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by Alan Dean Foster (Author) "No matter how long or how hard they strive, no matter how extensive their education as a species, no matter what they experience of the..." (more)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Del Rey Books (April 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345468392
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345468390
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 168,821 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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No matter how long or how hard they strive, no matter how extensive their education as a species, no matter what they experience of the small heavens and larger hells they create for themselves, it seems that humans are destined to see their technological accomplishments always exceed their ability to understand themselves. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good companion for the film, 3 Jul 2005
By Sally-Anne "mynameissally" (Leicestershire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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As with the books of the first three Alien films that Alan Dean Foster also wrote, I was sad to finish this book because I enjoyed it so much. How the novelisation process works I don't know - some writers just seem to add their own magic to the story while others don't. Some novelisations just tell the story the film shows without deviating. Foster's novelisations always seem to tell more and sometimes his telling is slightly different from the film. For example, in the book, Imam doesn't tell Riddick where Jack is, only that she's in a prison, so Riddick doesn't manipulate the mercs to take him to her and when he meets her again, it's unexpected. There's also a wealth of extra detail that provide several "ah, so that's what she meant, why he did that, how that situation came about ... " moments.

The film is very good - good enough for me to have watched it several times - but as with all films, there are constraints. Film makers can't fit in the whole story with all its intricacies. Bits have to be skimmed over, left out, simplified. Why did Dame Vaako call Riddick a "breeder"? There's nothing to suggest that Riddick is a family man or even an absent father, is there? The reason she uses this term to describe Riddick is made clear in the book. The reason Riddick's first Necromonger adversary has a knife hilt sticking out of his back is explained. We learn a lot more about the history of the Necromongers, more about the Elementals and more about Riddick's origins. Lots of extra fascinating details that I really wanted to know. Very satisfying.

This book seriously enhances the 'Riddick Experience'. Anyone who enjoyed the film will have that enjoyment amplified by reading it. Highly recommended.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful read!, 13 Jan 2005
I really enjoyed Pitch Black and was wondering if this book would live up to Riddick and it certainly did. I loved the action and even the fact that Riddick really is essentially good, except to the baddies of course.

I was lucky enough to finish reading the book just before seeing the film and was really happy to see that there were only minor things left out or changed which was really great and it is a really good addition to my collection. It will be interesting to see where they go next with it - I do hope there will be more of Riddick, he has such potential.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A good completion to the Riddick Fan's mind, 5 May 2006
By S. L. Bragman (London) - See all my reviews
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Ever since I had seen the films and played the games, I was always actually hoping for all the extra details on the gigantic world of Riddick. That's what both books did, all the details of Crematoria etc. were thouroghly explained.
What I also liked was the history of Necromongers and how they managed to start from one man to a legion on power and darkness. Other reviewers described the book as a good accompaniment to the film, I couldn't agree anymore.
I may be repeating myself but every single thing you want to know about the Chronicles Of Riddick is there.
The book Pitch Black is also very good, giving you facts about Riddicks life..
Oh and this may be out of the subject but I found Escape To Butcher Bay really hard, well done to Riddick for escaping:p
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