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The official novelization of the upcoming sci-fi blockbuster Pacific Rim from visionary director Guillermo del Toro!

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju.

On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes-a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)-who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

"I wanted to make not a war movie, but an adventure movie, with a huge, romantic sense of adventure, a sense of grandeur, and operatic battles..." - Guillermo Del Toro

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July 16, 2013
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4.13 x 0.91 x 6.83 inches
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“This is what novelizations should strive towards. Does it capture the essence of the film? Does it add to the experience? Yes on both counts.” – Blogcritics

“A blockbuster thriller ride.” – Geek Smash

“When the action starts, it doesn’t stop and fulfills all hopes of excitement and action
as one could hope for.” – Geekstronomy
“If you enjoy action stories, military Science Fiction or monster stories than you will almost certainly like the fast-paced action in Pacific Rim.” – Twisted SciFi

“This book is a must read for any fan of Pacific Rim that wants a deeper, richer experience in that world. Irvine completely transformed a film about giant robots punching monsters into one of internal human struggling and triumph.” – Dorkadia

“I would happily recommend this book to anyone looking to beat the bejeezus out of an afternoon and send it down to a watery grave in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.” – Fanboy Comics

“All throughout the book (mostly between chapters) there are files and dossiers about the characters, places, and events in the Pacific Rim universe. These files give you an amazingly large understanding of the story and its world.” - 8 Days a Geek

“Worthy to be owned by any Pacific Rim fan.” – GameNTrain

“Told from a strong 3rd person omniscient perspective, Alex Irvine does Pacific Rim does justice while bringing it to a new audience of readers and fans. Fans of the film and this book can only hope that Mr. Irvine has a shot at adapting a sequel!” – Fulvue Drive-In

About the Author

Alex Irvine's first novel A Scattering of Jades won the Crawford Award for Best New Writer. He also won awards for Best New Novel from Locus Magazine and The International Horror Guild and was a finalist for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He is an experienced writer of novelisations including Transformers Exodus, Transformers Exiles and Iron Man: Virus.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1781166781
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titan Books; Media tie-in edition (July 16, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781781166789
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1781166789
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.13 x 0.91 x 6.83 inches

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Alex Irvine has written more than thirty books, both his own original fiction (Buyout, The Narrows, Mystery Hill, A Scattering of Jades) and licensed work for Marvel, Hasbro, Warner Brothers, Fox, Blizzard, Legendary, and other international entertainment companies. He has also written comics (Daredevil Noir, Iron Man: Rapture, Hellstorm, Son of Satan: Equinox), games, and animation. The three games he's currently writing -- Marvel Avengers Alliance, Marvel War of Heroes, and Marvel PuzzleQuest -- together have totaled more than 75 million players. Before leaving to write full time, he spent six years as an English professor at the University of Maine. A native of Ypsilanti, Michigan, he lives in South Portland, Maine, with his wife and three children...and two dogs, a bird, a snake and a fish. You can find him on Twitter or Facebook.

Favorite writers, in no particular order: Cervantes, Borges, Murakami, Dick, Pynchon, Herriman, Chaucer, Kelly. Ask me again tomorrow, the list would be slightly different.

Some favorite books, not written by people on the previous list (but all written by people who might have been on the list on a different day), and again in no particular order: Sarah Canary, Gould's Book of Fish, Geek Love, Midnight's Children, Song of Solomon...

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Aasera

Insightful book for a self aware and nostalgia laden film

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 26, 2013

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I am currently half way through this book and will review it with that in mind.

After watching the movie I was pretty desperate for anything that would give me more insight into the lore and world set up by Guillermo Del Toro and Travis Beachman in Pacific Rim. I had ordered the Artbook and Movie Companion a while back, but the order had been delayed due to high demand and back-orders from the lowered price. Naturally, I redirected my attention to the novelization that accompanied the film's release.

Alex Irvine does a respectable job recounting the scenes in the film and translating the internal dialogue onto print. Each chapter presents a substantial scene in the film giving more insight into the characters' internal dialogue, history, feelings, and observations. The novelization is fantastic in that it recounts the history of the Kaiju War via the characters' memories, as well as "official documents", newspaper clippings, interviews, personal files, etc of the characters in the film's universe. These segments are interpolated between the separate chapters offering a quick, but welcomed break between the story at hand. I found myself poring over these sections longer than the chapters because of my familiarity with the film material already.

That being said, the novelization does get some of the film details wrong due to either it being based on an older script or liberties taken by the author himself. Nevertheless, the discrepancies aren't too jarring and are easily reconciled with the film. I have heard that some of the facts about the timeline of the Kaiju War are a bit off, but seeing as Irvine is obviously not Beachman and therefore, not the source of the material, it's easily forgiven. Similarly, most people aren't sticklers for such facts, but I will assume the opposite since those looking to read the novelization are obviously looking for more depth and more detail.

All in all, it's an easy and quick read recounting the events of the film with added attention to internal monologue and character history. It gives insight into the history of the Jaeger program and the other Jaegers that precede the events of the film. It's a great time for fans of the series and those looking to immerse themselves deeper in the world of Pacific Rim. The novelization is also hilariously self aware in it's referencing to monster movies, mechs, and otaku culture.

I will forever love Guillermo for bringing this love letter to life and am grateful for Alexander Irvine for translating it to page.

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Novella Answered Several Questions I Had

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 19, 2013

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First off, it'd probably be better to say that this is a novella rather than a novel. With that being said, I was very impressed with the book, as it was indeed faithful to the movie. One thing I really liked was how the author was able to tie in images and reports in a way that added value to the book. Many authors try to due this, and most fail. However, what I liked best about the book was that it answered some troubling questions I had, listed as follows (Note - SPOILERS!):

1 - Why did the world build Jaegers when they were able to take one down with tanks a missiles? - Answer: what isn't mentioned in the movie, is that the missiles used to take the Kaiju down were tactical nukes, and that the world was getting badly irradiated due to all the Nuclear strikes.

2 - Why did Pentacost know that he would die if he got into another Jaeger? - Answer: it wasn't just the radiation poising he suffered, it was the massive neural scarring he suffered by piloting his Jaeger, Coyote Tango, solo for three hours after his co-pilot dies on his last mission. As a side note, Raleigh suffers some neural damage at the end of the final fight, as well.

3 - Why were the Kaiju protecting the breach (other than waiting for the Class V to come out)? - Answer: When Gottlieb Drifted with the Kaiju, they learned of the plan to destroy the breach.

4 - Why were the Russian (Cherno Alpha), Chinese (Crimson Typhoon), and Australian (Striker Eureka) Jaegers so easy to beat by the two Kaiju (e.g. Leatherback & Otachi), but the American (Gypsy Danger) was able to pretty much rip through them both? - Answer: the Precursors (e.g. the Kaiju masters) kept evolving the Kaiju to handle the Jaeger capabilities. The two Kaiju they built for the attack on Hong Kong were specifically made to counter the three Jaegers. Gypsy was a total wildcard that they hadn't expected. Also, Raleigh's (and Mako's) tactics were unconventional, and the Kaiju weren't ready for them.

5 - What was the other side of the breach trying to depict? - Answer: called teh Anteverse. The dying planet where the Precursers and their soldiers (some of whom many times more massive than the Class V Kaiju) lived. The yellow circle in the back was the dying sun of their planetary system.

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The movie is better

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 24, 2014

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The great drawback to this novelisation is that if you haven't watched the movie, you wouldn't necessarily get the parameters of the world building. In the movie itself, you get the Jaegers and the Otachi in terms of scale, scope and world ending consequences when things go wrong. The ending between Raleigh and Mako in the movie was a lot better than the novel as well.

That being said, the novel went more in depth in painting a portrait of Chuck and Herc Hanson which I appreciated, and it had various sidelines to the world that weren't touched on in the movie (like people worshiping the Otachi).

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Jeffrey Baker

See the film first, THEN read the book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 20, 2013

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I bough this book simply because I wanted to know more about the world of Pacific Rim, the people, the places and the battles. It fills in a lot of blanks, but that's not to say there's anything wrong with the movie. It's just that there are often times when something has to be cut due to running time or budgetary constraints, and that's where the Novelization comes in; it puts those little bits back in, enlarging the experience.

If you've seen and liked the film, or you're just a fan of 'Mecha fiction in general, this book is well worth a read. If not, you might want to give it a pass.

Tom Prodger

Brilliant book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 24, 2020

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This book is amazing. Your probably not looking at if you or someone you know doesn’t love the film but it does a good job of taking what we see visually and adding extra detail and insight you can only get in written text. Being able to see what people are thinking as they do things we see on screen is just amazing.

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Scoot

Gives you more background in the fantastic world of Pacific Rim!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 3, 2015

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5 stars because it captured the wonder that the movie gave me, the characters are almost all likeable and relatable.

This is just the movie told in book form, however, it gives you far more background, this can only be a bonus.

If you liked the movie and want to know more, this book is for you!

Also, if you're looking for a sci-fi thriller story, this is definitely for you.

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Downloaded fine. Removing a star because there were a couple ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 3, 2014

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Downloaded fine.Removing a star because there were a couple of typos. This is a brilliant novelization of the movie and really brings the background of everything to life. It is well worth a read if you really enjoyed this world and craved more.

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