Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

by Bryce Zabel, Brent V. Friedman, Jerome Preisler

Last time there were rules, and the heroes of Mortal Kombat were victorious in the great tournament. This time there are no rules.

The evil emperor Shao Kahn has invaded our world seeking ultimate domination. He is determined to merge the two dimensions and claim Earth as his own.PEarth's only hope lies with the proven champions Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Princess Kitana, and Lord Rayden. Together with newcomers Jax, Jade, and Nightwolf, they face the awesome task of stopping Shao Kahn and his ruthless extermination squads from their dark conquest.

Their challenge becomes an unrelenting roller coaster against an incredible assortment of inhuman fighters, terrifying creatures, and evil sorcery. They are Earth's last and only hope against...Annihilation.

184 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 1997

About the author

Screenwriter Bryce Zabel has created five primetime network television series, including NBC's Emmy-winning "Dark Skies." He has written for a dozen other popular TV shows, and written and produced feature and television projects for many of Hollywood's networks and studios. He's collaborated with such top creative talents as Steven Spielberg and Stan Lee. A former CNN correspondent, Bryce received the Writers Guild of America (WGA) award in 2008 for writing his third four-hour Hallmark mini-series, "Pandemic," and has written and produced films and mini-series that include "Atlantis: The Lost Empire," "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation," "Blackbeard" and "The Poseidon Adventure." He wrote SyFy's first original film, "Official Denial," a produced film that is now being developed for a feature re-boot. His end-of-World War II true story, "The Last Battle," is now in studio development.

In television, Bryce also created or developed such series as "Kay O'Brien" (CBS), "M.A.N.T.I.S." (FOX), "The Crow: Stairway to Heaven" (SYN) and "E.N.G." (CTV). He has worked on such series as "Steven Spielberg's Taken," "L.A. Law," "Life Goes On," and "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." After 9/11, Bryce served as the elected chairman/CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the first writer in that position since Rod Serling. His Hollywood career has spanned ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, HBO, Showtime, Syfy, Sony, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Universal, Paramount, Hallmark, USA, and Animal Planet.

His journalism and screenwriting work has been nominated for awards from the Environmental Media Association and Mystery Writers of America, and for Golden Mike, Gemini and Emmy awards. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA). His debut book, "A.D. After Disclosure" (Career Press, 2012), now in its fourth printing, was a Barnes & Noble "New & Noteworthy" selection.

Bryce lives in Los Angeles with his wife and writing/producing partner, Jackie Zabel.

Reviews

[Bryce Zabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the co-screenwriter of the film, I appreciate the effort that went into completing this novelization and thank all who were a part of it.