* Dark Star, a novelization of the 1974 film, by Alan Dean Foster

In 1981, Bantam Books published a movie tie-in novelization written by Mike McQuay that adopts a lean, humorous style reminiscent of the film.

A novelization by the film's screenwriter was also published.

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.

* In the novelization of the film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, written by Peter George, an explanation is given that the title character, " Dr. Strangelove ", had been wounded, and these wounds had left him with only one hand, and wheelchair-bound, because of the bombings of Peenemünde while he worked there for Nazi Germany.

A novelization of the film written by J. M.

A novelization of the film was written by Lee Sheridan adapted from Richard Matheson's screenplay in 1961 and published by Lancer Books in paperback.

A novelization by Ben Bova was published in 1971.

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.

There was a novelization by Steve Perry.

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.

In The Phantom Menace novelization by Terry Brooks, he is portrayed as a great deal braver than his film counterpart, standing his ground when Padmé holds him at gunpoint, and even standing up to Sidious, who accuses Gunray of defying him.

In the novelization of Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover, Gunray is described as treacherous, venal, and cowardly.

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 film was adapted by George Seaton from a novelization of Bernadette's story, written by Franz Werfel.

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.

Steven Barnes's novelization of " Far Beyond the Stars " partners with Greg Cox's The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh ( Volume Two ) to tell us that the story " Far Beyond the Stars " — and, by extension, all of Star Trek itself — is the creation of 1950s writer Benny Russell.

In the novelization of the game, the story is told by Gowron, while Barclay has to make decisions throughout the story ( similar to how the player had to make decisions in the game ).

For example, in the novelization for ' The Official Visit ', Sir Humphrey manages to confuse Hacker, by reeling-off a plethora of acronyms -- without explaining them, leaving Hacker with nonsense to fathom.

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

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

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.

A novelization based on the original Metal Gear Solid was written by Raymond Benson and published by Del Rey.

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

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 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.