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I finished "Big Damn Hero" and "Magnificent 9," the first two Firefly books by James Lovegrove. I have the third on pre-order at Audible.
As I mentioned before, the books capture the tone of Firefly well, and the narration is good (This is one series where I wouldn't have minded a full cast performance...as long as it was mostly the original cast....), but the plot and stories are formulaic and predictable. If you're looking for captivating and original stories, and haven't already seen them, I refer you to the Firely TV show and Serenity movie.
To me, listening to these books felt more like hanging out with old friends, happily retelling stories you had probably heard before. I'll probably still enjoy the third book, because hanging out with these old friends can be fun.
The books are all fairly short, easy reads/listens.
Having had my appetite for modernized Old West-style gun-fighting whetted by Firefly, I've just started Elmore Leonard's "Pronto," featuring the character Raylan Givens, who would later be featured in the excellent TV series "Justified."
ApK
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