Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance The Novel (light novel)

I like how physically new the novel is. I try to read it whenever I can even though I have the game it’s inspired from.

Great gift! Arrived quickly! Great entertainment!

This Novelization of KH: Dream Drop Distance picks up right after the secret ending in KH: Re:coded. The plot focuses on Sora and Riku who summoned by Yen Sid to take the Mark of Mastery exam. They are to save a bunch of worlds that are still asleep, and awaken a new power. Both set out on their journey into the sleeping worlds together, but they get separated right away. Each youth travels to versions of new and familiar Disney worlds inhabited by creatures called Dream Eaters. They team up with the helpful Spirits and take down the Nightmares so that they can find seven Keyholes to become Keyblade Masters.In the original game, KH: Dream drop Distance operated on something called the Drop system. You could only spend so much time as Sora or Riku before they would fall asleep and force you to play as the other character. The author decided to write 3D: Dream Drop Distance The Novelization as separate adventures, the opposite of the jumping around worlds in Birth by Sleep: The Novel. While this format makes it easy to follow the story, I wish the author had included a few scenes of Sora/Riku suddenly getting sleepy. (Well, outside of the initial time that the game uses as a tutorial.)Sora and Riku only visit one completely new Disney franchise/World (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), but most of the worlds are not just rehashes. In Traverse Town, for instance, the two protagonists run into the cast of the game The World Ends With You, and Pinocchio’s Disney world focuses on Pleasure Island instead of Monstro. This helps breathe new life into the Sora/ Riku’s adventures. I love them, but it’s not nice to run into characters like Aladdin and Phil for about the 1,000th time. And unlike some of the other novels, this one covers all the worlds in the game. Hooray! It’s not an abridged version of the game!Also great is the fact Sora’s personality shines brilliantly right from the start, like when he worries that the Mark of Mastery exam is going to be a written test on Keyblade history. The novel also shows him trying techniques like spinning on lampposts or kicking off a wall (Flowmotion). Riku’s personality is not quite as strong, but that’s partly due to his more subdued personality. The two halves are almost exactly the same length despite Riku’s story having an extra chapter plus a short epilogue, so his time in the worlds feel a little lighter than Sora’s. Both halves include a short interlude featuring a fan-favorite character, and these two are also excellent as they try to piece together what happened and the next course of action.But I haven’t tackled the best character in the book: Meow Wow Spirit is adorable! The cover cannot capture its charm enough. Even Sora and Riku find time to give the cat-dog Spirit some well-deserved belly rubs.On the downside, though, Dream Drop Distance Plot even in book form is still confusing regarding its overall story. Or, arguably, a mess. The more the series tries to explain things, the more questions and “coincidences” arise. Maybe it was because I knew what to expect, or that Sora and Riku think to themselves enough to break up a lot of the long exposition. but I…almost felt like I understood? Mostly? I was pretty surprised. The main ideas and revelations still probably prevent this from being a great way to jump into the Kingdom Hearts franchise, but Also acts as a great prequel to the Kingdom Hearts III game.Overall, I would Highly recommend this Novelization to any Kingdom Heats fan, but definitely not as a starting point as people not familiar with this franchise would probably be confused by the book.

Book arrived on time and in good condition.Compared to the BBS and Re: Coded novels, DDD has a more of Amano's adorable illustrations.The story is split into two parts: Sora's side and Riku's side. Sora's side doesn't add too much to what happened to the game but the interactions with Meow Wow were really cute. Riku's side includes his thoughts, which help you better understand him as a character. His interactions with the Dream Eaters were also cute.Overall, it's a fine read and good supplementary material. Personally, I recommend it for anyone who is serious about understanding the series.

Good book, fun read. However this book like many I have ordered before came in terrible condition, and I ordered directly from amazon! There is a giant crease right down the back of the novel, and further more the pages bend when I try to read. Someone needs to take a look at these before shipping out to paying customers!

This volume of the Kingdom Hearts light novels has especially nice illustrations and designs in the chapter title pages. I really like how the story is broken up into 2 parts: Sora's Side and Riku's Side. I thought the first half was pretty dull and too caught up in unnecessary descriptive details which made the story drag, and this volume is not particularly one of my favorites (mainly because a lot of the world's Sora and Riku visit here are my least favorite, such as Tron's World, La Cite Des Cloches, Prankster's Paradise, and Country of the Musketeers,and there also are less of the previous volumes' characters included in this one). The second half is much more interesting to me, since Riku is my favorite character. Overall, this book is a nice addition for those who are collecting the series.

This is one of my favourite games, so was super excited to have that --and the other Kingdom Hearts games-- turned into novels. This --like the others-- has colour illustrations as well as black and white illustrations. The book follows the game, which has Sora's side and Riku's side, both of which are well written. They follow the adventure of Sora and Riku's journey to gain the Mark of Mastery and reawaken the Sleeping Worlds, however, this journey is --of course-- hijacked by Xehanort (again!) and he's causing all sorts of bother. This follows the game really well and is a great read as well as a marvellous edition to the Kingdom Hearts Series! :) Onto Kingdom Hearts 3 Light Novel in Feb! Yay! :D

Nice 2 Story's

Came in perfect quality. Shiro Amano's art is amazing, a great retelling of the story with a lot of additional content

Great addition to the light novel series. Wonderful for any long time kingdom hearts fan, and new fans, with a clear and gripping writing style. I only wish it had more images-they are beautiful!May your heart be your guiding key