Heart of the Tiger (Wing Commander)

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Summary: Hey Wing Commander Rocks!!!
Review: I dont know what the other guys here think, but this book was the best! Having mostly reading Star Wars I desided to try out Wing Commander because I liked the game. In the beginning it wasn't very hot I admit that, but when I got to the third, fourth or fifth chapter (I don't remember) it started to rock. It also had good parts in the middle between the fighting. Unlike some books when they'er just sitting around doing nothing. An example: When Prince T. sends the message to blair, you think it's just honkey dory right. But no it's a secret message to his undercover spy to take of his mask and start being a kilrath a***ole. I have to say the best part was when Blair finaly takes out kilrath and at the same time takes out the peice of doo Thrakhath. Over all this book was great.

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Summary: Great Book. More believable than Starwars series.
Review: I just loved the game when I played it 3 years ago. I picked up the book expecting cheesy plots and story line like other game-based SciFi books, but this book proved me wrong. Wing Commander: Heart of the Tiger is one of the best SciFi book I've ever read. The story is more interesting and solid than any other series including starwars. All aspects of the book was just great; character development, storyline, battle scenes, etc.. I recommend this book to everyone who loves SciFi.

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Summary: A Bit More Realistic Than the Game
Review: 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.

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Summary: Very Entertaining
Review: I thought that Wing Commander 3 Was a good book. It really shows the tension and stress of the war and the dire position of the Confederation. Much insight is given into Blair, and Thrakhath. There is also internal dilemmas faced by the Crew. The mystery of what happened to Vagabond and Maniac were good cliffhangers, where you could sort of make up their fate yourself. Overall, this book followed the basic storyline with some twists, and some unexpected deaths.

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Summary: Pretty darn good!
Review: In a time of need, a great warrior must step up to take command. This book is rather typical of the series which has one guy practically saving the whole human race. Somewhat implausible, but still written very well. Another bit of Forstchen magic!

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Summary: Pretty darn good!
Review: In a time of need, a great warrior must step up to take command. This book is rather typical of the series which has one guy practically saving the whole human race. Somewhat implausible, but still written very well. Another bit of Forstchen magic!

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Summary: A little stale, but it is still Wing Commander...
Review: It gets the plot of the game down pretty well, though certain plot points are not in the right order, but that's not important. It gets boring after a while being on the Victory or in Blair's fighter the entire book, but it details the end of the war, and, hey, that's cool...

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Summary: Excellent Read!
Review: 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.

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Summary: Damn fine
Review: 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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Summary: Different from the game, but still Wing Commander
Review: 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.