Battlestar Galactica (2005 Novel)

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Overview

A novelization of the Re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica" Miniseries was published by Tor Books on December 27, 2005. Content and page numbers are from the trade paperback edition (ISBN=0765315416 ), First Edition: January 2006.

The book, written by science fiction author Jeffrey A. Carver, includes a few background elements not shown in the aired Miniseries, and incorporates some deleted scenes. Since the Miniseries article information (Overview, Summary, etc) covers the novelization, the focus of this article is a comparsion of the two very similar versions of the same story.

Notes

Interesting additions to the novelization include:

• Colonel Wakefield: The name given to the first human, the Armistice Officer, that viewers see in the Miniseries (pg. 16). He meets a unexpected arrival of a Cylon "diplomatic group"--and his death--on the Armistice Station. This also suggests that his son, Boxey, shares his father's last name.

• Triad: The name given to the card game Full Colors (pg. 33).

• The motive for the controversial murder of the infant by a Cylon who will be later be know as Number Six (and during the series as Caprica-Six and will be referred as such from now on) is explicitly explained as to spare the infant any suffering in the upcoming attack (pg. 45).

• Natasi: The name given to Caprica-Six (pg. 47).

• The light emitted by the illuminated spine of an aroused Cylon is explained as being mostly infrared, with a small amount of gamma radiation, and nearly invisible to the human eye (pg. 50)

• The meeting that Caprica-Six as with an unknown individual (immediately following the discussin with Baltar) has extra dialogue. The unknown individual says, "It is indeed (about time). The time has almost come." Caprica-Six replies, "All right, then. I'd like to be with him." The unknown individual says, "Of course. There is much for him to do yet. And one way or another, you will always be with him." (pg. 62) Also, the area in which both these conversations happen is designated "Government Center Plaza" (pg. 60).

• It is revealed how Baltar survived the nuclear explosion. Caprica-Six shoved him to the floor and threw her body over his. Even though, he was still tossed across the room. The home was not completely destroyed and he was able take a jacket and a briefcase from it (pg. 130).

Included deleted scenes from the Miniseries:

• Billy introduces himself to Laura Roslin as her new assistant aboard Colonial Heavy 798 (pg. 40-41).
• Cally, Socinus and Prosna talk about Valerii's and Tyrol's forbidden relationship (pg. 57-58).

Error(s) in the novelizations include:

• Commander William Adama's callsign is stenciled on his old Viper Mark II as "HUSHER" (pg. 30).

Analysis

The conversation between Caprica-Six and the unknown individual could have implications on whether Baltar is a Cylon and the nature of Baltar's Six.

Official Sources

In a interview on 05/31/2006, David Eick states that Baltar is a man of many tastes and it is likely that he never knew Caprica-Six's name on Caprica in the Re-imagined Series.