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My Own Kind Of Freedom
Longtime readers will recall that I am a huge fan of the sadly short lived Firefly TV show. It is without a doubt the finest Sci-fi show ever made for TV, and is easily one of the top 10 TV shows of any genre ever made (IMHO). There's a marathon on the SciFi channel this Monday if you're interested.
I just found out through John that author Steven Brust wrote a novel in the Firefly 'verse that was not available for purchase, but was available for download. I downloaded the PDF file, printed it, and read it.
My Own Kind Of Freedom rocks.
It's rare that a book based on characters portrayed on TV finds the genuine voice of all the characters. I'm a long time Trekker who has read tons of fan fiction in the Trek universe and while a lot of it is very good, very little of it rings completely true.
Steven Brust has found the voice for all of the diverse characters in Firefly, and written a whale of a good story. Lot's of action, and if you look closely there's an examination of good and evil and the moral middle ground that can arise from events.
Easy says: CHECK IT OUT!!!
PS- You can download it HERE
Glad to help, and I second everything you've said about it.
Truly a great book. It came across just like an episode of Firefly. I
sincerely hope he writes another one.