Terminator Salvation: The Official Movie Novelization

by Alan Dean Foster

Book Overview

The eagerly awaited fourth Terminator movie, Terminator Salvation , starring Christian Bale and directed by McG, reaches cinemas on 22 May 2009. In a brand-new chapter in the Terminator chronicles,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848560850
• ISBN13: 9781848560857
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

The war against Skynet is Now

Judgement Day has happen, now the war for survival has begun John Conner is leading a group of men and women against Skynet, but something is different and the future is not set. One of the things that is different is Marcus Wright, whose last memory was being excuted by the state. Who is Wright and what danger does he pose to John Conner? What is to be come of Kyle Reese, the boy who will be Conner's father? The novelization book of "Terminator Salvation" by Alan Dean Foster is great! It a great read that will get any fan of the movies ready a great sneak peak of the story of the up coming movie.

excellent movie novel

So many books based on movies are just poor shadows of the movie we loved so much. Not this one. Its very well written and keeps faithfully to the movie and chracters traits. Alan Dean Foster also wrote the novelization of the Star Trek movie. This book is great read and will tied us over till we can get the DVD.

Judgement Day is finally at hand!

Fast-paced and thrilling, this book really brings all the excitement back in this franchise. After T2, T3 seemed a bit off compared to the rest of the movies. Salvation seems to bring back the main storyline which is survival after Judgement Day and of course Skynet and his terminators. The lastest sequel brings back the intense struggle to survive and the many different devices Skynet uses to infiltrate and destroy the resistance.

Skynet Is Ready For You, Are You Ready For Skynet?

There's nothing like the post-apocalyptic world to make humanity contemplate the possibility that at any moment a rogue military program may gain sentience, seize control of key military assets and reconstruct reality in its own image. Enter Terminator: Salvation, the best movie novelization I've read to date. Alan Dean Foster is a brilliant writer and has penned this story brilliantly. If you are on the fence about reading this novel before you see the movie, I urge you to read it. The inner conflicts, thoughts and actions of the characters are ablaze with perspective beyond anything that can be depicted visually in theatres. The literature will bring a level of insight that will mesh brilliantly with the visual spectacles of the upcoming movie. Welcome to the world of Skynet, the year 2018. In the wake of Judgment Day (July 25, 2004) humanity is being hunted by T-600s, Hunter Killers (HKs), and Hydrobots, all devised for the specific purpose of eradicating humanity's presence on Earth. The world is vastly different from prophesies told to John Connor through his mother. He leads his branch of the Resistance but answers to a collective mass of military leaders who coordinate the war against Skynet from afar. John Connor is viewed in a messianic light, brutally waging war against a force that's waged war against him since before he was born. Reading this novel, you capture the world much like the movie previews. It is desolate and uninviting; survival has become man's first instinct. John and Kate Connor struggle valiantly to maintain an air of hope amongst those that have survived the onslaught of the machines. Along with other members of the resistance their world shatters at the appearance of Marcus Wainwright, a new Terminator design that couldn't have been predicted. The character conflicts that emerge in the wake of these discoveries are absolutely fascinating. I could barely put this book down once I started it. Foster is an incredibly gifted writer with years of experience, especially in writing novelizations. This novel is no different and holds its own against ordinary literature. His style is poignant and descriptive; he has a way with words that puts the icing on the cake, so much so that I had to retrieve my dictionary to look up some his word selection, but that's a good thing. Each chapter unfolds with volumes of information to help fabricate the post-apocalyptic events and scene within your imagination so potently, you'll don a Resistance armband and prepare to assault Skynet Central (located in San Fransisco, California FYI). There is a cliffhanger at the end of the novel will leave you contemplating the future of this series. I for one cannot wait for Terminator: Salvation to come out in theaters, and any future releases in store for this franchise. Read it, I implore you.

Great book. Hopefully, great movie.

Non-stop action. I can literally picture it in my mind what it would be like, in the robot-ridden world. Great plot. Can't wait to see the movie. And, the first review accurately describes what the book is like.