Highlander [Mass Market Paperback]

Garry Kilworth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 1998

Twelve years ago, a legend was born. Starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, Highlander became a cult classic that has since spawned two film sequels, an immensely popular television series, and a host of websites, original novels, and fan merchandise.

Previously only available overseas, this novel lets fans relive the adventures of Conner MacLeod, the Highlander. Born more than 400 years ago in the highlands of Scotland, he is an Immortal who can die only through decapitation. Now, in present day New York City, the Gathering is at hand, and the other Immortals have come to do battle with one another. Soon, it comes down to MacLeod and the Kurgan, the most fearsome and evil Immortal who ever lived.

In the end, there can be only one.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (November 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061058408
• ISBN-13: 978-0061058400
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book from an excellent movie, May 14, 1999

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This review is from: Highlander (Mass Market Paperback)

Back in the mid-80's I saw "The Highlander" at my local movie house and fell in love with it. The book is well written and adds some extra girth to the story that the movie (even in its uncut version) did not include. The greatest appeal about Highlander is the concept of immortality and the implications of being able to live for an infinite period (as long as your head remains attached that is). The book will keep you riveted and any lover of fantasy or science fiction would appreciate this work.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It could have been a contender., April 29, 1999

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This review is from: Highlander (Mass Market Paperback)

This novel is ruined by its terrible writing style. While novelisations of movies are rarely very good, the style of the writing can often make them enjoyable (for example, Donald McFarlan's novelisation of the 1995 film Rob Roy). While entertaining enough, this book is not very memorable. Kilworth could have told a great story, one perhaps even to surpass the movie (it has happened before), but as it stands it is only adequate and mildly interesting (and then probably only to "true" Highlander fans).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Feelings, May 3, 2010

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Highlander has been my favorite movie for years. I was really looking forward to reading this book. However, I was not very pleased with this adaption. Like most books based on movies, it does add new material to cover answered question about the film: Such as "How did Macleod meet his wife?" "What was the initial reaction to Macleod becoming immortal?" So while the author does a good job with such matters, he did a poor job of adapting the film to the book. Whether, it would be when he changed dialogue, or when he put his own interpretation of the film, or even when some parts were added, the author did a terrible job of portraying the film. For example: a minor thing in the movie a cop asked someone to get him a cherry cheese danish. In the book, he asks for a cherry cheese sandwich. WHAT THE HELL IS A CHERRY CHEESE SANDWICH?? At the end of the movie Connor says there can be only one. In the book the dialogue is changed to "I am the one". Those are minor things. Now in the movie Macleod fights the Kurgan in a construction. He does not unleash his sword because he can not let Brenda see it. In the book, the author says Macleod forgot it somewhere. However, he had nowhere to forget it. Also, the scene where Macleod's wife dies is one of the most emotional scenes of the film. In the book, it means very little because the author does very little to articulate Also, it seems like the author got lazy towards the end. At the end of the movie, Macleod describes in detail what the prize is to Brenda, in the book he says he can't describe it. So that is just laziness on the part of the author. I don't see how that is possible seems how that is just something he could have pulled from the movie to achieve effect. In conclusion, this adaption is more bad than good.