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

* 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.

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

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

Morgan Llywelyn has written a novelization of Brian's life called simply Lion of Ireland.

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.

A novelization of the film was published by Pan Books in 1968, written by author John Burke.

A novelization of this serial was written by David White for Black Coat Press under the title Fantômas in America in 2007.

Both the movie and the novelization were written by David Seltzer ( the book preceded the movie by two weeks as an effective marketing gimmick ).

For the first eight months Scamp had continuity and was written by Ward Greene, the King Features editor whose short story and novelization contributed to the development of the storyline for Lady and the Tramp.

Watkins had previously written a few moderately successful " suspense thriller " novels, and his Alternative 3 novelization detailed many of the claims presented in the episode.

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

The novelization of the film, written by Iain Johnstone, begins with a letter, written by Archie Leach ( Cleese's character in Wanda ) to Rollo, revealing that they are actually twin brothers ; Rollo changed his surname from " Leach " to " Lee " in order to improve his chances of advancement within the Hong Kong police.

A novelization was written by George Gipe.

In 2003, a novelization of stories from the film series was written by Kei Ohishi, called Ju-On.

There is also a novelization of Arachnophobia written by author Nicholas Edwards.

* A novelization of the film, written by Ian Marter ( under the pen name Ian Don ), was published by Target Books in the United Kingdom.

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 ".

A novelization of the episode, written by Diane Carey, was published in 2001.

* a 419-page novelization of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers ( written by Jane Jensen and published by Roc in 1997 )

The film novelization was written by Ed Naha and was released on June 1, 1987.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

James Blish's non-canon novels identify her as Bantu, as does Gene Roddenberry's novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

* 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.

Technically the first novelization of a James Bond screenplay, it was born from a collaboration by five people: Ian Fleming, Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, Ivar Bryce and Ernest Cuneo, although the controversial shared credit of Fleming, McClory and Whittingham was the result of a courtroom decision.

Death Is Forever, first published in 1992, was the twelfth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond ( including Gardner's novelization of Licence to Kill ).

Never Send Flowers, first published in 1993, was the thirteenth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond ( including Gardner's novelization of Licence to Kill ).

SeaFire, first published in 1994, was the fourteenth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond ( including Gardner's novelization of Licence to Kill ).

The Facts of Death, first published in 1998, was the third novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond ( including Benson's novelization of Tomorrow Never Dies ).

High Time to Kill, published in 1999, is the fourth novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming ’ s secret agent, James Bond ( including Benson ’ s novelization of Tomorrow Never Dies ).

James Bond and Moonraker is a novelization by Christopher Wood of the James Bond film Moonraker.

Unlike Wood's first novelization, which showed a significant difference to the actual film, in James Bond and Moonraker, Wood writes a virtually direct novelization of the screenplay.

James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me is the official novelization of the Eon film, The Spy Who Loved Me.

In the novelization SMERSH is still active and still after James Bond.

That said, fan reaction to the novelization has been largely positive with many fans claiming it to be one of the better James Bond continuation novels.