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The official prequel novelization to the highly anticipated science fiction movie, Alita: Battle Angel. The official prequel novel to the highly anticipated film. A long time ago there was the Great War. The reasons for the war have been lost to time. On the shattered surface of the Earth, there is a metropolis that lives amidst the garbage thrown down from the inhabitants of a sky city floating above it. Welcome to Iron City. A lonely doctor specialising in cyborg repair, Ido, is doing his best to help the citizens of Iron City. But Ido has a double life, another persona born from the pieces of his broken heart. Hugo, a young man surviving on a life of crime, spots the ultimate steal: an object that will unearth secrets from his own past. And Vector, the most powerful businessman in the city, has his sights set on a new technology that will change the future of Iron City forever...
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Fleshes out the backstory outlined in the film — fairly similar to the manga source material — with focus on the lives of Ido, Chiren, Hugo, and Vector prior to Alita's arrival. Some additional mentions of Nova as well which is exciting.
Not exactly an essential read, though. The extra detail being filled in is nice, but nothing really consequential happens. Which, I suppose, is expected, being a prequel.
I'll always be here for more Battle Angel content though. I continue to hope for 2–3 more Alita films, instead of six more Avatar films or whatever Cameron has planned.