F/SF

Heh, it was as entertaining as one of the lesser episodes of the series. But I found it three-stars worth of pleasant for some reason. ( )

One of the few tie-in novels of the show Farscape and from what I gather, the only one worth reading. This one was a lot of fun. It read like an episode of the show, with the dialogue, characterizations, and world-building all feeling exactly right. The plot was interesting (it probably could have been one of the less arc-y episodes of the show, but for the probable expense of the sets that would have been necessary and a lengthy plot that would have required at least two episodes but not been important enough to warrant that in Farscape's format). Some nice minor insights into the characters, too. Definitely worth reading for any fans of the show for a fun little interlude. ( )

Quoth Mr. O'Bannon: "You get it!" ("You", in this case, being Mr. DeCandido.)

And DeCandido does, indeed, "get it". House of Cards is a perfect example of what a media tie-in novel should be: it should seem like it was taken from the show, like these characters are those characters; it offers a story that you are unlikely to find in the series (simply because of sheer cost—would you really expect them to try to build about half of Las Vegas? because that's about where on the planet this story takes place); and it's entertaining.

House of Cards is, more or less, perfect. ( )