We know the new publication of Paper Heroes, where the figure of Lara Croft is analyzed and reviewed; and we talk to its author.
Lara Croft. To speak of that name is to speak of a cultural icon that has been accompanying us for almost twenty-five years. We didn't know about the importance of Tomb Raider until its first video game, released in 1996, opened the first of hundreds of graves and graves from then until now. Putting all that into a book is not an easy thing, but on June 17 we have a new appointment with Lara; this time in the bookstores. We know The Last Explorer. A tour of the Tomb Raider saga.
Paper Heroes has presented this March 19, Father's Day, his new book for the end of spring; an essay that reviews and analyzes the history of the Tomb Raider saga from video games to other forms of cultural expression. From the screen to the controls passing through the paper, the journalist Paula Sáez Pérez signs a manuscript where the evolution of this icon is known in detail; An opportunity to discover what lies between jumps and unexplored territories from 1996 to 2018, when the latest iteration of the license was released by Square Enix on current generation systems. Meanwhile, forays into the big screen, novels and music.
June 17, available in bookstores and department stores
The book, with more than 200 pages and with a foreword signed by the communicator Jen Herranz, will go on sale this June 17 in bookstores and department stores; a hardcover, full-color edition. Those who are interested in getting it in advance, the reservations are accompanied by gifts: a bookmark and a set of stickers with exclusive designs.
The most enthusiastic of the character can also access a special edition, limited and numbered until March 25. Later it will also be put on sale in stores with all the extras: pin, certificate, box with a special design and better finishes … All the details are available on the official website of the Héroes de Papel publishing house.
Behind the scenes, the origin of The Last Explorer
Its author, editor in media such as FreeGameTips, Red Bull and Videojuegos Cuatro, thus fulfills a dream, as she has declared to this medium on the occasion of the publication.
"I decided to start writing this work as soon as I finished my journalism university degree," he begins by saying. This graduation took place in September 2018. “I needed new goals and I didn't want to stop, so I thought about projects that I could start. Seeing that several colleagues in the media had written and brought to light their own books, I thought that I could do it too. ” And he did.
Two years have passed since then, but "with effort, nerves and above all a lot of hope, the day has finally come to live the publication of a dream," he assumes sincerely.
"The most special thing is the feeling I have right now in my heart"
The last explorer is thought to be eaten by any lover of video games. "Review the history of the development of all video games and how they evolved over the years, the movies, the comics and all the aspects that make up the adventures of Lara Croft, which are not few." Curiosities, interviews with the development team and surprises are also added.
There is a lot of feeling when writing a book. Sáez now savors that moment, that of being about to have the book in his hands. “The most special thing is the feeling that I have right now in my heart. That illusion of being able to fulfill a dream that I had from a very young age: being able to write and publish a book ”, a complex process“ populated with insecurities, since my style of writing has evolved greatly in these years and I know that it would be even better if I wrote it today ”, says the author, born in Barcelona also in 1996. Coincidences, or not.
You can not hide the joy generated in his words to make The Last Explorer come true. A tour of the Tomb Raider saga, although the slowest wait is now. June 17, on the eve of summer, the (pen) last date with Lara. This time, on paper.
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