Outland: The Novelization
Registered by TrashDayinNov on 11/15/2009
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Outland by Alan Dean Foster; copyright 1981; 269 pps.
Novelization of the 1981 film starring Sean Connery. I never saw the film, but have wanted to - this is the next best thing. I generally don't seek out or select novelizations of movies, but Alan Dean Foster has a strong reputation as a sci-fi writer, and I expected a good story. That's what I got. The story is well-told, and the descriptions of life on Io, and the mining operation, while perhaps somewhat thin, are nonetheless involving. I plan to the see the movie, to better compare, but one thing that novelizations have going for them is freedom, and I imagine certain aspects of the story, which are treated slightly in the movie are somewhat expanded upon, which lends itself to the realism of the story. Overall, it's an involving and engaging read.
Travels thus far: Probably purchased in a PA Goodwill - don't recall how long ago; will most likely release in a local laudromat.
Novelization of the 1981 film starring Sean Connery. I never saw the film, but have wanted to - this is the next best thing. I generally don't seek out or select novelizations of movies, but Alan Dean Foster has a strong reputation as a sci-fi writer, and I expected a good story. That's what I got. The story is well-told, and the descriptions of life on Io, and the mining operation, while perhaps somewhat thin, are nonetheless involving. I plan to the see the movie, to better compare, but one thing that novelizations have going for them is freedom, and I imagine certain aspects of the story, which are treated slightly in the movie are somewhat expanded upon, which lends itself to the realism of the story. Overall, it's an involving and engaging read.
Travels thus far: Probably purchased in a PA Goodwill - don't recall how long ago; will most likely release in a local laudromat.
