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Serenity - The Future is Worth Fighting For (Pocket Star Books Media Tie-In)
By: Keith R.A. DeCandido Publisher: Pocket Star Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Pocket Star Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 272 Publication Date: August 30, 2005
Product Description: Five hundred years in the future, Captain Mal Reynolds, a hardened war veteran (on the losing side), ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family -- squabbling, insubordinate, and undyingly loyal.
When Mal takes on two new passengers -- a young doctor named Simon and his unstable, telepathic sister, River -- he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair are fugitives from a coalition that dominates the universe with unlimited wealth and power -- and that will stop at nothing to control River and her abilities. The crew of mercenaries, used to skimming the outskirts of the galaxy unnoticed, soon find themselves caught between the unstoppable military force of the Universal Alliance and the cannibalistic fury of the Reavers, savages who roam the very edge of space. Caught up in the fight to stay alive, they don't yet realize that their greatest danger may be on board Serenity herself....
Download Description: "Five hundred years in the future, Captain Mal Reynolds, a hardened war veteran (on the losing side), ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family -- squabbling, insubordinate, and undyingly loyal. When Mal takes on two new passengers -- a young doctor named Simon and his unstable, telepathic sister, River -- he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair are fugitives from a coalition that dominates the universe with unlimited wealth and power -- and that will stop at nothing to control River and her abilities. The crew of mercenaries, used to skimming the outskirts of the galaxy unnoticed, soon find themselves caught between the unstoppable military force of the Universal Alliance and the cannibalistic fury of the Reavers, savages who roam the very edge of space. Caught up in the fight to stay alive, they don't yet realize that their greatest danger may be on board Serenity herself.... "
A Decent Interpretation A very good novel in it's own right since it is based on the awesome movie of the same title. There are some details that were included in the original script that didn't make it into the movie so that should appeal to anyone interested in learning more about the 'Verse
Basically the extended version of the movie As has been said by other reviewers this book is the full script for the movie turned in to a novel.
It becomes obvious when reading the book that it was written off the script and not after the final movie was released as there are some things that happen slightly differently.
If you have seen the movie and the deleted scenes on the DVD then this book adds nothing to the story, but is however a reasonably plesant read.
Incredible Awesome movie! This movie became my favorite movie of all time within the first 10 minutes of watching.
I do recommend you see the TV show "Firefly" before you watch this movie, because you will like it even more and it will all make a lot more sense.
P.S. Summer Glau is amazing!
Not much insight beyond the movie I bought this book hoping to get more than just a quick retelling of the script but more insight into the characters and plot. There are a few of these moments, but not really much beyond what you see in the movie (and the Firefly series - which is awesome by the way).Firefly - The Complete Series
Fantastic companion Joss Whedon has called 'Serenity' Mal's story as told by River. In the novelization of the fantastic movie, DeCandido manages to capture that idea perfectly. As we, the readers, are presented with events almost exactly as they occur on screen, we are also given the opportunity to look inside the heads of the characters we love so much. DeCandido does a stunning job of showing us not only what is happening, but also how the characters react. This is specifically well done in the case of River who not only has her own thoughts, but knows those of the others even when they aren't so sure.
I bought the book so that I would have the story even on trips when I didn't have the movie or a TV available. It's everything I wanted and more.
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