Customer Reviews
The final triumphs and tragedies of Galen the Techno Mage!! - By: IJ, 11 May 2005 
ON the 1st of March this year (2005) J. Michael Strayzinski announced that plans for a new Babylon 5 movie (cautiously titled 'Memories of Shadows')in the near future were to be scrapped due to production problems. How fantastic would that have been & how disappointed am I? Very & extremely. But who needs a Babylon 5 Movie when you have such a magnificent story, as this trilogy has proven to be, also setin that world & probably just as engaging?
Okay...I DO! And so do you too probably, but still...at least we have something new to sink our teeth into while Sheridan, Delenn, Garabaldi & all the rest get some time off our screens.
"Invoking Darkness", book 3in The Passing of the Techno-Mages trilogy concludes grippingly & beautifully the story of Galen, who began as an eager & powerful young mage & tells how now he must now deal with the true destructive power he wields. At one pointin this novel I did feel like I was simply getting the same ending as the last book, but this impression was quickly blown to pieces as the action took unexpected turn after unexpected turn & continued to surprise until the every end. Not all the loose ends are tied up & this feels justified considering Babylon 5's habit of holding information back & preferable also because there is room for (at the very least) a sequel from the author some timein the future (*fingers crossed).
The next Babylon 5 book I plan to buy is "Long Night of Centauri Prime", which apparently reveals all concerning the events that occurredin the last 20 years of Sheridan's life, including his & Delenn's son David & also the legacy of the Shadows. I can only hope Peter David (an excellent author, by the way!) will equal Jeanne Cavelosin style, content & talent for illuminating the Babylon 5 universe & bringing characters to life on the page.
excellent character development - By: , 16 Jun 2002 a thoroughly enjoyable trilogy, although not as unputdownable as the Centuri trilogy.
I enjoyed Galen's struggle with his own violent suicidal nature & it is cleverly matched with eventsin the series. It confirms that Galen was the most interesting characterin Crusade.
My only frustration is when oh when! will someone write the Crusade story so we can all find out what happened.
Brilliant - By: Mr. A. J. D. White, 22 Jan 2002 This book is simply stunning... the amount of extra infomation given about the Shadows / Vorlons is amazing. Also the way it seemlessly tiesin with the TV show I wouldn't be supprised if it had been written at the same time, rather than years later. It doesn't rewrite what happened, just explain & fillin some of the holes from the TV series.
This book continues Galens stroyin a rivetting way, I found this book hard to put down till I had finished it, & was then forced to rewatch my B5 collection & reread all 3 of the technomage books....
This is the 3rd part of a trilogy so do your self a favour & read all books, they are the best of the B5 novels... & that is saying a lot as both the Psicore & Centauri trilogys are excellent...
Now all I say is GIVE US MORE B5 NOVELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best book I have ever read! - By: , 12 Dec 2001 I pre ordered this book on the back of the first twoin the trilogy. I was definitely not disappointed!
The way the writer makes you feel you're really there is amazing. If you've ever watched Babylon 5 or Crusade & had wondered what happenedin other parts of the galaxy while the series was running, this book explains it all! (Well,in relation to the Techno Mages anyway!) The amount of research put into this book must have been tremendous. The way it connects with all the other things going onin & around Babylon 5 is just fantastic. All the way through the book I was saying to myself, " Ah, so that's why.."
Just buy it & see what I mean!
As with everythin Babylon 5-Brilliant - By: , 11 Dec 2001 The various triology's have all been of a very high standard. Usually, they hold real importance to the Babylon 5 universe. The technomage trilogy is no different. Based around Galen, the wonderfull technomage seenin Crusade, the trilogy began around 2258 & by this book it's around 2259-60. That gives you an idea on the status of the Shadow war. Reading theses books, secrets will revealed to you. The origins of the mages being the biggest expose, explainedin book 2 & gone into more detailin 3. The books are accessiable to the casual fan. There real quality will be missed though. So surprise, surprise these books are awsome. JMS, Jeanne Cavelos, I salute you.
