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Firefly: Generations
by Tim Lebbon
Supplemental books in a well known universe set before explicitly cannon events are extremely challenging to write. You can't exactly show significant character growth, because that would affect what we saw later in the movie. Plus it's difficult to tell a Big Important story because that wouldn't make sense for where our favorite misfits end up. Tim Lebbon did a good job threading the needle for the first challenge by pairing Jayne and Kaylee and exploring that partnership, which is a combination we don't get to see elsewhere. When it came to telling a Big Important story, though, things get a little weirder. Canon seems to indicate that the Hands of Blue were two specific individuals, not two among many which this story would imply. Further, it's difficult to process the ramifications of the entity being hidden on the edge of the 'Verse in the context of the rest of what we know about the series.
And, yes, not having Inara or Book present made the story feel less enjoyable overall.
On the bright side, James Anderson Foster did the audio version for this, and he does such a great job with the character voices.
I think in general I prefer James Lovegrove's writing style, but this book was still better than The Ghost Machine.
And, yes, not having Inara or Book present made the story feel less enjoyable overall.
On the bright side, James Anderson Foster did the audio version for this, and he does such a great job with the character voices.
I think in general I prefer James Lovegrove's writing style, but this book was still better than The Ghost Machine.