Sonic the Hedgehog 3: The Official Movie Novelization

by Kiel Phegley

Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends are back on the big screen!

This movie novelization retells the supercharged, super action-packed story of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Follow Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles as they face the mysterious Shadow and work together to save the world!

192 pages, Paperback

Published December 20, 2024

Reviews

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

tom is sonic’s dad 🥺🥺😭😭😭😭

[MacKenna Patterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

“but wait! there’s m-“ 🤨

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is fun. But the ending of the movie is not included in the book. The book ends midstream and basically says “go see the movie to find out the ending”. That is very frustrating and disappointing.

[Macey Morcom · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't even care that the ending isn't included in the novel, this book was a very well-written, incredibly fun time and deserves five stars. The author's word choices and overall skill with prose made it so that readers of all ages could thoroughly enjoy it, and I sure did! There were many differences to the film, but it was great to get inside the heads of the characters and experience their emotions in an entirely new way. I was honestly shocked at just how well done this book was given the target audience. I can't recommend it enough for Sonic fans, whether they're a child or an adult. Phegley is simply brilliant!

[Em Plourde · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five stars because it’s Sonic :)

[Blake Peiffer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sonic the Hedgehog 3: The Official Movie Novelization is a solid translation from screen to page. There are added scenes, as well as extended scenes that enhance the movie's story, as well as a few weird removals that feel odd, but it's still overall a good read. But when we get to the climax... it's extremely disappointing. The removal of the climax of the story feels odd because the other Sonic movie novels have their climaxes, making this feel like a piece of movie promotion, rather then a page by page retelling of the movie. As a result, I have no reason to recommend it or buy it, so, yeah, hopefully the Sonic 4 movie novel will be a much better book, one that actually includes it's climax, I'm holding out hope...

[Clara Rosselló · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's not 5 stars bc of the cliffhanger, but I love Sonic

[Ghostie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really bummed the third act was completely omitted, unlike the other two Sonic movie novelizations... Otherwise it was a fun read, especially to compare the differences between certain scenes in the book and the movie!

[Hayley Strom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Personally I’m a die hard sonic fan and sonic 3 is one of my most favorite movies. It’s a really good book but i would absolutely love to hear how the author writes the ending. The ending is sadly not included in the book but it’s still good.

[Alina Johns · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cuts off before the climax

Exactly what the headline says-this POS cuts off before the climax and tells you to go watch the movie. Excuse me, if I wanted to watch a movie I wouldn’t have bought a freaking book!

[Susan Hagee · Rating 2 out of 5]

loved the extended/added bits that went well with the movie, but the omissions are odd. the most frustrating part, that caused me to remove 2 stars, is that the climax is completely missing, just saying to watch the movie for it. not marking this as a spoiler since people need to be aware of it.

[Aurora Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of those rare cases where the movie is better than the book

[Alana Smith · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ending is basically just telling us to watch the movie to know the rest of the story. What's the point of there even being a book then? Feels like a scam.

[Ava Macrae · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really like the movie but this isn't the complete movie I like books with endings please!