Dragon Ball Z: An Unauthorized Guide

by Lois H. Gresh

IT DOESN'T GET ANY HOTTER THAN...
DRAGONBALL Z
Find out all there is to know about the hotter-than-hot phenomenon called DragonBall Z. Written by a mother and ten-year-old son team, you'll get all the fabulous DBZ facts from a kid's perspective! So DBZ fans unite-and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as you read about:
* All the TV and movie episodes, action figures, trading cards and toys
* The characters-good and bad-what they do and where they come from
* Awesome anecdotes, entertaining facts, cool quizzes, and side-splitting jokes
* Interviews with kids just like you about DragonBall Z: their favorite episodes and characters, fun ways to play with DBZ toys, and much more
You know you're a DragonBall Z fanatic if...
...you think your teacher is a Saiyan
...you name your dog "Bubbles" and make him bounce around
your backyard "planet" at rocketship speed
...you insist that your power level is 1200 (on bad days)
...you wear red pajamas and a sash to school
...you use magic marker to put dots on your head so you can look like Krillin

Hardcover

First published August 15, 2000

About the author

LOIS H. GRESH is the New York Times Bestselling Author (6 times) and USA Today Bestselling Author (thrillers) of 30 books and more than 65 short stories. Look for SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. CTHULHU #1: THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEADLY DIMENSIONS (Titan Books, April 2017), the first in a new trilogy of Sherlock Holmes thrillers from England's premier publisher of all things Holmes, with Random House distribution in the USA. Lois’ books have been published in 22 languages. For five years, Lois was a staff book reviewer at scifi.com (now SYFY.com, the Science Fiction Cable Channel), and her work has been on national/international award ballots eight times. She is a frequent Guest of Honor Author at large fan conventions and has appeared on television series such as The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens and Batman Tech.

Reviews

[Shayna Ross · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mother and son take on a beloved cartoon from the early 2000's with a feverish passion to talk all things Dragon Ball Z. From the TV show to action figures to role playing, Lois and Danny talk about what they enjoyed of this series and some of their favorite activities to do together. There is a charm knowing that Lois cares strongly to be involved in her son's life through his interest - even if it was a financial attempt for this book. It is not clear exactly what Danny's input for the book was as Lois makes it quite clear that she is writing.

From an adult's POV, this book was quite messy and heavily opinionated. However, it was reminiscent of the early 2000 Internet days with the language and tone - it is also meant to be written for children. Despite knowing this, I hated the way this book was presented, but I am aware that I would have enjoyed this as a child - hence, the two stars.

[Saima · Rating 2 out of 5]

well she has a pretty laconic style bout her writing.. i was never a dragonball Z sort of person but after reading this book i decided to give the series a shot and guess what ifound TRUE LOVE IN VEGETA (kidding!) basically the first half of the book is what will be of some interest of an average person as it goes on to explain the storyline, history and the plot/characters in general... but when the stuff bout vide games and acttion figurs crop up in the second half, one drops the whole reading thing (an average non fanatic of DBZ)

but on whole its a fun read