Trust Doesn't Rust

Knight Rider #2

by Glen A. Larson, Roger Hill

Vintage TV tie-in paperback

Genres: Media Tie In, Science Fiction, Adventure

245 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Glen Albert Larson was an American television producer and writer best known as the creator of the television series Battlestar Galactica, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I. and Knight Rider.

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will be the first to admit that watching Knight Rider was a fair few years ago and so I cannot remember all the episodes or even if I got to see all the episodes but the one I do remember was the introduction of KARR.

Now this book pretty much reads like the episode I remember (like I say it has been a good few years) so I cannot be sure how faithful it is but there you go. As a good its a fun 170 odd page read but really if you knew the series (and come on who does not after all why else would you be reading this book) you can see where the story is going and how it will get there.

This is the third (although thanks to me reading them out of order it is in fact only the second) book in the series you can already see the formula coming together of both the series and the books that were spawned from it.

[Glen · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's the old evil twin plot as a couple of bums find an early prototype of KITT.

Not very enthralling.

[HorsesandBooks16 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this one! I found this more exciting than the first one! Just like the first book, it goes more into depth on certain things and has extra details that the episode didn’t have. I also love the different twists the book has, while still having the same overall outcome! I really like that the books add their own unique twists to them instead of following the episodes word for word as I do think it would be boring. This was a super fun read and I definitely recommend if you’re a fan of the show and the antagonist, Karr!

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found the story enjoyable. It was composed of multiple tv show to make one story A good tie-in.

[Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I was a young teen, maybe 23 or 24 years ago, I went through a phase where I was overcome by a deep desire to read a Knight Rider novel. I didn't know if such a thing existed and had no easy way to find out, so I decided to write one myself: I remember selecting an episode and hammering out a few pages of an attempted novelization on a typer-writer, then abandoning the project and forgetting all about it. Fast forward to January 2016; a strange dream made me remember that aborted project, and after a quick search online I discovered that some Knight Rider novelizations had indeed been published over the years. This one is based on a "classic" episode, the 9th of season 1, where KITT meets his match in the form of the earlier prototype KARR, who doesn't care about protecting human life but is interested only in self-preservation (just like Lore and Data in ST:TNG). The novelization is of a single episode and so fills in a lot of character background and provides lengthy descriptions, some of it padding. The writing is clear and surprisingly professional for what must have been a rush job. There are, surprisingly, plenty of science fiction references throughout, and quite a bit of humor, courtesy of the two numbskull criminals that set the plot in motion. The violence and sexual innuendo are also a factor or two more intense than the actual aired episode. At long last my desire to experience Knight Rider in prose form has been satisfied--and it may be again!

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Knight Industry Two Thousand, aka K.I.T.T., goes up against K.A.R.R., Knight Automated Roving Robot, in a dual of man-and-machine versus the same. Very fun, and nostalgic. This was obviously written before the episode was shot, significant differences pointing to that fact. All in all, is very well written and engaging.

[Martijn Hartman-maatman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always has been one of my favourite episodes, so this book is great also.....

[Paxton Holley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an adaptation of the first KARR episode. It’s a great adaptation too. It’s greatly expanded from the episode. Lots of action. I liked it a lot.