The X-Files: Fight the Future [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Elizabeth Hand (Author), Chris Carter (Author), John Neville (Author), Frank Spotnitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 23, 1998

The novelization of the feature film eagerly awaited by avid "X-Files" fans, in which agents Mulder and Scully "solve" the cliffhanger left for them in the season episode finale.

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Amazon.com Review

Written in perfectly deadpan, Mulderish style, Chris Carter's X-Files: Fight the Future movie novelization (adapted by noted SF author Elizabeth Hand) is a faithful reproduction of the film, with the addition of a couple of cutting-room-floor sequences to make it worth an X-phile's while. X-Files neophytes will probably be confused by the appearance of unexplained characters and in-jokes, but the story is like a really good episode of the show, and if you can be hooked, you will be. A few purely visual things don't translate well in the novelization. For instance, dialogue between the Cigarette-Smoking Man and the Well-Manicured Man, both referred to by their complete "titles" throughout, becomes an exercise in ridiculousness. But that could hardly have been helped, and otherwise the book accurately adapts the action and fast pace of the movie. A nice color-photo spread completes the package. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Chris Carter is the writer and producer for The X-Files Feature Film, as well as the creator, executive producer, and frequent writer for the award-winning television series. Mr. Carter has received an Emmy Award Nomination, a Writers Guild nomination, and a nomination for directing from the Directors Guild of America. He lives in Los Angeles. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: HarperAudio; Abridged edition (June 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694519642
• ISBN-13: 978-0694519644
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,646,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A faithful adaptation featuring a little extra information, December 17, 2003

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This review is from: The X-Files: Fight the Future Film Novel Adapted for Young Readers: Adapted for Young Readers (The X-Files) (Paperback)

This is an excellent adaptation of the feature film The X-Files: Fight the Future. Elizabeth Hand took Chris Carter's script and transferred it to book form in the most faithful way possible. If you've seen the movie (and I would certainly recommend seeing the movie before reading this adaptation of it), you will "see" the entire movie in your mind as you read along. The dialogue is word for word, the descriptions are an exact match to the scenes in the movie, and you will not find anything from the movie that is not translated onto these pages. Strangely enough, the book feels more rushed than the movie did, and the written word doesn't convey as strong a visual image of the film's culminating action in Antarctica, but I think this is clearly due to the fact that this book was borne of the movie and not vice versa.

Lest you think there is no reason to read this adaptation of the movie, I should point out that there is a tiny bit of material here that you will not see in the film itself. This extra material concerns the fate of Mulder's little sister Samantha, and I can't imagine why such an important exchange between Mulder and the Well-Manicured Man was left out of the film. This is information that goes to the very root of Mulder's obsessive commitment to uncovering "the truth."

The initial hardback release features several pages of excellent color stills from the film, which make quite a nice addition to an important and very readable novel. Even if you've seen the film so many times you have all the lines memorized, this is a book every X-Files fan really should read and own.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good for the future, October 22, 1999

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This review is from: The X-Files: Fight the Future (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the better books based on movies. Elizabeth Hand is a great author.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Parts of the truth definitely in here!, August 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The X-Files: Fight the Future (Mass Market Paperback)

This book came out in Manila, Philippines before the movie, and really helped in keeping me up to date on the plot line. I started from scratch, doing background reading on the "X-Files" so I could understand the movie. Started with the official site, then the fan fiction, and can now be called a novice X-philer. The book complements the movie very well, and I think Chris Carter did an excellent job in expanding the series from its original TV format to the big screen, and now books. Great work!