mapsco1984 's review for:

5.0

I read this book right when the movie came out. The movie was ok (it was better than the first two prequels) but the book was, in my opinion, what MADE the movie ok. Stover does an excellent job of expanding on the plot of the movie to include motivations and emotions and everything else the movie lacks. He turns what is, frankly, a fairly shallow fantasy series into a deep, emotional, character-driven story. After reading this book, the movie is a LOT more palatable. I don't know how Stover did it, but man he did it. This is a REALLY good book.