5 comments about Batman: The Long Halloween.

1. This is one of the best Batman stories out there today. Revolving around the relationship between Gordon, Dent, and Batman, the Gotham Triumvirate is what I came to think of the group as, the story is pushed on by the threes desire to rid Gotham of crime and what lengths each will go to to produce results. The art is very nice Tim Sale does justice to the story with his art. Definitely worth a read and highly recommended for first time Batman readers.



2. The Long Halloween is a masterpiece. The premise of the story is that a serial killer is taking down the mob, one gangster at a time. This killer has a unique method, killing on holidays, therefore the killer is called Holiday. Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent make a pact to discover the identity of Holiday and to stop the killing. However, the identity of the killer is not so easily discovered, and many gangsters die.
   
   The tone of this story arc is dark, which suits Batman very well, without being overbearing. Batman spends more time trying to figure out the identity of Holiday than punching out villains, so you really get a sense of Batman as a detective. However, there are various chances for Batman to show his skills--the best of which is a midair battle with Joker. This is recommended for all Batman fans and is a must have.



3. This book's elevated stature among all of the Battales is perplexing. The story has many flaws. It is a very sparse script. There is nothing to it. Many pages have so few words on them that your focus and time is spent on turning pages moreso than actually reading them. The rogue cameos are pointless and add very little to the plot, especially Catwoman, who is seen hanging around throughout the entire story for no apparent reason, for which we don't find out the reason until the end of Dark Victory. Plus Batman doesn't even play a big role in the discovery of the killer, whose identity at the end of the story is still in doubt. This is easily Jeph Loeb's weakest Batman tale, Dark Victory and especially Catwoman When in Rome are far superior, and Hush has the huge unfair advantage of Jim Lee's great artwork. A novel, like many other works of art, needs to have a rhythm and flow to it, and that is entirely missing when a story reads as fast as this one. It's lack of substance leaves the reader with an empty feeling of squandered opportunity and wasted time. Loeb is certainly a talented writer, but he needs to show that by adding some depth and material essence to the story and not just by producing a book that reads like a series of flash cards.



4. A fantastic read, I wasn't sure which batman book I would read first but I eventually came to the conclusion that The Long Halloween was the choice for me. A great murder mystery with the villains of Batman you've come to known well.



5. Batman Long Halloween is by far the best batman graphic novel from Loeb and Sale. Kept me on the edge the entire time and its one of those books you can pick up over and over. If you love batman, you'll for sure love this.

5 comments about Moon Called (Mercy Thompson Series, Book 1).

1. This is another new series that I picked up to read. I have read a lot of preternatural series and I was hoping this would be a good one. I know Patricia Briggs has written a lot of fantasy in the past and I was curious about what she would write for this alternative reality-type series.
   
   This is the first book in the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. Mercy is an auto mechanic who is also a walker. As a walker she can change into coyote shape. She was raised by werewolves and does a lot of auto mechanic work for the preternatural community. When a boy shows up on her doorstep looking for work at the garage, Mercy finds out he is a new unclaimed werewolf. From there on everything gets complicated and dangerous.
   
   There were somethings I liked about this book but more things I disliked. I liked the fact that it is hinted that Mercy's walker powers are not yet fully discovered. I liked Mercy's honest character and her tough girl facade. I also liked that Mercy knew where to draw the line most of the time. If she knew a situation was out of her league she usually admitted it. I also like the addition of fae into the novel and I especially enjoyed Mercy's old teacher Zee. I liked that the novel was fast-paced and fun; it was easy to read too.
   
   Unfortunately there was a lot I didn't like. The whole situation between Mercy and Samuel echoes the situation between Anita Blake and Richard a bit too much for my comfort. I found that I didn't really like any of the main characters all that much; most of them fell flat for me. There wasn't anything all that special about the writing either. For the most part the book was written in a straightforward style with little description; the book never really grabbed me and made me desperately want to finish it.
   
   All in all I liked this book better than the recent Anita Blake books but I liked it a lot less than the Kim Harrison Hallows books or the Jim Butcher Dresden books. The book was okay, just nothing special to me. I already bought the next two books in the series (I found then for cheap used) so I will probably read the next one and see if I get more into this world and the characters. I was a bit disappointed that this wasn't something a bit more special.
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2. Moon Called is full of characterization, and from a different source that the usual run of "occult" genre books, where vampires and/or werewolves and/or fae "come out of the closet" and into mainstream society. Our main gal is a mechanic, a grease monkey, but one with connections spanning an entire city (as any good mechanic could do with a good client base.) And all around Mercy are creatures of all sorts, but she is a coyote walker (which isn't explained in too much depth). A lot of things aren't explained in too much depth, except the characters themselves. A lot is packed into one volume, which weighs down a single girl's attempt to resolve the craziness that erupts in her life.



3. I've been getting luckier than usual with paranormal writers recently. For a while there, it seemed that every book I picked up was either written poorly or had a blah plot or characters I didn't care about. But lately I've discovered several great new authors, and Patricia Briggs is one of them. I've read the first two books in this series and really enjoyed them. I have book 3 but haven't gotten to it yet but hopefully soon. mercy is a great character, strong but sympathetic and not gaining new powers every five minutes. She makes the books for me, along with Ms. Briggs' great writing. Looking forward to book 3!



4. I've read a few books by Patricia Briggs and have liked her style of writing. This book is about Mercy, a mechanic and also a "walker" who can shift into coyote shape. Moon Called is filled with supernatural beings like werewolves, vampires, witches and fae. Mercy was raised by werewolves after being orphaned as a child. In this series, the fae and "come out" to the world, but the other supernatural races have not. As a walker, she has the ability to identify other supernatural beings quite easily. Later in the book, she finds out something else that she did not know about walkers, which was quite an interesting nugget of information.
   
   The story starts with a newly made werewolf named Mac showing up at her auto shop looking for work. Unfortunately, there are very bad people after Mac because he was part of some experiments to try to find a cure for werewolves. This sets up the book for the adventure that follows and includes romance - two werewolves vie for Mercy's affection, fighting and mystery. What I like most about the book was Mercy. She was a great balance between an intelligent, caring touch girl who could hold her own and didn't whine and wimp out for one of the male characters to save her. With her independence and ability to take care of herself, she still was not a hard-core. Mercy was a character I could like and admire and look forward to her development as a character in forthcoming books.
   
   I liked this book and plan on reading the next book in the series, "Blood Bound." I would give this book a solid 3 1/2 stars.



5. I'm about 2/3 of the way through the book and am enjoying the story and characters, but the cover really threw me off. According to the story the heroine,Mercy, is an adult who lives alone and runs her own business. There are references to back when she was sixteen. One of her bevy of boyfriends has a 15 year old daughter who Mercy treats as a child. Yet the cover model, who wears a nametag saying Mercy appears to be in the 12-14 age range. OK, a child probably couldn't aquire such extensive tatoos; but why not use a model who at least appeared to be of legal age? I guess they are trying to attract an audience of teenaged boys. I hope they aren't after old perverts. Fortunately; with books, you can ignore the pictures and build your own mental image. Ms. Briggs didn't bother describing Mercy in any detail, so I made her at least mid twenties and dressed her in practical auto mechanic clothing rather than the streetwalker duds they dressed that cover child in. Once that was done, it was much easier to accept her dashing around the countryside trying to rescue her friends from the bad guys. I'm on the lookout for the next few books in the series. I hope she's not going to pull an Anita Blake and start bed-hopping amongst all her various paranormal admirers. I prefer to stick with the adventure and skip the porn. So far,so good with book 1.

5 comments about Watership Down: A Novel.

1. I love this classic adventure of good versus evil. Which will triumph? Totalitarianism? or liberty? Excellent ending. I like it more each time I read it (roughly annually for 25 years). If I were a custom license plate girl, mine would read "hrududu." Heh heh heh.



2. Well, being a jaded hedge fund manager this book was an awesome diversion. I read constantly and this is most probably my all time favorite book. Suspenseful, warm, sad, allegorical. I just loved it, recommended it to everyone I know, and will hopefully read this several times between now and when I meet my black rabbit.



3. A well written, fast moving tale with a happy ending. It was so refreshing to read a children's story which remembers it's audience and while there are realistic losses - all of the main characters survive.



4. A group of rabbits searches for a new home after Fiver, a rabbit with "The Sight" has a vision of their current home being destroyed by a land developer.
   
   After the rabbits find a new warren on Watership Down, they realize that they have no females. They look for some females to join their group, but meet only a terrible warren called Efrafa run by the controlling General Woundwort.
   
   Though the characters are all rabbits, the story is all about human nature. I especially loved the rabbit culture and mythology that is so simply yet beautifully expressed in the stories they tell.
   
   An amazing read for all ages!



5. I love this book. It's been one of my favorites since I was a little girl and my Dad read it to me now I'm 33 and I'm on my 3rd copy. I read the first one until it fell apart, the second (this is the part you won't beileve)my pet rabbits ate. My new copy will be safe because the rabbits no longer live indoors.

5 comments about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

1. This was an interesting read. If you are looking for something decidedly different, this may be worth a look.
   
   The story follows the misadventures of Arthur Dent. In the beginning, Arthur loses his house and his world in the same day. The Earth is destroyed by a fleet of bureaucratic Vogons, making way for a galactic freeway. Fortunately for him, Arthur is rescued by his alien friend, Ford Prefect. The two of them then fall into a variety of improbable situations, eventually learning the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything.
   
   This book is really short and should take no time for someone to buzz through. The storytelling was vivid, unique, and downright hilarious at times. The manner in which the author narrates is generally when the book is at its funniest, so I now find it odd that they tried to make a movie out of this. People should be aware that the humor is most definitely British.
   
   My biggest complaint with the novel is the overabundance of the weird hard-to-pronounce names and the mind-numbing technical jargon (which really isn't technical). Sometimes it appears the author is having so much fun with a particular joke that he forgets to let the audience in on it.
   
   All in all, Hitchhiker's Guide was a fun little read. I may just pick up Mr. Adam's second book, but I'm certainly not desperate for it.



2. First off the story and Douglas Adams are among my favorite books/authors. I recommend the stories!
   
   but: there are a lot of typos in this Kindle version. Just in the first chapter! Words run together. Some times three words.
   
   also: I wish they would get the cover art figured out. When I buy a book I want the original cover and a photo of the Author if it is with the original book cover.
   
   Please offer: The whole Hitchhiker' Guide series as a package price.
   Please make available: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by D. Adams as a Kindle book.



3. By the strangest coincidence I left this classic at the office and was stuck at home reading Hemingway short stories. Hemingway writes about drink, and war, and illness. Adams, on the other hand, writes about drink, and war, and illness. One thing's for sure: Hitchhiker's Guide is not science fiction. It is also not science. Probably not fiction either. What it is is really weird, like the front page of the daily newspaper, only more enjoyable.



4. No need to review the text, there are over 600 reviews, and I think those can pretty much cover what needs to be said. Rather, this is a review of the Kindle edition.
   
   This is a poor conversion to the Kindle. There are a large number of typos. Text formatting is almost totally lost. Only chapter breaks are apparent. Section breaks which quote the encyclopedias are marked with italic text, but otherwise all the sections run into one another with no visual indication that a new section begins. From reading this, I'd guess that the publisher simply scanned the text and performed no copy-edit or proofreading.



5. Not that this is a kid's book. This book is just so engaging and funny and is just perfect for keeping the cynicism of teenagerdom at bay for a bit, that it's a great gift for a difficult to buy for age.
   
   I've read it so many times, I sometimes forget that parts of it haven't actually happened to me.
   
   My brother and I quote from it liberally; from the whole series, to be fair.
   
   Other reviewers have reviewed the text admirably, so I'll only add that I think this book should be required reading in all middle/junior high schools.

5 comments about Fearless (The Lost Fleet, Book 2).

1. This was a wonderful and fasinating sequel to the series. Reading the first one gave me a bad impression of this series. After reading this, my opinons and intrests have completed fliped over. There is so much more action and subjects going on the story. Overall, this a great sci-fi thriller and would reccomend this book to anyone with sci-fi intrests.



2. This book was very entertaining to read. It's not an in depth collossal and extravagent work of sci-fi but an interesting take on the whole "lost hero refound to save the world in the nick of time". I literally couldn't put the book down and finished it that night, much like the first one. Others have given a really good synopsis of the book so I'll skip that part.
   
   What really draws me into this series is the balance between the action and the dialogue. The space battles are done in a way that leaves you biting your nails. Sure you know what's going to happen and most likely how it's going to end but how he takes you through it is the exciting part.
   
   All in all, this is a great book and a great series! I highly suggest it for anyone wanting some fast and troubled heroes facing impossible odds!



3. OK, here's the good. Jack Campbell describes fleet operations in a believable manner. Frankly, I believe his fleet structure would work better than the pseudo ship of the line fleet structure used by David Weber.
   
   But Weber has already done it (and done it, and done it, and...). Weber also included a rich universe, a good deal of romance, and a lot of involved politics. Mr. Campbell has thrown in some cardboard cutouts to ask leading questions of his hero.
   
   Oh, yeah. Are there aliens in this universe? I don't know. Stick around for book six.
   
   There's nothing new here. There is no personal story here. There is no human story here. There's a lot of inspirational interludes where the author uses the mythical "Black Jack" to opin on the santity of life and playing by the rules of war. There's also a number of set up characters who (amazingly enough) turn their life around just knowing that good old Black Jack believes in mercy and honor.
   
   Please.
   
   Sorry, for a writer with an easily readable style, I think Mr. Campbell is wasting his talent. After he finishes paying some bills, I would like to encourage him to write a well balanced novel that depends on human characters and emotions almost as much as the battle scenes.



4. This is the second book in the Lost Fleet series and it does not disappoint. The space battles are presented in crisp clean prose, with believable attention to physics. The hero, John "Black Jack" Geary evolves and changes under pressure and even, with due discretion, acquires a girlfriend. There's stronger speculation about the existence of aliens as a driving force for the 100 year old war.
   
   My biggest complaint is structural. Book One: Dauntless and Book Two: Fearless could have been combined in a single volume. The story arc would have been a lot stronger that way and a certain amount of repetition designed to bring the out-of-sequence reader up to speed could have been eliminated. As it is, I feel that the overall arc of the series has just barely crept forward. And the author is not really exploring the psychological complexity of his characters. Some of the dialog is just daft (Scottish dialect for whacko) instead of striving for depth.
   
   But I love the way Jack Campbell writes his action sequences. He manages to capture some of the agonizingly slow motion imposed by the vast distance of space and combine it with an ability to keep the reader on the edge of the chair. I'll keep reading and hoping for more. In some ways, Jack Campbell is the science fiction equivalent of Dick Francis in the mystery genre: he's a slick stylist with a knack for action.



5. Good storyline continues to be well developed and written. Characters first introduced in Dauntless are becoming fleshed out and believable. The true enemy is slowly being introduced... I expect the series to continue becoming better and better.

2 comments about The Ashes of Worlds (Saga of Seven Suns).

1. I am a softy for grand space opera. Of course, I'll read most forms of science fiction but I love the kind of science fictions that spans galaxies and feature strange alien races and grand space battles. Kevin J. Anderson's seven-book epic, science fiction series, The Saga of the Seven Suns, fits all those criteria. I have been enthralled by this series since the first book, Hidden Empire, was published in 2002. I have to give credit to Anderson for creating an interesting universe with intriguing concepts and mostly original alien races. No, the series wasn't always perfect, but it's fun and exciting, and best of all they are the kind of books you can't put down until you've read the last word.
   
   The book arrived on my doorstep Friday and I finished it by Saturday night. I have to give Anderson credit for creating one hell of a good story in Ashes. Of course, like any good final volume, Anderson ties up all the loose ends, but he puts our heroes through a lot along the way, but in the end we get the satisfaction we've been waiting for throughout seven books. If you're not reading The Saga of the Seven Suns you're missing one hell of a great science fiction series and one hell of a rollicking good time.



2. I've been a fan of KJA since the 90's, and despite cursing his name for a couple of weeks after each installment of the Saga (I really hate cliff hangers!) I was enormously pleased with the way that this book turned out. It ties up almost every loose end (I found one, but it was minor). If you've been a fan of the Saga, then you'll defiantly love this final installment.
   
   You will also be glad to hear that KJA is considering doing further writing in this universe at a later time too.

3 comments about Star Wars Legacy, Vol. 3: Claws of the Dragon.

1. I had no idea that Darth Krayt would turn out to be such a familiar character. I felt so sorry for him, for turning to the dark side, just so he could have a purpose in life.
   
   I also liked how the story tied in with the "New Jedi Order" and "Legacy Of The Force" book series'. It was also nice to see Chak'ka the Wookiee again, now all grown up.
   
   I was very surprised by the last page of the book. Does Moff Calixte have a personal connection to the Skywalkers? I hope we find out soon.



2. I love this series and this story arc is so far the best yet. I love that they made Darth Krayt A'Sharad Hett. Cade is walking the same path as Anakin did and I cant wait to see how it all plays out.
   
   I highly recommend this series to everyone frome serious star wars fans to casual readers.



3. Cade Skywalker is a rebellious and emotionally broken former Jedi. Sought by the evil Sith that now rule the galaxy, scheming factions of the Empire, and his own former teachers, Cade heads to Coruscant, the stronghold of his enemies, to try and make amends for the wrongs he has committed.
   
   Claws of the Dragon is the most powerful and action-oriented addition to the Legacy series so far. Bringing together the various threads and backstories from Shards (Volume 2), CotD presents an excellent story filled with battles, scheming, and death that will rock the Star Wars Legacy universe. As well, the origins of such characters as Darth Krayt and Morrigan Corde are revealed.
   
   CotD is my favorite entry in the SW:L universe so far, and I highly recommend it to both graphic novel enthusiasts and Star Wars fans. Volumes 1 and 2 should be read first, however, as Volume 3 builds significantly on the previously-established storylines.
   
   Note: Star Wars Legacy, Volume 3: Claws of the Dragon collects issues 14 through 19 of the comic book series.

5 comments about Star Wars(r) Jedi Twilight Coruscant Nights I (Star Wars).

1. 
   good but not great. the writing is great, Reaves knows what he is doing.
   much better than any of the LOTF novels.
   
   i am glad to see some of the concepts i particularly loved in previously written novels - the Fallenassi, the Black Sun organization with Xizor.....(and the Solo
   children haven't been born yet!!! hooray!!!)
   
   i hope the other 2 in this trilogy are as good.



2. I went into this book knowing that I was going to like it because of the characters. I'd been very eager to know the adventures of Lorn Pavan's son, greatcoat-wearing Jedi Knight Jax Pavan, and the further adventures of reporter Den Dhur, snarky droid 1-5, and especially Nick Rostu (originally of Matthew Stover's SW: Shatterpoint, he is one of the main characters here and quite faithful to the original). However, knowing that I was going to like it was not the same as being confidant that I would be able to praise its literary worth.
   
   So I was pleasantly surprised when the prose proved to be deft and dense, sprinkled with Reaves' characterisic vocabulary words ("ecumenopolis", "reliquary"), most of which didn't appear in my Elementary Edition Webster's. Reaves' writing can be either flippant and funny or serious and musing. Sometimes I laughed (or at least sort of snorted) out loud. There were also quite a few sections which boardered on the existential, and some interestingly metafictional passages about humans as the diminant species of the SW galaxy.
   
   There are none of Death Star's half-memorable characters here (although there is another Twi'lek girl, a scarred Jedi of an obscure sect, who at the half-mark could do with some more characterization and screen time in general). The plot moves fast in a similar manner as in Death Maul: Shadowhunter.
   
   It's not perfect: there are some long pasasges without action and some irritating Star Wars-y substitutes for metaphors (ex. "carried like a sack of potatoes" becomes "carried like a pack of Zelosian Moorfruits"), which, in excess, can be too vague, I mean, I know a lot about Star Wars, but I don't know what some of these things they're referencing are. One character, Laranth, got less screen time than she needed to be fully realized, not even contributing to a discussion where everyone else pipes up. I begin to fear that she is the requisite Twi'lek woman of the book.
   
   
   I already think that this one will deserve an immediate reread, for the thought-provoking parts and for the joyous reunions with Nick and 1-5. It is a book that wonderfully captures the feel of Star Wars, and makes me feel really comfortable in that universe again and to long for it like I haven't since Legacy of the Force came out.
   
   It is an almost needless caveat to say that I loved that Jedi Twlight came out in paperback, so that it was relatively non-bank-breaking for me to buy it. Good on ya, Lucasbooks. You're dead set on parting us fans from our money, but you're giving us some vaping good reading material in return.



3. Reaves's style can occasionally be beautiful, but more often than not, it's about as clumsy as a bantha trying to dance ballet, cliché as that is, and stuffed to the gills with more choppy clauses than good sentences-much like this sentence. It's not hard to write like that, but it can be very, very annoying to read after a short while.
   
   Should you read this book? Sure, if you like spinoffs of spinoffs of spinoffs. Seriously, I just couldn't get into the characters. Even Vader, that great icon of evil, seemed wooden. Jax, more often than not, came off as a stuck up little snot who dashes about from one near death situation to another. The plot seemed convoluted and, at times, conveniently contrived. The vocabulary, too, seemed consciously high, as if to say, "hey, I have a dictionary and I know how to use it."
   
   Some Possible Mistakes
   (Please note that the following section contains direct quotes from the book, and therefore, may contain minor spoilers. Continue reading at your own risk.)
   pg 20 "We're going in," Nick said, pulling his blaster and stepping quickly through. .... Pg 23-24 "Take `em!" Nick shouted as he leapt forward, drawing his blaster and the troopers' fire.
   pg 31 There was little air traf-fic under fifty stories in this sector, so the view was relatively unimpeded.
   Pg 226 I-five's response time was just as fast: he had both arms level from the elbows and his hands doubled into fists, save for extended index fingers, like a Naboo child playing kaadu-and-aliens. (Why kaadu? Starwars.com defines kaadu as "swift-footed scaly-skinned wingless avians with strong legs and smooth bodies.")
   Pg 270 The device [sic] was designed to recognize his DNA; a slight squeeze of the material between thumb and forefinger would be all that was necessary. ... Nick fingered the section of fabric lightly. 285-286 He hadn't activated the beacon that would summon Vader yet.
   Pg 285 The droid wouldn't do anything unless told, he figured, and the bird man was an unknown quantity-although, given that he was cuffed and gagged, probably not much of a threat. .... Pg 322 "Hey," the avian said. "What about me?"



4. I am always happy when a new SW novel comes out, and this looks to be another good (although short) series. The concept of the book was original and well thought out, and the characters (with a few exceptions) well developed. The only thing I really hated was the authors constant use of words that the reader would need a dictionary at hand to understand. This is VERY distracting while trying to follow the story line, and makes it hard to enjoy the book. I do not state this lightly. I have a M.S. in education, and if I had problems, I can just imagine the difficulty some of the younger readers may have reading this book.



5. I got this book thinking that I was picking up another boring unreadable prequel novel. I was very wrong. This one of the greatest Star Wars novels ever written, and I have read quite a few. A good thing is you have a reasonable amount of main characters (unlike the Legacy of the Force books that had WAY too many characters and had to wait 60 pages to read about the interesring ones). The book hardly gets boring and their are many surprises. The only problem is that i'm only 14 so the many big words had me reading the dictionary every 15 minutes. Other than that tiny problem I loved this book and will get the next 2 in the trilogy as soon as they come in.

5 comments about Dark Possession (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 15).

1. I thought that Dark Possession was a terrific installment to the Dark series. It was wonderful to have MaryAnn in the story. She was one of my favorite characters since she first appeared in Dark Destiny; and now she may be my favorite heroine. I thought Manolito was a perfect match for her, and the chemistry between them just fit. This suspense filled story with romance and love kept me reading page after page. It was a fantastic read, and there's no need to go into the detail of plot, etc., since others have commented on book and I don't want to spoil the story for the fans. Just count on lots of twists and great read. Enjoy.



2. A very well written story. Keeps up the suspense throughout, something that I have come to expect from C. Feehan. I did like the large print aspect of this book. Easy reading, enjoyable escape, which is what I require in a book.



3. Very well written and picks right up after the ending to Dark Celebration. First book in a while that I've had to read twice back to back. Not all is as it would seem and the war between Carpathian and undead takes a new turn. Cant wait for book 16 later this year.



4. I really like the Carpathians and own all of the first 12 or so. But it had been a while since I'd read Ms. Feehan when the write-up on DP brought me back to the series. It was gooood and not too difficult to piece together what I'd missed in the interim. I found myself rooting for Maryanne - you go girl! I loved her. She had a unique personality; she didn't just roll over and let the Carpathian take over her life. He had to meet her halfway and respect her power and her needs if he wanted to keep her.
   
   This book renewed my interest in the series but is not a good starter book for someone new to the Carpathian world. I intend to go back and pick up the books that I missed so I can find out why they can't have girl children. And what about the dragonseekers! That's a new one on me. I'm definitely looking forward to the continuation of "the plan" and I hope Ms. Feehan injects some more fresh blood into the series like Maryanne. She was great.
   
   Does anyone else wish that Ms. Feehan would find another adjective? If she uses "tremendous" one more time!



5. I couldn't wait to start reading it... and couldn't put it down once I started it!! I didn't think I would like any new twist with new creatures.... but now I can't wait to read more about them and how they get along with the carpathians. I say wow and you will love it if you like any of the other books. I have them all and can't wait for more....

5 comments about The Complete Making of Indiana Jones: The Definitive Story Behind All Four Films.

1. I have to say that the research involved in this book was intensive. I am a pretty well-read fan of Lucas and Spielberg and I was still discovering cool snippets of information on every page.
   
   If you need a frame of reference for the amount of love put into the writing of this book you should look at Rinzler's The Making of Star Wars, and Bouzereau's Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays. If you liked those books, you will love this book too.
   
   If you are a fairweather fan, you may find the information overwhelming. For those fans, this is not a fluff PR book put out by the marketing guys.
   
   This truly is as "definitive" a chronicle of the "Indiana Jones" movies as you can get.
   
   Last note...if you want this book in HARDCOVER, it is not available in North America. However, the remedy is very simple...go to AMAZON UK to get it in hardcover. Get it now while they are still available. At the time I'm writing this, they've already sold out of their softcover versions.



2. This is one of the best books on my bookcase. It's just a great book. I paid $35 for it, and at that it was a bargain. It's even cheaper here, so absolutely no reason to buy it.
   
   It begins with the origins of the Indiana Jones character recounted as the classic tale of what happens when Spielberg and Lucas joined forces. But with more detail than what I had heard previously. Then the process and making of each film is included with great pictures, storyboards and models of sets.
   
   Then it ends with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The interesting part is how it details the development process and I was astonished about how many times Indy IV was going to be made and then pushed back for some reason.
   
   A great purchase. Highly Recommended.



3. This is a great read and I recommend it to any Indy fan or reader that enjoys a good "making of movie" book.
   From the same writer and style written as The making of Star Wars, this book has it all from the 4 movies. The introduction on how George Lucas and Steven Spielberg got the whole thing going was interesting. Learning all the funny little things that happened on set were amusing as well. Amazing pictures, I thought I'd seen all Indy pictures until I saw this book.
   Definitely a good read and well, well worth the money.



4. The book was a very interesting look, and brilliantly put together, but there could have been more about the the kingdom of the crystal skull. Most of the book heavenly takes you into the world of the first 3 movies.



5. For any fan of the "Indy" film series, this is the ultimate book... While it does contain information we all may have heard or seen in archival footage or interviews on the two recent DVD releases, it also contains an abundant amount of new insight and some really great photographs straight out of the Lucasfilm Archives!
   
   If you hated the new film, you can skip the last chapter, but it is also an insightful read - It also shows, and explains, in great detail how virtually every BAD idea associated with the series can be attributed to Lucas... who miraculously seems to win arguments with Spielberg just by wearing him down over time. While the book is never critical of Lucas, it nevertheless paints a less than flattering picture of him... It's odd that he let certain things come to light.
   
   Anyway. This is the ultimate book for any hardcore "Indy" fan - a must buy.