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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345427151
Edition: 1st THUS
ISBN: 0345427157
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: August 29, 1998
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: August 29, 1998
Studio: Del Rey
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Long before the Babylon 5 space station brought Humans face-to-facewith alien races, they discovered an extraordinary breed among their very own . . .
The year is 2115. Shock waves follow in the wake of astonishing news: science has proven the existence of telepaths. Amid media frenzy, panic, and bloodshed, Earth's government steps in to restore order--and establish tight control over the newfound special population . . . by any means necessary.
Ambitious senator Lee Crawford spearheads the effort, overseeing the creation of the Psi Corps--an elite unit charged with tagging and monitoring all telepaths "for their own protection." But the real agenda behind the crackdown is one of government control. Many question the telepaths' origins, while others view them as a coveted weapon. As the Corps tightens its iron grip, the stage is set for a cataclysmic confrontation--one in which the future of Earth will be decided.
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Having missed Babylon 5 (B5) when it first aired, we bought the series (Babylon 5 - The Complete Television Series (5-Pack)) and watched all five seasons over a two month period. We really enjoyed the series but often wanted "more" when references were made about some of the character's history. "Dark Genesis" sets up the backstory of Psi Corps and sets the stage for Bester's story to be told in the following two books Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant (Babylon 5) and Final Reckoning: The Fate of ... Read More
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Babylon 5 is one of my all-time favorite shows. I decided that I wanted to see what else was offered in JMS's amazing universe and happened across this book first. I thought that learning the origins of the Psi Corps and the station's favorite telepath would be fun. Instead, I dragged myself through page after page of dull accounts and rapidly cycling characters and political dullness. I'm hoping that the books about Londo Molari are more interesting than this one was.
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Interesting in that it goes into some detail about a period of Earth history when telepaths started to appear, and how Earth society dealt with it (hint: not well).
Disappointing, though, to those Babylon 5 fans who expect something recognizable from the series. Because it mostly occurs a generation before the events of the TV series, you won't see any of your favorite characters in it. If that's important, then skip this one.
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J. Michael Straczynski really fizzled when it came to the PSI Corps on the series Babylon 5. Getting the chance to have a fifth and final season, he builds on an impending war between the PSI Corps and normal humans ("Mundanes") then never delivers. Fortunately, he has allowed J. Gregory Keyes to flesh out the background of the PSI Corps, starting from its chaotic inception. The novels are somewhat dark and brooding. The first novel, DARK GENESIS: THE BIRTH OF THE PSI CORPS ends with Bester's birth ... Read More
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Dark Genesis follows the recognition of telepaths and the formation of the Psi Corps on Earth up to just past the birth of Alfred Bester. It portrayed well the sudden impact of a telepaths on human society, and the reaction to this impact that resulted in the Psi Corps creating a monster like Bester.
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