Tomb Raider Tech Manual (Pocket Books Media Tie-In) [Paperback]

Michael Jan Friedman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pocket Books Media Tie-In | Publication Date: June 1, 2001

Lara Croft is a tomb raider -- a smart, sexy adventurer who gets her kicks unearthing the mysteries of the ancients. Bryce is the rumpled techno-wizard who keeps her in cutting-edge equipment.

Nowhere is the nature of their relationship more evident than in the affectionate bickering the two engage in as Bryce cobbles together the "toys" Lara will need to survive her greatest adventure.

Here is your chance to dig behind the scenes of "Tomb Raider," the globe-spanning Paramount Pictures summer blockbuster starring Angelina Jolie. See how Lara Croft came by her devastating array of gear, gadgets and gravel-spitting vehicles.

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About the Author

Michael Jan Friedman has been channeling fictional characters such as Lara Croft for two decades, during which time he has written nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy books, many of them for the Star Trek® series. His latest efforts in that vein are The Valiant, a Star Trek: The Next Generation® novel, and Star Trek: New Worlds, New Civilizations, a National Geographic-style look at the planets of the Star Trek universe. Friedman's work has also appeared on television, on radio programs, and in nearly two hundred comic books. He lives with his wife and two sons on Long Island where, all things being equal, he would rather be sailing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743423542
• ISBN-13: 978-0743423540
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,186,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Quick Read - Mostly Photos, May 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Tomb Raider Tech Manual (Pocket Books Media Tie-In) (Paperback)

Don't purchase the book if you expect a highly detailed technical manual (such as the Star Trek Technical Manuals). The book is layed out between concept art drawings and movie stills showing the final product. What was interesting was to see some products that were designed but not used (I assume since at the time of this writing I haven't seen the movie yet).

In addition there's a running conversation between Lara and Bryce (her high tech provider) that provide the text of the book. Not much there.

Quick read. In the end it's mostly eye candy than anything else.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Considerable dissapointment, October 15, 2006

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J. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tomb Raider Tech Manual (Pocket Books Media Tie-In) (Paperback)

I read this book and kept expecting to see diagrams and descriptions of things that nobody else but the Countess could possibly have had, some of the unusually high-tech equipment that she used in the film, the highly specialized things reminiscent of Batman. But her high-tech binoculars and her high-tech piton pistol were NOT SHOWN. There were only things like her .45-caliber pistols. I mean, come on! I can identify the *gunsmith* already. There was nothing particularly unusual about them, one can even get them as toys! Why would anyone be particularly interested in them? Then there was her run-of-the-mill BORING BORING huge Land Rover. Pfagh! A sop to the foolish masses who are interested in accursed immoral *monster trucks*! A gas mask. Gas masks are not unusual. A stupid, unrealistic robot. A security system. What is interesting or unusual about a security system? Gloves, boots, *clothing*? I have no interest in what clothing the Countess chooses to wear.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Entertaining..., October 21, 2003

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T. Shioji "Tina" (Long Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tomb Raider Tech Manual (Pocket Books Media Tie-In) (Paperback)

If you're a fan of the Tomb Raider movie, I'd recommend it. It was very entertaining to read and there were lots of detailed pictures (close ups of her guns, motorcycle get up - helmet, glove, boot) a nice shot of the Land Rover and all the gadgets and nick nacks inside... I kinda wish they'd release one for the "Cradle of Life" there were even MORE gadgets and cool "toys" in that one!