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Titan A.E.: Akima's Story

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This book is really cool because it tells how Akima will become the person she is in the movie. The book is written for younger kids, so it is easy to follw, but it still keeps you interested. It is an all around great buy if you are interested in the film, it gives more insight to Akima's life. This will make the film more enjoyable because you will know the character better. There is also a book about the main character, Cale Tucker, which is also good, but "Akima's Story" has more action.

I haven't seen the film of Titan A. E. yet, but judging by the novelization, this is an excellant original prequal novel. Set eleven years after the destruction of Earth by an alien species, the Drej, and around four years before the film, this is the background story of one of the two main characters, Akima. As a little girl, she was orphaned by the destruction of Earth, and was raised by her grandmother in a makeshift human space colony. After her grandmother's death and the colony's destruction, Akima sets out to learn how to be a pilot so she can help what is left of humanity find a new home. This novel explained a lot of Akima's background and how she came to be a pilot and help find the Titan in the movie. Highly reccomended if you are looking forward to the movie.

Ok, I really liked this book but some aprts are screwed up and I'll go into that later. This book and Cale's story are best read before you see the movie or read the movie novelezation. It gives some great background on why Akima is sort of fiesty and strays away from other people. But some parts of it are jsut not right. Now I read this book AFTER I read the novelezation. First of all, in the beggining of the book, Akima meets Korso. Nope, the novel says she dosn't meet him until years later when she is already a great pilot. Second, the novel says Akima's grabdmother started theaching her how to fly as soon as she was old enough.In this book, she dosn't start training until after her grandmother is dead. Thrid, Akima meets Stith half way through the book. In the novel, Stith is part of Korso's crew and she has never met him. Little things like this take some fun out of the book. This book dosn't have like any swearing or severe violence but in the beggining her mentor is hurt badly and the book goes into deep detail in his injuries. Its a fun read and I think most people will like it.

"Akima's Story" is a good novel, simple and childish, but good. "Akima's Story" is a prequel to the film "Titan A.E.", and the plot centers around Akima and her friend Ishaq, both of which
reside on a human drifter colony, New Marrakech, until it is attacked by the Drej. The attack leaves Akima and Ishaq's parental guardian dead, and this motivates the two of them to buy a ship and find work. The couple easily find work transporting goods to Solbrecht, and on their first mission they find trouble. After narrowly escaping death from a criminal kingpin's goons Akima and Ishaq team up with Stith to take down Golbus and to locate acient artifacts that Ishaq's father and Sam Tucker had been hiding.

The plot is original, but doesn't seem like it took a lot of thought to develop, and the dialogue is very "childish" and corny. But I just tried to turn off my brain and enjoy it for what it was, and even though it has a lot of plot holes that didn't stay consistant with the film, I just tried to read it as if it were a totally different story, and I think that if you do the same a lot of the plot holes will not be so evident.

I feel that the people who would enjoy this novel the most are those who are fans of "Titan A.E.", for those who enjoy Science Fiction stories, and for young ones, as there is no real offensive language and almost no violence. Though fans of either of the above mentioned may feel that it's to kiddie to be taken seriously and many may want to laugh at some of the dialogue. Overall, I did enjoy "Akima's Story", and you may enjoy it as well if you keep an open mind. Thanks for reading.

I will do the review on both "Titan AE: Cale's story" & "Titan AE: Akima's Story," since, really, they go together.

First, the book's put together the missing pieces that may have been missing seen in the movie itself; & that was the main reason I purchased the novels. What I enjoyed was the "human" connection (pardon the choice of words) between Cale, Tek & Iji; & in Akima's story, the relationship between Akima & Stith & Ishaq. Combine this with some small fine points about their personalities; why Cale & Akima are the way they are, & it really brings the stories together, both individually & also both books together.

Both stories keep your attention all the way to the end; setting up the final book in the triology. However...I would read that one first, since after you get all the aswers to the questions you may have had from the movie, the third book derails a number of the points of the first two.

The only thing I did not care for is the repeating of the "full" names of ships or places, planets. For example, Tek flew a TR-Epsilon Z. That is the manufacturer/model of the ship. Any time this ship is mentioned, it is always by the full name, the TR-Epsilon Z. Ok, maybe I'm being petty, but if you read the book, you'll see. In Akima's Story, the same thing occurs, but a bit more frequently. I'm sure other pilots in that time (the story) didn't call it by that. So, get past this, & you've got two very good stories.

I am a fan of Titan AE. I feel the movie got a bum rap when it came out, in spite the research that was done, & the time taken for the layout & plot to make the story a good one. The Bottom Line? Both of these books were were an adventure to read.

Paperback-only and 181 pages long like its companion prequel novel, "Titan AE: Akima's Story" picks up where "Cale's Story" left off. Chronologically, "Akima's Story" is second and the actual novel for the movie is third. Anyway. "Akima's Story" introduces us to Akima, one of the lucky few to escape Earth when the Drej attacked. Her grandmother managed to get her on one of the last ships to leave, and just after the novel begins Akima's grandmother dies from old age. This pains Akima greatly, as her grandmother had raised her after their arrival at a drifter colony. New Marrakech, the drifter colony that the Drej assault at the end of "Cale's Story" is attacked at the beginning of this one. Prior to the attack, we see through Akima's eyes the life and hope in a drifter colony, the signs that humanity is still holding on. This is drastically different from what Cale sees in New Marrakech when he visits it.

Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta have, once again, done excellent work in writing this book. It details Akima's background just as well as the other prequel details Cale's- I especially enjoyed meeting the warrior Stith and learning how Akima became the elite pilot she is at the start of the film. The novel is well-written, shifting perspectives from time to time but always telling the story well. I have no complaints, really. This is a solid novel, and I recommend it highly to anyone who enjoyed "Titan AE" or either of the other two novels based on it.

This was the best book I have ever read. Akima and Ishaq and Stith are the best. I recommend it a lot. Akima keeps the story going. It tells you a lot about Akima like how her her hair got short and purple,what happend to her mom and dad. You should read it.

do u think anybody seriosuly cares how akimas hair got short? or purple? seriously now. ure giving this book 5 stars because it tells u WHY HER HAIR IS PURPLE???!!!

shiazas

now my opinion is that this book is very childish and has lot of plot holes. If you are reading this book beacuse of the original TITAN A.E. then DONT. if you r reading this book for fun DONT.

KJ anderson never fails to dissapoint me

This book is honestly very well done, but u have 2 read it before u read the novel cause then you'll understand the story better... If u r wondering this book is about Akima's life before she went to work on finding the Titan or working with Korso. That is why u should read it before u read the novel. Other than that it is a really good book, and u should also read Cale's story too... You'll find some intresting parts in both stories... Have fun reading! -If u get it, which I mostly recomend, for Titan AE fans or any science fiction fans... =)