Stargate: Sg-1

This book follows the pilot of the tv show almost exactly which isnt a bad thing if you prefer reading to watching tv. I my self enjoed both and if you enjoy a good book try this one.

I've just started watching the show, so this novelization of the pilot was great for me. The text is very fast paced and really moves (just like the show!). This book is a nice quick read (only took me 2 hours to read). The only possible weak link is the inexplicable defection of Teal'c; thought it's later explained in the series here it's just a bit too deux ex machina.

The only problem I had with it were continuity errors between it and the original Stargate movie. Somehow Kawalsky was broken from a lieutenant colonel to a captain, then promoted to major--my guess is they either used the original script or assumed that he was a lieutenant because O'Neill kept calling him that. Also, Sha'uri's name somehow became "Sha're." But overall, it was a good story

In an eggshell, it is the tie-in between the movie and theseries - the two hour premiere. When reading the book, you can easilyvisulize the tv actors in each role! It lets you into the thoughts of the characters in order to better intrepret their actions and the forces that drive them! I would recommend this book to anyone and enjoy reading it over and over again!

This book was excellent for those fans who missed the first episode of SG-1. The book does an excellent job in character development allowing the reader to "see" what is happening. I was able to read the book in a couple hours, so this is probably a good book for those times you would enjoy some entertaining reading. I'm not sure if a non-fan would enjoy the book, but I did. I'm looking for the next book today as I'm hungry to find out what happens next, since the series isn't aired overseas. I could only hope that one day the entire series maybe available in a box set or something simular.