Science Fiction & Fantasy Movie Books

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Movie Novelization)
by Arthur C. Clarke. Based on screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. Kier Duella cover. B&W movie stills section. Condition: Gently pre-read, if at all, 1968 Signet paperback, 15th printing. Edgewear with light hinge crease. Interior clean & tight with moderate tanning to page edges. Content: Clarke wrote the book based on the screenplay by Clarke and Stanley Kubrick as the film was being made. When an enigmatic monolith is found buried on the moon, scientists are amazed to discover that it's at least 3 million years old. Even more amazing, after it's unearthed the artifact releases a powerful signal aimed at Saturn. What sort of alarm has been triggered? To find out, a manned spacecraft, the Discovery, is sent to investigate. Its crew is highly trained--the best--and they are assisted by a self-aware computer, the ultra-capable HAL 9000. But HAL's programming has been patterned after the human mind a little too well. He is capable of guilt, neurosis, even murder, and he controls every single one of Discovery's components. The crew must overthrow this digital psychotic if they hope to make their rendezvous with the entities that are responsible not just for the monolith, but maybe even for human civilization. Great SciFi and great movie. The 1968 movie classic starred Duella, Gary Lockwood, Daniel Richter, and Leonard Rossiter. [1 copy available]
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BATMAN & ROBIN (Movie Novelization)
by Alan Grant. Based on screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Color movie stills section. Condition: NEW 1997 Little, Brown & Company Trade Paperback, first edition, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: A new crimefighter, Batgirl, helps Batman and Robin try to stop villains Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy, whose nefarious plans threaten to shred the fabric of life in Gotham City. The 1997 movie starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, and Alicia Silverstone. [1 copy available]
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BATMAN FOREVER (Movie Novelization)
by Peter David. Based on screenplay by Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler and Akiva Goldsman. Val Kilmer front cover; Tommy Lee Jones & Jim Carrey back cover. Condition: NEW 1995 Warner Books paperback, first printing. Light edge wear with light tanning to page edges. Content: Two deadly criminals, Two-Face, a twisted former DA, and the Riddler, an evil computer genius, devise a sinister revenge plot against Gotham City, its protector, Batman, and his new partner, Robin. The 1995 movie was directed by Joel Schumacher and starred, in addition to the three already mentioned, Nichole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell, Drew Barrymore, Debi Mazar, and Rene Auberjonois. [1 copy available]
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BATMAN RETURNS (Movie Novelization)
by Craig Shaw Gardner. Screenplay by Daniel Waters. Cover Michael Keaton; back cover Michelle Pfeiffer & Danny DeVito. Condition: Gently pre-read, if at all, 1992 Warner paperback, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: Batman faces two adversaries - one villainous - the other mysterious. Reviewer: "Gardner out did himself on this book. The characters and plot is darker than the first. He gives you more info on the Penguin and Catwoman. The action is tense and full of suspense." The 1992 movie was directed by Tim Burton and starred Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walker, Michael Murphy, & Michael Gough. [1 copy available]
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BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (Movie Novelization)
by David Gerrold. Based on screenplay by John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington. Dedicated to Harlan Ellison. Condition: NEW 1998 Hyperion paperback, first edition, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: The city of the apes was a quiet, peaceful city and was ruled by apes and served by men. It was a city unaware of an angry band of vicious gorillas anxious to revolt and an insane cadre of mutated humans hungry to kill. The 1973 movie starred Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Lew Ayres and John Huston. This movie ended the five-film cycle with McDowall again playing the chimpanzee leader Caesar, defeating gorillas and human mutants to establish the hierarchy introduced in the original film. [1 copy available]
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BLADE RUNNER (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) (Movie Edition)
by Philip K. Dick. Movie art cover. Movie stills back cover. Condition: UNREAD 1982 Ballantine books paperback edition, 34th printing. Pale shelfwear hinge crease with tiny edgewear. Interior clean & tight. Content: It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's assignment - find them and then . . "retire" them. Trouble was, the androids all looked and acted exactly like humans, and they didn't want to be found. The 1982 movie starred Harrison Ford, the fabulous Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. Directed by Ridley Scott. [Note: Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner took a lot from the original novel, and threw a lot away. Wonderful in itself, the film is a flash thriller, whereas Dick's novel is a sober meditation. Read the book then see the movie.] [1 copy available]
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KING: The Making of Steven Spielberg's Classic Film
by Ray Morton. Two color photo sections. Condition: NEW 2007 Applause Trade Paperback (383 pages), assumed first printing. Tiny edge wear. Content: "Morton has written the definitive book on this innovative movie by Steven Spielberg...Meticulous research of this caliber is not found in other books on Close Encounters. Fans will find Morton's take informative and fascinating." - Library Journal. Steven Spielberg's 1977 masterpiece used all of the power and magic of cinema to tell a story of man's first meeting with extraterrestrial beings. Renouncing the fear and pessimism of the day, writer/director Spielberg boldly envisioned this as a peaceful, spiritual event full of hope and possibility. This awe-inspiring message made a powerful impact on audiences desperate for something to believe in. The film was a massive box-office hit and revolutionized the movie industry; along with Star Wars, it helped to create the modern blockbuster and ushered in a new era of hi-tech effects. Based on in-depth research and the recollections of many of the film's principal creators, Close Encounters is the first book to chronicle the making of this classic film from its inception through its tumultuous production to its many releases in "special" editions. The book features new interviews with star Teri Garr, producer Michael Phillips, photographic effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull, production designer Joe Alves, and several cinematographers, screenwriters, and special-effects legends. John Hill, Jerry Belson, Hal Barwood, and Matthew Robbins; and special effects legends Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Greg Jein, and Rocco Gioffre. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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COMIC BOOK MOVIES
by David Hughes. Color photo sectin. Condition: NEW 2003 Virgin Trade Paperback, no printing given. Content: This book looks at twenty key titles in detail, covering every stage of hte journey from comic book panel to feature film frame, including development, production, sequels and spin-offs. From the huge success of the Superman and Batman franchises, to misfires such as Mystery Men and Dick Tracy and current speculation about future films, the book includes interviews with key creative artists about the development of the movies from the original comics. [1 copy available]
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COUNTERFEIT WORLDS: Philip K. Dick on Film
by Brian J. Robb. Loaded with B&W movie stills, photos, drawings of movie costumes, etc. Condition: NEW 2006 Titan Books (UK) large soft cover, first printing. Very light edge wear to front cover fore edge. Interior perfect. Content: From Blade Runner to the forthcoming A Scanner Darkly (starring Keanu Reeves), via Total Recall, Screamers, Impostor, Paycheck and Tom Cruise in Minority Report, the legacy of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick has revolutionised Hollywood. Counterfeit Worlds is the definitive history of all the adaptations of Dick's work, not only the films but also TV series, radio plays, even operas and computer games. Beginning with a concise biography of Dick, acclaimed writer Brian J. Robb looks at the evolution and production of each project in depth, along the way uncovering a wealth of new information, including the stories behind the fascinating unmade film Ubik (with a screenplay by Dick himself), and the stillborn sequels to Total Recall and the legendary Blade Runner. A word: The font is small and is gray on white. If you have problems reading smaller font, you may want to get a magnifying glass or skip this book altogether. [1 copy available]
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THE CREATION OF DINO DE LAURENTIS' KING KONG
by Bruce Bahrenburg. 50+ B&W movie stills. Condition: UNREAD 1976 Pocket paperback, first printing. Small edgewear with moderate tanning to interior page edges. Tons of B&W movie stills illustrate. Content: In light of the new rendition of Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005), this book may fall a little short technically, but it's still worth the read. "Is this the best King Kong movie - heavens no! Probably the worst. The magic of the book is in the behind-the-scenes stories about making a big budget flop with special effects. Reviewer: "How to make a 40 foot flop! This is the making of the 1976 remake of the 1933 classic King Kong. A monumental, money-eating flop, maybe, but an interesting "making of" all the same. From malfunctioning mechanics to illiterate Italians bound on squandering as much of the green as possible to make their vision a reality, this book has it all. Why remake a classic (though in modern terms a little cheesy looking) that has spanned decades and stood the test of time, at least in the eyes of movie buffs? Who knows, but this book is an excellent insight into the behind-the-scenes of the film making process, and should satisfy anyone after a glimpse into the realms of epic Hollywood." The 1976 disaster starred Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, John Randolph, and Rene Auberjonois. [2 copies available]
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CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON # 1 (Graphic Novel)
by Wang Du Lu and Andy Seto. Beautifully rendered color illustrations. Action and beauty - such a deal! Condition: NEW 2002 Comics ONe (English Translation) trade paperback, no printing given. Neat raised cover art. Content: The film version of Du Lu's novel achieved international fame. Now, the first installment of the epic martial arts tale comes to the comic world. Adapted from the novel, Seto's version features Li Mu Bai and Yu Shu Lien, and establishes a full cast of characters. The story opens on a Beijing rooftop; masked thieves are on the run from the mighty warrior Golden Sword, who has sworn to avenge his father's death. The murderer? Grand Yu, another martial arts master-and Yu Shu Lien's father. Lingering on Golden Sword just long enough to establish that he's a dangerous man on a mission, the action then moves to Shu Lien and her father, as they set out on a cultural excursion. Naturally, Golden Sword's gang appears, intent on revenge, but Shu Lien's mighty fighting moves disperse them. Finally, readers meet Li Mu Bai, a gentle hero who spends time sitting on a rock in the middle of a river, using his mind to direct its flow. Of course, he and Shu Lien are a perfect match, but after an introductory friendly fight, readers learn Shu Lien is betrothed to another. As part one ends, Golden Sword's gang rushes off to perhaps their next battle. Seto's challenge is conveying the speed and motion of the martial arts; while the pages crackle with energy, specifics of fighting technique are simply impossible to discern from still images. The movie was based on the fourth in a series of five novels by Wang Du Lu. There is so much detail and the art is so fluid and the colors are so vivid it just demands a second read to take everything in and the pacing is perfect. The 2000 movie was directed by Ang Lee and starred the great Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, and Ziyi Zhang. Jr. High School - Adult. [1 copy available]
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THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS
by John Wyndham. Cover art by Gary Viskupic. Condition: Gently pre-read c. 1951 Doubleday hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), Book Club Edition. Light edge wear to DJ edges. Honestly, I don't believe this book is 1951 vintage, but that is the only date I can find for a Book Club Edition. No tanning. Clean! Content: This classic SF novel traces the fate of the world after a comet shower blinds most of the world's population. The few with sight must struggle to reconstruct society while fighting mobile, flesh-eating plants called triffids. [NOTE: A shower of meteorites produces a glow that blinds anyone that looks at it. As it was such a beautiful sight, most people were watching, and as a consequence, 99% of the population go blind. In the original novel, this chaos results in the escape of some Triffids: experimental plants that are capable of moving themselves around and attacking people. In the film version, however, the Triffids are not experimental plants. Instead they are space aliens whose spores have arrived in an earlier meteor shower.] The 1962 movie was directed by Steve Sekely and starred Howard Keel (he doesn't sing), Nicole Maurey, and Mervyn Johns. A cult favorite. [1 copy available]
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THE DEATH AND LIFE OF SUPERMAN: A Novel
by Roger Stern. Marvel Comics cover art. Condition: Gently pre-read 1993 Bantam Books hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket) first edition, first printing. Interior clean & tight. No major problems - just pre-read. Great Marvel Comics color frontispiece Superman drawing . Content: "Superman-dead!"--The Daily Planet. On November 18, 1992, news of Superman's death shocked the world as the legendary Man of steel was killed defending Metropolis from the monster called Doomsday. Here at last is the dramatic story behind the best-selling comic book of all time: the fates of Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Ma and Pa Kent, the Justice League, and the reign of the four super-beings who mysteriously appeared after Superman's funeral, each claiming to be the real Last Son of Krypton. And finally, here is the complete incredible story of Superman's triumphant retum! In this thrilling novel, Roger Stern, a veteran writer of Action Comics, chronicles the most amazing comeback in comic book history--told with more gripping detail and background than ever before. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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DRAGONHEART: The Movie Storybook
by Leslie McGuire. Fully illustrated with color movie stills & artwork. Condition: NEW 1996 Price, Stearn softcover (in association with MCA), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color photos. Content: The book is based on the screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue, and it easily and beautifully tells the story of Draco, the last of the great dragons, and his nemisis and later friend, Bowen (the great Dennis Quaid in long hair wielding a sword - who could resist). A lovely collector's book of one of the most beloved fantasy movies. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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EVOLUTION (Movie Novelization)
by Eleanor Fremont. Screenplay by David Diamond, David Weissman, Don Jakoby. Fully illustrated with color movie stills & artwork. Condition: NEW 2001 Puffin Books paperback, first printing. Content: Have a nice end of the world. When a meteor crashes to earth, bringing with it alien organisms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest," Dr. Ira Kane and his colleague, Professor Harry Block, are the first ones on the scene. Befoe these two renegade scientists can isolate the organisms, the cells begin to mutate and the government gets involved. Insanity ensues. The 2001 hilarious movie starred David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Sean William Scott, and Orlando Jones. Directed by Ivan Reitman. [1 copy available]
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FANTASTIC FOUR: Redemption of the Silver Surfer (Uncorrected Proof)
by Michael Jan Friedman. Illustrations by George Perez. Condition: UNREAD 1997 Boulebard/Putnam Uncorrected Proof in Trade Paperback format. Illustrations included. Content: An Uncorrected Proof is generally sent out to "readers" in the fields related to the book subject/topic for comments. It may contain more or less than the finished book - but generally there is more. Based on The Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer comic strip characters. When her three partners are kidnapped by Blastaar, the Invisible Woman teams up with the Silver Surfer to get them back. Blastaar turns out to be the least of their problems, though, as they must do battle with Prodigion, a planet-consuming supervillain. The 2005 movie was directed by Tim Story and starred Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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FINDING GOD IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS
by Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware. Condition: NEW 2001 Tyndale small hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Content: There's more to Middle-earth than meets the eye, argue Kurt Bruner and Jim War. J.R.R. Tolkien, a devout Christian, helped bring C.S. Lewis into the faith and met weekly with Lewis and Charles Williams at an Oxford pub for heated religious and literary discussions that informed The Lord of the Rings. Although Bruner and Ware avoid any simplistic claim that Tolkien's saga is "a covert allegory of the Gospel," the authors assert that the books have evangelistic power because they "can open the heart's back door when the front door is locked." Twenty-one short chapters describe various scenes and themes from Tolkien's work in order to illustrate truths of Christian life. For instance, Frodo and Sam's awareness that their adventures are part of a larger story "reflects the Christian understanding of providence, that we are all part of a story being written by the creator of all that is." Finding God successfully clarifies the ways that Tolkien's Christian worldview influenced the creation of his fantasy world, while respecting the artistic integrity of his achievement. [1 copy available]
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THE FURTHER ADVENTUES OF BATMAN
edited by Martin H. Greenberg. Batman cover art by Kyle Baker. Condition: Gently pre-read 1989 Bantam paperback, first printing. Pale spine crease with light edgewear. Interior clean & tight with light tanning to page edges. Content: 14 all new adventures of the Caped Crusader - some of twhich edge toward the camp of the maligned television series, while others are firmly rooted in the dark gothism of Tim Burton's first two film's in the series (which this and other DC comic character anthologies were tied in with). Stories by Asimov, George Effinger, Howard Goldsmith, Karen Haber & Robert Silverberg, Stuart Kaminsky, William Nolan, Robert Sheckley, Max Allan Collins, Ed Gorman, Edward Hoch, Joe Lansdale (this one seems to be the overwhelming favorite tale), Mike Resnick, Henry Slesar, and Edward Wellen. [1 copy available]
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GALAXY QUEST (Junion Novelization)
by Ellen Weiss. From the screenplay by Robert Gordon. Color movie stills section. Condition: NEW 1999 DreamWorks-Puffin Trade Paperback, fist printing. Content: An excellent spoof of the Star Trek movies and TV series. For years, the intrepid crew of the NSEA Protector valiantly entertained millions of TV viewers with their voyages through space. Now the crew is on another adventue - bravely touring the sci-fi convention circuit and making guest appearances at two-bit computer stores. But their dull existence gets a quantum rocket boost when a group of aliens - believing the TV episodes to be true "historical documents" - enlist the crew's help to save them from an evil alien empire. Now these washed-up TV actors find themselves deep in space, playing their roles as if their lives - and the lives of an entire alien race - depend on it. The hilarioius 1999 movie was directed by Dean Parisot and starred an excellent cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, the great Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, and scene stealers Enrico Colantoni (Mathasar) and Missi Pyle (Laliari). Run, don't walk, to your local Blockbuster if you haven't seen this movie yet! Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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GREEN MANSIONS
by W. H. Hudson. Condition: UNREAD1989 Dover Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: Modern classic tells the compelling story of Rima, a strange birdlike girl of the jungle, and Abel, the European who falls in love with her. The book owes much of its popularity to the mystic, near-religious feeling that pervades the story and the beauty of Rima's halting, poetic expressions. The 1959 movie was directed by Mel Ferrer and starred Audrey Hepburn (Ferrer's wife at the time), Tony Perkins, Anthony Perkins, Lee J. Cobb, Sessue Hayakawa, and Nehemiah Persoff. It's a beautiful movie. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE
by Margaret Atwood. Condition: UNREAD 1987 Ballantine paperback, 38th printing. Light edge wear with rubbings along the bottom half of the back hinge. Interior clean & tight. Content: In a startling departure from her previous novels, respected Canadian poet and novelist Atwood presents here a fable of the near future. In the Republic of Gilead, formerly the United States, far-right Schlafly/Falwell-type ideals have been carried to extremes in the monotheocratic government. The resulting society is a feminist's nightmare: women are strictly controlled, unable to have jobs or money and assigned to various classes: the chaste, childless Wives; the housekeeping Marthas; and the reproductive Handmaids, who turn their offspring over to the "morally fit" Wives. The tale is told by Offred (read: "of Fred"), a Handmaid who recalls the past and tells how the chilling society came to be. The 1990 movie was directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starred Natasha Richardson (Offred), Fay Dunaway, Aiden Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennent, Robert Duvall, and and Blanche Baker. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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HOLLOW MAN (DVD)
by Columbia Pictures. Condition: NEW (shink-wrapped) 2001 DVD release of the 2000 movie. Content: Reviewer: "After years of experimentation, brilliant but arrogant scientist Sebastian Caine has discovered a way to make matter invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase - using himself as the subject. The test is a success, but when the process can't be reversed and Caine seems doomed to future without flesh, he begins to show some unexpected side effects of his extraordinary condition." The movie was directed by Paul Verhoeven and starred Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, William Devane, and Kim Dickens. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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I, ROBOT: The Illustrated Screenplay (The Greatest Science Fiction Move Never Made)
by Harlan Ellison. Book by Isaac Asimov. Cover art, B&W art, and interior color section by Mark Zug. Condition: UNREAD 2004 ibooks Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edge wear. Content: Reviewer: "This may well be the most infamous unproduced script in Hollywood history. Ellison takes several of Isaac Asimov's classic Robot short stories and weaves them into the life story of Susan Calvin, told in flashbacks to a reporter at the funeral for Stephen Byerley, First President of the Galactic Federation. Ellison's introductory essay is certainly not as vitriolic as his story about what happened to his "Star Trek" script "The City on the Edge of Forever," but it does recount the bizzaro world of movie making. Both the essay and the script are testaments to Ellison's affection for Asimov. A special treat is Ellison's revelation as to the casting he had in mind when he wrote the script: Joanne Woodward as Susan Calvin, George C. Scott as Reverend Soldah, Martin Sheen as Robert Bratenahl, and Keenan Wynn and Ernest Borgnine as Donovan and Powell. You may come to this book as a fan of Ellison or of Asimov or of both. Regardless of your point of origin I think it is important that you have read the original Asimov Robot stories before you read the script. The stories are Asimov's but the adaptation is Ellison's, and you have to know the original tales to appreciate the inspired organization of this script. Of course, now that there is a Will Smith movie version of "I, Robot" out, reading Ellison's script and comparing it to what Hollywood has wrought is a perfect case study of what Tinsle Town is all about. At the start of "I, Robot" the three laws of robotics appear one by one, imposed over bubbling water, which had better be an intentional homage to the start of Ellison's screenplay where the three laws appear over the bubbling water of a highly advanced liquid memory system or I see a lawsuit coming." Fascinating read!!! Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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INVADERS FROM MARS (Movie Novelization)
by Ray Garton. Screenplay bby Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby. Based on Screenplay by Richard Blake. Condition: UNREAD 1986 Pocket paperback, 1st printing/light edge wear. Pale tanning to page edges. Content: Last night, David saw a spaceship crash in the woods! But no one seems to believe him. The next say, his father investigates the site - and returns, acting very strangely.... Next it's his mother, then his teacher, then a classmate - all programmed, zombie like with strange scratches on their necks. David's last chance is to get to the Marine base and alert them - before a vital secret mission is sabotaged, before the Martians take over the planet Earth! The 1986 movie was directed by Tobe Hooper and starred Karen Black, Laraine Newman, Timothy Bottoms, Bud Cort, and Louise Fletcher. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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JUST LIKE HEAVEN (AKA If Only It Were True)
by Marc Levy. Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo cover. Condition: NEW 2005 Atria Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: What do you do when you find a stranger in your closet, particularly when she's surprised that you can even see her -- and she can disappear and reappear at whim? What if she then tells you that her body is actually in a coma on the other side of town? Should you have her see a psychiatrist or should you consult one yourself? Or do you take a chance and believe in her, and allow yourself to be swept up in an extraordinary adventure? This is the beginning of the dilemma Arthur, a young San Francisco architect, is facing when he discovers Lauren in his apartment. Arthur is the only man who can share Lauren's secret, the only one who can see her, hear her, and talk to her when no one else so much as senses her presence. So when doctors prepare to end Lauren's physical care -- which would destroy the magical bond she and Arthur cherish -- he must find a way to save her. For, after all, it is only her love that can save him. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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KRULL (Movie Novelization)
by Alan Dean Foster. Based on screenplay by Stanford Sherman. B&W movie stills section. Condition: Gently pre-read 1983 Warner Books paperback, first printing. Light edge wear with spine crease. Interior clean & tight. Light tanning. Content: From the sky will come the Black Fortress. From the Fortress will come the Slayers to devour the planet of Krull. Then shall a girl of ancient name become queen...she shall choose a king...and together they shall rule the planet. And their son shall rule the galaxy. The 1983 movie was directed by Peter Yates and starred Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Francesca Annis, and the great Liam Neeson. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE LAST STARFIGHTER (Movie Novelization) & DVD
by Alan Dean Foster. Screenplay by Jonathan Betuel. Movie still cover art. Condition: UNREAD 1984 Berkley paperback, first printing. Light edge wear. The DVD is the Collector's Widescreen Edition and is still shrink-wrapped. Content: "A young video game master becomes part of a real outer space war when he's called on to help defend the Star League of Planets from their arch-enemy." At the time of its original release in 1984, this modestly budgeted sci-fi excursion had the distinction of offering some of the first examples of purely computer-generated animation, an apt (and frugal) special-effects solution for a movie with a plot line rooted in computer games. Both the computer-generated visuals and the arcade game now look quaint, but writer-director Nick Castle's affable, good- hearted adventure holds up nicely. The movie was directed by Nick Castle and starred Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Will Wheaton, and Meg Wylie. [1 set available]
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LOST HORIZON
by James Hilton. Condition: NEW 1988 Pocket paperback (first edition 1939), reprint. Content: Four kidnapped survivors of a plane crash are rescued and taken to the Valley of the Blue Moon in Tibetan mountains where they discover peace, fantasy, and a great secret. Lost Horizon is less about its characters and their siutation--interesting though those elements may be--than it is about their thoughts and ideas. Written as it was on eve of World War II, these thoughts and ideas center upon developing a way of life that preserves, rather than destroys, that which is finest in both humanity and the world in general. The 1937 movie was directed (of course) by Frank Capra and starred Jane Wyatt, Ronald Coleman, Edward Everett Horton, John Howard, Sam Jaffe, Thomas Mitchell, Gloria Stone, & H. B. Warner. A perfect movie. [Note: if you buy a copy of the movie, my suggestion is not to get the "restored" version where the movie is stopped periodically and movie stills are shown while "lost" dialogue is spoken. Really bad, IMHO.] [1 copy available]
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LOST IN SPACE
by Joan Vinge (The Summer Queen). Based on screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Color movie stills section. Condition: Gently pre-read, if at all, 1998 HarperPrism paperback, second printing. Light edge wear. There is a spine crease but I feel that's from people looking at the photos. Content: The new feature film, contains more suspense, violence, action, technology, gadgetry, and weaponry, more ecological, political, and family values, and, of course, more sex than we're used to in the old reruns. The story, radically enhanced, begins with the Robinson family taking off into space on a humanitarian mission to find a new world, as Earth is soon to be inhabitable. But things go awry early in the voyage when the evil stowaway-turned-prisoner Dr. Smith sabotages the ship and the famous "Danger, Will Robinson" robot. From this point forward, the similarities between the old series and the new adaptation are abandoned. Their travel adventures include an encounter with deadly alien monsters, a brush with time-displacement where they meet their future selves, and a crash landing in such detail that it can almost be visualized. The 1998 movie was directed by Stephen Hopkins and starred Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt Le Blanc, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Jared Harris, June Lockhart, and Angela Cartwright. [1 copy available]
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THE LOST WORLD (A&E/BBC Miniseries/TV Movie)
by Arthur Conan Doyle. BBC cover artwork. Edited with notes by Philip Gooden. Condition: NEW 2002 Penguin Trade Paperback, first printing. Movie Edition. Remainder. Content: Since this is a story we all know, I'll concentrate on the TV movie. Professor Challenger reveals the existence of a remote plateau in the Amazon jungle where dinosaurs have survived. He returns there leading an expedition. Not only are dinosaurs found and confronted, but also highly evolved apes, Amazonian Indians who think Challenger a god, and, on the way, the attractive orphaned niece of a lonely missionary. Theology intervenes in this exercise in vindicating Darwin and the missionary twice attempts to sabotage the mission. After much excitement, love is found in unexpected places, and, confronted by civilization, as represented by the Royal Society in London, Challenger changes his story. The 2002 A&E/BBC miniseries starred Bob Hoskins, the great James Fox, Tom Ward, Matthew Rhys, Peter Falk, and Elaine Cassidy. [1 copy available]
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THE LOST WORLD (Original Novel)
by Arthur Conan Doyle. Intro by Ian Duncan. Condition: NEW 1995 Oxford Univ. Press Trade Paperback, second printing. Tiny edge wear with tanning to page edges. Content: Doyle's 1912 novel introduced his other great character, Professor Challenger. The original "dinosaurs still living in a hidden jungle" tale, this timeless adventure has inspired everything from King Kong to Jurassic Park and is still the best of the lot. This is the terror-adventure tale of The Lost World. Writing not long after dinosaurs first invaded the popular imagination, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spins a yarn about an expedition of two scientists, a big-game hunter, and a journalist (the narrator) to a volcanic plateau high over the vast Amazon rain forest. The bickering of the professors (a type Doyle knew well from his medical training) serves as witty contrast to the wonders of flora and fauna they encounter, building toward a dramatic moonlit chase scene with a Tyrannosaurus Rex. And the character of Professor George E. Challenger is second only to Sherlock Holmes in the outrageous force of his personality: he's a big man with an even bigger ego, and if you can grit your teeth through his racist behavior toward Native Americans, he's a lot of fun. [1 copy available]
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THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (Or Jurassic Park, Part 2)
by Michael Crichton. Condition: NEW 1996 Ballantine paperback, 9th printing. Hologram cover art. Content: Since this book is mostly about another movie, I'll just give you the movie blurb. Four years after the failure of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, John Hammond reveals to Ian Malcolm that there was another island ("Site B") on which dinosaurs were bred before being transported to Isla Nublar. Left alone since the disaster, the dinosaurs have flourished, and Hammond is anxious that the world see them in their "natural" environment before they are exploited. The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Attenborough, Vince Vaughn (Vince Vaughn???), and the great character actor, Peter Stormare as Dieter Stark. What else is there to say? [1 copy available]
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MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
by Joan Vinge (The Snow Queen). Based on screenplay by Tery Hayes & George Miller. Mel Gibson & Tina Turner cover. B&W movie stills section. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1985 Warner Books paperback, first printing. Light edge wear with a pale spine crease from people looking at the movie stills. Not bad, but there. Content: When his vehicle and all his possessions are looted by the eccentric pilot Jerediah and his son Jerediah Jr. The Road Warrior known as Max Rockatansky arrives in the desert town "Bartertown" ruled by the evil Aunt Entity, where people living in the post-apocalyptic Australian outback go to trade for food, water, weapons and supplies. After being forced to fight Master Blaster, a tiny man and his masked muscle-man in "Thunderdome" a gladiator like arena, when being caught up in a power struggle for control for Bartertown. Max is banished into the desert wasteland, where he is rescued by a tribe of children, who thinks Max is a pilot named Captain Walker, who is the chosen one who will take the children to the promised land "Tomorrow Morrow Land", and learns the children are survivors of a plane crash and Captain Walker was their leader. Agreeing to help the children in their search for "Tomorrow Morrow Land", Max and the children set off across the desert wastelands and returns to Bartertown, where Max has score to settle with Aunt Entity. Reviewer: "Unlike so many other novelizations of movies that are poorly written and appear to be little more than a cheap attempt to capitalize on the popularity of the movie, this one is good. The writing is splendid and the story keeps very close to the action in the movie. It also fleshes out the action a little bit by giving some background on the history of Mad Max, Aunty Entity and Master. If you have seen the original movie, then the information on Max will not be new, however if you haven't, then it will be helpful. This is one of the best movie novelizations that I have ever read." The 1985 movie was directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and starred Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, and Adam Cockburn. [1 copy available]
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MEGIDDO: The Omega Code 2 (Movie novelization)
by Paul Crouch with Cynthia Cirile. Screenplay by John Fasano & Steven Blinn. Cover art by P.O.V. Design. Condition: NEW 2001 Charisma House Trade Paperback, first printing. Small edgewear. Content: I have to admit I am not familar with this work, but the books says it is a movie novelization and the blurb for the movie says it is based on the book. Hmmm. Megiddo is a supernatural ride into a world teetering on the edge of the Apocalypse. It follows the rise of a Machiavellian leader bent on amassing the armies of the world for the battle of Armageddon while calamities of Biblical proportions pummel the Earth. Though both prequel and sequel to The Omega Code, Megiddo works also as a stand alone story for anyone who missed its predecessor. For at its emotional core, Megiddo is the Caine and Abel story of the two men enamoured with the same woman, raised as brothers, who grew up to find themselves pitted against each other over the fate and souls of the entire world. The 2001 movie was directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starred Michael York, the great, under appreciated Michael Biehn, Joseph Makkar, Guy Siner, Diane Venora, Franco Nero, and Michael Paul Chan (The Closer). I have no idea if this is a good book or movie. [1 copy available]
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THE MAKING OF KUBRICK'S 2001
edited by Jerome Agel. 96-page B&W photo insert. Condition: Good, at best, 1970 Signet paperback, first printing. Problems: front cover is clipped, opens to photo insert, edge wear with tanning. Ex-library book with all markings. Content: Everything you would ever want to know about the making of Kubrick's classic work. [1 copy available]
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MEN IN BLACK (Movie novelization)
by Steve Perry - based on the screenplay by Ed Solomon. Movie still cover. Condition: NEW 1977 Bantam paperback, first edition, first printing. Content: While much of the world waits and watches the skies for signs of alien civilizations, there is a select group of men who know the truth. That alien beings are here--now--walking among us in human form. These men are members of an agency dedicated to tracking and policing the movements of these aliens--a top secret organization known only as...Men in Black. Hilarious adaptatation and even better movie with Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. [1 copy available]
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MEN IN BLACK: The Grazer Conspiracy (Original Novel)
by Dean Wesley Smith. Condition: UNREAD 2000 Bantam paperback, first printing. Tny edge wear. Light tanning to interior covers but none to page edges. Content: When aliens check in, they check them out. The brand-new action-packed adventure with characters from the blockbuster movie continues! The truth may be out there--but sometimes it comes too close for comfort. That's when the men and women of a supersecret organization swing into action. Their job is to monitor the Earth for alien infestation--and send them back where they come from. Be warned: The less you know, the better. This is their story. Imagine not being invited to a party...and finding out that the scum of the universe had been asked specially. Imagine being really, really mad. Imagine deciding to blow up the host of that party--in this case, Earth. Thousands of alien warships are massing above the planet right now for just that reason. Someone on Earth asked the Grazers--the most hated aliens in the galaxy--to dinner. As if the threat of annihilation wasn't enough for Agents Jay and Elle to deal with, the Grazers are big, dumb, and very hungry, and they're stripping the entire planet of grass and trees. But the worst is yet to come. For Jay and Elle are determined to find out who invited these alien parasites to Earth in the first place...and the trail leads straight to MiB headquarters. Who at MiB would want to betray the organization--and all of humankind? And even more troubling, why? This time the truth isn't out there someplace. It's so close that Jay and Elle may not see it until it's too late. And by then, Earth just might be one big, empty salad bar. [1 copy available]
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MILLENNIUM (Original Novel)
by John Varley. Condition: NEW 1985 Berkley paperback, first printing. Tiny edge wear with light tanning to page edges. Content: In the skies over Oakland, California, a DC-10 and a 747 are about to collide. And in the far distant future, a time-travel team is preparing to snatch the passengers, leaving prefabricated smoking bodies behind for the rescue teams to find. And in Washington D.C., an air disaster investigator named Smith is about to get a phone call that will change his life . . . and end the world as we know it. A brilliant thriller. The 1989 movie was directed by Michael Anderson and starred Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Lloyd Bochner, Maury Chaykin, Canadian character actor Al Waxman, and Robert Joy as Sherman the Robot. A very popular SciFi movie. [1 copy available]
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