strongly recommended for Babylon 5 fans.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Trilogy really picks up steam with book two,
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This review is from: Babylon 5: The Long Night of Centauri Prime: Legions of Fire Book I (Mass Market Paperback)
Oddly, this trilogy about events on Centauri Prime pretty much follows the flow of the "Babylon 5" series on which it is based: Lots of character and background in the early going with hit-and-miss action, then a sensational middle to the series/trilogy, and an ending that sputters to a satisfying conclusion.There is little revelatory information in this opening part of the series. Londo Mollari, former ambassador to the B5 station, becomes emperor of Centauri Prime as had been prophesied and foreseen in the TV series. He meets a young lady who will have an inestimable impact on his life, and another Centauri female enters from his past and has as big an impact without his knowledge. But mostly Book One is a place where not a lot happens. We're being set up for the spectacular events of Book Two, however, so it's well worth reading as part of the big picture. Author Peter David wrote for the series itself, and is certainly familiar enough with the B5 universe to keep the B5 fan from feeling otherwise.
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