To Dream in the City of Sorrows Author(s): Kathryn M. Drennan Publisher: Del Rey Release date: July 1997 Pages: 278 ISBN: 0-440-22354-7 Canon: Yes Preceded by: Personal Agendas Followed by: Dark Genesis

To Dream in the City of Sorrows is the ninth book in the series of original Babylon 5 novels. It was written by Kathryn M. Drennan, who also wrote the television series episode By Any Means Necessary and was the wife of Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski. It is one of only two books of the initial novel series that is considered canon by Straczynski (the other being The Shadow Within.)^[1]

It was later re-released with a new cover, which does not mention its status as #9 in the novel series (presumably to distance it from the non-canon books).

Contents 1 Blurb 2 Synopsis 3 Related Articles 4 Notes 5 References 6 External Links

BlurbEdit

They called them the first line of defense. They called them Rangers.

Ambassador to the alien world of Minbar, former Babylon 5 commander, Jeffrey Sinclair, is one of the first to learn the truth about the Shadows, the ancient race pursuing the destruction of the galaxy. Sinclair also discovers a startling secret: he is the linchpin in the legendary Minbari warrior group, the Rangers. But it may cost him his one chance to love... and his life.

To Dream in the City of Sorrows

Catherine Sakai, commercial pilot and planetary surveyor, has lost her heart to Jeffrey Sinclair. Not even an attack by the Shadows can stop her from getting to Minbar to join him... and the Rangers. As she trains with other pilots, including the mysterious Marcus Cole, the time is coming when their skills will be tested on their first mission. Led by Sinclair, they will venture into deepest space, into a battle of stealth and might, and toward a fate none but the bravest can face... and none but the luckiest will survive...

Synopsis Edit

This book tells us the story of Jeffrey Sinclair, Catherine Sakai and Marcus Cole from Sinclair's arrival at Minbar in January 2259 until Marcus departure to Zagros VII at the end of 2259. 'To Dream in the City of Sorrows' begins in 2260 with Marcus returning to Minbar to heal following his Denn-shah with Neroon on Babylon 5 (See: "Grey 17 is Missing")

Related ArticlesEdit

People Jeffrey Sinclair Catherine Sakai Marcus Cole William Cole Hasina Mandisa Hank Valen Delenn Jenimer Rathenn Neroon Turval Durhan Kosh Ulkesh Venak Inesval Draal Quinton Orozco Bill Mitchell Senator Balakirov Peverell Meugnot Zack Allan Michael Garibaldi Esperanza Gemma Gildea Sinclair Zathras Lennier Susan Ivanova Lillian Hobbs John Sheridan Raffelli David Sinclair Malcolm Sinclair	Places Minbar Tuzanor Yedor Ranger Compound Arisia III Arisia Mining Colony Fensalir Ymir Glasir Skirnir Mjollnir Epsilon III Great Machine Babylon 5 Sector 14 Babylon 4	Ships Skydancer Prototype Hybrid Fighters Minbari cargo ship Shadow Vessels Shadow Fighters XO-Sphere Personal Flyer Life Forms Human Minbari Vorlon Temshwee Misc Hyperspace Hyperspace_Travel_Syndrome Quantium 40 Diridium Earthforce Academy Mars Food Riots Universal Terraform Department of Energy and Natural Resources	Minbari Federation Grey Council Council of Caste Elders Eighth Fane of Tredomo F'hursna Sech Worker Caste Warrior Caste Religious Caste Se n'kai Sha'neyat Denn-shah Anla'Shok Anla'Shok Na Entil'Zha Denn'bok Real world Ulysses Tennyson Marcus Aurelius Meditations

Notes Edit

• The book's introduction written by J. Michael Straczynski contained the following passage :

Despite this endorsement, the novel states that the gap in Sinclair's memory is 48 hours long, not 24 as stated on screen. (This refers to the Boxtree edition.)--Quornhog 21:03, May 5, 2012 (UTC).

References Edit

External Links Edit

• Lurkers Guide about this novel

Babylon 5 franchise

Babylon 5 & Crusade Episodes by Season

Signs and Portents • The Coming of Shadows • Point of No Return • No Surrender, No Retreat • Wheel of Fire • Crusade: Season 1 • Unfilmed Episodes

Movies

The Gathering • In the Beginning • Thirdspace • River of Souls • A Call to Arms • The Legend of the Rangers • Voices in the Dark

Printed Media

Novels • Comic Books • Short Stories • Reference books • Magazines

Other Media

DVD Releases • VHS Home Video • The Official Guide to Babylon 5 • Babylon 5: Into the Fire

Babylon 5 Novels
Stand-alone Novels:
"Voices" • "Accusations" • "Blood Oath" • "Clark's Law" • "The Touch of Your Shadow, the Whisper of Your Name" • "Betrayals" • "The Shadow Within" • "Personal Agendas" • "To Dream in the City of Sorrows"
The Psi Corps Trilogy:
"Dark Genesis - The Birth of the Psi Corps" • "Deadly Relations - Bester Ascendant" • "Final Reckoning - The Fate of Bester"
Legions of Fire:
"The Long Night of Centauri Prime" • "Armies of Light and Dark" • "Out of the Darkness"
The Passing of the Techno-Mages:
"Casting Shadows" • "Summoning Light" • "Invoking Darkness"
Novelizations:
"In the Beginning" • "Thirdspace" • "A Call to Arms"