Bhadra 22, 2077, Monday
Phase Two: Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Alexander C. Irvine (2016)
Genres: Fiction/ Science Fiction/ Action/ Superhero/ Adventure/ Middle Grade/ Young Adult/ Novelization
Pages: 208
Rating: 6.5/10
Themes: Justice and Judgment/ Transformation/ Trust and Betrayal/ Espionage/ Corruption
Opener:
“It was a fine cool morning to be jogging on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Sam Wilson planned to put in his miles and then he had to get to work at the VA rehab facility. He liked running on mornings like these before the heat settled in and DC turned into a steam bath. He wasn’t thinking about much, just enjoying the groove of the run, the feeling of his body getting loose. He heard a voice from behind him. ‘On your left.’”
Summary:
After the cataclysmic events in New York with his fellow Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, lives in the nation's capital as he tries to adjust to modern times. An attack on a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague throws Rogers into a web of intrigue that places the whole world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow and a new ally, the Falcon, Rogers struggles to expose an ever-widening conspiracy, but he and his team soon come up against an unexpected enemy.
Verdict:
A decent novelization. It made me want to watch the movie, which I am going to do. Mostly to watch Scarlett Johansson, but if the movie’s any good, then all the better.