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The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island (King Kong S.) Hardcover – 5 Dec. 2005

by Weta Workshop (Author)
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Peter Jackson, Academy-Award winning director of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, brings his sweeping cinematic vision to the iconic story of the gigantic ape-monster captured in the wild and brought back to civilization where he meets his tragic fate. True to the spirit both of the original story and the classic 1933 RK0 Pictures version, Peter Jackson's eagerly-awaited film will expand on the chapters of the tale which take place on the mysterious, isolated Skull Island - a world that time forgot, lorded over by one of the most extraordinary creatures ever to walk the earth. From fascinating frame-by-frame storyboards to glorious full-colour paintings, this book is a lavish visual tribute to the fabulous movie art which created the world of Skull Island and its fauna and brought them to vivid, stupendous life on the cinema screen.
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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pocket Books
  4. Publication date
    5 Dec. 2005
  5. ISBN-10
    1416502580
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1416502586
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Books; First Edition (5 Dec. 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1416502580
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416502586
  • Customer reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 105 ratings

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    Daniel Falconer has been a designer at Weta Workshop for more than twenty years, producing conceptual art as part of the design team on many of the company's high profile projects, including The Lord of the Rings, King Kong, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and The Hobbit movie adaptations. As author, Daniel has written a dozen books for Weta Workshop, including The Art of District 9 and the seven part Chronicles series, showcasing both Weta's work and that of the associated film service companies based in Wellington, New Zealand, on The Hobbit film trilogy. He lives in Wellington with his wife Catherine and two daughters, reveling in his dream career of playing in imaginary worlds every day.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality product and fast delivery
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Josh
5.0 out of 5 stars An extremely captivating read, just be prepared to pay alot for it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 January 2023
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Have had my eyes on this book for years, though never wanted to spend so much cash on it. Towards the end of 2022 I spotted a listing here on Amazon that was relatively cheap compared to most other sellers, took a gamble and it paid off with a book that was in near-perfect condition.

The World of Kong is genuinely an amazing read, gives alot of insight into the world established by the 2005 Peter Jackson King Kong film, go into tons of detail about the various animals that lived in the world, the sheer quality & quantity of artwork put on display here is amazing. It's something that I think everyone should experience, though sadly it was a limited print book, and you're going not going to find a decent quality book that's below 150 Euro.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very prompt service and good value for money
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Jordan
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 February 2016
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A really engrossing book that adds a great deal of depth to the world of the king kong movie.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2018
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Quick delivery. Awsome book
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S. Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book, with superb illustrations
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2009
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I bought this for my sons birthday - he rated it his best present. It was lovely quality with great pictures. Loads of info on Peter Jacksons World of Kong. Recommended.
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Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Micheal
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing artwork, but i got this book for 1£ ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2016
amazing artwork, but i got this book for 1£ in poundland back in 2011, honest to god lol, its funny how much people be spending nowadays
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Jose Giron Ortega
5.0 out of 5 stars El libro es una rara avis difícil de encontrar
Reviewed in Spain on 16 September 2019
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Es caro de narices, aunque he llegado a ver precios estratosfericos para este libro, y como ya llevaba años tras él, y creía que iba a ser imposible de encontrar, me decidí. Por lo demás, todo perfecto, envío del Reino Unido pero relativamente rápido, y era justo lo que quería, así que sin problemas.
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Mr Pascal Mahé
5.0 out of 5 stars La desciption du Royaume du King des kongs
Reviewed in France on 2 July 2019
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Dommage qu'il n'y avait pas de jaquette...
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5.0 out of 5 stars "Roaring" praise for The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island!
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This book is a must have for any fan of King Kong. it is written so well and portrayed so vividly that, if you didn't know better, you might actually believe that Skull Island and it's weird, wondrous, and creepy wildlife were real! with plausible, realistically possible habitats and wildlife, and all info accompanied by amazing artwork, an accurate size comparison of the animals, and text worded as if it were genuine scientific discoveries, this book is definitely one of the best of it's kind that I have ever read. not only did it meet my expectations, but it exceeded them, and I definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in King Kong, evolution, and realistically possible works of fiction fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating menagerie of creatures
Reviewed in the United States on 14 February 2012
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Many people will be familiar with Peter Jackson's version of King Kong. That movie featured a lost island near Indonesia that was inhabited by descendants of prehistoric creatures, as well as huge giant invertebrates, huge flying rodents and a giant ape who is of course the story's main focus.
However, as there is only so much you can fit into a movie, we only got to see a small handful of Skull Island's local wildlife.
This book provides illustrations and info on both all the creature types you saw in the film (including, of course, Kong's species), plus a whole heap of other creatures that never got featured.

As any familiar with the setting will know, Skull Island is a lost world of prehistoric survivors. Naturally, non-avian dinosaurs are a major example of this. However, Skull Island is also home to many other surviving prehistoric groups, including raisuchians, therapsids, pelycosaurs, lepospondyl amphibiams and so on.
The island is also home to such strange creatures as huge flying rodents, giant invertebrates, giant predatory fish, swarming flesh-eating lampreys and much more.

One thing that sets Skull Island apart from the standard "lost world" scenario is the fact that it does not make the assumption that the prehistoric survivors would come to an evolutionary standstill. The prehistoric survivor creatures of Skull Island do not belong to any of the species that actually existed in prehistory, but are instead evolutionary descendants of them. One can still see similarities between the creatures and their prehistoric ancestors, but there are also noticeable differences. e.g. The Vastatosaurus rex looks a lot like its Tyrannosaur ancestors, but has a thicker, more heavily armoured skull and a third digit on each hand (T-rex and its closest relatives had only two).

One interesting thing about Skull Island's wildlife is that there are more groups of flying creatures than in the rest of the world. As well as the local insects, birds and flying rodents, Skull Island is also home to flying cynodonts, small flying theropod dinosaurs (who use more of a leathery wing design, rather than the feathery wings of those other flying dinosaurs, the birds), and even a flying frog (though this is a rather poor flyer).
Ironically, while one pterosaur is featured in the book, this is a species that has evolved to be a flightless creature with a lifestyle similar to that of a wading bird.

The book is very well illustrated and manages to feature quite a large amount of creatures, all of which are quite interesting to see and read about.
Overall, this book is quite an excellent example of imaginary natural history.
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Richard Arlt
5.0 out of 5 stars Atmosphäre pur
Reviewed in Germany on 18 April 2013
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Dieses Buch ist ein muss für alle die sich für alternative Ökosysteme oder die King Kong franchise interessieren.Das Buch enthält zahlreiche wunderschöne Illustrationen auf denen man auch noch nach Wochen neues entdecken kann. Die Texte sind so gehalten als wäre die Insel real. Alles in allem ein wunderschönes Buch das aber eher für Freunde von artbooks zu empfehlen ist.
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