- Paperback: 373 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books (Mm) (April 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671876538
- ISBN-13: 978-0671876531
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #575,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fearing that the end has come when the Kilrathi hordes threaten to overtake them, the Terran forces launch a desperate attempt for survival that will determine the fate of humanity.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Bit More Realistic Than the Game, Sep 18 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Heart of the Tiger (Paperback)
I read this book because I loved the game. I was expecting to find a direct novelization of the game, but instead found a believable novel. While it follows the game pretty well, I enjoyed the scenes that took place between the action. The game didn't touch on that as much as it could have. As I said, I think that this book was a more realistic account of the events in Wing Commander III. This book really got into the personal lives of the characters. I also enjoyed the random Kilrathi viewpoint. The best part about this book (in my opinion, of course) is how it explains what REALLY happened with Hobbes. The game left me thinking that he had always been a traitor. The deaths of the characters were woven into to plot nicely. If you liked the game, you should equally like this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Read!, Nov 2 2000
By WildCat - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Heart of the Tiger (Paperback)
This book is excellent! I read it from start to finish the same day it arrived. It touches on details not covered in the games and in a time of trouble for Wing Commander fans (there are no further game sequels planned) it satisfies the need for a Wing Commander product nicely.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Different from the game, but still Wing Commander, Sep 2 1998
By Georgiadis Pelopidas - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Heart of the Tiger (Paperback)
To criticise books written on games it's good to know if they were written before or after the game was released. In our case, if this book is written on a transfer-the-game-to-book base, then it's not a good fit. The game fans liked the game as it is so they are going to be displeased with the deve- lopment of this book. In any other aspect the book is close to perfect: simple language, not over- burdened literature, direct, with scenes that flow and more than enough characterisation for a book of this kind (sci-fi space adventure). For the plot, we spoke a little above, yet it pulls with it the characterisation of some side characters (MANIAC, FLASH)presenting an aspect that Wing Com- mander fans might find not so appealing. Also the Kilrathi side inserts make the book more interest- ing since they provide more backstory and make the reader be more involved to what he reads and tend to be: (a). a Wing Commander fan, or (b). a more enthusiatic Wing Commander fan. The other apect speaks of the book being written on a "commissioned" basis before the game was pre- sented (meaning that ORIGIN asked of the authors to write the book and then they made it script and finally a PC game). On this basis a well written book is transferred to a terrific game, clearing out the above mentioned... "errors" and putting in the space flight simulation aspect. Overall the book is good, yet Wing Commander fans will read it with scepticism.
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