Lifeforce [Mass Market Paperback]

Colin Wilson (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Warner Books (1976)
• ASIN: B000KEP8P8
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a novelization of the movie, the book came first, January 10, 2000

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Nevada Hamaker (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lifeforce (Paperback)

It was originally titled The Space Vampires. The copy I read had a picture of a seductive woman on the cover with fangs and a trickle of blood. I put off reading it for a while because I thought it would be cheesy.

However I was pleasantly surprised. While the movie wasn't bad, and was visually stimulating (especially the female "vampire), the book is much better. It contained more detail and contained many significant plot threads that were omitted from the film. If you have a chance to read this book, do so. I also enjoyed The Mind Parasites, also by Colin Wilson.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably Wilson's Best Sci-Fi, March 17, 2002

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Bruce Rux (Aurora, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lifeforce (Paperback)

Nine years after first attempting a Lovecraftian sci-fi novel in The Mind Parasites, Wilson made another stab at essentially the same plot, and wrote it much better, as The Space Vampires (Lifeforce). The major difference between the two - aside from a noticeably more mature approach in The Space Vampires - is the addition of plentiful story-required sex.

Wilson's plots never move briskly, but they often make up for it by being intellectually engaging. The Space Vampires is a quick and interesting read, contrasting extraterrestrial criminals with the more common garden variety found on Earth. Discussions abound on predation, and the precise nature of sex in general.

Filmed as Lifeforce in '85, the movie retained the basics of the plot, but went inexplicably overboard in directions Wilson wisely avoided. It is still a watchable movie, but not as good as Wilson's original novel.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Also known as "The Space Vampires", April 1, 2008

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JCD "Page Flipper" (SCar) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lifeforce (Paperback)

Loved the campy horror movie from the 80s...who knew it was based on such a dark and well written story. This is a surprising little gem of a novel...quickly read and "absorbed" if you will...gives a much more believable backstory that the movie ever attempted. A nice find after all these years...give it a try and be pleasantly rewarded...search for both titles in your local used bookstores...I found mine under Lifeforce...