{"id":35275,"date":"2026-05-26T16:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=35275"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:07:12","slug":"outland-by-alan-dean-foster-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/outland-by-alan-dean-foster-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Outland By Alan Dean Foster Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35275\" class=\"elementor elementor-35275\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d36e76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3d36e76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20dba86\" data-id=\"20dba86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3f6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd3f6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I first saw the movie Outland when I was a kid growing up in the early 1990s.<\/p><p>The movie was released in 1981, and starred Sean Connery and Peter Boyle.<\/p><p>Honestly, I didn&#8217;t love it, but I didn&#8217;t hate it, so I did go back to it from time to time.<\/p><p>Eventually, I really enjoyed the movie.\u00a0 I think it was just more dramatic, and not as action packed as I would have liked when I was a kid watching action movies.<\/p><p>But as I got older, I dug it more and I love it now.<\/p><p>Anyway, long story short, the story is about a Marshal on a mining colony, played by Sean Connery, who uncovers corruption at the highest level of the colony, involving drugs being given to miners to make them work more at a faster rate, but ultimately drives them insane and to death.\u00a0 The GM of the colony, played by Peter Boyle, is the man ultimately supplying these drugs, and Connery&#8217;s character is expected to look the other way.\u00a0 Well, he doesn&#8217;t and actually wants to do his job and stop all of this from happening anymore.\u00a0 And of course trouble ensues.<\/p><p>Outland is a solid science fiction\/action\/mystery story.<\/p><p>I recently got a copy of the novelization of the movie, and I was curious as to how different, if at all, it was to the movie.<\/p><p>It pretty much follows the movie, with a few different details.<\/p><p>Alan Dean Foster does a fine job adapting the script, written by Peter Hyams (also the director of the movie).<\/p><p>It&#8217;s a pretty straight forward story, and if you like science fiction\/action\/mystery stories, then you should like this book and movie.<\/p><p>And in the movie, Connery does a great job and Boyle is a good bad guy.\u00a0 James B. 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The movie was released in 1981, and starred Sean Connery and Peter Boyle. Honestly, I didn&#8217;t love it, but I didn&#8217;t hate it, so I did go back to it from time to time. Eventually, I really enjoyed the movie.\u00a0 I think it was just more dramatic, and not as action packed as I would have liked when I was a kid watching action movies. But as I got older, I dug it more and I love it now. Anyway, long story short, the story is about a Marshal on a mining colony, played by Sean Connery, who uncovers corruption at the highest level of the colony, involving drugs being given to miners to make them work more at a faster rate, but ultimately drives them insane and to death.\u00a0 The GM of the colony, played by Peter Boyle, is the man ultimately supplying these drugs, and Connery&#8217;s character is expected to look the other way.\u00a0 Well, he doesn&#8217;t and actually wants to do his job and stop all of this from happening anymore.\u00a0 And of course trouble ensues. 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