From Our Editors
The hottest outer-space-based sf drama on television since Star
Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5 launches its fifth season this
year on a new network -- cable's TNT -- with an original
movie-length feature kicking off the action. And now, hot on the
heels of the hit behind-the-scenes book, Creating Babylon 5, Del
Rey is proud to present the first two books in a comprehensive
episode-guide series that the show's legions of fans will want to
own.
-- BOOK #1, "Signs And Portents", features: a foreword by actor
Michael O'Hare (Commander Sinclair); two introductory essays --
"Getting Babylon 5 Into Orbit" and "Babylon 5's First Season" -- by
author Jane Killick; a complete synopsis of each of the twenty-two
episodes, from the pilot, "The Gathering", through the climactic
season finale, "Chrysalis", followed by in-depth analysis.
From the Publisher
Now in its fifth hit season, Babylon 5--TV''s hottest interstellar
science fiction phenomenon--has spawned its own series of
definitive episode guides! Catch up on all the action, show by
show, from the very beginning with the Babylon 5: Season by Season
guidebooks.
Babylon 5: Signs and Portents, kicks off with a foreword by actor
Michael O''Hare, better known to viewers as Commander Sinclair, and
features a fascinating look at how series creator J. Michael
Straczynski brought his ambitious vision to the screen.
Then launch into a comprehensive overview of the groundbreaking
premiere season, including in-depth, episode-by-episode summaries
of all of the first twenty-two shows--from the pilot, "The
Gathering," through the climactic season finale, "Chrysalis"--with
analysis by author and B5 expert Jane Killick.
Veteran viewers or first-time fans, relive the adventure--or find
out what you''ve been missing--with the complete companions to
Babylon 5!