You know, in 1970 Mike always had three or four books on the spinner racks. I still have a bunch of his books, but not this one. Maybe because I didn't like the movie (g).
I did like the movie and the novel at the time I bought it (1973?), the only Avallone book I believe I have ever purchased. Rather better than John Jakes's CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, purchased at the same time (and Jakes would soon never need to write another tie-in, particularly for a film as weak as CONQUEST).
I didn't get very far with Geo. Alec Effinger's novelizations of the POTA tv series, either...like the Jakes, published by Award rather than Bantam. They had so given up on the series novelization that Award published them as an omnibus, in what I suspect has been their only (Anglophone, anyway) edition so far.
The WorldCat citation for the first volume notes this:
Notes: "The Cure," based on the teleplay by Edward J. Lasko; "The Good Seeds," based on the teleplay by Robert W. Lenski. Based on characters from "Planet of the Apes."
Description: 172 p. ; 18 cm.
It could be I must remember the two scripts being adapted being separated within the book...but I also remember the book being rather long, much longer than 172pp...
I remember buying this Avallone book brand-new and reading it the same day. Didn't care for it much because, like Tom, I didn't like the movie much.
There's a story I could tell about Jakes, his POTA book, and his subsequent success, but I might get sued if I did. Let's just say not everything was as it appears in that situation.
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You know, in 1970 Mike always had three or four books on the spinner racks. I still have a bunch of his books, but not this one. Maybe because I didn't like the movie (g).
I did like the movie and the novel at the time I bought it (1973?), the only Avallone book I believe I have ever purchased. Rather better than John Jakes's CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, purchased at the same time (and Jakes would soon never need to write another tie-in, particularly for a film as weak as CONQUEST).
I have both books, but I've never read them. I should read the Avo book just for fun someday.
I didn't get very far with Geo. Alec Effinger's novelizations of the POTA tv series, either...like the Jakes, published by Award rather than Bantam. They had so given up on the series novelization that Award published them as an omnibus, in what I suspect has been their only (Anglophone, anyway) edition so far.
Nope, I'm wrong...there were individual volumes as well:
http://pota.goatley.com/books.html
Yes, I have the individual volumes. Or did. I think I gave all my APES books to my son, who's a fan of the movies.
In fact, it seems the two-novel omnibus is hard to find evidence of...
I've never see it.
The WorldCat citation for the first volume notes this:
Notes: "The Cure," based on the teleplay by Edward J. Lasko;
"The Good Seeds," based on the teleplay by Robert W. Lenski. Based on characters from "Planet of the Apes."
Description: 172 p. ; 18 cm.
It could be I must remember the two scripts being adapted being separated within the book...but I also remember the book being rather long, much longer than 172pp...
I remember buying this Avallone book brand-new and reading it the same day. Didn't care for it much because, like Tom, I didn't like the movie much.
There's a story I could tell about Jakes, his POTA book, and his subsequent success, but I might get sued if I did. Let's just say not everything was as it appears in that situation.
My bet would be that a certain book packager is involved in the story.
That would be correct.
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