King Kong

By: Edgar Wallace, Merian C. Cooper, Delos W. Lovelace

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

King Kong.

His very name inspires awe, horror, and, for some of the greatest masters of contemporary science fiction, a strong affection. Find out why in this special collector's edition of the original 1932 novelization of Wallace and Cooper's movie that includes commentary by masters of science fiction Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, Orson Scott Card, Harlan Ellison, Larry Niven, Catherine Asaro, Jack Williamson, and Marc Zicree.

Originally written by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper, King Kong was novelized by Delos W. Lovelace.

(P)2005 by Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"Filmed 70 years ago in stark black and white, King Kong still holds the force of its raw simplicity. More myth than monster, Kong suffers the fate of the classic tragic hero, destroyed by his own nobility. High-tech civilization overwhelms his primitive power. Beauty kills the beast." (Jack Williamson)

What fun

I read this at eight years old and, like then, the early parts on the island are still my favorite.

The end bits, after the story are worth the listen alone

The story is classic and great, but the end interviews are the best part in my opinion. Enjoyed it

King Kong

I truly enjoyed this movie tie on audible book with the original 1933 King Kong movie. It had a number of feed-ins from different actors, and even have and even how they did the animation.

Great narrator!

It’s a story most know well but this is a worthwhile listen just to hear the narrator. Terrific voice actor!

entertaining and relaxing.

The narrator was fair. The story line kept me entertained. much better than all the movies in my opinion.

Familiar, But Distinct

The striking difference from the films is how much more sympathetically the humans are portrayed.

To Be Honest

To be honest the story is alot simpler than I remembered. The love story between the two humans is rushed and those characters are all mediocre at best. Once Kong arrives though it's amazing. It's like a whole another book breaks into this Love Boat story and I loved it!!

A great book

A wonderful book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found this book to be entertaining and nicely written. I found great relation with the protagonist and I further highly recommend this book.

Great Book, especially for a movie fan

This book was written from the original screen play, and in some parts word for word. Very entertaining for any fan of the original movie. The best part is the commentaries at the end by Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury and others...priceless. A number of modern movie makers could take a lesson here!

Nostalgic for the Film

Enjoyable rendition of the classic movie. Mostly a verbal description of the movie itself. It just made me wish I was watching the movie.
A few sequences that differ from the film were interesting. Narration made it an enjoyable listen, giving characters a unique voice.
Some of the narrative seemed forced to give it the sound of a novel, which having seen the movie, makes it a little awkward.
Overall, if you liked the film or loved it, as I do, it's worth a listen. However, it's an impossible task capture the raw power of the film, "King Kong".