Review: The Origins Of Riddick
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 25, 2014
In this entertaining sci-fi novella, a crew of space marines go to planet Furya to learn what they can about resisting the Necromongers. They find one young boy alive while the rest of the planet is dead. That boy's name is Riddick and this is the story of his early years.While I enjoyed the series of movies about the character Riddick I didn't find them to be too groundbreaking. More like simple sci-fi action fun. This novella falls under the same category. It won't win any literary awards, but it is entertaining and makes for a good read. There is some good action and some interesting future tech (although nothing too extraordinary.) After reading the story I do have a slightly greater interest in the character of Riddick. His written character is a bit deeper and more complex than Vin Diesel's acting skills can portray.The book does contain some minor gore (a result of the action scenes, not overly done) and one scene of rape that some readers might find a little disturbing.It is also worth noting that this book is in need of a proofreader. I noticed quite a few errors, usually where one word was used in place of another. They did take me out of the story a bit, which is a shame because the story is pretty good and deserves better editing. Despite them, I was interesting in the story enough that I tried to ignore them and carried on.Highly recommended for Sci-Fi Action Fans (especially those who enjoyed any of the movies featuring Riddick as this will give you a lot more insight into his character.)