Alan Wake by Rick Burroughs

Released: May 25, 2010

Published By: Tor Books

Series: none

Page Count: 320 pages, US paperback

Welcome to Bright Falls-a seemingly idyllic small town in the Pacific Northwest.
The perfect place for Alan Wake, a bestselling crime novelist, and his wife, Alice, to relax for a few weeks. Maybe a second honeymoon and the fresh air will cure Wake of his writer's block.
But when Alice goes missing under mysterious circumstances, Wake's desperate search for her leads him into a hell only he could imagine.
In the depths of nearby Cauldron Lake, a dark and malevolent presence has awakened from a long slumber. It's reaching out now, turning the townsfolk into mindless killers. Sheathed in shadows, vulnerable only to light, they are Taken.
Wake's journey will lead him to the very edge of madness, and deep within the dark woods, he will come face-to-face with a story he has no recollection of ever writing.

REVIEW

Alan Wake is based off the very popular video game. The game came with my Xbox 360 and I have really enjoyed playing it. I have yet to beat it but have maybe an hour or so left of gameplay.

The book does a good job of adapting the game into book form. After each chapter is finished, there is a manuscript page (like in the book) with information about a different character. The book also includes information about stuff not really shown in the game and goes into more description in other parts.

Since I haven't completed the game, the Epilogue for the book wasn't familiar to me. The book ends before the game does and I think the Epilogue shows the ending of the game, but I could be wrong.

For being the first book by Burroughs and being an adaptation of a video game, the book was a good read.


I would still stick to playing the game over re-reading the book, but if you enjoy reading, I would suggest to do both.