Alan Dean Foster does a good job mirroring the movie set in the 80's. He does a decent job expanding a bit on the characters and the world of Krull.

It is essential to understand that Foster's job was to compliment the movie and create a novel that depicts it, but doesn't go off on new tangents which could take away from the makers of the movie. Alan goes on to give a better understanding of Colwyn and Lyssa. He allows the reader more descriptive reasoning behind their importance in regards to battling the Beast. Ynyr's role is also taken into more depth and how he could have been the one dealing with the Beast and not Colwyn had events unfolded differently.
Foster adds more information about the world of Krull by talking about neighboring kingdoms and villages. The reader can get a stronger grasp of the culture within this world and how it deals with Slayers. The Slayers are not so mindless and void of emotion as the movie tends to make them. They do share some ability and personality however, it is important to note this theme isn't truly built on in the writing as it would have no practical application for this novel's storyline. However, Alan Dean Foster did establish enough plotline and small backstory to certain aspects of Krull that it certainly could be built upon for more potential stories. The plight of the Cyclops, magic-wielding, history of the Glaive, Slayers, minor characters in the story, the two kingdoms trying to unite, the seer's apprentice, and finally the future prediction of our main character's child who would go on to rule the Galaxy can easily be expanded upon.
I feel if Alan Dean Foster was given the green light to expand on this novel and truly open the basic storyline of this novel up, he could create an arsenal of awesome stories hitting past, present, and future tales.
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