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Lara's Book is a love letter from definitive Gen X scribe Douglas Coupland to definitive Gen X pinup girl Lara Croft. The buxom star of Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider II is idolized in both words (Coupland provides a work of fiction about Lara and waxes poetic about his feelings for her and her unique stardom) and pictures (literally thousands from digitally rendered images of Lara in a polo uniform to handmade drawings by her legions of fans). Coupland's story, "Air Tibet," illustrated wonderfully by Kris Renkewitz, is tons of genre-hopping fun, and his description of his obsession with Ms. Croft is singular and evocative of the freestyle interludes of Generation X.
If you're feeling a little weird about owning a glossy-paged, coffee-table-worthy pinup book dedicated to a video game, Lara's Book justifies itself by containing complete strategy guides for all the versions of Tomb Raider. Anyone interested in game development or the minutia of Lara's workstation-induced birth will find the Core team's account of Tomb Raider's development entertaining. Did we mention that it has thousands of pictures of Lara Croft? --Andrew Boscardin
Book Description
Lara's Book is a unique publication for Prima Games. It chronicles the amazing popularity of Lara Croft (the lovely leading lady of the Tomb Raider series). This book has original work by Douglas Coupland (author of Generation X and Girlfriend in a Coma) who gives his thoughts on the phenomenon and an original story about Lara. The book also includes thousands of pictures of Lara from around the world, some never before seen in print. Plus, strategy guide author Kip Ward has created new gameplay strategies Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II, and Tomb Raider Gold for exclusive release in Lara's Book. It's a treat for Lara fans and an introduction for those who have yet to be acquainted with the perky Ms. Croft.
