I am rarely excited for books turned movies, but the Hunger Games series was AMAZING, and the movie looks like it may actually be its equal. Can't wait. If you haven't had the opportunity to read the series, I encourage you to pick them up ASAP.
Showing posts with label crossovers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crossovers. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Crossovers
One day my coworker tells me how excited he is for a new video game about to be released. I'm not sure what it's categorized as exactly, but it's a role playing/third person shooter game. I'm not into video games myself, so I am amused when he tells me he's going to drive to town, thirty minutes away, for the big release at midnight. Crazy, crazy man.
So the game comes out and I hear more about how awesome it is and how the storyline is changing. Ah...the storyline. He tells me he's reading a book that tells the story that proceeds the first game. Being the book buff that I am, I look it up on Amazon and read the first few pages. It's a great story. I'm sucked in in just a few pages. "So...," I ask, "how soon will you be done with the book?"
My coworker doesn't read as fast as I do, so he let's me borrow it. I devour it and return it two days later. Then I buy the next book in the series...and the next. There is one more and possibly a fifth in the future. Woot!
I know this type of game-to-book writing happens frequently. I know that things like the Star Wars Chronicles exist. Even so, when I read what I consider to be crossovers, I'm totally drawn into them and a little at awe. Why? These writers have taken an already richly defined world and made it even more robust. Characters that were loved are given more dimension. It's a fine line to walk for a writer, in my opinion. They must keep true to the original character as perceived by the gamers.
This book series was so enthralling, I even picked up the game controller and went a few rounds with my son. I suck, by the way, a lot. :) I don't think earning the "Go On Without Me" ribbon three times is something to brag about.
So the game comes out and I hear more about how awesome it is and how the storyline is changing. Ah...the storyline. He tells me he's reading a book that tells the story that proceeds the first game. Being the book buff that I am, I look it up on Amazon and read the first few pages. It's a great story. I'm sucked in in just a few pages. "So...," I ask, "how soon will you be done with the book?"
My coworker doesn't read as fast as I do, so he let's me borrow it. I devour it and return it two days later. Then I buy the next book in the series...and the next. There is one more and possibly a fifth in the future. Woot!
I know this type of game-to-book writing happens frequently. I know that things like the Star Wars Chronicles exist. Even so, when I read what I consider to be crossovers, I'm totally drawn into them and a little at awe. Why? These writers have taken an already richly defined world and made it even more robust. Characters that were loved are given more dimension. It's a fine line to walk for a writer, in my opinion. They must keep true to the original character as perceived by the gamers.
This book series was so enthralling, I even picked up the game controller and went a few rounds with my son. I suck, by the way, a lot. :) I don't think earning the "Go On Without Me" ribbon three times is something to brag about.
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