Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)
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| Galactica Discovers Earth A book of the Berkley Books line | ||
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| Book No. | 5 | |
| Author(s) | Mike Resnick | |
| Adaptation of | Galactica Discovers Earth | |
| No. of Pages | {{{pages}}} | |
| Published | December 1982 | |
| ISBN | 0425061256 | |
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| The Young Warriors | Galactica Discovers Earth | The Living Legend |
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Galactica Discovers Earth was a novelization of the original three hours of Galactica 1980 that was published over two years after the series was cancelled. The storyline covers the events of what would be the first three episodes in the syndicated version of the series: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part 1" Part 2 and Part 3.
The novel made for somewhat uneven reading as it was written as a series of dispatches, reports and transcripts. Much of the novel is composed of entries from Adama's journals, reconstructed transcripts and even (fictitious) newspaper clippings. Although this is done to lend a contemporary and urgent air to the text it is ultimately a bit tiresome as a device.
The novel strays far from the television scripts, indicating perhaps that it was based on a different story treatment. There is much additional dialogue in the book, while whole sections from the television programs are missing. The basic plotline involving the search for Doctor Donald Mortinson, and the time travel sequence to 1944, and Xavier finding Mortinson are all present. Chapters 35 through 39 deviate the most from the storyline and also deal with additional events that occur between "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III" and "The Super Scouts, Part I".
In these last chapters, we learn that Xavier has headed off into the past to several different time frames. Troy and Dillon follow him to Ancient Greece, to Europe during the Crusades, and to the time of the US Civil War. After he eludes them each time, they conclude that Xavier has given up time travel in favor of influencing present day Earth. Finally, Troy and Dillon again meet with Doctor Mortinson to make sure he is able to continue work using the formula they gave him, and Adama reflects on the promise the alliance between the Colonials and the people of Earth holds.
This novelization is an early example of writing by Mike Resnick who went on to become a Hugo Award winning science fiction author.