Heart Of The Tiger (Wing Commander, Volume 3) [Paperback]

William R. Forstchen (Author), Andrew Keith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1995

Terran forces are pushed to the wall by the ever-encroaching Kilrathi hordes. The end seems very near--it is time for desperation measures. Against overwhelming odds, the humans try to launch a last desperate offensive against the Kilrathi homeworld. Once again, humanity's last best hope is embodied in her flyers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 373 pages
• Publisher: Baen (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671876538
• ISBN-13: 978-0671876531
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,248,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bit More Realistic Than the Game, September 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Heart Of The Tiger (Wing Commander, Volume 3) (Paperback)

I read this book because I loved the game. I was expecting to find a direct novelization of the game, but instead found a believable novel. While it follows the game pretty well, I enjoyed the scenes that took place between the action. The game didn't touch on that as much as it could have. As I said, I think that this book was a more realistic account of the events in Wing Commander III. This book really got into the personal lives of the characters. I also enjoyed the random Kilrathi viewpoint. The best part about this book (in my opinion, of course) is how it explains what REALLY happened with Hobbes. The game left me thinking that he had always been a traitor. The deaths of the characters were woven into to plot nicely. If you liked the game, you should equally like this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read!, November 2, 2000

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WildCat (Liverpool, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heart Of The Tiger (Wing Commander, Volume 3) (Paperback)

This book is excellent! I read it from start to finish the same day it arrived. It touches on details not covered in the games and in a time of trouble for Wing Commander fans (there are no further game sequels planned) it satisfies the need for a Wing Commander product nicely.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Different from the game, but still Wing Commander, September 2, 1998

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Georgiadis Pelopidas - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heart Of The Tiger (Wing Commander, Volume 3) (Paperback)

To criticise books written on games it's good to know if they were written before or after the game was released. In our case, if this book is written on a transfer-the-game-to-book base, then it's not a good fit. The game fans liked the game as it is so they are going to be displeased with the deve- lopment of this book. In any other aspect the book is close to perfect: simple language, not over- burdened literature, direct, with scenes that flow and more than enough characterisation for a book of this kind (sci-fi space adventure). For the plot, we spoke a little above, yet it pulls with it the characterisation of some side characters (MANIAC, FLASH)presenting an aspect that Wing Com- mander fans might find not so appealing. Also the Kilrathi side inserts make the book more interest- ing since they provide more backstory and make the reader be more involved to what he reads and tend to be: (a). a Wing Commander fan, or (b). a more enthusiatic Wing Commander fan. The other apect speaks of the book being written on a "commissioned" basis before the game was pre- sented (meaning that ORIGIN asked of the authors to write the book and then they made it script and finally a PC game). On this basis a well written book is transferred to a terrific game, clearing out the above mentioned... "errors" and putting in the space flight simulation aspect. Overall the book is good, yet Wing Commander fans will read it with scepticism.