To Dream in the City of Sorrows
Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Babylon 5: Novels: To Dream in the City of Sorrows
The Plot: Sinclar travels to Minbar to become Earth's first ambassador and to become Head of the Rangers.
Timeline: During 2259.
Notes: This book is 100% cannon. If it happened in the book. It really happened.

A note from Richie: I got this book for Christmas and i really enjoyed it alot. If you are a fan of B5, read this book. However, there are a few nits.

1. At one point, Sinclar thinking about the Battle of the Line and his missing 48 hours, I believe it was 24 hours.
2. The Vorlon Ambassador to Minbar was named Ulkresh. I thought that they were all Kosh.
By Anne Stockwell on Wednesday, December 09, 1998 - 1:31 am:

I liked not just because I'm a huge Babylon5 fan but because it explains some of the reasons why Jeffrey Sinclair was never quite sure where he fit in the grand scheme of things. It also explains the full ceremony behind the elevation to a person of the rank of Ranger One. It also helps explain his relationship with Catherine Sakai. I highly recommand it.

By Harvey Kitzman on Saturday, December 12, 1998 - 8:52 pm:

Having read 1-5, 7, and 9, this novel is by far the best. According to JMS this novel is considered official canon. The author is his wife.

By Lee Jamilkowski on Friday, March 05, 1999 - 3:54 pm:

As I recall JMS saying, Kosh is more of a title, while Naranek is the name of B5's first Vorlon ambassador. The second one, Ulkesh, believed that Naranek was too weak, while Naranek thought Ulkesh was dangeroud. Check it out at The Lurker's Guide.

By Lee Jamilkowski on Thursday, February 25, 1999 - 10:36 pm:

Sorry. That is backwards, waht I psoted above. Kosh is a name and Ulkesh is a name. Naranek is the title.

By Adam Howarter on Thursday, February 25, 1999 - 11:31 pm:

Yes the first one's name was Kosh. The second's name was Ulkesh. Why did he say "we are all Kosh?" Because he's a Vorlon. If he let you know >who he really waswhat he really wanted< he wouldn't be doing his job. That and (I suspect JMS didn't do this on purpose) the question "what should we call you" is a little too close to "who are you" and as we found out in "Into the Fire" both the Shadows and Vorlons have lost track of who they are (and what they want.)

By Sarah Perkins on Tuesday, July 13, 1999 - 9:21 pm:

Great book! I am a major Sinclair fan and was very pleased to find a story focusing on him. Well written too(unlike many spinoff novels). Now I'm waiting for a novel that tells us more about Sinclair's life as Valen. . . .

[I know, not likely. Oh well.]

This Vorlon Ambassador sounds creepily like Kosh II. Are they the same one, or is Kosh just the only *nice* Vorlon? Sinclair's not the only one who wanted to deck him.

By Adam on Wednesday, July 14, 1999 - 12:19 am:

It was Kosh II (Ulkesh.)
If you want to know a little about Valen go to your local comic book store and try to find "Babylon 5: In Valen's Name" parts 1-3 by DC comics. We find out what happened to Babylon 4 and learn about the race Valen... well you'll have to read it.

By Sarah Perkins on Monday, July 26, 1999 - 2:33 pm:

Thank you, I think I will.

By Douglas Nicol on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 1:20 pm:

This book has been recently reprinted, so anyone who missed it first time around has no excuse this time. :)

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