Picked up my copy yesterday, at Books Inc.
Spoilers SNW: Toward the Night by James Swallow Review Thread
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The scene at the bottom of Page 65 reminds me of a scene from Airplane! -- the one with Randy, Dr. Rumack, and Mrs. Hammen.
One of the fun things about writing a book set in season two while season three of SNW was in production was getting to drop in a few subtle call-forwards to events yet to happen... And this is one of those.
It is? Hmm. Still reminds me of that scene in Airplane!.
BTW, have any 3rd season episodes seen the light of day yet?
BTW, have any 3rd season episodes seen the light of day yet?
The season premieres on July 17.
S3 starts July 17.
The character work is well done throughout Toward the Night. Though I found the outcomes a bit predictable, they were the ones that would make the most sense and satisfy the most given the story setup in place. I'm not the biggest fans of blowhard Klingons and bugs as antagonists/obstacles, or else this probably would have gotten a higher rating, as the writing is solid.
So far, I'm with @Smiley on this. I just think that having a Denobulan member of Starfleet say something so close to Randy's
is funny. All it needed to have me ROFLMFAO was for another character to waltz in and deliver Mrs. Hammen's line,
(And yes, as a matter of fact, I have seen Airplane! more times than I've seen all the SW movies combined; I carry the DVD with me whenever I fly, because it's the perfect in-flight movie [and had cracked up at least one flight attendant when she noticed what I was watching].)
Loved it. It had everything. And the icing on the cake was the epilogue, with Burnham & co. being there to greet Keol & co.
And for the record, the fact that I was ROFLMFAO over Yerah almost directly quoting Randy's "and I'm not married" line (whether it was intended or not) did not lessen the story.
And for the record, the fact that I was ROFLMFAO over Yerah almost directly quoting Randy's "and I'm not married" line (whether it was intended or not) did not lessen the story.
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