Science-fiction author Orson Scott Card was hired to write a novelization of the film based on the screenplay and discussions with Cameron.

The novelization based on, as well as the actual game Rage, is based on an alternate future, where the end of the world is caused by impact with 99942 Apophis.

The novelization was written by Michael McDowell based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn.

As with their previous DC story adaptations, it was based on the novelization rather than the comic.

He also wrote the novelization of the graphic novel Kingdom Come based on the story by Mark Waid, and a novel featuring the Marvel mutant superhero team Generation X.

For the game's re-release on GOG. com a second, more accurate, novelization produced by Rhyss Hess was bundled with the game, based on the game script by Chris Avellone and Colin McComb.

* November: Raymond Benson releases his final James Bond novel, a novelization of the film Die Another Day, bringing to a close an uninterrupted series of novels based upon Ian Fleming's character that started in 1981.

There was a subsequent novelization of the film by Alan Dean Foster, as well as a video game based on the production.

A novelization by Hank Searls, based on an earlier draft of the screenplay by Sackler and Tristan, was released, as well as Ray Loynd's The Jaws 2 Log, an account of the film's production.

Other times, however, a novelization of the film based on the story may be published, such as Total Recall.

A novelization written by Piers Anthony was published instead of a tie-in book containing the story that the film was based on, Dick's " We Can Remember It for You Wholesale ".

For example, a novelization might be done of a video game, which was based on a television show, based on a movie, based on a comic book which was the original media property.

In several cases, a novelization has been released based on a movie which was in turn adapted from an original novel.

The novelization is not based on the game's official storyline, but rather on Konami of America's localization of the plot.

Bantam Books obtained the rights for a paperback novelization based on the screenplay and approached Isaac Asimov to write it.

This book was a novelization of the original T1-4 adventure, and featured characters based on those that Reid and his friends had developed while playing the module as part of a Greyhawk campaign in college.

The Kingdom Come story, in which the Blue Beetle took part, has been adapted as an audio drama by John Whitman, based on the story by Mark Waid and Alex Ross and the novelization by Elliot S. Maggin ( Time Warner Audio Books, 1998 ).

In the second novelization in an abortive trilogy based on the film, Blair adopts the call sign " Pilgrim " in an acknowledgment of his ethnic roots.

The novelization based on the film took Pa's fanaticism even further -- to " keep out evil spirits ," Pa had sewn shut his ears, eyes, and mouth.

The scene appears in the first chapter of John Jakes ' novelization of the movie, and in the Marvel Comics adaption of the film in the early 1970s, both of which were probably based directly on the screenplay and not on the final edit of the actual film.

While the movie itself is based on Salten's The Hound of Florence, a novelization of the movie published by Scholastic eight years later in 1967 made some interesting changes to the plot.

Yumiko Tsukamoto, Hajime Yatate, and Shoji Kawamori collaborated in the writing on a novelization of the Vision of Escaflowne anime series.

A novelization of this script by Edward Bryant, Phoenix Without Ashes, was published in 1975 ; this contained a lengthy foreword by Ellison describing what had gone on in production.

Although the movie's initial script and novelization describe the X-wings as belonging to " Blue squadron ", limitations in bluescreen photography led to the markings on the filming models, as well as the fictional squadron affiliation being changed to red.

In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ), set six months after The Empire Strikes Back ( in the novelization ), Obi-Wan Kenobi appears on Dagobah to talk with Luke, who has learned from a dying Yoda that Vader is indeed his father.

In February 1952, Clarke started working on the novelization of " Guardian Angel ", completing a first draft of the novel Childhood's End in December ; a final revision occurred in January 1953.

The novelization by Marv Wolfman further expands on the " S " as well, stating that one of Superman's ancestors helped civilize Krypton long ago, and the crest was considered one of the three most respected icons in Kryptonian culture.

* Alan Kistler's DC Crisis Files An in-depth retrospective by comic historian Alan Kistler on the Crisis, including a comprehensive issue-by-issue summary, a map of the multiple universes, a discussion on why the Crisis happened and how effective it was, various art scans, and a discussion on Marv Wolfman's novelization.

The novelization by Mac Rauch is told through fake documents written and compiled by Reno Nevada, and further expands on the backstory of the film, including the murder of Peggy Banzai ( her twin sister Penny plays a role in the movie ) by the minions of Asian crime lord Hanoi Xan, the deaths of Buckaroo's parents in an early Jet Car accident, and at least two other fictitious novels.

The novelization of the first film was reprinted to coincide with the release of the movie on DVD.

The first was a novelization of the first two miniseries combined into one story, originally planned as 2 books, Pinnacle later changed their minds during its writing, and decreed that it should be one book ( The publishers were then left with the option of another book, this became " East coast crisis " ) Because the Writers guide was not ready in time for the authors to consult, most of the original novels that followed did not feature characters or continuing storylines from the TV series, but rather focused on battles against the alien invaders in other parts of the world, some were also set during the " unrecorded year " between the end of " The Final battle " and " Liberation day " to get around this problem.

The novelization of that movie provided a different reason for the use of books: sabotage by somebody working on the Starfleet side of the conspiracy uncovered by the crew in the story, but the novelization is not part of the Star Trek canon.

Collins reluctantly edited the novelization down to 50, 000 words and later said he regretted taking on the task.

* Cross-promotion of original book or novelization, including special printings, or new cover jackets (" Now a major motion picture.

Proteus is the name of the submarine in the original story by Otto Klement and Jay Lewis Bixby, which became the basis for the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage and Issac Asimov's novelization.

The novelization of the film by Michael Avallone retained the original scripted ending.

The novelization also retains the original scene order involving one scene in which Robin rubs himself with manure to gain entry to the castle.

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Gerrold wrote a novelization of the Star Trek: The Next Generation series premiere " Encounter at Farpoint ", published in 1987, and an original Star Trek novel titled The Galactic Whirlpool, published in 1980.

In such cases, it is not uncommon to see the novelization and a movie release of the original novel side-by-side on the same shelf.

One common criticism was that the pacing felt rushed and that entire sections of the original module were not present in the novelization.

, a novelization of the manga of the same name, and, an original novel by Jotaro Higashi.

There is also a novelization by Navarro for Species II which follows the film's original screenplay with added scenes.

The French composer Albert Wolff wrote an opera ( first performed at the N. Y. Metropolitan in 1919 ) based on Maeterlinck's original play, and Maeterlinck's innamorata Georgette Leblanc produced a novelization.

As with the first film, Yvonne Navarro wrote a novelization based on the original screenplay which gives plot and character details not seen in the film.

In his novelization of the movie, David Gerrold identifies the character played by Stoker as the brother of the original MacDonald, who died in the interim.

This original story outline is included in the BBC Books novelization ( see below ).

A novelization or novelisation ( US spelling ) is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.

If a film is based on a novel, the novel is generally reissued with a cover based on the film's poster ( sometimes with pictures from the film included ) but if it is an original screenplay or based on a novella or short story a novelization is often commissioned to fill the marketing niche.

Author Greg Cox wrote the original novel Underworld: Blood Enemy after writing the novelization of Underworld and before writing the novelization of the sequel film Underworld: Evolution.

Since first obtaining the Star Trek license from Bantam Books in 1979 ( with a publication of the novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture ), Pocket has published hundreds of original and adapted works based upon the franchise.

During the original airing of The 10th Kingdom there was a toll-free number displayed so that one could order a set of the novelization, the CD soundtrack, and the entire miniseries on three cassette tapes.