Independence Day Resurgence - The Official Movie Novelization

Independence Day #5

by Alexander C. Irvine

Twenty years after the events of the first film, the international community recovers and builds up Earth's defenses using technology salvaged from remains of the alien forces. However, the aliens were able to send a distress signal before their final defeat, which results in a new task force of alien ships coming to Earth and threatening the human race once more...

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Aliens

348 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 21, 2016

About the author

Alexander C. Irvine is an American fantasist and science fiction writer. He also writes under the pseudonym Alex Irvine. He first gained attention with his novel A Scattering of Jades and the stories that would form the collection Unintended Consequences. He has also published the Grail quest novel One King, One Soldier, and the World War II-era historical fantasy The Narrows.

In addition to his original works, Irvine has published Have Robot, Will Travel, a novel set in Isaac Asimov's positronic robot milieu; and Batman: Inferno, about the DC Comics superhero.

His academic background includes an M.A. in English from the University of Maine and a PhD from the University of Denver. He is an assistant professor of English at the University of Maine. He also worked for a time as a reporter at the Portland Phoenix.

Reviews

[Duane Olds · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has it all, every single character from the original has their time to shine, no one is left out. It also answers a few lingering questions. Fast paced and not too bogged down with flash backs from the first movie. I DID find it helpful to have read Independence Day: Crucible before this (you can if you want to, you don't have to if you don't wanna), it picked up right after the first movie and bridged the gap between the two movies perfectly. If you don't read it, its cool, the bits that refer to it are explained in enough detail that you get the idea. All in all a great fast read, hopefully the movie is as good as what I saw in my mind.

[Olof · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than I thought. Story a bit thin (and a too simple ending), but then that is very much to be expected :) For a movie novelization it was actually quite good :)

[Neil Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

After recently reading and enjoying independence day I jumped straight into the sequel full of optimism.

I had seen the film that goes with this book and had been disappointed by that.

Not sure if it was because I really held the 1st in high regard or if it really was a let down but it meant I didn't know the story as well as the first.

This book felt a little better than what I had remembered about the sequel and they may be down to the closeness between me reading the previous story but I found it an ok and enjoyable read.

I probably wouldn't recommend it as much as the first book but it may lead to me giving the film a second chance.

[Martyn Perry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hated the movie, but considering how bad the film was, this novel goes some way to making me want to give it another shot.

When I was 13, I was obsessed with ID:4. Had the VHS, the movie novelisation and the official making of. I loved all three.

So last year, 21 years later, I spot this paperback in the “whoops” section of a local Tesco, for 50p. Nostalgia kicks in and I can’t resist.

It’s a solid little book, adds some meat to nth wafer thin plot of the film, and was an easy distraction for a couple of weeks.

Not a patch on the original.

[Christopher Dodds · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did enjoy reading this but there were to many things that I did not like about how some of the characters were developed in the book and in the film also, but some characters were great like book version of David was very much like his character in the film. But i would of liked to have a bit of difference from the film like most books do but there was not a lot of that in this book, but the action bits were well written and there was some moments of tension.

[Chung Lee · Rating 2 out of 5]

The writing was good, but the story explained less than the movie. Usually I read movie novelizations because they contain more info about each scene as well as additional background information which can answer some of the questions that I have. But this novelization contain less info than the movie.

[Phenex Alarius · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It filled in so many pieces and answered a few questions I had after watching the film. It's for this reason I a huge fan of novelizations. Really cool to just feel imemersed within the universe itself.

[Scohic66 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much more interesting than the film as each chapter focuses on one character and gives internal monologues which fleshes out the story. The gay love story between the scientists is given more prominence and overall I felt the character development far superior to the film.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

The tale is just as fun and has you on the edge of your seat like the film, whilst giving you more information about the characters and stories.

Just a shame that this story will never be finished

[Foggygirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

mildly entertaining but not really interesting, the move was better but that was mainly due to the special effects.

[Alex Jutte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent for a movie tie in.

[hopelessterez · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5/5 🌟

Fajn oddechovka, sympatické postavy a zajímavá zápletka. Bohužel byl děj psaný z pohledu okna jedoucího rychlíku, takže jsem občas nestíhala pochytit, co se děje.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very violent but somewhat entertaining adaptation of this Sci-Fi movie.

[Daniel Gaul · Rating 5 out of 5]

A few detail changes from the movie (that help to flesh out the story), and overall a very thrilling, worthy read!

[Vassia Dimokosta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it as much as the movie!

[David Sastre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably better than the film!

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had quite a few extra bits that weren't in the film, and those made sense of certain aspects

[Jus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frightening to think this could happen. An alien invasion twenty years later from Independence Day War of 1996. Very action packed. I never read the first book "Independence Day". However if you read this book first not reading the first book like me, you can still pick up and understand what is happening. I just love reading movie films books, before watching the films. 10/10 from me.

"No matter your nationality, colour, or creed, I ask that all of you pray for us. No matter what our differences, we are all one people. Whatever happens, succeed or fail, we will face it together, standing as one."
-Quote from page 306, Independence Day Resurgence. By Alex Irvine.

[Daniel Jorge · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is by far an amazing sequel to the first installment in the series (which already had set a high standard!). Most sequels to books that are THIS popular usually flop, being only made as a quick cash grabbing device, gaining popularity from the famous name alone. Opposing that common trend, this book is masterfully crafted, being both serious and quite humorous at the same time, making it fit for almost everyone. The characters were also quite relatable, with all of them having their own minor problems throughout the story, making them feel human. However, this book isn’t just entertaining. It provides a message that if we all work together, we can overcome anything: even what seems impossible. Sadly though, it’s quite underrated. Here on Goodreads, it only has 229 ratings, compared to the original, with 617 ratings. In my opinion, it improves the fictional world established in the first book and fleshes out the characters even further than before (which is why I rated it 5 stars.) So, why not give reading it a shot?

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot better than id imagined having heard a few bad reviews of the new film.  It follows on directly from Crucible and quite onbiously sees the return of the aliens bigger and badder than ever.

Being a novel of a film though it suffers probably the same way the film will (not seen it yet) in that the beginning is good and paced nicely to give a bit of suspense but when the aliens return its all wham bam action with giant alien queens thrown in for good measure.

The end is fairly obvious and open ended but at the same time seems a bit too cosy for me.  I guess we'll see where they go with new books and films but I do hope there is more to come.

[Lukas Lovas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Novelization….as the movies biggest selling point for me were the effects, I found the book a bit lacking. However, it was concentrating on the story, not wasting too much time on describing visuals, which is good. It also filled in someof the holes and colored a bit of the background - that's always a plus :)

[Kathleen Klingenmaier-Vinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased the book years ago and just could not get into the book in the beginning. In September 2019 I picked it up again and put it down. Today, I told myself I shalt read and finish this book! The book is 353 complete pages long (paperback). So, I am still uncertain I believe in alien invaders, but the possibility might be present. Only time will tell.

[Bryan Ericson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't seen the movie, but this was a well written novelization. You get inside the characters minds.

[Stu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this, but the last line is awful. I liked the first movie, flaws and all so I'm probably going by to like this movie too; flaws and all.

[Stu Campbell · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was what I thought it was

[Payton Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just like the movie with thoughts. I like reading book movies so I can understand the thoughts that dialogue cannot reveal.