Mirror Mirror, SGA #9, by Sabine C. Bauer – Stargate Atlantis Book of the Month
This month, I highly recommend you pick up Mirror Mirror, the 9th book in the Stargate Atlantis books series.
Mirror Mirror, SGA #9
Mirror Mirror by Sabine C. Bauer is SGA book #9. Events mentioned in the book put the setting of the story sometime during or after season two but definitely before the end of season three of the Stargate Atlantis series. At 353 pages, Mirror Mirror is a fully fleshed out adventure that would have made a great two or three episode arc.
There’s no lag in the beginning of this story, no time wasted on a complex set up. We’re dropped right into the action, and discover quickly that things aren’t the way they’re supposed to be for our Atlantis team members. Mirror Mirror focuses on Sheppard, McKay, Teyla, Ronon, Weir, and Zelenka. It’s an interesting mix of my favorites from the series and I enjoyed the reveal of what was going on and how it had happened.
After using a device that was supposed to eliminate the Wraith, the team is scattered into a variety of alternate realities, where they have to try to figure out what’s happened and how to fix it, if it can even be fixed.
I felt like Sabine C. Bauer understood these characters and I thought her characterizations of each of them rang clear and true to the characters I see onscreen whenever I watch an episode of SGA.
The only thing I can come up with to complain about is the idea that in the end the characters might have retained their memories of what occurred. Since I don’t want to give away any plot points, I can’t really say more, except that several characters might have considerably more (and disturbing) memories than others as a result of Charybdis, and that I couldn’t see this being something that wouldn’t have fit right back into the SGA TV universe. There is reference to “lingering memories” though, so it’s possible the memories are fading… However, it’s a small quibble, and the story is certainly good enough that that small quibble couldn’t steal away my enjoyment of the book as a whole.
Mirror Mirror is a book full of adventure, action, tension, and drama, with moments of humor, reminiscent of the great episodes of the series. If you read no other book in the series, give Mirror Mirror a try. After reading, Mirror Mirror quickly became my favorite Stargate Atlantis novel. Maybe you’ll like it too!
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You can buy Mirror Mirror from Amazon in paperback or ebook or from Barnes & Noble.
I seriously wish there was a nook version!
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