City Of The Gods

I had to put The Selfish Gene aside. I got a call from the bookstore, and my order had finally arrived! I find it quite funny that I had to order this book from the US when I live in the same city as the author. At first, I was a tad apprehensive about purchasing a novel, I usually stick to non-fiction as my prefered reading material, and if I feel the need for a good bedtime story or what have you, fan fic is the way to go. But, when I found out that  there were novels available based on Stargate, I had to give them a go.

I am speaking of course, of Sonny Whitelaw's City Of The Gods. Now, I read a few DS9 novels back in the day, and while they weren't too bad, this book has just blown them out of the water. My god, the characterisation, the plot, perfection. I particularly enjoyed this because it didn't feel dumbed down. I admit, I was totally lost trying to pronounce the Aztec names, even in my head, but I was so caught up in the story, that niether my atrocious language skills, nor the subtle amount of ship (which I concede was an acceptable interpretation of canon, my poor slashy heart :P) slowed me down. It certainly held aspects of fan fiction, which was to be expected, but the style was something else, more straight forward, yet still made the characters relatable in a way I have really only seen in fan work. I was particularly drawn in to the parallels between Jack's experiences in the later chapters, and the events of his past.

This book also aquired a bit of an audience, and I ended up reading it out aloud to a number of interested individuals...consequently I have now lost my voice. I think I'm going to ask mum for Sonny's other 3 SG fandom books for my birthday. :D