Anyone read Richard hatch's Battlestar Books?

[Riffster]

I think this is what the new show should have been like

20 years in the future, no Galactica 80, Starbuck and Athena have a daughter that's an Ensign course she's dating Boxey whos'e an LT. I think there's 4 books done, all worth reading

[starsky]

i've always wanted to read his books but havent had the chance and didnt know if they were any good. thanks for posting the info, i'll definitely have to check it out.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I read them and thought the ideas behind them were good, but the stories themselves were a bit disjointed. The addition of Apollo being sort of Jedi-like bothered me, too. Especially all of the talk about being of "true blood" made me a little uncomfortable.

[david_b]

I read his first one when I saw the cast at the 20th Yarhen Celebration in LA back in '98. It was a good read, but I haven't gotten through any of the others yet. The re-emergence of Count Iblis was interesting, but I was hoping for some newer characters..

david_b

[JediJaida]

I read the first two, but lost interest after that. Especially with the subplot about Cassie having Apollo's baby, when it was more than likely Iblis'.

Ick!

It came off as a bit Harry Potter-ish, with all of the malarkey about "true Kobollian blood", but it wasn't too bad.

The second book, which I only read once, doesn't really stand out in my mind that much, but I don't think I cared for it.

Richard is a good writer, but he should have tightened up the plot in certain places, brought in some new characters, and clarified a few more things.

There's fanfiction on the net that is actually better than the books. I suggest looking some of them up.