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This time it’s another Zoomed Out, Subgenre Spotlight episode, back to a Synthetic Subgenre, Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Novelizations, with Andrew and Hannah from the excellent podcast Authorized.
We go pretty long on the general discussion before getting into specific recommendations, but it was a super enjoyable discussion.
Segments and time codes:
(00:00) – Intro to the Guests and Novelizations
(27:00) – SFF Novelizations 101 (where to start)
- Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith, by Matthew Stover
- Gremlins, by George Gipe
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day, by Randall Frakes
- Total Recall, by Piers Anthony
(39:22) – Advanced SFF Novelizations (go a bit deeper or off the beaten path)
- Cowboys & Aliens, by Joan D. Vinge
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes, by Michael Avallone
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, by Vonda McIntyre
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, by Kevin J. Anderson
(46:12) – Extra Credit (warning readers away from some novelizations)
- Alan Dean Foster as a whole (Hannah’s warning)
- Rebel Moon, by V Castro (as an example of a bad novelization of a bad movie)
(53:27) – The Game! (reference the images below to play along)
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, by Quentin Tarantino
- E.T. The Extraterrestrial, by William Kotzwinkle
- Face/Off, by Clark Carlton
- Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, by Rae Carson
- Blow Out, by William Harrison
- Halloween, by Curtis Richards
- Mission: Impossible, by Peter Barsocchini
- Gremlins, by George Gipe
- Grease, by Ron De Christoforo
- Toy Story 2
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