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After Earth
อาฟเตอร์เอิร์ธ
"ไซเฟอร์ เรจ" เป็นผู้บัญชาการสูงสุดของดาวโนวาไพรม์ ดาวดวงนี้เป็นที่อยู่ที่มนุษย์ย้ายมาหลังจากโลกล่มสลายไปแล้ว ไซเฟอร์สูญเสียลูกสาวที่เขารักมากไปเมื่อตอนที่เธออายุ 19 ปี เธอต่อสู้กับเออร์ซา สัตว์ประหลาดที่มนุษย์ต่างดาวส่งมาทำลายล้างเผ่าพันธุ์มนุษย์ให้สิ้นซาก เพื่อปกป้อง
"คิไท" ผู้เป็นน้องชาย แต่เธอก็พ่ายแพ้และตกเป็นเหยื่อของมัน คิไทอายุ 13 ปี ฝังใจว่าเขาทำให้พี่ตายและพ่อเกลียดเขาด้วยเหตุนี้ เขาพยายามเป็น "เรนเจอร์" แต่ดูเหมือนทำอะไรก็ผิดไปเสียหมด ไซเฟอร์เองใช่ว่าจะไม่พยายามประสานรอยร้าว เขาพาลูกไปด้วยในการเดินทางข้ามดวงดาวแต่ยานกลับตกลงที่ดาวโลก ไซเฟอร์..บาดเจ็บสาหัส คิไท..คือความหวังเดียวที่จะทำให้ทั้งพ่อและลูกจะกลับไปยังโนวาไพรม์ได้!
"คิไท" ผู้เป็นน้องชาย แต่เธอก็พ่ายแพ้และตกเป็นเหยื่อของมัน คิไทอายุ 13 ปี ฝังใจว่าเขาทำให้พี่ตายและพ่อเกลียดเขาด้วยเหตุนี้ เขาพยายามเป็น "เรนเจอร์" แต่ดูเหมือนทำอะไรก็ผิดไปเสียหมด ไซเฟอร์เองใช่ว่าจะไม่พยายามประสานรอยร้าว เขาพาลูกไปด้วยในการเดินทางข้ามดวงดาวแต่ยานกลับตกลงที่ดาวโลก ไซเฟอร์..บาดเจ็บสาหัส คิไท..คือความหวังเดียวที่จะทำให้ทั้งพ่อและลูกจะกลับไปยังโนวาไพรม์ได้!
295 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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Peter David
3,567 books1,362 followersaka David Peters
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
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March 28, 2015
Can a well-respected author of numerous TV and film novelizations and tie-ins do anything with an adaptation of a movie that I can only generously called mediocre.
In other words, can Peter David polish a turd.
The answer is - sort of. The author can do very little with the actual plot parts of the film, which he has to follow in all it's ludicrousness. So we get the parts where the young failing in life Kitai is taken by his famous father on a trip, only for their ship to crash land on a now inhospitable Earth, 1000 years after the planet was abandoned because humans had screwed it up so much. The two of them are the only survivors but the general is badly injured so it is up to Kitai to trek to the other half of the crashed ship to retrieve a rescue beacon. On the way he encounters all sorts of threats from the weirdly altered animals of Earth (it seems that radiation damage can really cause a lot of mutations in a thousand years). He also has to contend with a very dangerous alien animal that was being transported on the ship but has not only survived the crash but is now on the loose and actively hunting the kid, which it does so by scenting his fear pheromones. His only hope is to learn to control his fear to the extent that he becomes invisible to the creature, a process known as "Ghosting" and which his father pioneered. No prizes for guessing what happens.
I'm writing this synopsis to show just how ridiculous this story is, because you might be better off just skipping these parts and reading the rest of the book, which is really rather good. Here the author is given free rein to fill in the back story, and he does so with aplomb. He ranges as far back as pre-exodus Earth and goes through the whole story of how this universe came into being, and its really quite a good story. If only some of this had got into the film then it might have been a lot better.
The motivations and thought processes of the two main characters are also explored in much more depth and again it's a shame that this wasn't shown on screen, because they are much more intriguing characters on the page. Of course, if Will Smith had decided to not make this a vanity project and cast himself and his son as the two main characters, then this would still have been a ludicrous story, just a better acted one.
Even more of a bonus are the three short stories/novellas that fill out the rest of the book. These detail the stories of three other people that learn to "ghost", written by three other well-known authors who also specialise in writing tie-in novels. They are all excellent stories and again really flesh out the world that this book inhabits. Mutation issues aside, the world-building displayed here is quite detailed and would have made some interesting stories (there are three more novellas written in this universe I believe).
I didn't actively hate the film because it would have been too easy a target, and likewise I don't love this book for reminding me of the bits of the film I had forgotten, but this was a much better book than it had any right to be.
2 stars for the film adaptations parts, 4 stars for the rest of the story.
In other words, can Peter David polish a turd.
The answer is - sort of. The author can do very little with the actual plot parts of the film, which he has to follow in all it's ludicrousness. So we get the parts where the young failing in life Kitai is taken by his famous father on a trip, only for their ship to crash land on a now inhospitable Earth, 1000 years after the planet was abandoned because humans had screwed it up so much. The two of them are the only survivors but the general is badly injured so it is up to Kitai to trek to the other half of the crashed ship to retrieve a rescue beacon. On the way he encounters all sorts of threats from the weirdly altered animals of Earth (it seems that radiation damage can really cause a lot of mutations in a thousand years). He also has to contend with a very dangerous alien animal that was being transported on the ship but has not only survived the crash but is now on the loose and actively hunting the kid, which it does so by scenting his fear pheromones. His only hope is to learn to control his fear to the extent that he becomes invisible to the creature, a process known as "Ghosting" and which his father pioneered. No prizes for guessing what happens.
I'm writing this synopsis to show just how ridiculous this story is, because you might be better off just skipping these parts and reading the rest of the book, which is really rather good. Here the author is given free rein to fill in the back story, and he does so with aplomb. He ranges as far back as pre-exodus Earth and goes through the whole story of how this universe came into being, and its really quite a good story. If only some of this had got into the film then it might have been a lot better.
The motivations and thought processes of the two main characters are also explored in much more depth and again it's a shame that this wasn't shown on screen, because they are much more intriguing characters on the page. Of course, if Will Smith had decided to not make this a vanity project and cast himself and his son as the two main characters, then this would still have been a ludicrous story, just a better acted one.
Even more of a bonus are the three short stories/novellas that fill out the rest of the book. These detail the stories of three other people that learn to "ghost", written by three other well-known authors who also specialise in writing tie-in novels. They are all excellent stories and again really flesh out the world that this book inhabits. Mutation issues aside, the world-building displayed here is quite detailed and would have made some interesting stories (there are three more novellas written in this universe I believe).
I didn't actively hate the film because it would have been too easy a target, and likewise I don't love this book for reminding me of the bits of the film I had forgotten, but this was a much better book than it had any right to be.
2 stars for the film adaptations parts, 4 stars for the rest of the story.
August 5, 2016
I loved this book! The writing the plot the....everything. Honestly I really only picked it up because I hadn't (still haven't) been able to see the movie and wanted to know what it was about. I didn't think I'd like it because of the way it is written and because of the lack of romance but I found myself completely unable to put it down and when I turned the last page I turned back and reread some parts of the book because i just didn't want to leave that world. I wish there were some sort of sequel to the main story line or a continuation to one of the flashbacks or to one of the Ghost stories. Until then I'm going to look for the remaining Ghost stories.
April 16, 2022
This is a great story, whose most important feature is the father and son relationship.
While the sci-fi element is really very well done, this story brings the reader a well paced and beautifully done story about a military legend whom hasn't learned the skills of fatherhood and the son terrified of having to live up to the standard set by his Dad.
Very few well written stories revolve around a father and son dynamic and this one is one of the better ones.
Excellent world building makes for some amazing visuals that enhance the story from start to finish. In it's essence After Earth is an very deep character study that touches on family and rising to our expectations.
While the sci-fi element is really very well done, this story brings the reader a well paced and beautifully done story about a military legend whom hasn't learned the skills of fatherhood and the son terrified of having to live up to the standard set by his Dad.
Very few well written stories revolve around a father and son dynamic and this one is one of the better ones.
Excellent world building makes for some amazing visuals that enhance the story from start to finish. In it's essence After Earth is an very deep character study that touches on family and rising to our expectations.
July 11, 2019
Typical movie novelization.
December 19, 2023
Dnf'd
Couldn't get into it as the main characters voice felt to young and basic for what was happening
Couldn't get into it as the main characters voice felt to young and basic for what was happening
June 2, 2020
I've never seen the film, so I'm judging this as a story and a novel in its own right. On that score, it's a simple SF story; a mash-up of familiar tropes, all strung together with considerable skill by Peter David. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it's an enjoyable adventure story, with a few inspired glimpses into an intriguing future history. A pleasant way to pass the afternoon.
August 8, 2013
Existem histórias que são verdadeiras pérolas aventureiras, daquelas de fazer cortar a respiração, da primeira à última página, mas que, de uma maneira algo estranha, em formato livro, simplesmente não funcionam, pois não conseguem oferecer, em perspectiva, em essência, todo o seu potencial, toda a sua magnificência, a quem as lê. After Earth – Depois da Terra é um pouco assim—uma narrativa escrita com um potencial supremo, que surgiu como uma adaptação literária de uma obra cinematográfica e que, mesmo acompanhada de tão forte e vibrante componente visual, ainda assim, não consegue alcançar o nível de espectacularidade, de entusiasmo e envolvência daquela que a criou.
After Earth – Depois da Terra conta uma história familiar sem precedentes, onde um pai e um filho martirizados por um passado de sangue e de perda, unem forças em prol da sobrevivência de ambos. Num planeta outrora amado mas agora desconhecido, estas duas personagens percorrem os mais atribulados dos caminhos, com as paisagens mais belas e as criaturas mais perigosas, numa jornada em busca da salvação e do orgulho, do amor, existente numa verdadeira relação entre progenitor e discípulo.
Peter David é uma figura conhecida no mundo da televisão e do cinema, mas no que diz respeito a esta adaptação, o seu estilo descritivo apresenta-se muito aquém da expectativa geral. Sente-se uma certa urgência em narrar todos os acontecimentos da acção sem entrar em grandes pormenores, sente-se uma dada necessidade em não divagar para além do que a obra cinematográfica mostra ao espectador, e sente-se um dito distanciamento entre texto e leitor por isso mesmo—em momento algum senti que estava ligada a estas personagens, preocupada com os seus futuros, entusiasmada com os seus presentes—, o que é uma pena.
Nova Prime é um reflexo civilizado, tecnologicamente avançado e controlado de um planeta Terra que se viu destruído pela ganância humana. Aqui, nesta renovada sociedade, são os Patrulheiros quem mantém a ordem, e quem defende a cidade de ataques alienígenas que visam destruir todos aqueles que sobreviveram.
Kitai Raige tem o sonho de seguir as passadas da irmã—e do pai—, tornando-se um Patrulheiro na tenra idade de treze anos, mas embora o seu físico e destreza estejam adequados a tão audaciosa profissão, a sua inconstância de comportamento e riscos desnecessários fazem com que não consiga alcançar o seu objectivo. Mas a aventura está longe de terminar, quando uma inesperada viagem à Terra surge num plano próximo, e uma aterragem precipitada destrói (quase) tudo em que ele acredita...
Embora After Earth – Depois da Terra ofereça toda uma série de perspectivas interessantes ocorridas em diferentes cenários, Kitai é a figura que mais se destaca por entre os demais, e que maior vontade apresenta em se desenvolver. Porém, também Cypher Raige, o seu pai, é um interveniente de grande importância, ainda que a sua presença física no enredo seja algo diminuta, mantendo uma consciência febril, uma ambiência forte, por toda a narrativa.
Quanto a outras personagens de cariz secundário, infelizmente não há muito a dizer sem, assim, entrar pelo campo dos spoilers. Fora estes dois rostos e vozes predominantes, quase todos os outros oferecem uma passagem muito breve e concisa no texto, sintetizando, desde logo, quais os seus papéis e qual a sua acção no desenrolar da narrativa.
Opinião completa, aqui:
http://pedacinho-literario.blogspot.p...
After Earth – Depois da Terra conta uma história familiar sem precedentes, onde um pai e um filho martirizados por um passado de sangue e de perda, unem forças em prol da sobrevivência de ambos. Num planeta outrora amado mas agora desconhecido, estas duas personagens percorrem os mais atribulados dos caminhos, com as paisagens mais belas e as criaturas mais perigosas, numa jornada em busca da salvação e do orgulho, do amor, existente numa verdadeira relação entre progenitor e discípulo.
Peter David é uma figura conhecida no mundo da televisão e do cinema, mas no que diz respeito a esta adaptação, o seu estilo descritivo apresenta-se muito aquém da expectativa geral. Sente-se uma certa urgência em narrar todos os acontecimentos da acção sem entrar em grandes pormenores, sente-se uma dada necessidade em não divagar para além do que a obra cinematográfica mostra ao espectador, e sente-se um dito distanciamento entre texto e leitor por isso mesmo—em momento algum senti que estava ligada a estas personagens, preocupada com os seus futuros, entusiasmada com os seus presentes—, o que é uma pena.
Nova Prime é um reflexo civilizado, tecnologicamente avançado e controlado de um planeta Terra que se viu destruído pela ganância humana. Aqui, nesta renovada sociedade, são os Patrulheiros quem mantém a ordem, e quem defende a cidade de ataques alienígenas que visam destruir todos aqueles que sobreviveram.
Kitai Raige tem o sonho de seguir as passadas da irmã—e do pai—, tornando-se um Patrulheiro na tenra idade de treze anos, mas embora o seu físico e destreza estejam adequados a tão audaciosa profissão, a sua inconstância de comportamento e riscos desnecessários fazem com que não consiga alcançar o seu objectivo. Mas a aventura está longe de terminar, quando uma inesperada viagem à Terra surge num plano próximo, e uma aterragem precipitada destrói (quase) tudo em que ele acredita...
Embora After Earth – Depois da Terra ofereça toda uma série de perspectivas interessantes ocorridas em diferentes cenários, Kitai é a figura que mais se destaca por entre os demais, e que maior vontade apresenta em se desenvolver. Porém, também Cypher Raige, o seu pai, é um interveniente de grande importância, ainda que a sua presença física no enredo seja algo diminuta, mantendo uma consciência febril, uma ambiência forte, por toda a narrativa.
Quanto a outras personagens de cariz secundário, infelizmente não há muito a dizer sem, assim, entrar pelo campo dos spoilers. Fora estes dois rostos e vozes predominantes, quase todos os outros oferecem uma passagem muito breve e concisa no texto, sintetizando, desde logo, quais os seus papéis e qual a sua acção no desenrolar da narrativa.
Opinião completa, aqui:
http://pedacinho-literario.blogspot.p...
July 19, 2013
This book is a 3-3.5 stars.
I bought this book because I wanted to see the film in the cinema, but knew it was likely that I would have to wait until dvd release. I liked this book, even enjoyed it, however I felt that you could tell it was a film novelisation very easily.
This copy of the book is 400+ pages long, but the actual main story is probably only 100-200 pages long. So what does the other entire half if not three quarters of the book contain? Well the 'main' part of the book finishes around the 300 mark and there is then a section of 3 'ghost' stories about other characters who to my recollection are not mentioned at all under the main story except some half vague mention of the 7 'ghosts'. The rest of extra stuff around the main story is various snippets of story from ancestors leading back to when everyone was still on Earth. This, while interesting, came across to me as padding so that a film, turned into a short story, could make up a fairly decent-sized book.
But maybe I'm just being picky?
I bought this book because I wanted to see the film in the cinema, but knew it was likely that I would have to wait until dvd release. I liked this book, even enjoyed it, however I felt that you could tell it was a film novelisation very easily.
This copy of the book is 400+ pages long, but the actual main story is probably only 100-200 pages long. So what does the other entire half if not three quarters of the book contain? Well the 'main' part of the book finishes around the 300 mark and there is then a section of 3 'ghost' stories about other characters who to my recollection are not mentioned at all under the main story except some half vague mention of the 7 'ghosts'. The rest of extra stuff around the main story is various snippets of story from ancestors leading back to when everyone was still on Earth. This, while interesting, came across to me as padding so that a film, turned into a short story, could make up a fairly decent-sized book.
But maybe I'm just being picky?
July 20, 2015
I still haven't seen the film however I really did want to and as I think I would have to wait until the DVD came out I saw this book as a perfect opportunity to see if it is what I expected. I loved reading about this story as I already had an idea of what the story was going to be like before I read it however I didn't understand the story completely so it still turned up some surprises in the storyline.
Normally I don't like flashbacks but in this I think they helped the story make more sense and how the human race ended up where it was otherwise it would be confusing. This aspect is sometimes missing in Dystopian novels as you have to wonder how they ended up the way they were but it was perfectly clear what happened and how the Raige family became what they were like, and in some ways how the Kincaid family also competed with them.
Normally I don't like flashbacks but in this I think they helped the story make more sense and how the human race ended up where it was otherwise it would be confusing. This aspect is sometimes missing in Dystopian novels as you have to wonder how they ended up the way they were but it was perfectly clear what happened and how the Raige family became what they were like, and in some ways how the Kincaid family also competed with them.
July 6, 2015
wil smit was da bess in dis bewk he was all like "kitai be da bess soldier guy" an little wil smis was liek "I climb dish mountain wiffowt ropds an yu stiil willnt maek me a powur rangur?"
I also quite enjoyed the description of the plants and creatures of Earth that had evolved to survive the now severely harsh climate caused by human's failing as it's caretaker. It kind of makes me feel not-quite-so-bad for burning doughnuts in my hummer and pouring oil into the sewer.
But after getting very excited about the book and watching the movie trailer it was pretty easy to see why it flopped. There is a lot to be said about comparing books and movies or tv shows but I feel like this case most indicates that movies try too hard to follow a certain generic mold that not all stories best fit into. It is unfortunate for the viewers but especially for wil smit.
I also quite enjoyed the description of the plants and creatures of Earth that had evolved to survive the now severely harsh climate caused by human's failing as it's caretaker. It kind of makes me feel not-quite-so-bad for burning doughnuts in my hummer and pouring oil into the sewer.
But after getting very excited about the book and watching the movie trailer it was pretty easy to see why it flopped. There is a lot to be said about comparing books and movies or tv shows but I feel like this case most indicates that movies try too hard to follow a certain generic mold that not all stories best fit into. It is unfortunate for the viewers but especially for wil smit.
July 19, 2013
Audiobook version. Great narration. The story takes a little time to unfold and is a little more complex due to the flashbacks and cutouts to historical scenes leading up to the era in which the story takes place. The characters evolve and come to grow into the great men their lineage indicates them to be.
The journey from earth to the their new home, which takes one hundred years, plus the millennium of existence since their arrival at their new home, is entertaining and thought provoking of where the future could take a society.
The journey from earth to the their new home, which takes one hundred years, plus the millennium of existence since their arrival at their new home, is entertaining and thought provoking of where the future could take a society.
June 5, 2013
I read the book because I wanted to watch the movie...not so sure anymore. The book is decent, I'm not sure why it keeps going back & forth between the family's past and present. In my humble opinion I didn't feel that it added anything to the story.
May 30, 2015
I'm sure this is fine for many people; I just don't care for novelizations, I suppose. I've never read one before and I won't again.
May 10, 2017
I just couldn't even get into it. Maybe I'll try it again when there's not more enticing options immediately available to check out from the library? Ha. Like that ever happens.
May 24, 2024
It's weird how a bit of hindsight brings a work into full focus. I never watched the movie After Earth (2013) because of its critical reception among audiences and critics alike. I figured maybe I would give the novel a try, not realizing it was not some work that the movie adapted, but instead a novelization of the movie itself. This was clearly a Will Smith passion project and never have I seen such blatant self-inserts in a work of fiction.
While the author of this novelization may be Peter David, Will Smith was behind much of this plot. Seeing the home life of the adult character in this book mirroring the home life that we know between Will and Jada is cringe-worthy. What's worse is that these characters (either the Will or the Jaden stand-ins) were so flat and boring as to be completely worthless. The plot that drives their adventure felt so juvenile that any group of six-year-olds could think it up playing on a playground. It's almost laughable that there were signs this was meant to be a bigger series.
Ultimately, After Earth is frustrating. It's a mediocre story with lackluster ideas. But, since a rich and famous person wanted to make it, Hollywood and Random House spent a lot of money to get it made. Thinking of all the fantastic (and nearly hidden) indie stories out there that will never get the amount of exposure that this bomb got makes me sad for the entertainment industry. Sure, sometimes there are breakthroughs, but these are rare as the rough edges of interesting works are sanded off to become marketable to the masses.
A nepotism story with no subtlety, I give After Earth 1.0 stars out of 5.
April 7, 2018
Fast paced with good character development.
I liked the flashback technique throughout the story to give background. What you expect from a book that has been either the precursor to a movie, or, as in his case, produced after the movie, is a story that goes beyond the story told by the movie. This book accomplished this task very well. It did so, and yet remained a spare, tightly woven story.
I liked the flashback technique throughout the story to give background. What you expect from a book that has been either the precursor to a movie, or, as in his case, produced after the movie, is a story that goes beyond the story told by the movie. This book accomplished this task very well. It did so, and yet remained a spare, tightly woven story.
December 30, 2019
Author adds more back story to the screen play. Got some Plato’s republic vibes in the ranger back story. One thing I could never buy into for the movie and the navel didn’t clear it up was the night time temperatures. If it gets so cold at night to kill everything not at a thermal hot spot how is there any wildlife at all? Major plot hole left over from a plot device to drive tension in the movie.
April 25, 2018
Butchered
An ok movie turned into a bad book by expanding back story that was not thought out or researched. “Write what you know” is apparently ignored; the writer has never served in any armed forces, nor asked anyone who has to proof his work, and it shows with glaring mistakes made in each paragraph concerning the military/police combination Rangers.
An ok movie turned into a bad book by expanding back story that was not thought out or researched. “Write what you know” is apparently ignored; the writer has never served in any armed forces, nor asked anyone who has to proof his work, and it shows with glaring mistakes made in each paragraph concerning the military/police combination Rangers.
July 22, 2021
Eu achei o filme ruim, mas mesmo o livro sendo só uma adaptação do roteiro, foi bem melhor. O livro é bem mais completo, com muito mais informações e detalhes. Eu não gosto muito dos personagens, acho que esse é um dos motivos de eu não gostar muito da história, o universo é bem legal, as cenas de ação são ótimas, mas sei lá a história simplesmente não bateu muito comigo.
March 27, 2018
A most enjoyable book to read.
Four stars instead of five due to one too many background stories of other characters. I so enjoyed this book which was exciting and riveting and filled in background after having watched the movie.
Four stars instead of five due to one too many background stories of other characters. I so enjoyed this book which was exciting and riveting and filled in background after having watched the movie.
May 11, 2018
Extrodinary!
Very exciting and a great adventure! Wonderful story set in the future. With really great characters, great places and a great storyline, this has to be one of the best sci-fi novels ever written!
Very exciting and a great adventure! Wonderful story set in the future. With really great characters, great places and a great storyline, this has to be one of the best sci-fi novels ever written!
February 10, 2022
Saw the movie before reading the book, not something I usually do. Everything in the movie is also in the book, but there is more backstory in the book that made it much better, including three extra stories.
August 1, 2017
love peter david
June 4, 2018
It was a moderately enjoyable action/adventure story. The science, though, made me cringe. I can usually suspend disbelief, but there were just so many of them.
April 17, 2018
Fun sci-fi book...
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but the book is much better! Also there are a few backstories included that explains how some of the "ghosts" came to be...
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but the book is much better! Also there are a few backstories included that explains how some of the "ghosts" came to be...
February 7, 2019
I read the book after I saw the movie. I have to say, I enjoyed the book much better than the movie. Peter David did an excellent job.
September 3, 2019
Amei muito, demorei pra terminar, mas é Por que eu gostei tanto que não queria acabar. Prefiro romance mais esse livro me deixou muito contente por escolher-lo
March 2, 2020
The three short stories at the end are somewhat better than the movie novelization.
July 17, 2020
I realize that over time my ratings have gotten lower. This may be an example.
January 25, 2021
A boy learns to hide his fears and sets out to save the life of his father on a poisonous planet,
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