Firefly - Life Signs
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- Author：James Lovegrove
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G
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Id probably have given this a solid 4， but the things I didn't like I took personally so here we areThe authors of this series really need to chat to each other to decide if Inara and Book are on the boat or not。 Infact This author really needs to chat with himself to decide if Inara and Book are on the boat or not。I also feel like Lovegrove has changed the way he writes river。 Turning her from a deeply traumatised victim of alliance imprisonment and experimentation to a super quirky xD lol I'm Id probably have given this a solid 4， but the things I didn't like I took personally so here we areThe authors of this series really need to chat to each other to decide if Inara and Book are on the boat or not。 Infact This author really needs to chat with himself to decide if Inara and Book are on the boat or not。I also feel like Lovegrove has changed the way he writes river。 Turning her from a deeply traumatised victim of alliance imprisonment and experimentation to a super quirky xD lol I'm a super freak tween character。 Which I don't like or think it suits the series。 Especially when we have a TV series before the novels are set and a film after them。 We know where the characters have been and are going。To add to that point， why did Inara need to be in the position she was in？ I'm guessing most people reading this have seen Serenity so we aren't surprised by the ending or kept in suspence by the action。 We already know。 It seems like a pretty big thing to invent for the novel and then leave un mentioned in the film。 Maybe I just think the novels should suit the series and film better than this one does。The plot other than that was really cool though， I probably would have given it a 4 if the initial hook was different， and I think it could very easily have been different。Maybe its a me problem， I dont care xox 。。。more
Steve
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Given its place in the timeline， it required too much suspension of disbelief to enjoy this book。 River’s powers played too large a role in their success， and she seemed “less than crazy”。 Some of the events were on the level that they might have been mentioned in the movie。 So， no。
Terry
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Another great entry in the Firefly canon。 This show and movie was ahead of its time in so many ways。
Kendra Rugg
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Balled through the first 6 chapters; not going to lie。 I knew what was going happen with Inara; but actually reading it and reading how everyone else was impacted by this completely brought me to tears。
Brad McKeehan
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A fine Firefly adventure。 Not as good as the previous books in the series， but entertaining nonetheless。
Of Blindness And Subsequent Seers
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Possibly Lovegrove's best entry yet but on the heels of Lebbon's offering this still doesn't measure up。 Also， the book was published in 2021 and I thought it was poor taste to allow a homophobic slur which also does have a benign meaning be used when it could've simply been avoided。 Lazy writing by Lovegrove & disappointing judgement by Titan Books。 Possibly Lovegrove's best entry yet but on the heels of Lebbon's offering this still doesn't measure up。 Also， the book was published in 2021 and I thought it was poor taste to allow a homophobic slur which also does have a benign meaning be used when it could've simply been avoided。 Lazy writing by Lovegrove & disappointing judgement by Titan Books。 。。。more
Y。I。 Washington
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Best of the Series， So Far。I greatly enjoyed learning more about Inara， her time after leaving Serenity and why she'd left the Guild house prior to joining the crew。This story was well written by a true fan。 I could feel his love for the series。 My only issue was that River was more alert than she'd been in the show and movie。 I had a hard time remembering that this takes place before the movie and big reveal。 That said， I did enjoy getting to know of what she is mentally capable。 Best of the Series， So Far。I greatly enjoyed learning more about Inara， her time after leaving Serenity and why she'd left the Guild house prior to joining the crew。This story was well written by a true fan。 I could feel his love for the series。 My only issue was that River was more alert than she'd been in the show and movie。 I had a hard time remembering that this takes place before the movie and big reveal。 That said， I did enjoy getting to know of what she is mentally capable。 。。。more
Bri
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Fine overall。 Lacking correct and consistent representations of the characters， though。 Especially River。 She’s a wacky sort of normal in this book and it felt jarring the entire read。
C。L。 Cannon
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This story took me a bit to get into。 Though I usually love James Lovegrove's takes on the verse， this one felt a little too soap opera to me with Inara dying of cancer and the crew off to save her。 While the adventure was fun， the cause felt too overdramatic。 It leaves some disbelief that Inara could have gone through such a harrowing experience and never mention it again once she was aboard the Serenity again。 This story took me a bit to get into。 Though I usually love James Lovegrove's takes on the verse， this one felt a little too soap opera to me with Inara dying of cancer and the crew off to save her。 While the adventure was fun， the cause felt too overdramatic。 It leaves some disbelief that Inara could have gone through such a harrowing experience and never mention it again once she was aboard the Serenity again。 。。。more
Angela Blount
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3。5 StarsFor a minute chance at a medical miracle， half of the crew of Serenity breaks into （onto？） a prison planet while the other half has to do some fancy flying to stay just outside of the Alliance's clutches。 This would have made a decent episode。 As a book， it was a little lacking。 Mainly in the characterization arena。 （Mal kept doing some pretty un-Mal-like things with the apparent excuse that he is just SO driven toward any chance at saving Inara。。。 even at the expense of his crew。）It w 3。5 StarsFor a minute chance at a medical miracle， half of the crew of Serenity breaks into （onto？） a prison planet while the other half has to do some fancy flying to stay just outside of the Alliance's clutches。 This would have made a decent episode。 As a book， it was a little lacking。 Mainly in the characterization arena。 （Mal kept doing some pretty un-Mal-like things with the apparent excuse that he is just SO driven toward any chance at saving Inara。。。 even at the expense of his crew。）It was fun seeing River take a crack at flying the ship。 A bit sadly foreshadowing， as well。 。。。more
Meredith
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Lovegrove does a great job with the cadence of Mal's voice （and the narrator adds perfectly to it。） His Jayne is pretty good too。 The rest are alright but not very distinctive。 The long running fandom rumor is that had the series continued， we would have learned that Inara had a terminal illness。 And this tale follows that。 It's a solid adventure and Zoe in particular gets to shine。 Lovegrove does a great job with the cadence of Mal's voice （and the narrator adds perfectly to it。） His Jayne is pretty good too。 The rest are alright but not very distinctive。 The long running fandom rumor is that had the series continued， we would have learned that Inara had a terminal illness。 And this tale follows that。 It's a solid adventure and Zoe in particular gets to shine。 。。。more
Julie Garner
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Shiny with a tinge of sadness
Leif Dolan
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Same crew， same familyI am impressed with the way this author is writing these books。 It is like keeping the crew alive for me。 I will be looking forward to the next book。 I think that I am reading them out of order though
Maffew
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so this one was good and badI thought the whole build up of this being some impossible thing to get in and out of a prison planet was a bit much for how easy it ended up being。they should have just sold it as a end of the road planet。 Made for those criminals that no one would bother to come to their rescue。 All the rest of the story would have worked just the same。I'm just so hung up on how this is a prison planet that its only defense is not giving the inmates their own ships and posting a han so this one was good and badI thought the whole build up of this being some impossible thing to get in and out of a prison planet was a bit much for how easy it ended up being。they should have just sold it as a end of the road planet。 Made for those criminals that no one would bother to come to their rescue。 All the rest of the story would have worked just the same。I'm just so hung up on how this is a prison planet that its only defense is not giving the inmates their own ships and posting a handful of guard ships 。。。more
Debra
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Yes！ The Firefly series is back to full strength。 After a couple of disappointments， this novel is a breath of fresh air。 It was a total read from start to finish。 The plot was strong and didn't fade at any point。 The supporting characters were unique and their interactions with the crew were engrossing。 I loved every minute of reading Life Signs。 Yes！ The Firefly series is back to full strength。 After a couple of disappointments， this novel is a breath of fresh air。 It was a total read from start to finish。 The plot was strong and didn't fade at any point。 The supporting characters were unique and their interactions with the crew were engrossing。 I loved every minute of reading Life Signs。 。。。more
Heidi
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I loved the show and movie。 I have enjoyed the previous books in the series but this was by far the weakest book in the series。 The 4 star rating is generous and is more indicative of my overall enjoyment of the series as a whole。 Hopefully book 6 is better。
Mosley Allen
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I always enjoy getting more Firefly material！ Inara has always been one of my favorites and I always hoped she'd get more focus in the new books and comics。 For a book that was supposed to focus on things that needed answered from the canceled series I was a bit disappointed that she wasn't mentioned much in this book but I'm finally glad to have the answers that I long for。 Maybe in another book I will get for MalXInara <3 I always enjoy getting more Firefly material！ Inara has always been one of my favorites and I always hoped she'd get more focus in the new books and comics。 For a book that was supposed to focus on things that needed answered from the canceled series I was a bit disappointed that she wasn't mentioned much in this book but I'm finally glad to have the answers that I long for。 Maybe in another book I will get for MalXInara <3 。。。more
Alex
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There's a bit in this where spaceship manoeuvring is described as "Astrobatics" There's a bit in this where spaceship manoeuvring is described as "Astrobatics" 。。。more
Vee
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Would actually rate at 4。5 starsInara is dying。 There is a single hope – a chance that is grasping at straws – and dangerous。 Mal will do anything to save Inara， but how far are the crew willing to follow him at a risk to themselves？This has been the novel most in-line with the heart of the TV show – sarcastic humor， biting wit， suspense， wrenching emotions， and the love and loyalty among the crew。 Of course， because of the change in media， there will be a difference in how story， scene， and cha Would actually rate at 4。5 starsInara is dying。 There is a single hope – a chance that is grasping at straws – and dangerous。 Mal will do anything to save Inara， but how far are the crew willing to follow him at a risk to themselves？This has been the novel most in-line with the heart of the TV show – sarcastic humor， biting wit， suspense， wrenching emotions， and the love and loyalty among the crew。 Of course， because of the change in media， there will be a difference in how story， scene， and characters come across， but it’s done reasonably well。 It moves at the pace of visual media， meaning a lot of dialogue and quick descriptive scenery。 Because of that， it may be a little hard to get into the writing style if you aren’t familiar with the ‘verse already。There are a couple references to events from the previous novels and plot points set up from the TV show， but events seemed to be generally explained enough that it should be alright to read it as the first experience to Firefly。 That being said， you will miss those references， and miss out on the fun of previous adventures！Violence against humans and （view spoiler）[ attacking wolves （hide spoiler）] with graphic detail; innuendo and direct reference （but nothing ‘shown’）; a decent amount of swearing – primarily in typical Firefly Chinese， but with more English cussing than the other novels， as well。 Probably 13-15+。Read in hard copy。 Would be 5 stars if there were an audiobook out that's read by the cast。 。。。more
just lori
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This was a nice， fast read。 I enjoyed it more than Big， Damn Hero which was the first in the series。 This plot made more sense to me in the context of the show and there were some nice moments planet-side。 The pacing still seemed a bit uneven to me with some moments dragging and others really moving the story along。 There were moments with River that were some of the nicest in the story。
Robert MacLean
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It is a really solid story， in tv show might have been a classic but when you know inara survives cause this happens before the movie then some of the tension is gone。 The whole river can see wash's death also was weird。 There is a lot of， what are actually her powers happening in the series of booksAll said after the previous book with a different author， good to be back with Lovegrove who really understands what makes firefly work It is a really solid story， in tv show might have been a classic but when you know inara survives cause this happens before the movie then some of the tension is gone。 The whole river can see wash's death also was weird。 There is a lot of， what are actually her powers happening in the series of booksAll said after the previous book with a different author， good to be back with Lovegrove who really understands what makes firefly work 。。。more
Sue Chant
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The Law of Diminishing Returns has hit James Lovegrove's Firefly books。 His first 3 were pretty good and felt faithful to "the 'verse"， but this one is a lacklustre prison-break that just felt implausible from the start。 He also seems to have lost his ear for the voices of Serenity's crew; despite dropping in morsels from earlier canon they all sound too generic。 Think I'll wait for more from Una McCormack before I pick up another Firefly book。 The Law of Diminishing Returns has hit James Lovegrove's Firefly books。 His first 3 were pretty good and felt faithful to "the 'verse"， but this one is a lacklustre prison-break that just felt implausible from the start。 He also seems to have lost his ear for the voices of Serenity's crew; despite dropping in morsels from earlier canon they all sound too generic。 Think I'll wait for more from Una McCormack before I pick up another Firefly book。 。。。more
James Frederick
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I have read ALL of the Firefly books， this one being the fifth by THIS author。 I grade all of these the same way: If it would be a story that I would want to watch an episode of in a new Firefly， then it gets high marks。 I could TOTALLY imagine this as a Firefly episode。 It has that same feel to it， which is to say excellent。 I am looking forward to a LOT more of these。 Keep them coming， sir！
Scott Vout
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Loved the series。 Loved the movie。 Really enjoy the books。Book five in the series。 I still have no trouble envisioning the characters。 The language still fits the series。 The humour still rings true。Keep them coming。
Angela Brown
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Good as always！ Perfectly captures each character！
Charlie Nelson
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I liked the book。 Really well done。 I don't think River was portrayed quite right though。 Just the one small criticism。 Toward the end she seemed to be acting more like a normal person instead of a River person。 Maybe the author was trying to show her gradual adaption to interacting normally with other people。 But I still recommend the book and give it high marks。 Please enjoy！ I liked the book。 Really well done。 I don't think River was portrayed quite right though。 Just the one small criticism。 Toward the end she seemed to be acting more like a normal person instead of a River person。 Maybe the author was trying to show her gradual adaption to interacting normally with other people。 But I still recommend the book and give it high marks。 Please enjoy！ 。。。more
Paul Beatson
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Best one do far。Really enjoying these tales set in the 'verse and this is easily the best yet。 Well done Mr Lovegrove。 All your favourite crew members are here in a story with a seemingly insurmountable problem。 As we all know。。No such thing。 Best one do far。Really enjoying these tales set in the 'verse and this is easily the best yet。 Well done Mr Lovegrove。 All your favourite crew members are here in a story with a seemingly insurmountable problem。 As we all know。。No such thing。 。。。more
Andrea
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These books are truly an extension of the show and it’s so good。 I don’t want these stories to stop。 Keep flying。
مُهنا
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I give it a 7/10 but Goodreads still refuses to allow us to give half star ratings and the storygraph feels clunky to use。
Randy Mcbride
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Of the five books in this series I enjoyed this one the best。
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