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Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

If you have not seen the movie Serenity, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK YET. If you have seen the movie, read this book several times.

Like the best novelizations, DeCandido's Serenity includes all the dialogue and action from the movie and then slides in the mustard; now we get to get inside the characters, see the motivations and histories, find out what River really thinks and what Jayne muses about when there's no one needs shootin' right off. Not that you'll find out all you'd like to, but there are a few more questions answered and some apparent inconsistencies smoothly explained. DeCandido clearly loves these characters and wears their voices well, and in this work he does exactly what Serenity fans want him to do: he makes the movie even better. And that's no small feat.

Amazon link, also has the 1st chapter available. Not a spoiler per se, it's more or less the same valley of Serenity scene we saw at the beginning of the TV show pilot.

eReader.com just posted the ebook for Serenity at a sale price of $5.69 (or $5.12 if you get their newsletter).

[ September 01, 2005, 01:16 PM: Message edited by: Chris Bridges ]

Posted by Puppy (Member # 6721) on :

I'm not seeing a link to the chapter.

Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :

Same here

Posted by Uhleeuh (Member # 6803) on :

This might be the link, or where the link should be. I'm not a member, so that might explain why I can't access it.

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Browncoats blog 5 credits

Excerpt From Serenity by Keith R. A. DeCandido
See the cover and read an excerpt from the upcoming Serenity novel!
Aug 09, 2005 5:15 pm | Comments [73]

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

My apologies, I never see the log-in page so I tend to forget about it [Smile]

Here's a link to the publisher's version, no reg. required.

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

Just added my spoiler-free review and a link to the ebook.

Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :

I read the book without seeing the movie. I couldn't wait. In the end, I felt like I felt after reading OOTP.
I will say, though, the author does a great job with tone and voice of the characters. The naration is specific to the way each person talked in the show.