Book Review

The Last Days of Krypton
Kevin J Anderson

We were at a bookstore in Kissimmee last week. (Not an easy place to find, especially when you start by driving the other direction because you don't know where a bookstore is.) I was poking through the books a little, poking through the comic books, that kind of thing. This book looked interesting, and had a holographic cover. I might have gotten the book anyway, but the holographic cover sealed the deal.

This book is about Superman's parents. It goes from the point they meet to the point where Superman is launched into space. In the meantime, they have Brainiac come and take Kandor and General Zod come to power and then finally get defeated. The author tries to keep the story true to the first 2 Superman movies, at least making it work right.

This was a well written book. He does a good job building the world of Krypton and the events that led up to the planet imploding. I think this book would make apretty ok movie even, if someone really cared to do it. They really didn't need to draw people with the holographic cover, it's a pretty good book.