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| title= War of the Gods | | title= War of the Gods | ||
| series= Berkley Books | | series= Berkley Books | ||
| bookno= 7 | | bookno= 7 | ||
| episode= [[War of the Gods, Part I]] <br> [[War of the Gods, Part II]] | | episode= [[War of the Gods, Part I]] <br> [[War of the Gods, Part II]] | ||
| author= [[Nicholas Yermakov]] | | author= [[Wikipedia:Simon Hawke|Nicholas Yermakov]] | ||
| published= December 1982 | | published= December 1982 | ||
| isbn= 0425056600 | | isbn= 0425056600 | ||
| prev= [[The Living Legend (Book)|The Living Legend]] | | prev= [[The Living Legend (Book)|The Living Legend]] | ||
| next= [[Greetings | | next= [[Greetings from Earth (Book)|Greetings from Earth]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''War of the Gods''' is a [[Wikipedia:book|book]] by [[Wikipedia:Simon Hawke|Nicholas Yermakov]]. | |||
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<br><br>The extra scenes are simply taken from the original script. Considering that these extra scenes were likely filmed, it is nice that he thought to include them. | |||
There is a radical change at the end in which the beings from the Ship of Lights return Baltar to his basestar. It conflicts with the continuity of both the series and the following Berkley novels, but I thought it was a nice twist. | |||
<b>Summary</b> | |||
* The rules of Triad are explained in detail. | |||
* Starbuck, Apollo, Sheba, and Boomer all draw lots to see who will search for the missing pilots, because no more than three vipers are allowed to be sent out when the probability of the missing being dead is high. This rule was done to help conserve the fleet's limited strength. Boomer loses the draw. | * Starbuck, Apollo, Sheba, and Boomer all draw lots to see who will search for the missing pilots, because no more than three vipers are allowed to be sent out when the probability of the missing being dead is high. This rule was done to help conserve the fleet's limited strength. Boomer loses the draw. | ||
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* Boomer can't remember much about the game or that he did anything out of the ordinary. | * Boomer can't remember much about the game or that he did anything out of the ordinary. | ||
* The crashed ship on the red planet is much bigger than in the episode. The ship is so enormous it makes | * The crashed ship on the red planet is much bigger than in the episode. The ship is so enormous it makes the Galactica appear to be the size of a viper in comparison. | ||
* Evidence is provided that the crashed ship is not the Pegasus as we are told exactly what Starbuck and Apollo see inside: tall, cloven-hoofed horned beings with tails | * Evidence is provided that the crashed ship is not the Pegasus as we are told exactly what Starbuck and Apollo see inside: tall, cloven-hoofed horned beings with tails. | ||
* In the Adama Journals, we learn that Adama as a child dreamed of being a hero as a viper pilot. It all ended after his first battle as he felt incredible fear whenever he went into combat. A friend of his named Apollo saved his life from a pinwheel attack and died because of it. Adama named his first son Apollo as a way to honor him. | * In the Adama Journals, we learn that Adama as a child dreamed of being a hero as a viper pilot. It all ended after his first battle as he felt incredible fear whenever he went into combat. A friend of his named Apollo saved his life from a pinwheel attack and died because of it. Adama named his first son Apollo as a way to honor him. | ||
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* The eyes of the beings on the Ship of Lights are all blue, no whites, no pupils. | * The eyes of the beings on the Ship of Lights are all blue, no whites, no pupils. | ||
* That evening, after the dinner in which the coordinates to Earth are revealed, the white lights swarm | * That evening, after the dinner in which the coordinates to Earth are revealed, the white lights swarm the Galactica and the fleet once more. When they disappear, Baltar disappears with them. Baltar wakes up inside his Cylon basestar with Lucifer in front of him. He was found drifting in his Cylon raider and can't remember surrendering to the Galactica. All he can remember is a strange white light. | ||
* Excerpts taken from Sheba's Galaxy. For the full review go to http://www.blast.net/hart/WarBookReview.htm | |||