A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival. The story follows Cooper, an engineer who travels in space in a breath-taking interstellar mission that would change humanity's fate forever. The book covers interviews with the director and various key personnel of the production team, as well as a sizable collection of concept art including storyboards, costume, set and spaceship designs. I urge you to watch it and then read this book for full pleasure. The author even goes to add some feelings and thoughts to the characters and even explains some of the things that may have been confusing to the audience when watching the film. I loved the movie so much, I bought and read this in paperback. It's a direct from-the-movie version, so there's little by way of new insights into the characters or more background or motivations. Kip Thorne, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at Caltech, is the author of the bestselling books Black Holes and Time Warps and The Science of Interstellar. The ‘why’ of a thing—that’s the foundation.”. this incredible book about the space I'm totally loved it ❤️❤️'. A newly discovered wormhole in the far reaches of our solar system allows a team of astronauts to go where no man has gone before, a planet that may have the right environment to sustain human life. And that brings me to my last and largest – if utterly personal – problem with Interstellar . Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I saw the movie, then read the novelization, then saw the movie. This novelization of the film follows the film truly. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb in the observatory near his office at Harvard University in 2019. It's a direct from-the-movie version, so there's little by way of new insights into the characters or more background or motivations. You might think from the subtitle, Interstellar Fleet Battles, that this is all about spaceship battles. We hear references to evolution. Good science fiction, different from most. And though scientists talk about a mysterious “they” helping us from a distant galaxy, neither god nor alien make an explicit appearance. Marvelous adaptation of a great, incredible movie. Christopher Nolan’s "Interstellar," about astronauts traveling to the other end of the galaxy to find a new home to replace humanity’s despoiled home-world, is frantically busy and earsplittingly loud. BOOK REVIEW: A Billion Suns: Interstellar Fleet Battles. The writing style is easy and quick and the pace it good for a few short hours. Yes, in my opinion you should watch the movie first. Directed by Christopher Nolan. “Interstellar – Beyond Time And Space″ book details : – Dimensions – 0.5 x 11.2 x 10.2 inches I of course recommend watching the film before reading this novel as it it a powerful experience to watch. by Titan Books. But, here's where I really appreciated it, there were several times in the movie when I found the dialogue difficult to understand, and here it's in clear black and white english. A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolan’s award-winning film, Interstellar, from executive producer and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne. Review An interstellar accident — or a piece of alien technology? Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Interstellar Questions and Answers. It's amazing. I recommend the book to anyone who wants a very slightly deeper understanding of the movie plot points and dialog. From creepy to hilarious to murkily outlandish: a freewheeling science-fiction nightmare/comedy from the inventive author of The Green Futures of Tycho (as well as several non-sf winners). I haven't read a movie novelization since Star Wars in the 1980s. Christopher Nolan takes on his space drama of interstellar proportions. Such a great book and a wonderful movie. Great story, I am very much looking forward to seeing the movie. This book was a novelization of the movie, not written before. – Hard cover, 160 pages With Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy. Read full review ComicsOnline gives Interstellar: The Official Movie Novelization 4 out of 5 Matthew McConaugheys Join Weird-Girls and ComicsOnline.com on Facebook and twitter for more book reviews … For a movie about transcending all manner of dimensions, “Interstellar” ultimately falls surprisingly flat. Paramount Home Entertainment brings Interstellar to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as a three-disc combo pack with an UltraViolet Digital Copy, which can be redeemed via ParamountMovies.com or VUDU, giving users access to the 1080p HDX version only. Aesthetics wise this is a beautifully designed book with great layouts and the typeface is printed with a stylish, reflective silver tone. This books is basically a line-by-line retelling of the spoken script, with description and prose added between. Technical note : Many reviewers on Amazon have commented that the pages tend stick together due to the print ink and my copy is the same, but it didn’t really bother me that much. A great companion to an epic and thought provoking film; this is an easy recommendation. Gregory Keyes is a writer of science fiction and fantasy who has written both original and media-related novels under both the names, “Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.”, “Don’t trust the right thing, done for the wrong reason. Cli-Fi: Books About Climate & the Near Future, a challenging aspect of the viewing raised by many critics as well. Audience Reviews for Interstellar. This books is basically a line-by-line retelling of the spoken script, with description and prose added between. I enjoyed both immensely! Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Discover more books like Interstellar Cinderella by following along with our reviews and articles tagged with Cinderella, Deborah Underwood, Fairy Tales, Fractured Fairy Tales, and Strong Female Characters. Interstellar tries so hard to be so many things that it winds up shrinking into itself, much like one of the collapsed stars Coop hurtles past on his way to new worlds. Now that I have read the novelization of Interstellar, I am going to watch the movie again. Refresh and try again. I of course recommend watching the film before reading this novel as it it a powerful experience to watch. I do not care about scientific credibility or factual mistakes made in the movie; I care about a beautiful story—and this is … I recommend the book to anyone who wants a very slightly deeper understanding of the movie plot points and dialog. I like it, but it was so much like the film... That took away the surprise element and maybe some other flavors I usually like in a book. i would love to see movie again and again and again the physics at the end people say were confusing i understood it? The author even goes to add some feelings and thoughts to the characters and even explains some of the things that may have been confusing to the audience when watching the film. But does it live up to the Nolan hype or live up to the Nolan expectations? Just pure perfection. It's less impactful without the cinematography or the music, but the novel does a great job of adding little touches to the characters. Inception played its mind games inside a sleeper’s head, and the Dark Knight trilogy raised comic-book … Christopher Nolan and Matthew McConaughey join forces to take us into the far reaches of space. Absolutely the best film I have seen this whole year and I even include it in my top 10 favorite films of all time. Interstellar gave me the same feeling of witnessing something epic and eternal: the force and strength of the human spirit, hope, and love. Oct 19, 2020. Parents need to know that Interstellar is a compelling sci-fi thriller/poignant family drama directed by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) and starring … If you really can't see it for some reason then read this book and look up the soundtrack for this film. The Science of Interstellar - Ebook written by Kip Thorne. Christopher Nolan’s films are known for their incredible production design and attention to detail for the sets, and Interstellar is no different. Softcover. By comparison the material here feels a little light compared to the excellent Art & Making Of Dark Knight Trilogy book. Please ask before using any images from this site. You might also be interested in these items : Tags: art book review, christopher nolan, concept art, Film, Interstellar, sci-fi, Hellboy Artist Edition – Mike Mignola Comic Review, A Life With Horses – Daisuke Igarashi Illustration Book Review. I can only assume all the five star reviews came from people who had seen the film and that the book benefited from a halo effect. Absolutely the best film I have seen this whole year and I even include it in my top 10 favorite films of all time. The top resource for anime and Japanese art book reviews. The novel was phenomenal, and has become one of my all-time favorite stories. It's the movie, in a book. Like the movie, it was pure awesomeness. The Question and Answer section for Interstellar is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. The book covers interviews with the director and various key personnel of the production team, as well as a sizable collection of concept art including storyboards, costume, set and spaceship designs. It felt a little hastily put together and could have easily been twice as long, but all in all, a good read for sure and the writing was good. Interstellar: The physics of a stellar idea, Jeff VanderMeer's Climate Fiction Reading List. So, bonus for the book. This was the first time I plucked up enough courage to read a movie novelization, and I didn't regret it. It's the movie, in a book. Thorne was an executive producer for the 2014 film Interstellar. Interstellar Cinderella, written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Meg Hunt, was reviewed by Denise Mealy. Most of the time the book is meant to compliment the film, but in this case, you actually need to experience both the novel and the movie for an enjoyable experience!” - Bio Gamer Girl November 11th 2014 Specifically when one certain character is on their deathbed, they said something that I missed the first time around. For all its talk of love and its sometimes spiritual-feeling vibe, Interstellar appears to embrace a primarily humanist worldview. As much as I love the film, I thought it suffered in parts where the at-times deafening soundtrack overwhelmed the dialogue. Interstellar – Beyond Time And Space explores the art and making of Christopher Nolan’s science fiction epic, based on a story by astrophysicist Kip Thorne. 64 pages. It's a good book, but the movie is one of the best movies I've seen, and I think that reading the plot first might ruin the magic of the movie. On this note I wish the book could have included just that little more content on the preproduction stage; concept art, set and props designs. loved it (I found myself having to constantly adjust the volume button on the remote to catch what they were saying — as I recall, this was. I saw the movie, then read the novelization, then saw the movie. Interstellar Movie Review — Christopher Nolan’s most epic, but human movie yet Movie Reviews Karl Delossantos January 16, 2017 Interstellar is a visual masterpiece that has a human touch that propels it to greatness. Interstellar – Beyond Time And Space explores the art and making of Christopher Nolan’s science fiction epic, based on a story by astrophysicist Kip Thorne. But, here's where I really appreciated it, there were several times in the movie when I found the dialogue difficult to understand, and here it's in clear blac. Then I will read "The Science of Interstellar". Another epic Christopher Nolan brain-twister, this time in space. Fair enough. by Mike Hutchinson. I’ve read a few reviews that comment on this and I whole-heartedly agree: Nolan apes Spielberg in Interstellar and fails, spectacularly, because the emotions aren’t real. I have not seen the film so I can only judge the book as a science fiction novel, and ... well ... it's terrible. 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