I was going to do a review, but I think I'll just stick my thoughts here instead.
I really enjoyed it - like you said Hammond and Janet are a good combo. And Dixon rocked, though he came off as a little too perfect.
I’m aware that these books are written by fanfic authors gone pro, but there are moments when that shows up more clearly. Not least of all because I’ve read Miller’s fanfic before and ‘Do No Harm’ has definite flavours of ‘Medical Considerations’ in it. (Though less of the swearing, and no smoking!Janet, thankfully. Can’t see Janet smoking, myself...)
The upside of having fic writers on board is also clear. They know the canon (and fanon, heh) much better than a random author would with research. The have a genuine love for the characters. And they write in the fic way that is actually quite nice to read in a SG book.
The downside is...they write in the fic way. And they have favourites. I’ve only read one other SG book, ‘Survival of the Fittest’, and that one in particular focussed on Jack more than I would have liked. Jack’s awesome, but there was serious Sam/Daniel/Teal’c time missing. Same with ‘Do No Harm’ but to a lesser extent.
Jack was also too much of an ass too much of the time. Though as you said, maybe it fitted in the situation. He and Daniel were at each others necks too much as well.
I liked how it explained Daniel's appendix, as wells as the scar. The magic-fixy of Janet's broken wrist by the tok'ra was a bit convenient (and why not make Daniel better while they were at it?) but I guess Miller had no choice seeing as in Nemesis Daniel was recovering and Janet's wrist was fine.
Of course I loved that Janet kicked ass. Of course she’d stay behind and piss off the President and Jack and Hammond because she felt it was the right thing to do. And I do love Jack/Janet friendship and interaction. The flashback to their S1 conversation in her house fits in with how close they seemed as early as Broca Divide.
And yes, the blonde playing cards. Heh.
Now, I hope the audio thing coming out has some great Janet & Teal'c stuff, cos that's rather thin on the ground in SG, unfortunately.
I really enjoyed it - like you said Hammond and Janet are a good combo. And Dixon rocked, though he came off as a little too perfect.
I’m aware that these books are written by fanfic authors gone pro, but there are moments when that shows up more clearly. Not least of all because I’ve read Miller’s fanfic before and ‘Do No Harm’ has definite flavours of ‘Medical Considerations’ in it. (Though less of the swearing, and no smoking!Janet, thankfully. Can’t see Janet smoking, myself...)
The upside of having fic writers on board is also clear. They know the canon (and fanon, heh) much better than a random author would with research. The have a genuine love for the characters. And they write in the fic way that is actually quite nice to read in a SG book.
The downside is...they write in the fic way. And they have favourites. I’ve only read one other SG book, ‘Survival of the Fittest’, and that one in particular focussed on Jack more than I would have liked. Jack’s awesome, but there was serious Sam/Daniel/Teal’c time missing. Same with ‘Do No Harm’ but to a lesser extent.
Jack was also too much of an ass too much of the time. Though as you said, maybe it fitted in the situation. He and Daniel were at each others necks too much as well.
I liked how it explained Daniel's appendix, as wells as the scar. The magic-fixy of Janet's broken wrist by the tok'ra was a bit convenient (and why not make Daniel better while they were at it?) but I guess Miller had no choice seeing as in Nemesis Daniel was recovering and Janet's wrist was fine.
Of course I loved that Janet kicked ass. Of course she’d stay behind and piss off the President and Jack and Hammond because she felt it was the right thing to do. And I do love Jack/Janet friendship and interaction. The flashback to their S1 conversation in her house fits in with how close they seemed as early as Broca Divide.
And yes, the blonde playing cards. Heh.
Now, I hope the audio thing coming out has some great Janet & Teal'c stuff, cos that's rather thin on the ground in SG, unfortunately.
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