The passing of the Technomages trilogy (novels)

OMcGovern

Hi,

I just wanted to say that I've been reading, and then re-reading, "The passing of the Technomages" novel trilogy ever since I bought them..... absolutely quality sci-fi material.

Galen, who was introduced in the Babylon 5 "Crusade" spin-off, is the main character. Little piece of trivia, Galen was played by Peter Woodward, son of Edward Woodward... aka "The Equalizer" for those that remember !

I've read the other B5 novel trilogies, like the Centauri "Legions of Fire", and the Psi-corp trilogy, but without a shadow of a doubt ( pun intended ) would rate the Technomages trilogy high above them.

That's my 2 cents, if anyone is listening

regards,
Owen

ixoy

I've read all three and, in some ways, they're my least favourite of the main trilogy and I think it's primarily to do with their contribution to the main story arc.

The Psi-Corps trilogy brings closure to the Garibaldi/Bester plot line that I wouldn't have got elsewhere and that was a very important driver in S4 and in Michael's character.

The Centauri trilogy added even more mythos, explaining the fate of the shows two most loved characters - G'Kar and Londo. It filled in what we'd waited to see since Day 1 when we were told about Londo's vision and yet it brought about it in a poignant moving way. If you loved "War Without End" and the other hints we saw about the future ("to absent friends"), it was essential reading and it was easily my own favourite.

What I will give to the Technomages is that it might have been the best written, but with the least "impact" in revealing new things. Yes, it had some interesting re-interpretations and view of existing stories, particularly for "Z'ha'dum" but it didn't fill in the gaps that I wondered about so much and I didn't favour Galen as much as I've had others. It's by no means bad but it didn't tell the stories I wanted to hear as much as the others.

jacQues

OMcGovern wrote:

Galen, who was introduced in the Babylon 5 "Crusade" spin-off, is the main character. Little piece of trivia, Galen was played by Peter Woodward, son of Edward Woodward... aka "The Equalizer" for those that remember !

Also, they both played together in the episode "The long road" of Crusade.

jacQues
(three-edged hamster)

S.L.F

Didn't know there were more books.

Guess I'll be in the shops this weekend buying more B5 stuff to try to fill the void