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The Scorpion King
Book by Collins, Max
48 pages, Paperback
First published March 5, 2002
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June 1, 2021
The last of his tribe of assassins, Mathayus is tasked with stopping warlord Memnon from completely taking over the known world. The only way to do it, is to kill Memnon's sorcerer. But the sorcerer turns out to be a sorceress, more a prisoner than ally and advisor to the warlord, and together, and with the help of a motley crew of outlaws, bandits and warriors, they will strive to change the destiny foretold in Cassandra's prophecy.
While the movie is your typical popcorn-y fare coupled with C-movie worthy acting in which you can send your brain on an hour-and-a-half vacation, the book expands on the world, characters and their motivations, inner thoughts and emotions.
That gives the story a few more layers and a little more depth, but that's pretty much it. It's definitely better than the movie (which isn't such a difficult feat), but still firmly in the average field.
While the movie is your typical popcorn-y fare coupled with C-movie worthy acting in which you can send your brain on an hour-and-a-half vacation, the book expands on the world, characters and their motivations, inner thoughts and emotions.
That gives the story a few more layers and a little more depth, but that's pretty much it. It's definitely better than the movie (which isn't such a difficult feat), but still firmly in the average field.
January 30, 2025
I wish I could say that the book was better than the movie. It wasn't. It was exactly like the film. Garbage.
April 17, 2013
This book was easy to read for me. I have watched this this movie before,so I could understand easily.
This story is a little not real,but it is interesting.
You can understand movie if you can't in book.
This story is a little not real,but it is interesting.
You can understand movie if you can't in book.
June 9, 2013
Very Good. A good adaptation. B+
July 12, 2019
Identical to the movie which wasn't very good.
May 12, 2014
This book describes a story that a brutal general masters the soldiers in Egypt。Other general preparation against him, and launch a war for several times, but he was defeated. They know a thing at a time, and the general's side has a witch, she was able to foresee the future, and you help him to victory. After get the news, the league for a killer to kill the witch.
But when he is ready to kill the witch, witch is found to be a beautiful woman. Killer can't bear to kill the woman and the witch told him that she is not willing to help the general.
Kind of killer does not kill the witch, he entered the general's castle and kill the general.
But when he is ready to kill the witch, witch is found to be a beautiful woman. Killer can't bear to kill the woman and the witch told him that she is not willing to help the general.
Kind of killer does not kill the witch, he entered the general's castle and kill the general.
October 10, 2014
Eh, not impressed. From what I can tell, its a prequel to the Scorpion King movie so it's kind of nice having a background for the Scorpion King, but since I haven't seen the film in years it doesn't help much (and perhaps that's my problem, I kept trying to reference what little I remember from the movie). The writing was overly dramatic and sometimes hard to follow. The story itself wasn't awful, I just feel poorly executed. I love ancient civilization stories, but this one didn't have as much oomph as I had been anticipating!
February 22, 2010
this is one of the Funniest books I've ever read, if I want to sit around and roll with laughter with some friends we will read this out loud. the over the top double entendre's, the outright slaughter of History, the seriously overdone testosterone... not one page without a laugh... Truely horrible and Hilarious all at once. it was a fluke that I was given the book, I would never have thought to pick it up, but somehow I have the feeling that it was written in protest by a decent bard!
October 21, 2012
penguin readers level 2
10/20=50minutes
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1 What do you think about a hero?
I think hero is very cool. The hero in this story fight for people,so he is fantastic.
2 Do you believe any predictions?
Yes, I tend to believe predictions.
I want everyone to read this book because it is very good. The hero who fight for country is very cool!
10/20=50minutes
ancient Egypt-sorcerer-dominate-employ-fighter-prediction-win
1 What do you think about a hero?
I think hero is very cool. The hero in this story fight for people,so he is fantastic.
2 Do you believe any predictions?
Yes, I tend to believe predictions.
I want everyone to read this book because it is very good. The hero who fight for country is very cool!
May 4, 2014
I think this book is very fantacy. And may be It is easy for everyone to read this book.
The reason is that this book is written with very easy English.
When Iread this book,I feel I live in somewhere looks like desert.
I want you to read to read this book.
Thank you.
The reason is that this book is written with very easy English.
When Iread this book,I feel I live in somewhere looks like desert.
I want you to read to read this book.
Thank you.
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October 23, 2013good book!
February 8, 2016
Great sword and sorcery.
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