STARGATE ATLANTIS Rising

By Sally Malcolm

Book Overview

Atlantis will rise again...

Following the discovery of an Ancient outpost buried deep in the Antarctic ice sheet, Stargate Command sends a new team of explorers through the Stargate to the distant Pegasus galaxy.

Emerging in an abandoned Ancient city, the team quickly confirms that they have found the Lost City of Atlantis. But, submerged beneath the sea on an alien planet, the city is in danger of catastrophic flooding unless it is raised to the surface. Things go from bad to worse when the team must confront a new enemy known as the Wraith who are bent on destroying Atlantis.

Stargate Atlantis is the exciting new spin-off of the hit TV show, Stargate SG-1. Based on the script of the pilot episode, Rising is a must-read for all fans and includes deleted scenes and dialog not seen on TV.

Rising

Weir stepped forward, and Daniel could see something burning bright in her eyes; he knew it was mirrored in his own. Excitement, the thrill of opening Pandora's box. "What are you saying, Dr. Jackson?"

He paused, just for an instant, just to relish the moment. "It's an eight-symbol address," he began. "What we've been looking for may be farther away than we ever imagined..." Weir was holding her breath, tense with expectation. Daniel smiled, "But not out of our reach."

Even McKay seemed reluctantly impressed. "Atlantis?"

"Atlantis." Daniel studied them both, making sure they comprehended the significance of what he was about to say. "And I think we can go there."

The silence that followed told him they understood. Humanity was poised to take its first steps into a new galaxy, and they - these people standing before him - were destined to be in the vanguard of the most important voyage of discovery mankind had ever undertaken.

He envied them more than he could say.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00741BWOG
• ISBN13: 9780954734350
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Fandemonium Books
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Who doesn't love Stargate Atlantis?!

Finding a novelisation of the pilot episode of the spin-off Stargate: Atlantis, there was no way I was not going to order this book. It was well-written, with good insights into the characters, and there are even a few little gems included that were from the original script but didn't make it into the show.

A-awesome!

Let me tell you, this book A-awesome! Sally Malcolm really understands the characters, and their inner monologues and thoughts are quite revealing and hilarious at the same time too. She nailed Jack O'Neill and John Sheppard perfectly. Their wry humor, the laid back attitude... Her McKay is convinced that the universe is out to get him, that for some reason, fate hates him personally. Teyla is a wise, thoughtful leader. And even Weir and Ford are likable! My favorite part of the book/episode is the beginning that takes place in Antarctica, when we get to see the characters for the first time and the threat of the Wraith is still far, far away. If I didn't find it silly, I would talk about the book in capslocks, I love it so much!

A fun read

I love Stargate Altantis, the show is smart and fun. The novelization of the pilot "Rising" is just the same. There are wonderful "inside their heads" moments for almost every character. This book is a quick, fun read, with lovely color photos in the center of the book. The book is true to the script, which means that certain scenes are played out in a slightly different order than you see them in the aired pilot. Some lines are spoken by different people so that might be a little jarring if you've watched it as many times as I have. There are a few very good scenes that are not in the show that are in this book that I really liked. So if you like novelizations, I hightly recommend this one. If you've never read one, this would be a good one to get. And if you've never seen SG-Atlantis, who knows, it might peek your interest in a really well made show.

Really enjoying this novelization!

I am currently reading Sally Malcolm's novelization of the Stargate Atlantis pilot episode, "Rising". I am a huge fan of this show and, therefore, very particular about the way the characters are portrayed in stories. I am finding that Ms. Malcolm has a very good grasp of the characters from the show. She writes them well and has, as far as I've read, kept the characters true to the premise of the tv show. She also has added some wonderful insights into the characters that would help explain the story to those readers who are not as familiar with the tv show. I would definitely recommend this book and I also hope that Sally Malcolm will write more Atlantis novels!