V: The Second Generation

by Kenneth C. Johnson

Book Overview

In 1984 Kenneth Johnson stunned the television world with his enormously popular miniseries of alien invasion, "V." The "V" novelization was a bestseller. Now, to the delight of millions of fans and a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765319063
• ISBN13: 9780765319067
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 443 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great series

One of the greatest series ever to be put on tv. They continued the series in a serial novels that capture the show very well. This book is supposed to be a new movie coming out shortly I hope.

For non-obsessive V fans

It read like a television show. It gave enough detail without getting bogged down. Plenty of nods to the old show, without being weighed down by trying to tie up every single detail. It was a fun read and well worth it. If you are a serious fan of the show, you might not like it, but otherwise I say why not. I enjoyed the heck out of it. I hope that it will be made into a show.

Great Thrill Ride!!

I am a die hard "V" fan I just finnished V TSG and I must say it was great to read how the "Creator" of V adapted the novel as opposed to the networks. I read it with an open mind I feel too many people read this book expecting Julie and Mike to kick butt from the get go. I liked the many disapointments, the feel of Nazi occupied Europe in America. Kenny has done awonderfull job with the novel I just finninsh A.C. Crispn adaptation of V just before I read V TSG. My friend KJ keep up the great work. I was pleased to wait it was worth it. Keep the story going!!

V: Second Generation

I really enjoyed this book. It was very exciting reconnecting with characters that I have loved since I was a kid. Can't wait for the mini-series!

Excellent!

Over the years a sizable number of V products have been released, most notably three different TV ventures and a series of novels. What many people don't realize, though, is that Kenneth Johnson - the extraordinarily talented creator, writer, director, and producer of V - was only ever in a position to apply his special magical touch to The Original TV Miniseries. Thankfully, with the release of this new book, that has now changed! V - The Original TV Miniseries was (and continues to be) an extremely successful piece of quality science fiction and television history. It's the main reason why anyone who likes V likes V! And when you finish watching that original show on DVD and then move on to the two TV sequels, V - The Final Battle and V - The Complete Series, the drop in quality, intelligence, and purpose is alarmingly noticeable and thoroughly disappointing. What Kenneth Johnson's new book, V - The Second Generation, does is to disregard the unfortunately substandard 'unofficial' V releases and continue the real story (his story), with the same quality, feeling, messages, and entertainment as The Original TV Miniseries, picking up 20 years after the time where the original left off. Immediately as you start reading V - The Second Generation, you'll recognize Kenneth's unique style of storytelling as a large cast of diverse and interesting characters and situations are introduced. While this could be said to make the book seem a little slow at first, it does set the reader up for big rewards later on. The pace quickens steadily, and by the time many of the original characters have arrived, everyone's individual plights, dilemmas, and adventures have reeled you in such that you're left with little doubt that this is a truly worthy sequel to V - The Original TV Miniseries. The Second Generation makes a bold and satisfying move by having the Visitors' enemy, the Zedti, turn up after the resistance's attempt in The Original Miniseries to communicate with them. More than this, I won't say, for fear of giving anything important away! The unashamed pervasion of sex and nudity throughout the book will undoubtedly please a lot of readers. It will also contribute generously towards making the movie adaptation a sight worth seeing! (Kenneth is presently working on trying to get the book made into a movie.) The parallels between some of the Visitor Leader's philosophies and Bush's are also nice touches. So please pay attention as you read! The end of the book is crafted with great skill in the way that it interweaves between a large number of different characters who are all involved in their own individual components of the bigger plan to attain victory. If you ever felt any disappointment with the way that V - The Final Battle or V - The Complete Series ended (or didn't end), you won't feel any disappointment with the powerful and climactic conclusion of V - The Second Generation. I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who has ever enjoyed V