Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Paperback)

by John Vornholt (Author)

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Earth, 2065. Destruction and confusion abound. Cities are deserted, the population is decimated, and the precious few humans who remain must find a way to survive. All are threatened with their mortality on a daily basis. With life and death already defined, humans are left to discover their hearts and fight for their very existence.

Aki, a confident scientist, is one of the survivors. Her mission is to find a cure for the planet, which is under constant attack by a predator. But powerful forces oppose her work It is crucial that Aki succeed: the fate of humanity rests on her research, as does her own survival.

About the Author
John Vornholt is the author of several Star Trek novels including two of the bestselling four-volume Next Generation/Deep Space Nine Dominion War sequence.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (June 26, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743423518
• ISBN-13: 978-0743423519
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,305,749 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, July 12, 2001

By	"dragospirit" (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within (Mass Market Paperback)

While some people say that the movie is nothing like the book, that could not be more the opposite for FF. This book and the movie follow the exact same words said, and everything. Of course, that also means that the ending of the book made no more sense than the ending of the movie did. All in all, the book showed us the movie perfectly, but it did it too well: it gave us the same ending as the movie, with no explanation of what really happened.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Open your mind!, July 25, 2001

By	Seaweed_Sam (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within (Mass Market Paperback)

The story presents a *fantasy* with a theme that may be unfamiliar to most people. The film shows a near-realistic looking world populated by near-realistic looking characters in fantastic situations. Why do the negative reviewers insist on being spoon-fed? Use your imagination--remember how? The story gives you all the threads to put together the theme, which is about the elements and the cycle of life. The ending points to the renewal of life (hint: Aki & Gray did more than just kiss) and hope on a devastated Earth, a new beginning with an open-ended future. Too many critics want a nice, neat package where the guy gets the girl and everyone lives happily ever after. Sorry to break the news, but real life can be messy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Story... Okay book., July 5, 2001

By	Andrew (Vermont) - See all my reviews

Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within is a book based on the movie. While the book carries the storyline of the movie fairly well the writing is not as good as a full novel. The storyline is that earth was hit by a meteorite that carried the spirits of aliens to earth. On earth the aliens steal the spirits of the humans that they catch. As a result the human population is decimated. Aki is a scientist that is trying to find eight spirits that can create a wave that can force back the invaders. She is also infected by the alien threat which makes her task much more difficult. The movie looks awsome and the book give the storyline okay but this is not the greatest movie novelization that Ihave read but it is not horrible. If you want to find out what happens in the movie I would recommend reading it but if not see the movie when it comes out.