Elfquest: Journey to Sorrows End

This is the novelization of a series of comics that started in the 80's which covers the journey of the Wolfriders from their Holt in the woods to the desert village of the Sun Folk.

The writing is very well done, well paced and full of additional details so that fans of the comics can gain something new from reading but also highly accessible so that it stands alone and readers who have never seen the original source won't feel left out or that they are missing something.

One of the best novelizations for another medium that I have ever read

I was excited to find this book - I never knew the novels existed. As a kid in the early '80s I had read nearly the full collection of the comic books released by Marvel, but I had missed a few issues (definitely some of the later issues). So I figured I'd get the blanks filled in.

Obviously the artwork in the comics was a big draw (no pun intended) so the novel mostly lacked that, but there were some full page illustrations here and there for a nice touch. The writing overall was probably just alright - maybe a 3 star, but since it was like I was visiting childhood friends, I pretty much looked past that.

This novel isn't the whole story from those comics I read 30 years ago...so that was a big disappointment, especially when I couldn't show more find mention of further novels at first. Fortunately, this is a trilogy and it should fully tell the tale covered in those books. I'll be picking up the other two.

If you're familiar with the comics and loved them as a kid, you'll probably enjoy this. If you've never heard of Elfquest or didn't like the comics, I'm less confident in the recommendation. show less

I read this book as a kid. Good story and lovely pictures.

Great novelization of the epic comic series.