Hellboy by Yvonne Navarro

Hellboy Novels #Film Universe

by Yvonne Navarro

Born in the flames of hell and brought to Earth as an infant to perpetrate evil, Hellboy was rescued from sinister forces by the benevolent Dr. Broom, who raised him to be a hero. In Dr. Broom's secret Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.), Hellboy creates an unlikely family consisting of the telepathic "Mer-Man" Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman, the woman he loves who can control fire. Hidden from the very society that they protect, they stand as the key line of defense against an evil madman who seeks to reclaim Hellboy to the dark side and use his powers to destroy mankind.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Comics, Media Tie In, Urban Fantasy, Superheroes, Paranormal

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Yvonne Navarro is the author of Concrete Savior, Highborn, AfterAge, deadrush, Final Impact, Mirror Me and a bunch of other books, plus Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels and tie-in novels for Hellboy, Elektra, and others."

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a well written novelization of Guillermo Del Toro's screenplay for the first Hellboy film from 2004, which had been more loosely based on Mignola's Seed of Destruction. As one would expect, it's a pretty strict adaptation, with a little more background detail but nothing major added or excised. I liked the film and thought the book was enjoyable, too.

[Cord · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good movie makes for a pretty good read! It's very faithful to the movie, which takes away just a little bit from the joy of reading a novelization that has some more authorial flourishes, but at least it was faithful to a great movie.

[Dragan · Rating 1 out of 5]

its based off the movie and just doesnt really do it for me. it could have gone so much deeper with character descriptions and the setting it self but it just touches on the surface level of the book

[Duffy Laudick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good for a novelization.

[Marissa_san121 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved both the movie and the book. I cried when professor Broom died.