Think this is my last firefly book. They're well written, but have to walk such a weird line of doing absolutely nothing of consequence (because they're set before the movie).

Hopefully they'll write some post-movie adventures. Until then I' think I'm good just re-watching the show. ( )

Not my favourite of the Firefly books. Being rather action based, the story seems to lack some of the nuance of the crew’s banter. Still, an interesting premise and an enjoyable book, though I had to wonder if some of the crew would’ve acted differently, especially Jayne. I find it hard to believe Jayne would’ve agreed so easily to go down to the planet without some promise of recompense. I don’t know why the story felt slightly soulless; perhaps it’s because the crew are at odds in this story somewhat more than any others, or so at least it seemed to me. I found it harder to hear their voices, though I’m still happy to add this to my Firefly library. ( )

The Law of Diminishing Returns has hit James Lovegrove's Firefly books. His first 3 were pretty good and felt faithful to "the 'verse", but this one is a lacklustre prison-break that just felt implausible from the start. He also seems to have lost his ear for the voices of Serenity's crew; despite dropping in morsels from earlier canon they all sound too generic.
Think I'll wait for more from Una McCormack before I pick up another Firefly book. ( )

Life Signs
(Firefly #5)
by James Lovegrove
This book was a tough one! I thought the reason Inara left the ship was due to the feelings between her and the Captain. In this book we find she has been battling a fatal disease. She has but a month or two left when the crew find out. Mal goes nuts and will do anything to save her. The crew hatch a plan to rescue a doctor off a prison planet guarded by Alliance ships. No problem!
Three of crew sneak onto the planet and try to find the doc then plan to get off the planet! Then, try to save Inara! You know how their plans go!
In one episode, I remember seeing her with a syringe but I thought it was in case they were caught. Maybe a suspenseful scene was on? Maybe if Firefly had been on longer we might have seen more hints.
Well, the book was action packed and emotional. Her and Wash are my favorite on the show, besides River of course!
I have the audio version and the narrator sounds like the Captain. ( )

This series of books are most definitely meant for fans of the show and movie. I loved these books and forgave them all their flaws because the characters and world are much beloved by me. ( )