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Independence Day: Crucible: The Official Prequel
Science fiction action/adventure prequel leading directly into the eagerly anticipated Independence Day sequel, released a month before the film.
In the days following the alien invasion, the international community recovers and builds up Earth's defenses using technology salvaged from remains of the enemy forces. However, pockets of aliens still must be located and eliminated, and the bizarre technology proves as dangerous as it's creators. Then it's discovered that the aliens were able to send a distress signal before their final defeat...
In the days following the alien invasion, the international community recovers and builds up Earth's defenses using technology salvaged from remains of the enemy forces. However, pockets of aliens still must be located and eliminated, and the bizarre technology proves as dangerous as it's creators. Then it's discovered that the aliens were able to send a distress signal before their final defeat...
320 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 24, 2016
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Greg Keyes
84 books653 followersGregory Keyes is a writer of science fiction and fantasy who has written both original and media-related novels under both the names J. Gregory Keyes and "Greg Keyes".
Greg Keyes was born in to a large, diverse, storytelling family. He received degrees in anthropology from Mississippi State and the University of Georgia before becoming a fulltime writer.
He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
Greg Keyes was born in to a large, diverse, storytelling family. He received degrees in anthropology from Mississippi State and the University of Georgia before becoming a fulltime writer.
He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
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June 22, 2016
20 years to resurgence!!!
This novel is canonical and it narrates the events between the original film “Independence Day” and the sequel “Independence Day: Resurgence”.
TWENTY YEARS TO BE PREPARED
We beat the aliens in July 4th, 1996, but hardly was the end.
Not even the end of the first war, since while most of the destroyers (the big ships) fell, some of them were still functional and able to fire weapons, also a fair amount of alien fightercraft were still shooting, and even aliens on foot were well armed and looking for trouble.
So, the first conflict took several months to be really over.
And then, reconstruction (not all would be possible to be rebuilt) and the critical analyze of the alien technology to adapted into our own weapons and vehicles, since the scenario that the aliens would send another strike force to Earth was awfully too likely.
So, the Earth Space Defense is born, to develop and to deploy brand-new technology able to guard our Solar System. The process to have an united Earth starts.
The general concept of this “in-between” story reminded me Robotech: The Zentraedi Rebellion, where it was also a “bridge” story to tell the events between “The First Robotech War” and “The Sentinels”, where the RDF have to battle some focus of alien resistance, and while the RDF already had access to alien technology, now with support of Zentraedi sympathizers, they can evolve their Veritech fighter into Veritech Alphas and Betas.
Of course, the aliens here aren’t helpful at all, and while they have some prisoners, they aren’t talking.
So, the development of hybrid fighters would take a lot more time than expected, and with too costly setbacks.
OLD FACES
In the novel, you have our heroes from the first film…
Steven Hiller, David Levinson, Thomas Whitmore, Connie Spano-Levinson, Julius Levinson, Jasmine Dubrow-Hiller, General Grey, and the little kids Dylan Hiller and Patricia Whitmore won’t remain as kids for much time.
And Dr. Okun wasn’t dead! He is in coma (the whole book).
However, not every old face will survive the book…
NEW FACES
In the novel, you have the first steps of the new characters for the sequel…
Jake Morrison, Charlie, Rain Lao, Dr. Catherine Marceaux, General Adams, Elizabeth Landford, Secretary Tanner, Commander Jiang, Agent Travis, and Dikembe Umbutu.
You get a very good interactions of old and new characters, developing the new situations and relationships, defining the stage of how the sequel will begin.
HOW RELEVANT IS THIS?
I enjoyed a lot to read this novel, but if you haven’t and you want to watch the sequel, don’t worry, go ahead, I’m sure the second movie will tell you what you need to understand how the story developed from what you watched in the first film to the new scenario in Resurgence.
However, if you want to know the detailed evolution of the saga, between films, not matter if you already watched both films, you still can read this interesting book and enjoy the same.
This novel has engaging narrative, smart development and it’s quite quick to read.
This novel is canonical and it narrates the events between the original film “Independence Day” and the sequel “Independence Day: Resurgence”.
TWENTY YEARS TO BE PREPARED
We beat the aliens in July 4th, 1996, but hardly was the end.
Not even the end of the first war, since while most of the destroyers (the big ships) fell, some of them were still functional and able to fire weapons, also a fair amount of alien fightercraft were still shooting, and even aliens on foot were well armed and looking for trouble.
So, the first conflict took several months to be really over.
And then, reconstruction (not all would be possible to be rebuilt) and the critical analyze of the alien technology to adapted into our own weapons and vehicles, since the scenario that the aliens would send another strike force to Earth was awfully too likely.
So, the Earth Space Defense is born, to develop and to deploy brand-new technology able to guard our Solar System. The process to have an united Earth starts.
The general concept of this “in-between” story reminded me Robotech: The Zentraedi Rebellion, where it was also a “bridge” story to tell the events between “The First Robotech War” and “The Sentinels”, where the RDF have to battle some focus of alien resistance, and while the RDF already had access to alien technology, now with support of Zentraedi sympathizers, they can evolve their Veritech fighter into Veritech Alphas and Betas.
Of course, the aliens here aren’t helpful at all, and while they have some prisoners, they aren’t talking.
So, the development of hybrid fighters would take a lot more time than expected, and with too costly setbacks.
OLD FACES
In the novel, you have our heroes from the first film…
Steven Hiller, David Levinson, Thomas Whitmore, Connie Spano-Levinson, Julius Levinson, Jasmine Dubrow-Hiller, General Grey, and the little kids Dylan Hiller and Patricia Whitmore won’t remain as kids for much time.
And Dr. Okun wasn’t dead! He is in coma (the whole book).
However, not every old face will survive the book…
NEW FACES
In the novel, you have the first steps of the new characters for the sequel…
Jake Morrison, Charlie, Rain Lao, Dr. Catherine Marceaux, General Adams, Elizabeth Landford, Secretary Tanner, Commander Jiang, Agent Travis, and Dikembe Umbutu.
You get a very good interactions of old and new characters, developing the new situations and relationships, defining the stage of how the sequel will begin.
HOW RELEVANT IS THIS?
I enjoyed a lot to read this novel, but if you haven’t and you want to watch the sequel, don’t worry, go ahead, I’m sure the second movie will tell you what you need to understand how the story developed from what you watched in the first film to the new scenario in Resurgence.
However, if you want to know the detailed evolution of the saga, between films, not matter if you already watched both films, you still can read this interesting book and enjoy the same.
This novel has engaging narrative, smart development and it’s quite quick to read.
July 9, 2020
Okay. Not my favorite book. But it certainly filled the bill for missing information.
We watched, as usual, Independence Day on, yep, July fourth. I wanted to watch our DVD but the machine ate the DVD. Luckily, the show was on Live TV. We recorded so we could watch when we could get together as a group at the same time. We, also, recorded ID Resurgence. Getting all four of us in the same room at the same time is rare. So we barely got ID finished on 7/4. IDR happened on the fifth.
We'd seen Resurgence before and were unimpressed. This time we seemed to be more into the identifying stars and characters from before. That's when we noticed that there were characters that seemed to be important but were unknown to us.
My husband watches shows with Google ready. It was when I asked him who is that and why are they supposed to be important? I don't remember them from ID.
This book is the missing piece. Though it isn't exciting enough to have a movie of its own, without it Resurge keeps you wondering. Maybe this should have been a series of three one hour shows? At any rate, this helped make the final show make more sense.
On the other hand, I am no more interested to rewatch Resurgence now that I know what I do. And it seems this could have the possibility of another movie or two as we learn more about aliens of all kinds and the hope of global cooperation.
So, it's worth the read.
We watched, as usual, Independence Day on, yep, July fourth. I wanted to watch our DVD but the machine ate the DVD. Luckily, the show was on Live TV. We recorded so we could watch when we could get together as a group at the same time. We, also, recorded ID Resurgence. Getting all four of us in the same room at the same time is rare. So we barely got ID finished on 7/4. IDR happened on the fifth.
We'd seen Resurgence before and were unimpressed. This time we seemed to be more into the identifying stars and characters from before. That's when we noticed that there were characters that seemed to be important but were unknown to us.
My husband watches shows with Google ready. It was when I asked him who is that and why are they supposed to be important? I don't remember them from ID.
This book is the missing piece. Though it isn't exciting enough to have a movie of its own, without it Resurge keeps you wondering. Maybe this should have been a series of three one hour shows? At any rate, this helped make the final show make more sense.
On the other hand, I am no more interested to rewatch Resurgence now that I know what I do. And it seems this could have the possibility of another movie or two as we learn more about aliens of all kinds and the hope of global cooperation.
So, it's worth the read.
June 15, 2016
It's hard to believe that it has now been two decades since Independence Day came to cinema screens and became an iconic film of the 1990s. Now we're on the brink of a sequel, set twenty years on from the events of that film. Yet those, like myself and probably you on the other side of the screen reading this review, might wonder what happened in all those years. Well we've got an answer in the form of Crucible, Greg Keyes novel that fills in much of those years.
Let's be honest going into this novel: It's setting up the new film and that is it's main goal. Starting out in 1996 before moving forward incrementally towards 2016, it re-introduces to characters from the original film as well as characters from the new film. It's the story of a world rebuilding in the aftermath of “the Fourth”. Characters who aren't in the new film but were in the original make appearances large and small ranging from Will Smith's Steve Hiller to Robert Loggia'a General Grey and Margaret Colin's Connie Spano. Smith's character is especially interesting to read about given his noticeable absence from the new film and the novel shows exactly why that it is. Character appearing in both films such as Jeff Goldblum's David Levinson and Bill Pullman's President Whitmore are present and correct with Keyes perfectly capturing them in prose.
Crucible also expands on the world of the original film while also setting the stage for the new one. We get to see some of the film's events from the perspective of people on the streets as well on a larger international stage. There are characters from China and the UK and one of the novel's subplots is set firmly in Africa. The African setting is rather neat as it's a setting we only got to glimpse in the original film. Not only does it set up the new film, it expands upon the original as well so if you're a fan of the original film and wondering what you're favorite characters have been up to, you're in for a treat.
Which leads to its narrative. If you're expecting an action packed thrill ride, you might be in for a surprise. This is a very talky and exposition heavy narrative by the nature of what it is. It's far more about exploring the aftermath of the original film and how the world works not just to rebuild but also arm itself ahead of another invasion. Keyes' prose keeps the book ticking along but it might not quite be the narrative you're expecting.
Which isn't to say Crucible doesn't have action. Early parts of the novel feature Will Smith's Steve Hiller in action and the African set sections of the story certainly don't skimp on the action either as the invaders ground forces are taken on. Elsewhere Keyes puts the reader in the pilot's seat in a number of training exercises. All of them are perfectly readable and help keep the plot moving.
While the narrative might not be quite what you're expecting, if you're a fan of the original film and/or looking forward to the new film than you'll likely enjoy it anyways. It expands nicely on the original film while also filling out elements of the narrative that will come into play for the new film. So before the Resurgence, visit the Crucible.
Let's be honest going into this novel: It's setting up the new film and that is it's main goal. Starting out in 1996 before moving forward incrementally towards 2016, it re-introduces to characters from the original film as well as characters from the new film. It's the story of a world rebuilding in the aftermath of “the Fourth”. Characters who aren't in the new film but were in the original make appearances large and small ranging from Will Smith's Steve Hiller to Robert Loggia'a General Grey and Margaret Colin's Connie Spano. Smith's character is especially interesting to read about given his noticeable absence from the new film and the novel shows exactly why that it is. Character appearing in both films such as Jeff Goldblum's David Levinson and Bill Pullman's President Whitmore are present and correct with Keyes perfectly capturing them in prose.
Crucible also expands on the world of the original film while also setting the stage for the new one. We get to see some of the film's events from the perspective of people on the streets as well on a larger international stage. There are characters from China and the UK and one of the novel's subplots is set firmly in Africa. The African setting is rather neat as it's a setting we only got to glimpse in the original film. Not only does it set up the new film, it expands upon the original as well so if you're a fan of the original film and wondering what you're favorite characters have been up to, you're in for a treat.
Which leads to its narrative. If you're expecting an action packed thrill ride, you might be in for a surprise. This is a very talky and exposition heavy narrative by the nature of what it is. It's far more about exploring the aftermath of the original film and how the world works not just to rebuild but also arm itself ahead of another invasion. Keyes' prose keeps the book ticking along but it might not quite be the narrative you're expecting.
Which isn't to say Crucible doesn't have action. Early parts of the novel feature Will Smith's Steve Hiller in action and the African set sections of the story certainly don't skimp on the action either as the invaders ground forces are taken on. Elsewhere Keyes puts the reader in the pilot's seat in a number of training exercises. All of them are perfectly readable and help keep the plot moving.
While the narrative might not be quite what you're expecting, if you're a fan of the original film and/or looking forward to the new film than you'll likely enjoy it anyways. It expands nicely on the original film while also filling out elements of the narrative that will come into play for the new film. So before the Resurgence, visit the Crucible.
June 11, 2016
No big deal. It jumps through the 20 years between the first and second movie a little bit too uncohesively in my opinion. Basically it just fills in the blanks of what happened to the main characters of the first movie and introduces the backstory of the main characters in the second movie.
Of interest only to those who want to go in to the new movie a bit more informed on who these new characters are and what happened to Will Smith's character (since he declined to return for the new movie).
Of interest only to those who want to go in to the new movie a bit more informed on who these new characters are and what happened to Will Smith's character (since he declined to return for the new movie).
March 2, 2017
Actually, about 2.5. It's an interesting story and does a great job bridging the gap between Independence Day and Resurgence. The evolution of the characters and the world through those years is fascinating. But it feels like it tries to rush everything, which makes everything that's supposed to be impactful fall short.
January 24, 2017
It was good for the first couple of chapters when it focused on the characters and aftermath of the first film, then it began killing off the characters you liked and replacing them with dull ones you don't give a damn about. Couldn't be bothered to finished the last couple of chapters.
June 28, 2017
mildly entertaining but unfortunately forgettable.
December 9, 2025
Independence Day Crucible is a story that convinces me that the 2016 sequel was a mistake. The reason I say this is because the novel does redeem some of the worse qualities of that movie and adds some very necessary information. It does however suffer from there not being much of a plot; you merely follow the characters whose arcs are going to bloom in the movie.
If you are fan of the 1996 movie; this book is actually a clear choice to read because it does a great job of saying what happened afterwards. Everybody else can skip it. As for myself, this book made me wish they would have turned Independence Day into a series. Imagine if Series 1 and 2 was based off the plot lines in this book and Series 3 became the Alien Return. That would been better.
If you are fan of the 1996 movie; this book is actually a clear choice to read because it does a great job of saying what happened afterwards. Everybody else can skip it. As for myself, this book made me wish they would have turned Independence Day into a series. Imagine if Series 1 and 2 was based off the plot lines in this book and Series 3 became the Alien Return. That would been better.
August 3, 2021
While I appreciated that this book is filling the gaps between the movie and its sequel, I found that the writing is dry and I wasn’t really invested to the characters — especially Ukembe. Even the love line between Dylan and Patricia felt forced. Why can’t childhood friends stay as childhood friends?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 8, 2019
I was excited to dive into this one, but in the end I think that it may be the worst of the series. I disliked how the story jumped between characters, and the story did not keep my interests like the previous books did. Slightly below average.
July 4, 2019
Oh my gosh. I loved this! I wasn't expecting it to be so good! What a great tie-in to both movies!
January 30, 2021
An intriguing account that answers many of the questions about what occurred between the two films and who the new heroes are :-) I highly recommend it!
May 27, 2023
Interesting to learn about the aftermath from the first movie
June 3, 2023
I have always loved the movie Independence Day. This book took the gap between the two movies and filled me in with what happened with everyone. It's a great read.
July 16, 2023
Fairly entertaining! Gives some foregrounding to the film which is helpful.
May 14, 2024
A fund transition story between the two movies. Makes me want to watch the second movie again.
May 17, 2024
Fun read leading up to the sequel movie. No way the second movie could live up to the first, but I might go watch it again this weekend.
October 5, 2024
A fun, but dark prequel to the second Independence Day film. It actually adds more weight to what the characters have been going through prior to the events of the second film
December 20, 2024
Sweet!
This novel would have made an excellent movie. A shame that it wasn't. I thoroughly enjoyed it! All the novels in the series are excellent!
This novel would have made an excellent movie. A shame that it wasn't. I thoroughly enjoyed it! All the novels in the series are excellent!
March 15, 2025
You know when you have bread and need a filler because you are hungry and all you've got is soft cheese you opened on Monday and some cheap chicken roll. Well that's the Bible.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 17, 2016
Independence Day (th film) came out in the mid-90s, at a time when Science-Fiction was (seemingly) pretty rare on the big screen, with Jeff Goldlum coming off the back of Jurassic Park and with Will Smith only starting his rise to super stardom - indeed, at the time, I think he was probably more famous for his stint as The Fresh Prince of Bel Air than as a movie star.
It's taken 20 years for a sequel to come out (this year, 2016), with only a handful of novels in the interim period, and with this particular entry bridging the gap between the two films (in particular, explaining why Will Smith's character doesn't appear in the new one).
As such, this is - essentially - background reading. I can't say -yet - just how important that reading is to the plot of the film; just how much it ties in. Sure, I'm positive that it has some of the same characters and (presumably) further explains thier motivation than can be done in a 2hr+ film, but since I haven't seen said film yet ...
I also have to say, that alternate history is a genre that I'm not all that used to: it's not one of the big-hitters such as Crime Fiction or even Historical Fiction; as such it took me a while to get used to the setting (I'm *sure* I would remember seeing/surviving a giant city-sized spaceship blow up my home town ...). Once I did, the pages flowed fairly fast, with enough plot to keep me turning the pages; enough to keep me interested in what would happen next.
Recommended.
It's taken 20 years for a sequel to come out (this year, 2016), with only a handful of novels in the interim period, and with this particular entry bridging the gap between the two films (in particular, explaining why Will Smith's character doesn't appear in the new one).
As such, this is - essentially - background reading. I can't say -yet - just how important that reading is to the plot of the film; just how much it ties in. Sure, I'm positive that it has some of the same characters and (presumably) further explains thier motivation than can be done in a 2hr+ film, but since I haven't seen said film yet ...
I also have to say, that alternate history is a genre that I'm not all that used to: it's not one of the big-hitters such as Crime Fiction or even Historical Fiction; as such it took me a while to get used to the setting (I'm *sure* I would remember seeing/surviving a giant city-sized spaceship blow up my home town ...). Once I did, the pages flowed fairly fast, with enough plot to keep me turning the pages; enough to keep me interested in what would happen next.
Recommended.
July 11, 2016
Review originally published at Book of Bogan
As movie tie-ins go, this was actually pretty good. I had seen some pretty awful reviews of the Independence Day movie sequel, and I thought I would give this book a whirl, as it is set between the two movies, and covers most of the time period between them. Having seen the second movie after finishing the book, I thought that it really helped to set up the movie, and fill in some of the gaps in the plot, and character relationships which were evident in the movie.
At the heart the novel is the stories of the two friends and rivals, Jake and Dylan, as they grow up in entirely different worlds after the attack in 1996. Jake loses his parents in the destruction of Los Angeles, while Dylan is the son of the world famous Steve Hiller - co-saviour of the world. There is an ensemble cast of supporting characters, some of whom even survived into the second movie, including Jake's nerdy little buddy Charlie.
I guess there are a lot of things you don't get time to stuff into a summer blockbuster movie, like character arcs, and backstory, and this book does a pretty good job of filling in the blanks. Is it great science fiction? Not really, although Greg Keyes' class as an author shines through.
There's a danger that this book may get lost in the wash of disappointment in the movie, but it should be an interesting read for anyone wanting to dig a little deeper.
As movie tie-ins go, this was actually pretty good. I had seen some pretty awful reviews of the Independence Day movie sequel, and I thought I would give this book a whirl, as it is set between the two movies, and covers most of the time period between them. Having seen the second movie after finishing the book, I thought that it really helped to set up the movie, and fill in some of the gaps in the plot, and character relationships which were evident in the movie.
At the heart the novel is the stories of the two friends and rivals, Jake and Dylan, as they grow up in entirely different worlds after the attack in 1996. Jake loses his parents in the destruction of Los Angeles, while Dylan is the son of the world famous Steve Hiller - co-saviour of the world. There is an ensemble cast of supporting characters, some of whom even survived into the second movie, including Jake's nerdy little buddy Charlie.
I guess there are a lot of things you don't get time to stuff into a summer blockbuster movie, like character arcs, and backstory, and this book does a pretty good job of filling in the blanks. Is it great science fiction? Not really, although Greg Keyes' class as an author shines through.
There's a danger that this book may get lost in the wash of disappointment in the movie, but it should be an interesting read for anyone wanting to dig a little deeper.
June 9, 2016
In essence, the storyline in this novel picks up well from the moment the aliens attack to some final moments that might occur before the film resumes. The writing style is very thorough in telling of events, and is well balanced between emotions and thoughts of the character to the events transpiring. Many events occurred where the reader would be left hanging. Some well worked and balanced number of characters that definitely, in their own POV, capture the positive emotions of a worldwide victory (to spoil the first movie.) One key portion that I appreciate which some authors avoid all too much is the conference room events, where agreements are written up, cooperations are delved into, and this was created with the spirit of world unity, as it should have been with the time and setting of the era.
Overall, the descriptions and language is not too spectacular in describing some prior events to the book, with the small assumption that the reader has seen the first movie. But the author still makes no attempt to alienate the casual millenial reader who hasn't seen the first movie, but is curious in the upcoming film. I might update this review once I have seen the second Independence Day
Overall, the descriptions and language is not too spectacular in describing some prior events to the book, with the small assumption that the reader has seen the first movie. But the author still makes no attempt to alienate the casual millenial reader who hasn't seen the first movie, but is curious in the upcoming film. I might update this review once I have seen the second Independence Day
February 11, 2017
i really liked how the hole between the 2 movies was filled by this book! i wish i would jave read it before seeing the 2nd movie. I'll watch it again with this book fresh in my mind.
February 11, 2017
Nice fix for the time hole between movies
I was hoping someone would write what happened between the movies, it's told well and I'm happy with it. Thanks!
I was hoping someone would write what happened between the movies, it's told well and I'm happy with it. Thanks!
July 4, 2016
I really enjoyed this book, its set between the old film and the new and follows the evolution of the technology being built to defend earth should the aliens return and also and more importantly the characters they are porting from the old film and new ones being introduced.
The writing is good and despite there being little action the character development is done well and keeps you interested, the development of earths technology is also done well.
Steven Hiller and David Levinson are written as youd imagine them from the films so that fits in nicely and they havent just glossed over the previous books based around the original film either.
If you like the old film read this before the new film id imagine to fill in some gaps but can probably be read afterwards also.
November 17, 2016
Fills in the 20 Year Gap
This book is the backstory for Indpendence Day Resurgence. While it gives the background story of the major characters, I found it somewhat boring. It took a while to pick up and by the time it got interesting, it was over. The characterizations were rather general and I really didn't feel like I had an insight. Kind of a shame since the author's novel Firestorm, prequel to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was superb. I will probably have to read this again later. The narrator of the audio book version was so monotonous, I chose to read it rather than be put to sleep.
This book is the backstory for Indpendence Day Resurgence. While it gives the background story of the major characters, I found it somewhat boring. It took a while to pick up and by the time it got interesting, it was over. The characterizations were rather general and I really didn't feel like I had an insight. Kind of a shame since the author's novel Firestorm, prequel to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was superb. I will probably have to read this again later. The narrator of the audio book version was so monotonous, I chose to read it rather than be put to sleep.
June 26, 2016
A great run up to the movie, covering the years between the War of '96 and 2016. This is the book I wanted after the movie came out originally, admittedly with more detail. All the same, this is a well written book, filling in information and details about how the ESD (Earth Space Defense) comes together and how everyone on the planet comes together to prepare for the next invasion. While I don't think you need to read this book to see Resurgence, I think it's well worth the time to read. Now I want more! LOL
May 25, 2018
(Audiobook Review)
Surprisingly good for a movie tie-in novel. William Hope's narration is solid, the dialogue is above average (for this sort of thing) and from the reviews I've seen this book is probably better than Independence Day: Resurgence, which I haven't seen yet.
Update: Significantly better story than the Resurgence. They should have just filmed this and have been done with it. What a missed opportunity.
Surprisingly good for a movie tie-in novel. William Hope's narration is solid, the dialogue is above average (for this sort of thing) and from the reviews I've seen this book is probably better than Independence Day: Resurgence, which I haven't seen yet.
Update: Significantly better story than the Resurgence. They should have just filmed this and have been done with it. What a missed opportunity.
August 10, 2016
Bit of an odd feel to this book, in the sense that it is meant to describe the events between the two Independence Day movies and therefore doesn't have a proper end. It actually feels more like a set-up for the new movie than a novel in its own right. To get everything wrapped up you'll need to watch Independence Day Two so the experience is not altogether satisfactory.
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