Waterworld [Paperback]

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1995

In a future world of global warming that has covered all land masses with water, a single man learns of the possibility of dry land and challenges the remaining human survivors to help in the search. Original. Movie tie-in.

Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572970014
• ISBN-13: 978-1572970014
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #646,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Max Allan Collins is a New York Times bestselling author of original mysteries, a Shamus award winner and an experienced author of movie adaptions and tie-in novels. His graphic novel ROAD TO PERDITION was made into a major motion picture by Tom Hank's production company, Playtone.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars You're better off not seeing the movie, July 19, 2011

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RMcloser (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waterworld (Paperback)

Some of these other reviewers don't seem to make a good effort in giving props to this book (Joel, I'm looking at you)

I read this book over a decade ago so I can't get into extreme details. It's a very simple to read, action/adventure that does not disappoint! Though the movie was widely panned by critics, don't discount this novel. All these years later, I can still distinctly remember some of the images I formed in my head while reading the book and could never understand why it wasn't more well-received.

I compared some of the scene developments I remember reading to what my friends had seen after they watched the movie and they always had comments like, "Oh! That would have been way better if they included that" or "Wow, that would have been helpful to know during the movie." The ending and how it concludes is different than the film and to be honest, I can't understand why they didn't stick to the book's ending. It's way better!

So if if you're looking for just quick weekend read or something to just pick up on lunch breaks during your busy week, this is solid. Once the action starts rolling into the plot you'll be entertained.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WaterWorld, May 27, 2001

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Rella (La) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waterworld (Audio Cassette)

The future, the polar ice caps have melted, leaving the world covered in water. Those who survive, live on these floating fortreses known as atols,in this place called WaterWorld. Brave explorers travel the seas in search of dryland, the last left on the planet. But the Deacon, meniacall leader of a group of evil raiders known as Smokers is determined to find dryland first. He is confident that no one has returned from dryland alive, until now......

4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WaterWorld, April 26, 2000

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Louis Zalewa (Stafford Springs, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waterworld (Paperback)

Have you ever thought of how life on Earth would be if a global disaster happens? Reading Max Allen Collins book WaterWorld will help you find out what life would be like if the world was devastated by a global disaster. In the book WaterWorld, the whole world is covered by a never-ending ocean caused by the melting of the polar ice capes. This was probably caused by global warming, which we caused by our constant polluting of our planet. With the whole world covered by water, people have to live on boats or manmade islands. But this world isn't without its dangers because savage pirates are a constant threat to the survivors of this world. These survivors have protected themselves by building manmade islands with defenses to protect them from these pirates. So if this type of reading sounds like fun to you, go to your nearest bookstore and pick it up and start your adventure into the book WaterWorld. I thought this book was great because this type of global disaster could happen to our world. With all our polluting of the air and land, we could some day cause our own major global warming. This would cause the melting of the polar ice capes and would cause our world to flood and end up like the world in the book WaterWorld, a world with an endless ocean. But this type of disaster will take a couple of hundred years to happen, hopefully. So this will give us time to fix our world before this type of disaster could really happen to our own world. I think others should read this book if they like the apocalyptic type books with lots of intense action. Other people may like this book if they like survival books where the main character fights against impossible odds to survive; and in the end, still manages to overcome these odds and survive victorious. Also I think others should read this book because it shows the survivor's unwillingness to give up even in the worst of conditions. An example of this is how the survivor of WaterWorld are able to survive after a global disaster and still be able to live on somewhat comfortably. So if any of this sounds like fun to you, go get the book WaterWorld.