Titan A.E.: Novelization [Paperback]

Steve Perry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

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Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Ace; First Edition edition (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441007368
• ISBN-13: 978-0441007363
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #862,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I'm married, got kids, grandkids, dogs, all like that. Ex-hippie, long-time martial artist, duffer on the guitar.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life after Earth...., May 11, 2000

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Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Titan A.E.: Novelization (Paperback)

As soon as I saw the trailers for Titan A. E., I knew it was my kind of movie. When I realized there was a novelization that came out a month early, I went out and bought it. I was amazed. Novelizations usually are inferior to the movie, which means this is going to be a spectacular movie with great visuals (even if it is animated). The story is set fifteen years after the destruction of Earth by an evil alien species, the Drej. The few humans that survived are scattered throughout the galaxy. Cale is one such human survivor. A little boy when Earth was destroyed, he is now twenty, and still bitter that his father left him in the final moments of Earth. But it turns out that his father hid the key to creating a new home for the humans - a spaceship called the Titan. Only Cale can find it, making him humanity's last hope. But the Drej are looking for the Titan as well. This was an action-packed novel, and I can't wait to see the movie.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps /better/ than the movie..?, March 4, 2002

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Tigrin (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Titan A.E.: Novelization (Paperback)

I first bought this book after seeing the movie back in June 2000. Titan AE really captured my heart as a movie, I just felt it was so well done and had such an interesting (and hardly seen) plot and characters, perhaps one of the best science fiction stories I've ever read or watched, and I felt really inspired me as a writer and an artist.

I raided the book store after seeing the movie and picked out this book along with both Cale and Akima's stories, and this one was, perhaps, one of my favorites. I think it's great that they did an adult novelization of it, because not all of us are ten year old boys whose only interests are the lasers and the big bad aliens. I haven't read the book in a long time now, being caught up in other books since I discovered the fantasy genre (Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings in particular), but in a way, I felt the novelization was /better/ than the movie, just in the extra depth it put into the stories and the characters. The novelization is based on the earlier version of the film, so it has some scenes that didn't appear in the movie, which are interesting to read.

I really enjoyed reading a novelization more on an adult reading level, and for sure I'd recommend this to anyone, even people who have not seen Titan AE yet, and if you haven't, I highly encourage you to. Don't let the box office fool you; this movie, for sure, was one of those small gems that just got out at the wrong time. It is highly unfortunate this movie didn't get the attention and credit it deserved (Disney exactly a year after Titan AE's theatrical release brought out the movie Atlantis, which I felt was like their imitation of Titan AE in both quality and style, though it didn't live up). For sure seeing this movie was one of the best things I've ever done, but it's all a matter of opinion. Find out for yourself.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An easy entertaining read for Sci-Fi fans., June 17, 2000

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"999999999" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Titan A.E.: Novelization (Paperback)

Titan AE is a decent book, but written in the style of teenage fiction with adult themes. It is a fast read (3-5 hours max for avid readers), entertaining and action-packed. My only complaints are:

1. Weak premise explaining the hostility of the Drej toward humanity (which is supposed to be a major plot line). 2. Slightly immature narrative tone throughout. 3. The epilogue, which is totally juvenile and somewhat insulting to the reader's intelligence.

As seems to be common with recent Sci-Fi novels, movies, etc., Titan AE takes you on a wild ride, but doesn't really figure out where it is supposed to end up. I recommend it as an easy, entertaining bedtime story.