Wednesday, May 30, 2012

PLANET OF THE APES (1974) TV Tie-In Novels

I only recently became aware of these two Award Books novels based on the CBS Planet Of The Apes television series, written by George Alec Effinger. I am assuming that they were based on the scripts for the early episodes of the TV show.

As I said, I missed these when they were published and have never stumbled across them in my travels. Being a fan of Burke, Virdon and Galen's adventures, though, I'm definitely adding them to the ever-growing list of vintage paperbacks that I need to hunt down online whenever I've a few bucks to spare.
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4 comments:

  1. John R. PlattMay 30, 2012 at 9:00 AM

    I found these in a used book store when I was a kid. They were pretty good! Very tightly based on the episodes of the TV show. If I remember right, they covered two episodes per book.

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  2. Britt ReidMay 30, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    There are four Effinger novels adapting live-action PotA episodes.
    The two you show, plus
    #3 Journey into Terror
    "The Horse Race" & "The Legacy"
    #4 Lord of the Apes (rarest of the books)
    "The Gladiator" & "The Tyrant"

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  3. LuisMay 30, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    As an "Apes" fan and also as a tie-in novel collector these are right up my alley. Sure would love to own them.

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  4. DarinJuly 12, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    I found a signed copy of Lord Of The Apes at a used book store in California for five dollars.

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