Member Review
Review by
Vivienne O, Reviewer
My thanks to Aconyte Books for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Marvel Wastelanders Star Lord’ by Sarah Cawkwell in exchange for an honest review.
This novel is based on the first series of Marvel’s ‘Wastelanders’ scripted podcasts. In it, the surviving Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Lord/Peter Quill and Rocket Racoon, return to Earth on a mission for the Collector to find the Black Vortex, an ancient artefact of great power. As an incentive the Collector has placed guillotine collars around their necks that will activate in seven days.
Their spaceship ends up crashing in the desolate wastes of the Midwest and they discover that Earth has changed radically since a group of super-villains have taken over the planet thirty years previously. This area, the Wastelands, is under the strict control of Doctor Doom.
They are accompanied on the mission by a robot, a Rigillean Recorder that Quill nicknames ‘Cora’. As they travel through the Wastelands, they encounter a number of characters including the ageless telepath Emma Frost, the grizzled farmer Red Crotter, and the terrifying Kraven the Hunter. No further details to avoid spoilers.
This is the first Marvel novel that I have read and while I have watched many of the MCU films, including the first two Guardians of the Galaxy ones, I am not as familiar with the characters and interlaced plots than some readers might be. Still, I feel that due to this I was able to ascertain how relatable this novel is for a reader like myself.
I was very pleased to find that I was quickly caught up in the story, which was full of action, thrills, and some great twists. I will caution that some of the scenes were quite graphic, especially when Kraven the Hunter was involved.
The dialogue was brilliant, including the lively banter between Quill and Rocket. I also found myself becoming quite invested with the fates of the supporting characters as well as theirs.
Overall, I enjoyed ‘Marvel Wastelanders Star Lord’ very much. It was exciting and exactly what I look for in a SF adventure: just enough of an action filled romp though there were some moving scenes that deepened my engagement with the narrative.
I felt that Sarah Cawkwell clearly had an understanding of the Wastelanders source material as well as respect for the wider Marvel Universe.
While complete in itself, the Epilogue teases for further series in the Wastelanders podcasts and I certainly will be interested in finding out how the story continues.
4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
For more information visit marvel.com. © 2022 MARVEL
#Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #review
This novel is based on the first series of Marvel’s ‘Wastelanders’ scripted podcasts. In it, the surviving Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Lord/Peter Quill and Rocket Racoon, return to Earth on a mission for the Collector to find the Black Vortex, an ancient artefact of great power. As an incentive the Collector has placed guillotine collars around their necks that will activate in seven days.
Their spaceship ends up crashing in the desolate wastes of the Midwest and they discover that Earth has changed radically since a group of super-villains have taken over the planet thirty years previously. This area, the Wastelands, is under the strict control of Doctor Doom.
They are accompanied on the mission by a robot, a Rigillean Recorder that Quill nicknames ‘Cora’. As they travel through the Wastelands, they encounter a number of characters including the ageless telepath Emma Frost, the grizzled farmer Red Crotter, and the terrifying Kraven the Hunter. No further details to avoid spoilers.
This is the first Marvel novel that I have read and while I have watched many of the MCU films, including the first two Guardians of the Galaxy ones, I am not as familiar with the characters and interlaced plots than some readers might be. Still, I feel that due to this I was able to ascertain how relatable this novel is for a reader like myself.
I was very pleased to find that I was quickly caught up in the story, which was full of action, thrills, and some great twists. I will caution that some of the scenes were quite graphic, especially when Kraven the Hunter was involved.
The dialogue was brilliant, including the lively banter between Quill and Rocket. I also found myself becoming quite invested with the fates of the supporting characters as well as theirs.
Overall, I enjoyed ‘Marvel Wastelanders Star Lord’ very much. It was exciting and exactly what I look for in a SF adventure: just enough of an action filled romp though there were some moving scenes that deepened my engagement with the narrative.
I felt that Sarah Cawkwell clearly had an understanding of the Wastelanders source material as well as respect for the wider Marvel Universe.
While complete in itself, the Epilogue teases for further series in the Wastelanders podcasts and I certainly will be interested in finding out how the story continues.
4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
For more information visit marvel.com. © 2022 MARVEL
#Marvel #MarvelEnt #Aconytebooks #review
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