{{short description|Adaptation of another work into a novel}}{{For|adaptations of novels into other works|Literary adaptation}}File:Peter Pan 1915 cover 2.JPG|1915 novelization of the original 1904 play thumbA novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, stage play, comic book, or video game. Film novelizations were particularly popular before the advent of home video, but continue to find commercial success as part of marketing campaigns for major films. They are often written by accomplished writers based on an early draft of the film's script and on a tight deadline.
History and purpose
File:The Thunder Master Frontispiece.jpg|thumb|Novelization of chapter 8 of the film series Les Vampires Les VampiresNovelizations of films began to be produced in the 1910s and 1920s for silent films such as Les Vampires (1915â€“16) and London After Midnight (1927). One of the first films with spoken dialogue to be novelized was King Kong (1933). Film novelizations were especially profitable during the 1970s before home video became available,NEWS, You've seen the movieâ€”now write the book,weblink The Chicago Reader, J. R., Jones, November 18, 2011, March 28, 2013, January 22, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120122095727weblink">weblink dead, as they were then the only way to re-experience popular movies other than television airing or a rerelease in theaters. The novelizations of Star Wars (1977), Alien (1979) and (Star Trek: The Motion Picture) (1979) sold millions of copies.NEWS, Suskind, Alex, Yes, People Still Read Movie Novelizations ... And Write Them, Too,weblink 28 August 2014, Vanity Fair, 27 August 2014, The first ever video game to be novelised was Shadowkeep, in 1984.David Cuciz: GameSpy Interviews â€“ Alan Dean Foster. The Writing Game, August 2000 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103042257weblink|date=2008-01-03}}Even after the advent of home video, film novelizations remain popular, with the adaptation of Godzilla (2014) being included on The New York Times Best Seller list for mass-market paperbacks. This has been attributed to these novels' appeal to fans: about 50% of novelizations are sold to people who have watched the film and want to explore its characters further, or to reconnect to the enthusiasm they experienced when watching the film. A film is therefore also a sort of commercial for its novelization; the film's success or failure affects the novelization's sales.NEWS, To Some, a Movie Is Just an Outline for a Book, Peter, Kobel,weblink The New York Times, April 1, 2001, Conversely, film novelizations help generate publicity for upcoming films, serving as a link in the film's marketing chain.WEB, David Morrell on Rambo,weblink March 28, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131004072225weblink">weblink October 4, 2013, dead, According to publishing industry estimates, about one or two percent of the audience of a film will buy its novelization. This makes these relatively inexpensively produced works a commercially attractive proposition in the case of blockbuster film franchises. The increasing number of previously established novelists taking on tie-in works has been credited with these works gaining a "patina of respectability" after they had previously been disregarded in literary circles as derivative and mere merchandise.NEWS, Alter, Alexandra, Popular TV Series and Movies Maintain Relevance as Novels,weblink 18 January 2015, The New York Times, 4 January 2015,
Variants
Film
(File:Kingkong1932.jpg|thumb|King Kong (1932) novelization of King Kong (1933))The writer of a novelization is supposed to multiply the 20,000â€“25,000 words of a screenplay into at least 60,000 words. Writers usually achieve that by adding description or introspection. Ambitious writers are driven to work on transitions and characters just to accomplish "a more prose-worthy format". Sometimes the "novelizer" invents new scenes in order to give the plot "added dimension", provided they are allowed to do that.WEB, The Tie-In Life by Raymond Benson,weblink February 1, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150614082245weblink">weblink June 14, 2015, dead, Publishers aim to have novelizations in shops before a film is released, which means it is usually necessary to base the novelization on a screenplay instead of the completed film.JOURNAL, Allison, Deborah, Film/Print: Novelisations and Capricorn One, M/C Journal, 2007, 10, 2,weblink 15 November 2020, 10.5204/mcj.2633, free, It might take an insider to tell whether a novelization diverges unintentionally from the final film because it is based on an earlier version which included deleted scenes. Thus the novelization occasionally presents material which will later on appear in a director's cut.WEB, Snakes on a Plane,weblink March 28, 2013, In some cases, separate novelizations of the same film are written for publication in different countries, and these may be based on different drafts of the screenplay, as was very clearly the case with the American and British novelizations of Capricorn One. Writers select different approaches to enrich a screenplay. Dewey Gram's Gladiator, for example, included historical background information.If a film is based on a novel, the original novel is generally reissued with a cover based on the film's poster.WEB, Review: The Novelization of Disney's John Carter, February 12, 2012, Rick, Barry,weblink If a film company also wishes to have a separate novelization published, the company is supposed to approach the author who has "Separated Rights". A writer has these rights if he contributed the source material (or added a great deal of creative input to it) and if he was moreover properly credited.WEB, Theatrical Separated Rights,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130211014110weblink">weblink February 11, 2013, Writers Guild of America, West, April 13, 2013, Novelizations also exist where the film itself is based on an original novel: novelist and screenwriter Christopher Wood wrote a novelization of the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. Although the 1962 Ian Fleming novel was still available in bookstores, its story had nothing to do with the 1977 film. To avoid confusion, Wood's novelization was titled James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me.{{sfn|Britton|2005|p=149}} This novel is also an example of a screenwriter novelizing his own screenplay. (Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker) was published under the name of George Lucas but his script had been novelized by the prolific tie-in writer Alan Dean Foster.WEB, Interview with Alan Dean Foster, Author of Terminator Salvation: The Official Movie Novelization, Jenna, Busch, HuffPost, May 25, 2011, George wrote the script, I wrote the novelization, George vetted the result, and Del Rey published it,weblink April 13, 2013, Acquiring editors looking for a novelizer have different issues. The author may not have all of the information needed; Foster wrote the Alien novelization without knowing what the Xenomorph looked like. The contract may be very restrictive; Max Allan Collins had to write the novelization for Road to Perdition only based on the film, without the detail he had created for the graphic novel of the same name that the film is based on.{{r|Vanity Fair 27 August 2014}} Rewrites of scripts may force last-minute novelization rewrites. The script for the 1966 film Modesty Blaise was rewritten by five different authors.WEB, Movies and TV, The Modesty Blaise Book Covers, Peter O'Donnell's script was rewritten by five different writers, until only one line of the original remained,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120516115539weblink">weblink May 16, 2012, March 28, 2013, The writer or script doctor responsible for the so-called "final" version is not necessarily the artist who has contributed the original idea or most of the scenes. The patchwork character of a film script might even exacerbate because the film director, a principal actor or a consulting script doctor does rewrites during the shooting. An acquiring editor who intends to hire one of the credited screenwriters has to reckon that the early writers are no longer familiar with the current draft or work already on another film script. Not every screenwriter is available, willing to work for less money than what can be earned with film scripts and able to deliver the required amount of prose on time. Even if so, there is still the matter of novelizations having a questionable reputation.WEB, Are Novelizations the Scum of Literature?,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081201092239weblink">weblink December 1, 2008, Mel, Gilden, March 28, 2013, The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers concedes that by saying their craft is "largely unrecognized".WEB, What Is a Tie-In Writer?, International Association of Media Tie-In Writers,weblink June 15, 2010, February 14, 2023, Writers Guild of America rules require that screenwriters have right of first refusal to write novelizations of their own films, but they rarely do so because of the lack of prestige and money.{{r|The New York Times}}Some novels blur the line between a novelization and an original novel that is the basis of a film adaptation. Arthur C. Clarke provided the ideas for Stanley Kubrick's (2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey). Based on his own short stories and his cooperation with Kubrick during the preparation and making of this film adaptation he wrote the (2001: A Space Odyssey (novel)|film novelization of the same name) which is appreciated by fans because the film provides little exposition, and the novelization fills in some blanks. David Morrell wrote the novel First Blood about John Rambo, which led to the film adaptation of the same name. Although Rambo dies at the end of his original story, Morrell had a paragraph in his contract stipulating he remained "the only person who could write books about Rambo". This paid off for him when the film producers changed the ending and decided for a sequel. David Morrell accepted to carry out the novelization and negotiated unprecedented liberties which resulted in a likewise unprecedented success when his book entered The New York Times Best Seller list and stayed there for six weeks.Simon Templar or James Bond are examples of media franchises that have been popular for more than one generation. When the feature film The Saint was released in 1997 the creator of this character (Leslie Charteris) had already been dead for four years. Hence its novelization had to be written by another author. Ian Fleming on the other hand had official successors who wrote contemporary "Post-Fleming" James Bond novels. During his tenure John Gardner was consequently chosen to write the novelization of Licence to KillWEB, License to Kill,weblink March 28, 2013, in 1989 and also the novelization of GoldenEyeWEB, Goldeneye,weblink March 28, 2013, in 1995. John Gardner found his successor in Raymond BensonWEB, Gardner, Benson & Bond,weblink January 26, 1995, who wrote besides several original Bond novels three novelizations including The World Is Not Enough.
Comics
While comic books such as the series Classics Illustrated have often provided adaptations of novels, novelizations of comics are relatively rare.WEB, The Son of the Phantom (1944â€“1946),weblink Bob, Griffin, John, Griffin, The Deep Woods, December 5, 1999, The Adventures of Superman, written by George Lowther and published in 1942, is the first novelization of a comic book character.
Video games
Video games are novelized in the same manner as films. While gamers might enjoy playing a certain action scene for hours, the buyers of a novelization might be bored soon if they merely read about such a scene. Consequently, the writer will have to cut down on the action.
Authors
Novelization writers are often also accomplished original fiction writers, as well as fans of the works they adapt, which helps motivate them to undertake a commission that is generally compensated with a relatively low flat fee. Alan Dean Foster, for example, said that, as a fan, "I got to make my own director's cut. I got to fix the science mistakes, I got to enlarge on the characters, if there was a scene I particularly liked, I got to do more of it, and I had an unlimited budget. So it was fun".Writing skill is particularly needed for challenging situations common to writing novelizations of popular media, such as lack of access to information about the film, last-minute script changes and very quick turnaround times. Collins had to write the novelization of In the Line of Fire in nine days.Although novelizations tend to have a low prestige, and are often viewed as "hackwork", several critically acclaimed literary authors have written novelizations, including, Arthur Calder-Marshall,{{sfn|Pringle|1998|p=119}} William Kotzwinkle{{sfn|Hamilton|Jones|2009|p=198}} and Richard Elman.{{sfn|Shatzky|Taub|1997|p=79}} Best-selling author Ken Follett, early in his career, also wrote a novelization, and so did Isaac Asimov, later in his career.{{sfn|Turner|1996|p=172}}BOOK, Asimov, Isaac,weblink In joy still felt: the autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954-1978., 1981, Avon, 0-380-53025-2, New York, 7880716, While increasingly also a domain of previously established novelists, tie-in writing still has the disadvantages, from the writers' point of view, of modest pay, tight deadlines and no ownership in the intellectual property created.The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers is an American association that aims to recognize the writers of adapted and tie-in fiction. It hands out annual awards, the "Scribes", in categories including "best adapted novel".
TV series
Doctor Who had stories novelised in particular from the era of its original series published by Target Books.Episodes of (Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek) were adapted into short stories by the noted science fiction writer James Blish. Each volume of the stories included a number of the short story adaptations. Alan Dean Foster would later adapt the follow-up animated series into the Star Trek Log series.Mel Gilden wrote novelizations of Beverly Hills, 90210, merging three episodes into one book. As he explained, this approach required him to look for a joint story arc.
Comics
In the early 1970s Lee Falk was asked by the Avon publishing house to deliver Phantom novels based on the eponymous comic strip. Falk worked on the novelizations on his own and with collaboration. A dispute over how he would be credited led to the cessation of the series.WEB, Lee Falk: Father of The Phantom,weblink March 28, 2013, Peter O'Donnell, who scripted the Modesty Blaise comic strip, later authored novels featuring the character not directly based on the stories presented in the strips.
Video games
Matt Forbeck became a writer of novels based on video games after he had been "writing tabletop roleplaying game books for over a decade".WEB, How to Write a Tie-In Novel,weblink Matt, Forbeck, July 22, 2010, The Escapist, He worked also as a designer of video games.S. D. Perry wrote a series of novels based on the Resident Evil video games and added tie-ins to the novelizations, covering all the mainline titles in the series up until Resident Evil Zero.Eric Nylund introduced a new concept for a novelization when he delivered a trilogy, consisting of a prequel titled (Halo: The Fall of Reach), an actual novelization titled (Halo: First Strike) and a sequel titled (Halo: Ghosts of Onyx).Raymond Benson novelized the original Metal Gear Solid in 2008 and its sequel (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty), while Project Itoh wrote a Japanese language novelization of (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots) also in 2008 (with an English adaptation later published in 2012). Itoh was set to write novelizations of (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) and (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker), but his death in 2009 resulted in these projects being handed to Beatless author Satoshi Hase and a new writer named Hitori Nojima (a pen name for Kenji Yano) respectively.TWITTER, KojiPro2015_EN, 742582815582130176, June 13, 2016, Kojima Productions, Just so you know; the "Hitori Nojima" from whose name is at the end of the trailer is actually our friend Kenji Yano, Nojima would go on to write Metal Gear Solid: Substance (a two-part alternate novelization of the original Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2), as well as the novelizations of (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) and Death Stranding (a game which he helped write the script for).
Orphaned novelizations
In some cases an otherwise standard novel may be based on an unfilmed screenplay. Ian Fleming's 1961 James Bond novel Thunderball was based on a script he had co-written; in this case his collaborators subsequently sued for plagiarism.WEB, Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham and Ian Fleming,weblink March 28, 2013, Peter O'Donnell's novel Modesty Blaise was a novelization of a refused film script. In this case the creator of the main character had written the script alone, but later on other authors had changed O'Donnell's original script over and over, until merely one single sentence remained from the original.WEB, Modesty Blaise Trivia,weblink TCM, March 28, 2013, WEB, Modesty Blaise Trivia,weblink IMDB, March 28, 2013, The novel was released a year before the film and unlike the film it had sequels.Frederick Forsyth's 1979 novel The Devil's Alternative was based on an unfilmed script he had written.JOURNAL, Nathan, Paul S., Rights and Permissions, Publishers Weekly, 207, Part 2, 1975, 28, Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel No Country for Old Men was adapted from a screenplay the author wrote.WEB,weblink From Script to Screen: No Country for Old Men, Legge, Jeff, 2017-11-21, The Script Lab, en-US, 2022-04-26, This allowed the Coen brothers to stick "almost word for word" faithfully to the book when adapting it back into a screenplay for the acclaimed 2007 film of the same name.NEWS, Patterson, John, We've killed a lot of animals, The Guardian, Film/Interviews, December 21, 2007,weblink 2022-04-26, London, Occasionally a novelization is issued even though the film is never made. Gordon Williams wrote the script and novelization for producer Harry Saltzman's abandoned film The Micronauts.JOURNAL, anonymous, Bits & Pieces, Starlog, 8, September 1977, 16, 30,
Lists of novelizations
Novels based on comics

List of novels based on comics

Novels based on films
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Novels by franchise{| class"wikitable sortable" style"width:100%;"
! scope="col" style="width:13%;"| Franchise! scope="col" style="width:23%;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:18%;"| Author(s) ! scope="col" style="width:12%;"| ISBN! scope="col" style="width:10%;"| Publisher! scope="col" style="width:24%;"| Notes
Back to the Future| Back to the Future (1985)| George Gipe 0425082059}} Berkley Books| Novelization of the film.
| Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Craig Shaw Gardner 0425118754}}| Novelization of the film.
| Back to the Future Part III (1990)
0425122409}}| Novelization of the film.
Bad News Bears| The Bad News Bears (1976) Richard Woodley 0-440-90823-X}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-440-90823-4}} Dell Publishing| Novelization of the film.
| The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
0-440-10417-3}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-440-10417-9}}| Novelization of the film.
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
0-440-10427-0}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-440-10427-8}}| Novelization of the film.
Blade Runner| (Blade Runner: A Story of the Future) (1982)| Les Martin 0-394-85303-2}}| Random House| Novelization of the film.
| (Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human) (1995)
K. W. Jeter 0-553-09979-5}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-553-09979-9}}| Bantam Books| Sequel novel to the original film.
| (Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night) (1996)
0-553-09983-3}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-553-09983-6}} Bantam Spectra>Spectra| Second sequel novel to the original film.
| (Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon) (2000)
0-575-06865-5}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-575-06865-0}} Victor Gollancz Ltd>Gollancz| Third sequel novel to the original film.
Dollars Trilogy| A Fistful of Dollars (1972) Terry Harknett>Frank Chandler 042606402X}}/{{ISBNT|9780426064022}}| Tandem| Novelization of the film.
| For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Joe Millard 0426013611}}/{{ISBNT|9780426013617}} Award Books | Novelization of the film.
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967)
042613995X}}/{{ISBNT|9780426139959}}| Novelization of the film.
| A Dollar to Die For (1967)
Todhunter Ballard>Brian Fox 0426034201}}/{{ISBNT|9780426034209}}| Original novel.
| A Coffin Full of Dollars (1971)
Joe Millard 0352307447}}/{{ISBNT|9780352307446}}| Original novel.
| The Devil's Dollar Sign (1972)
0426140311}}/{{ISBNT|9780426140313}}| Original novel.
| Blood for a Dirty Dollar (1973)
0352304715}}/{{ISBNT|9780352304711}}| Original novel.
| The Million-Dollar Bloodhunt (1973)
0352307455}}/{{ISBNT|9780352307453}}| Original novel.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) William Kotzwinkle| Berkley Books| Novelization of the film.
| E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet (1985)
0-425-08001-3}}| Sequel novel, published three years after the original film.
Friday the 13th Friday the 13th Part III>Friday the 13th Part 3 3-D (1982)| Michael Avallone 0352312491}}| Tower & Leisure Sales Co.| First novelization of the film.
(Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives>Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI) (1986) Simon Hawke 0451146417}} Signet| Novelization of the film.
Friday the 13th (1980 film)>Friday the 13th (1987) 0451150899}}| Novelization of the 1980 film.
Friday the 13th Part 2>Friday the 13th Part II (1988) 0451153375}}| Novelization of the film.
| Friday the 13th Part III (1988)
0451153111}}| Second novelization of the film.
| Friday the 13th: Mother's Day (1994)
William Pattinson (as Eric Morse) 0425142922}} Berkley Books Camp Crystal Lake series; the fifth installment was published as e-book; self-published by the author.
| Friday the 13th: Jason's Curse (1994)|
| Friday the 13th: The Carnival (1994)|
| Friday the 13th: Road Trip (1994)|
| Friday the 13th: The Mask of Jason Voorhees (2011)| None
| Freddy vs. Jason (2005)| Stephen Hand||| Novelization of the film.
| Jason X (2005)
Pat Cadigan||| Novelization of the film.
| Jason X: The Experiment (2005)
1844161692}}| Black Flame Jason X series
| Jason X: Planet of the Beast (2005)| Nancy Kilpatrick|| Black Flame
| Jason X: Death Moon (2005)| Alex Johnson|| Black Flame
| Jason X: To the Third Power (2006)| Nancy Kilpatrick|| Black Flame
| Friday the 13th: Church of the Divine Psychopath (2005),| Scott Phillips
1844161811}}| Black Flame Friday the 13th series
| Friday the 13th: Hell Lake (2005)| Paul Woods|| Black Flame
| Friday the 13th: Hate-Kill-Repeat (2005)| Jason Arnopp|| Black Flame
| Friday the 13th: The Jason Strain (2006)| Chris Faust|| Black Flame
| Friday the 13th: Carnival of Maniacs (2006)| Stephen Hand|| Black Flame
Ghostbusters| Ghostbusters (1984)| Larry Milne 0727811932}}| Coronet Books| Novelization of the 1984 film.
| Ghostbusters: The Return (2004)| Sholly Fisch
0743479483}}| I Books| Non-canon alternate sequel to Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.
Halloween Halloween (1978 film)>Halloween (1979)| Curtis Richards 0553132261}} / {{ISBNT|978-0553132267}}| Bantam Books| Novelization of the 1978 film.
Halloween II (1981 film)>Halloween II (1981) Jack Martin 089083864X}} / {{ISBNT|978-0890838648}}| Zebra| Novelization of the film.
| (Halloween III: Season of the Witch) (1982)
0515068853}} / {{ISBNT|978-0515068856}} Jove (publisher)>Jove Books| Novelization of the film.
(Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers>Halloween IV) (1988)| Nicholas Grabowsky 1-55547-292-3}} / {{ISBNT|978-1-55547-292-4}}| Critic's Choice Paperbacks| Novelization of the film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.
| Halloween: The Scream Factory (1997)
Kelly O'Rourke 157297298X}} / {{ISBNT|978-1572972988}} Boulevard Books| Original novel.
| Halloween: The Old Myers Place (1997)
1572973412}} / {{ISBNT|978-1572973411}}| Original novel.
| Halloween: The Mad House (1998)
1572973420}} / {{ISBNT|978-1572973428}}| Original novel.
Halloween (2018 film)>Halloween (2018)| John Passarella|| | Novelization of the 2018 film.
|Halloween Kills (2021)|Tim Waggoner|9781789096019|Titan Books|Novelization of the 2021 film.
|Halloween Ends (2022)|Paul Brad Logan|9781803361703|Titan Books|Novelization of the 2022 film.
| Happy Death Day| Happy Death Day & Happy Death Day 2U (2019)| Aaron Hartzler
1984897721}}/{{ISBNT|978-1984897725}}| Anchor Books|Two novelizations in one volume.
Herbie| The Love Bug (1969) Mel Cebulash|| | Novelization of the film.
| Herbie Rides Again (1974)|| | Novelization of the film.
| Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)| Vic Crume
0-590-10402-0}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-590-10402-9}}| Scholastic Book Services| Novelization of the film.
| Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)| Joe Claro
0-590-31609-5}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-590-31609-5}}| Scholastic Book Services| Novelization of the film.
| (Herbie: Fully Loaded) (2005)| || | Novelization of the film.
Indiana Jones| Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Campbell Armstrong>Campbell Black 0345353757}}| Del Rey Books
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)| James Kahn
0345314573}}| Ballantine Books| Novelization of the film.
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)| Rob MacGregor
034536161X}}| Ballantine Books| Novelization of the film.
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)| James Rollins
0345501284}} Del Rey Books>Del Rey| Novelization of the film.
It's Alive It's Alive (1974 film)>It's Alive (1977)| Richard Woodley 0-345-25879-7}} /{{ISBNT|978-0-345-25879-3}}| Ballantine Books | Novelization of the film.
| It Lives Again (1978)| James Dixon
0-345-27693-0}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-345-27693-3}}| Ballantine Books| Novelization of the film.
Jaws| Jaws 2 (1978) Hank Searls 0-553-11708-4}}| Bantam Books | Novelization of the film.
| (Jaws: The Revenge) (1987)
0-425-10546-6}}| Berkley Books| Novelization of the film.
James Bond| James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Christopher Wood 0-224-01497-8}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-224-01497-7}} Jonathan Cape| Novelization of the film.
| James Bond and Moonraker (1979)
0-224-01734-9}}| Novelization of the film.
King Kong King Kong (novel)>King Kong (1932)| Delos W. Lovelace|| Grosset & Dunlap| Novelization of the 1933 film.
King Kong (2005 film)>King Kong (2005)| Christopher Golden 1-4165-0391-9}}| Pocket Star Books| Novelization of the 2005 film.
Living Dead Night of the Living Dead (1968 film)>Night of the Living Dead (1974)| John A. Russo 0446764108}} / {{ISBNT|978-0446764100}}| Warner Paperback Library| Novelization of the 1968 film.
| Return of the Living Dead (1977)| John A. Russo
089559062X}} / {{ISBNT|978-0895590626}}| Dale Publishing| Alternate sequel novel to the 1968 film; later adapted to film as The Return of the Living Dead (1985).
Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)#Novelization>Dawn of the Dead (1978)| George A. Romero Susanna Sparrow 0312183933}} / {{ISBNT|978-0312183936}}| St. Martin's Press| Novelization of the 1978 film.
The Living Dead (novel)>The Living Dead (2020) George A. Romero Daniel Kraus (author)>Daniel Kraus 9781250305121}}| Tor Books| Original novel.
Mad Max Mad Max (film)>Mad Max (1979)| Terry Kaye 0828260371|invalid1=yes}}| Circus Books| Novelization of the film.
| Mad Max 2 (1981)| Carl Ruhan
0725511834}}| QB Books| Novelization of the film.
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)| Joan D. Vinge
0446329517}}| Warner Books| Novelization of the film.
A Nightmare on Elm Street| The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 1, 2, 3: The Continuing Story (1987)| Jeffrey Cooper 0-312-90517-3}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-312-90517-0}} St. Martin's Press| Novelization of the 1984 film and the sequels Freddy's Revenge and Dream Warriors.
| The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 4 & 5 (1989)| Joseph Locke
0-312-91764-3}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-312-91764-7}}| Novelization of the films The Dream Master and The Dream Child.
| Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)| David Bergantino
0-812-55166-4}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-812-55166-2}}| Tor Books| Novelization of the film.
The Omen The Omen (1976 film)>The Omen (1976)| David Seltzer 0-8600-7371-8}} Futura BooksSignet| Novelization of the 1976 film.
| (Damien: Omen II) (1978)| Joseph Howard
0-7088-1358-5}}| Novelization of the film.
(Omen III: The Final Conflict>The Final Conflict) (1981) Gordon McGill 0-7088-1958-3}}| Novelization of the film.
| Omen IV: Armageddon 2000 (1983)
0-7088-2275-4}}| First of two novels set after The Final Conflict, unrelated to the 1991 film (Omen IV: The Awakening).
| Omen V: The Abomination (1985)
0-7088-2745-4}}| Second of two novels set after The Final Conflict.
The Pink Panther The Pink Panther (1963 film)>The Pink Panther (1963)| Martin Albert 9765339216}}/{{ISBNT|978-9765339211}}| Bantam Books| Novelization of the 1963 film.
| The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Frank Waldman 0345251237}}/{{ISBNT|978-0345251237}} Ballantine BooksFutura Books| Novelization of the film.
| The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
0213166380}}/{{ISBNT|978-0213166380}}| Novelization of the film.
The Pink Panther (2006 film)>The Pink Panther (2006)| Max Allan Collins||| Novelization of the 2006 film.
Planet of the Apes| Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)| Michael Avallone 0553080334}}/{{ISBNT|978-0553080339}}| Bantam Books| Novelization of the film.
| Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)| Jerry Pournelle|
Award Books| Novelization of the film.
| Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)| John Jakes
0095132414}}/{{ISBNT|978-0095132411}}| Novelization of the film.
| Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)| David Gerrold
0891901639}}/{{ISBNT|978-0891901631}}| Novelization of the film.
Rambo| (Rambo: First Blood Part II) (1985) David Morrell 0-515-08399-2}} Jove Books| Novelization of the film.
| Rambo III (1988)
0-515-09333-5}}| Novelization of the film.
The Shaggy Dog The Shaggy Dog (1959 film)>The Shaggy Dog (1967)| Elizabeth L. Griffen| [none]| Scholastic Book Services| Novelization of the 1959 film.
| The Shaggy D. A. (1976)| Vic Crume
0-449-13642-6}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-449-13642-3}}| Fawcett Publications| Novelization of the film.
Species Species (film)>Species (1995) Yvonne Navarro 0-553-57404-3}}| Bantam Books| Novelization of the film.
| Species II (1998)
0-812-57075-8}}| Tom Doherty Associates, LLC| Novelization of the film.
Witch Mountain| Return from Witch Mountain (1978)| Alexander Key 0-664-32630-7}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-664-32630-2}}| Westminster Press| Novelization of the film.
| Race to Witch Mountain (2009)| James Ponti||| Novelization of the film.
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Standalone novels{| class"wikitable sortable" style"width:100%;"
!width=20%| Title!width=17%| Author!width=14%| Catalog / ISBN!width=14%| Publisher!width=10%| Date!width=25%| Notes
! Dr. Cyclops| Henry Kuttner
Catalog: 445-02485-060 (1967 paperback) ISBN: {{ISBNT>0-445-02485-2}} / {{ISBNT 0-87818-013-3}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-87818-013-4}} (1976 paperback)| Stellar Publishing (original); Phoenix Press (1940 hardback); Popular Library (1967 paperback); Centaur Books (1976 paperback)| June 1940 (original) Thrilling Wonder Stories pulp magazine (June 1940).HTTPS://WWW.GOODREADS.COM/BOOK/SHOW/6348398-DR-CYCLOPS?FROM_SEARCH=TRUE&FROM_SRP=TRUE&QID=80DHNPYF2X&RANK=1, Dr. Cyclops by Will Garth,
! Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs| Ward Greene| 53-10818| Simon & Schuster| 1953
Lady and the Tramp>1955 film, published two years before the release of the source film.
! Monster Godzilla| Shigeru Kayama| [none] (original)| Iwatani Bookstore| October 25, 1954
Godzilla (1954)>Godzilla.HTTPS://WWW.BARNESANDNOBLE.COM/W/GODZILLA-A-NOVELIZATION-JIM-FLACK/1103407085 > TITLE=GODZILLA - A NOVELIZATION|NOOK BOOK,
! Blood Feast| Herschell Gordon Lewis
9780938782070}}| Novel Books| 1964
! Two Thousand Maniacs!| Herschell Gordon Lewis
0938782088}}| Novel Books| 1964
! The Story of Walt Disney's Motion Picture â€“ Mary Poppins| Mary Virginia Carey| 2317| Whitman Publishing Company| 1964| Young adult novelization of the 1964 film.
! The Story of Walt Disney's Motion Picture â€“ The Jungle Book| Mary Virginia Carey| 2726| Whitman Publishing Company| 1967| Young adult novelization of the 1967 film.
! House of Dark Shadows| Marilyn Ross| 64-537| Paperback Library| October 1970
! THX 1138| Ben Bova
0446897116}} / {{ISBNT|978-0446897112}}| Paperback Library| 1971| Novelization of the film.
! Super Fly| Philip Fenty
034502818X}}| Sphere Books| 1972
! Coffy| Paul W. Fairman| 75487-095| Lancer Books| 1973
! That Darn Cat
The Gordons (writers)>The Gordons 0590086138}} / {{ISBNT|978-0590086134}} Scholastic Corporation>Scholastic Book Services| 1973| Novelization of the 1965 film, published eight years after the release of the source film.
! Blazing Saddles| Tad Richards
0446765368}}| Warner Paperback Library| 1974
! Earthquake| George Fox
0-451-06264-7}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-451-06264-2}}| Signet Books| December 1974| Novelization of the film.
! The Sugarland Express| Henry Clement| 445-08276-125| Popular Library| 1974| Novelization of the film.
! Black Christmas| Lee Hays| 445-08467-150| Popular Library| 1976
! One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing| John Harvey
0-45002-826-7}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-45002-826-7}}| New English Library| March 4, 1976 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing>film.
! Superdad| Ann Spanoghe
0-45003-143-8}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-45003-143-4}}| New English Library| November 1976 Superdad>film.
! The Three Caballeros| Jimmy Corinis
0-45002-806-2}} / {{ISBN|978-0-45002-806-9}}| New English Library| February 5, 1976 The Three Caballeros>1944 film.
! Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1977)| Ann Spano
0-45003-278-7}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-45003-278-3}} (UK)| New English Library (UK); Wonder Books (US)| February 3, 1977 (UK) Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)>1951 film of the same title.
! Communion| Frank Lauria
0553112414}}| Random House Publishing| 1977 Alice, Sweet Alice.HTTPS://WWW.GOODREADS.COM/EN/BOOK/SHOW/2259117, Communion,
! Close Encounters of the Third Kind| Steven Spielberg, Leslie Waller
0-440-11433-0}}| Dell Books| 1977| Novelization of the film.
! Treasure of Matecumbe| Derry Moffatt
0-45003-248-5}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-45003-248-6}}|New English Library| April 1977 Treasure of Matecumbe>film.
! The Cat from Outer Space| Ted Key
067181740X}} / {{ISBNT|978-0671560546}}| Pocket Books| June 1978| Novelization of the film.
! The Deer Hunter| E. M. Corder
0896730352}} / {{ISBNT|9780896730359}}| Jove Books| 1978| Novelization of the film.
! Hot Lead and Cold Feet| Ted Sparks
0-59012-063-8}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-59012-063-0}}| Scholastic Book Services| 1978| Novelization of the film.
! In Search of the Castaways| Hettie Jones
0-67181-936-4}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-67181-936-1}}| Pocket Books| February 1978 In Search of the Castaways (film)>film, published 16 years after the release of the source film.
! Walt Disney's The Jungle Book (1978)| Jean Bethell
0448161079}} / {{ISBNT|9780448161075}} Grosset & Dunlap>Wonder Books (1978); Ottenheimer Publishers (1984)| 1978, 1984| First junior novelization of the 1967 film.
! Pete's Dragon (US)| Jean Bethell
044816101X}} / {{ISBNT|978-0448161013}}| Wonder Books| 1978 Pete's Dragon (1977 film)>1977 film.
! Pete's Dragon (UK)| Dewy Moffatt
0-45003-837-8}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-45003-837-2}} | New English Library| October 1978| British novelization of the 1977 film.
! Warlords of Atlantis| Paul Victor
0708813925}} / {{ISBNT|978-0708813928}}| Futura Books| 1978| Novelization of the film.
! The Wicker Man
Robin Hardy (film director)>Robin Hardy, Anthony Shaffer 0307382761}}| Crown Publishing Group| 1978
! 1941| Bob Gale
0-345-28332-5}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-345-28332-0}}| Ballantine Books| 1979| Novelization of the film.
! American Gigolo
Timothy Harris (writer)>Timothy Harris 0385280254}} / {{ISBNT|978-0385280259}} | Dell Publishing| 1979| Novelization of the film; published a year before the release of the source film.
! The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again| Gary Poole
0-44102-585-4}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-44102-585-5}}| Ace Books| June 1979| Novelization of the film.
! The Black Hole| Alan Dean Foster
0-345-29053-4}}/{{ISBNT|978-0-345-29053-3}}| Del Rey Books| December 1979| Novelization of the film.
! The Complete American Graffiti: The Novel| John Minahan
0425045544}} / {{ISBNT|978-0425045541}}| Berkley Books| 1979| Novelization of the films American Graffiti and More American Graffiti.
! Meteor| Edmund H. North, Franklin Coen
0-446-82848-3}}| Warner Books| October 1979| Novelization of the film.
! Prophecy| David Seltzer
0345286421}} / {{ISBNT|978-0345286420}} | Ballantine Books| 1979| Novelization of the film.
! The Spaceman and King Arthur| Heather Simon
0-45004-567-6}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-45004-567-7}}| New English Library| August 1979| British novelization of the film Unidentified Flying Oddball, under the alternative title.
! The Fog| Dennis Etchison
0553138251}} / {{ISBNT|978-0553138252}}| Bantam Books| 1980| Novelization of the film.
!The Awakening|Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes||| 1980|Novelization of the film, which in turn was based on Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven StarsHaunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
!Dead & Buried|Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|||1980|
! The Funhouse| Dean Koontz
0-425-14248-5}}| Jove Books| 1980 The Funhouse>the film, released a year before its source material.HTTPS://WWW.GOODREADS.COM/BOOK/SHOW/11166889-THE-FUNHOUSE >TITLE = THE FUNHOUSE BY DEAN KOONTZ,
! Heavy Metal| L.F. Blake
0417063504}} / {{ISBNT|9780417063508}}| Magnum Littlehampton Book Services| 1980| Novelization of the film.
! Riding High||||| Novelization of the film.
! The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (US)| Chas Carner
0345291735}} / {{ISBNT|978-0345291738}}| Ballantine Books| 1980| American novelization of the film.
! The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (UK)| Heather Simon
0450050068}} / {{ISBNT|978-0450050060}}| New English Library| 1980| British novelization of the film.
! Midnight Madness| Tom Wright
0441529852}} / {{ISBNT|978-0441529858}}| Ace Books| 1980| Novelization of the film.
! Saturn 3
Stephen Gallagher>Steve Gallagher 0722137621}} / {{ISBNT|978-0722137628}}| Sphere Books| 1980| Novelization of the film.
! Snowball Express| Joe Claro
0590303597}} / {{ISBNT|978-0590303590}}| Scholastic Book Services| 1980| Novelization of the film, released eight years after its source.
! Teddy| John Gault
0770415989}}| Bantam Books| 1980 The Pit (1981 film)>The Pit, released a year before its source.HTTPS://WWW.GOODREADS.COM/BOOK/SHOW/12129994-TEDDY>TITLE = TEDDY BY JOHN GAULT,
! Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker| Joseph Burgo, Richard Natale
0671429353}}| Pocket Books| 1981
! Condorman (US)| Joe Claro
059032022X}} / {{ISBNT 0590721577}} / {{ISBNT|978-0590721578}} (reprint)| Scholastic Book Services| 1981| American novelization of the film.
! Condorman (UK)| Heather Simon
0450052605}} / {{ISBNT|978-0450052606}}| New English Library| 1981| British novelization of the film.
! The Devil and Max Devlin| Robert Grossbach
0345293649}} / {{ISBNT|978-0345293640}}| Ballantine Books| 1981| Novelization of the film.
! Dragonslayer| Wayland Drew
034529694X}} / {{ISBNT|978-0345296948}}| Ballantine Books| 1981| Novelization of the film.
! Final Exam| Geoffrey Meyer
0523415850}}| Pinnacle Books| 1981
! The Fox and the Hound| Heather Simon
0671442910}} / {{ISBNT|978-0671442910}}| Archway Paperbacks| December 1981| First novelization of the film.
! Gallipoli| Jack Bennett
0-312-31572-4}}| St. Martins Press| 1981| Novelization of the film.
! Hawk the Slayer
Harry Robertson (musician)>Harry Robertson 0450050467}} / {{ISBNT|978-0450050466}}| New English Library| 1981| Novelization of the film.
! The Wave| Todd Strasser
0-440-99371-7}}| Dell Publishing| 1981 The Wave (1981 film)>the film.HTTPS://WWW.GOODREADS.COM/BOOK/SHOW/481743.THE_WAVE?FROM_SEARCH=TRUE&FROM_SRP=TRUE&QID=U9UPDW4ES2&RANK=7>TITLE = THE WAVE BY TODD STRASSER,
! Zorro, The Gay Blade| Les Dean
0-8439-1007-0}}| Leisure Books| 1981| Novelization of the film.
! Poltergeist| James Kahn
0446302228}}| Grand Central Pub| 1982
! Buckaroo Banzai| Earl Mac Rauch
0375841547}}| Pocket Books| 1984
! Splash| Ian Don
0352315946}} / {{ISBNT|978-0352315946}}| Star Books| 1984| Novelization of the film.
! (Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend|Baby)| Ian Don
0-352-31693-4}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-352-31693-6}}| Star Books| 1985| Novelization of the film.
! Escape from New York| Mike McQuay
0553149148}}| Bantam Books| 1985
! Fright Night| John Skipp, Craig Spector
979-8683973254}} Goldmann (publisher)>Goldmann| 1985
! The Journey of Natty Gann| Ann Matthews
0671606492}} / {{ISBNT|978-0671606497}}| Archway Paperbacks| 1985| Novelization of the film.
! One Magic Christmas| Martin Noble
0426202422}} / {{ISBNT|978-0426202424}}| W. H. Allen & Co.| 1985| Novelization of the film.
! My Science Project| Mike McQuay
0553253786}} / {{ISBNT|978-0553253788}}| Bantam Books| 1985| Novelization of the film.
! Return of the Living Dead| John A. Russo
0099426102}} / {{ISBNT|9780099426103}}| Arrow Books| 1985| Novelization of the film.
! Return to Oz| Joan D. Vinge
034532207X}} / {{ISBNT|978-0345322074}}| Ballantine Books| 1985| Novelization of the film.
! Return to Oz| Alistair Hedley
0140319573}} / {{ISBNT|978-0140319576}}| Puffin Books| 1985| Junior novelization; published as part of the "Young Puffin" series.
! The Terminator| Randall Frakes, William Wisher Jr.
0553253174}}| Spectra Books| 1985
! Young Sherlock Holmes| Alan Arnold
0583309429}} / {{ISBNT|978-0583309424}}| Grafton| 1985| Novelization of the film.
! The Aristocats| Victoria Crenson
0816708878}}| Ottenheimer Publishers| 1986| Junior novelization of the film.
! Down and Out in Beverly Hills| Ian Marter
0352318635}} / {{ISBNT|978-0352318633}}| Star Books| 1986| Novelization of the film.
! Lady and the Tramp| Victoria Crenson
0816708886}}| Ottenheimer Publishers| 1986| Junior novelization of the film.
! RoboCop| Ed Naha
0440174791}}| Dell Publishing| 1986
! Ruthless People| Martin Noble
0352320265}} / {{ISBNT|978-0352320261}}| Star Books| 1986| Novelization of the film.
! Short Circuit
Christopher Guest>Colin Wedgelock 0722170351}} / {{ISBNT|978-0722170359}}| Sphere Books| 1986| Novelization of the film.
! Song of the South| Victoria Crenson
0816708886}}| Ottenheimer Publishers| 1986| Junior novelization of the film.
! Adventures in Babysitting| Elizabeth Faucher
0-590-41251-5}} / {{ISBNT|978-0-590-41251-3}} Scholastic Corporation>Point| 1987| Novelization of the film.
! Harry and the Hendersons| Joyce Thompson
042510155X}} / {{ISBNT|978-0425101551}}| Berkley Books| 1987
! Lethal Weapon| Kirk Mitchell
0553174959}}| Bantam Books| 1987
! The Lost Boys| Craig Shaw Gardner
0425100448}}| Berkley Books| 1987
! Outrageous Fortune| Robin Turner
035232080X}} / {{ISBNT|978-0352320803}}| Star Books| 1987| Novelization of the film.
! Re-Animator| Jeff Rovin
0671637231}}| Pocket Books| 1987
! Tin Men| Martin Noble
0352320818}} / {{ISBNT|978-0352320810}}| Star Books| 1987| Novelization of the film.
! (Tucker: The Man and His Dream)| Robert Tine
0671665863}} / {{ISBNT|978-0671665869}}| Pocket Books| 1988| Novelization of the film.
! Who Framed Roger Rabbit| Martin Noble
0352323892}} / {{ISBNT|978-0352323897}}| Star Books| 1988| Novelization of the film.
! Who Framed Roger Rabbit| Justine Korman
0140341889}}| Puffin Books| 1988| Junior novelization of the film.
! Willow| Wayland Drew
0345351959}} / {{ISBNT|978-0345351951}}| Ballantine Books| 1988| Novelization of the film.
! The Abyss| Orson Scott Card
0099690608}} / {{ISBNT|978-0099690603}}| Pocket Books| 1989| Novelization of the film.
! Black Rain| Mike Cogan
067168969X}} / {{ISBNT|978-0671689698}}| Pocket Books| 1989| Novelization of the film.
! Dead Poets Society| Nancy H. Kleinbaum
9781401308773}} Hachette Books>Hyperion Books| 1989| Novelization of the film.
! Honey, I Shrunk the Kids| Elizabeth Faucher
0140902120}} / {{ISBNT|978-0140902129}}| Fantail| 1989| Novelization of the film.
! Honey, I Shrunk the Kids| Bonnie Bryant Hiller and Neil W. Hiller
0590421190}} / {{ISBNT|978-0590421195}}| Scholastic, Inc.| 1989| Junior novelization of the film.
! Total Recall| Piers Anthony
0688052096}}| Arrow Books| 1989
! Darkman| Randall Boyll
0515103780}} Jove (publisher)>Jove| 1990
! Hudson Hawk| Geoffrey Marsh
0515107387}} / {{ISBNT|978-0515107388}} | Jove Books| 1991| Novelization of the film.
! Bram Stoker's Dracula| Fred Saberhagen, James V. Hart
0451175751}}| Signet Books| 1992
! Far and Away| Sonja Massie
0-425-13298-6}}| Berkley Books| 1992| Novelization of the film.
! Demolition Man| Robert Tine
0451180798}}| E. P. Dutton| 1993
! 12 Monkeys| Elizabeth Hand
0061056588}}| HarperPrism| 1995
! Lord of Illusions| Clive Barker
0751516511}}| Little, Brown and Company| 1995
! Dragonheart| Charles Edward Pogue
1572971304}}| Berkley Books| 1996
! Space Jam| Francine Hughes
0590945556}} / {{ISBNT|978-0590945554}}| Scholastic Corporation| 1996| Novelization of the film.
! Mars Attacks!| Jonathan Gems
0451192567}} / {{ISBNT|978-0451192561}}| Signet Books| 1996
! Good Burger| Joseph Locke
978-0671016920}}| Pocket Books|1997|Novelization of the film.
! Men in Black
Steve Perry (author)>Steve Perry 0553577565}}| Bantam Books| 1997
! Dark City|Frank Lauria
0312963432}}|St. Martin's Press|1998|Novelization of the film.
! Mulan| Cathy East Dubowski
0786842229}}| Disney Press|1998 weblink
! The Iron Giant| James Preller
0439086345}}| Scholastic Corporation|1999 weblink
! The Road to El Dorado| Peter Lerangis
0141310049}} / {{ISBNT|978-0141310046}}| Puffin Books| 2000
! (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)| Irene Trimble
0736421718}}| Disney Press| 2003
! The Punisher| D.A. Stern
0345475569}}| Del Rey Books| 2004
! Van Helsing| Kevin Ryan
0743493540}}| HarperCollins| 2004
! Snakes on a Plane| Christa Faust
1844163814}}| Games Workshop| 2006
! (The Toxic Avenger (1984 film)|The Toxic Avenger: The Novel)| Lloyd Kaufman, Adam Jahnke
1560258705}}| Running Press| 2006
! V for Vendetta
Steve Moore (comics)>Steve Moore 1416516999}}| Pocket Star Books| 2006
! 30 Days of Night| Tim Lebbon
1416544976}}| Pocket Star Books| 2007 30 Days of Night (film)>the film.HTTPS://WWW.GOODREADS.COM/BOOK/SHOW/289294.30_DAYS_OF_NIGHT?FROM_SEARCH=TRUE&FROM_SRP=TRUE&QID=UUW1NDXZTR&RANK=5 > TITLE=30 DAYS OF NIGHT: OFFICIAL NOVELIZATION OF THE FILM,
! Jennifer's Body| Audrey Nixon
006180892X}}| HarperFestival| 2009
! ParaNorman| Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
0316231851}}| Little, Brown Books for Young Readers| 2012
! Pacific Rim| Alex Irvine
9781781166789}}| Titan Books| 2013
! (Manos: The Hands of Fate)| Stephen D. Sullivan
1519301340}}| Walkabout Publishing| 2015
! Kubo and the Two Strings| Sadie Chesterfield
0316361445}}| Little, Brown and Company| 2016
! Plan 9 from Outer Space| Matthew Ewald
1523689307}}| Darkstone Productions, LLC| 2016
! Zootopia| Suzanne Francis
0736433945}}| Disney Press| 2016
! Mean Girls| Micol Ostow
133828195X}}| Scholastic Corporation| 2017
! The House on Haunted Hill| Tommy Jamerson
9781940865256}}| Next Stage Press| 2019
! (Pan's Labyrinth#novelization|Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun)| Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke
0062414461}}| Katherine Tegen| 2019
! Nightmare Pavilion| Andy Rausch
1-951036-21-2}}| Happy Cloud Publishing| 2020 Carnival of Souls.NIGHTMARE PAVILION,weblink
! Freshwater| Julian Michael Carver
1922551945}}| Severed Press| 2021| Novelization of the film.
! Once Upon a Time in Hollywood| Quentin Tarantino
0063112523}}/{{ISBNT|9780063112520}}| Harper Perennial| 2021| Novelization of the film.
Novels based on plays

Bought and Paid For (1912), Arthur Hornblow
Peg o' My Heart (1913), J. Hartley Manners
Peter and Wendy (1911), J. M. Barrie
The Bat (1926), Stephen Vincent BenÃ©t
The Girl of the Golden West (1911), David Belasco
The Lion and the Mouse (1906), Arthur Hornblow
The Master Mind (1913), Marvin Dana
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935), Claude Houghton
The Return of Peter Grimm (1912), David Belasco

Novels based on television programs
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Standalone novels{| class"wikitable" style"width:100%;"
!width=20%| Title!width=17%| Author!width=14%| Publisher!width=14%| ISBN!width=10%| Publication date!width=25%| Notes
| Flight into Danger (1958)| John Castle and Arthur Hailey| Souvenir Press| [none]| 1958
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation>CBC play of the same title; later adapted as the television film Terror in the Sky (1971).
| Boy Dominic (1974)| Geoffrey Morgan| Armada Books
0-006-90904-3}}| 1974 Yorkshire Television>Yorkshire series of the same title.
| The View from Daniel Pike (1974)
Edward Boyd (writer)>Edward Boyd and Bill Knox||||
| Intimate Strangers (1974)| Alan Wykes| New English Library
0-450-02314-1}}| September 1974 London Weekend Television>LWT series of the same title.
The Organization (TV series)>The Organization (1974)| Philip Mackie||||
| Arthur of the Britons (1975)| Rex Edwards| Target Books
0-426-10540-0}}| 1975 ITV Wales & West>Harlech series of the same title.
| Victorian Scandals (1976)| Peter Wildeblood| Arrow Books
0-099-13940-5}}| 1976 Granada Television>Granada series of the same title.
| Danger UXB (1979)| Michael Beaker| Pan Books and Macmillian London
0-330-25671-8}}| 1979 Thames Television>Thames series of the same title.
| Quest of Eagles (1979)| Richard Cooper||||
| The Omega Factor (1979)| Jack Gerson||||
| The Ravelled Thread (1979)| John Lucarotti| Puffin Books|||
| The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist (1980)| David Butler| Futura Publications
0-7088-1724-6}}| 1980 Associated Television>ATV serial of the same title.
| Automan (1984)| Martin Noble| Target Books
0-426-19975-8}}| 1984 Automan>the series of the same title.
| By the Sword Divided (1983)| Mollie Hardwick||||
| The Bounder (1983)| Eric Chappell||||
The Outsider (1983 TV series)>The Outsider (1983)| Hugh Miller||||
| Morgan's Boy (1984)| Alick Rowe| Sphere Books
0-426-10540-0}}| 1984| Novelization of the BBC One series of the same title.
| Mitch (1984)| Roger Mark| New English Library
0-450-05516-7}}| 1984 London Weekend Television>LWT series of the same title.
| Charlie (1984)
Nigel Williams (author)>Nigel Williams||||
| Lytton's Diary (1985)| Ray Connolly||||
Connie (TV series)>Connie (1985) Ron Hutchinson (screenwriter)>Ron Hutchinson||||
| The Collectors (1986)| Evan Christie|||
The Collectors (TV series)>series of the same title.
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Novels by series{| class"wikitable sortable" style"width:100%;"
! scope="col" style="width:13%;"| Series! scope="col" style="width:23%;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:18%;"| Author(s) ! scope="col" style="width:12%;"| ISBN! scope="col" style="width:10%;"| Publisher! scope="col" style="width:24%;"| Notes
Battlestar Galactica (1978)| Battlestar Galactica (1978) Glen A. Larson and Robert Thurston| | | Novelization of the pilot episode "Saga of a Star World".
| Battlestar Galactica 2: The Cylon Death Machine (1979)| | | Novelization
| Battlestar Galactica 3: The Tombs of Kobol (1979)||| Novelization
| Battlestar Galactica 4: The Young Warriors (1979)||| Novelization
| Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth (1980)| Glen A. Larson and Michael Resnick||| Novelization of the episode of the same title from Galactica 1980.
| Battlestar Galactica 6: The Living Legend (1980)
Glen A. Larson and Nicholas Yermakov||| Novelization
| Battlestar Galactica 7: War of the Gods (1980)||| Novelization
| Battlestar Galactica 8: Greetings from Earth (1980)
Glen A. Larson and Ron Goulart||| Novelization
| Battlestar Galactica 9: Experiment in Terra (1980)||| Novelization
| Battlestar Galactica 10: The Long Patrol (1980)||| Novelization
| Battlestar Galactica 11: The Nightmare Machine (1980)
Glen A. Larson and Robert Thurston||| Original novel
| Battlestar Galactica 12: "Die, Chameleon!" (1980)||| Original novel
| Battlestar Galactica 13: Apollo's War (1980)| | | Original novel
| Battlestar Galactica 14: Surrender the Galactica! (1980)| | | Original novel
Ben Casey| Ben Casey (1962) William Joseph Johnston (novelist)>William Johnston| Lancer Books|
| Ben Casey: A Rage for Justice (1962)| Norman Daniels||
| Ben Casey: The Strength of His Hands (1963)| Sam Elkin||
| Ben Casey: The Fire Within (1963)| Norman Daniels||
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1978) Addison E. Steele|| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)>the pilot film.
| Buck Rogers: That Man on Beta (1979)||| Novelization of an unproduced teleplay from the series.
Novels based on video games

List of novels based on video games

See also

Dramatization
Tie-in
Ballantine Books
Dell Publishing
Target Books
Tor Books
Alan Dean Foster
List of Alien (franchise) novels
List of Alien vs. Predator novels
List of Disney novelizations
List of Doctor Who novelizations
List of Nickelodeon novelizations
List of Predator (franchise) novels
List of Star Trek novels
List of Star Wars books
List of television series made into books
The X-Files literature

References
{{reflist|40em}}
Works cited

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BOOK, Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction, Geoff, Hamilton, Brian, Jones, Facts on File, 2009, amp, 978-0-8160-7157-9,
BOOK, St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers, David, Pringle, St. James Press, 1998, 1-55862-206-3,
BOOK, Contemporary Jewish-American Novelists: A Bio-critical Sourcebook, Joel, Shatzky, Michael, Taub, Greenwood Press, 1997, amp, 0-313-29462-3,
BOOK, Ken Follett: A Critical Companion, Richard Charles, Turner, Greenwood Press, 1996, 0-313-29415-1,

Further reading

BOOK, Baetens, Jan, From Screen to Text: Novelization, the Hidden Continent, The Cambridge Companion to Literature on Screen,weblink limited, Deborah, Cartmell, Imelda, Whelehan, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007, 226â€“38,
JOURNAL, 10.1086/498003, 0093-1896, 32, 1, 43â€“60, Baetens, Jan, Novelization, a Contaminated Genre?, Critical Inquiry, 2005, 10.1086/498003, 162192040,
BOOK, Baetens, Jan, Marc, Lits, La Novellisation: Du film au livre, fr, Novelization: From Film to Novel, Leuven, Leuven University Press, 2004,
BOOK, Larson, Randall D., Films Into Books,weblink registration, Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 1995, 9780810829282,
JOURNAL, 33, 2, 137â€“168, Mahlknecht, Johannes, The Hollywood Novelization: Film as Literature or Literature as Film Promotion?, Poetics Today, 2012,weblink 10.1215/03335372-1586572, free,
JOURNAL, 62, 4, 336â€“360, Siskind, Mariano, The Globalization of the Novel and the Novelization of the Global. A Critique of World Literature, Comparative Literature, 2010, 40962923, 10.1215/00104124-2010-021,
JOURNAL, 37, 4, 305â€“317, Van Parys, Thomas, The Commercial Novelization: Research, History, Differentiation, Literature/Film Quarterly, 2009,weblink 43797691,

External links

"Read 'Em and Weep", Article by Joe Queenan for The Guardian
"Revenge of the Novelizations", Articles by Mutant Reviewers From Hell:

weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100102053121weblink">Part I, weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081006053630weblink">Part II, weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061115140304weblink">Part III, weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061115140203weblink">Part IV

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