Christie, Osborne weave a tangled ‘Spider’s Web’ (2000)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): A colorful lead heroine and a tangled scheme are the highlights of the third and final novelization of a Christie play.
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Christie, Osborne weave a tangled ‘Spider’s Web’ (2000)
‘Unexpected Guest’ (1999) a basic but enjoyable puzzle
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Charles Osborne’s second novelization of an Agatha Christie play showcases her mystery-puzzle plotting mastery.
Osborne dusts off ‘Black Coffee’ in 1998 novelization
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Charles Osborne stays respectful of Christie’s brisk play while making it accessible to readers of the printed word.
Anthony enters PKD’s world in ‘Total Recall’ book (1990)
PKD flashback (Book review): The “Total Recall” novelization is the only instance of a PKD story being adapted into a movie and then back into book form.
Christie Golden’s ‘Valerian’ novelization delightfully digs into Valerian-Laureline relationship (Book review)
After seeing “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” my No. 1 movie of 2017, I wanted to spend more time in the world, and also try to figure out just what the heck […]
Foster’s novelization helps fans connect with world of ‘Alien: Covenant’
Book review: Alan Dean Foster’s novelization helps fans connect with the world of the “Prometheus” sequel.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Revenge of the Sith’ novelization (2005) (Book review)
Among the films, the original trilogy is clearly better than the prequel trilogy, but among the novelizations, the opposite is true. It’s not because of anything Alan Dean Foster, Donald Glut and James Kahn did […]
Kahn’s ‘Return of the Jedi’ novelization (1983) hints at backstory
‘Star Wars’ flashback (Book review): James Kahn’s book is a blend of Foster’s and Glut’s styles, with lots of tasty backstory and continuity tidbits.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ novelization (1980) (Book review)
As I noted in my review of the “Star Wars” novelization, adaptations of movies give insight not only into the authors’ interpretation of the material, but also into the filmmakers’ vision months before the movie […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Star Wars’ novelization (1976) (Book review)
Before the internet age, knowing that Alan Dean Foster ghost-wrote the “Star Wars: A New Hope” novelization (December 1976) for George Lucas was the mark of a true “Star Wars” fan. Today, it’s not unusual for fans […]