Twelve of the best sci-fi & fantasy film novelizations

Jeff Somers is the author of Lifers, the Avery Cates series from Orbit Books, Chum from Tyrus Books, and the Ustari Cycle from Pocket/Gallery, including We Are Not Good People. At the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy blog he tagged twelve essential sci-fi & fantasy film novelizations, including:

The Shape of Water, by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus

What sets The Shape of Water apart is that it’s less a novelization than a parallel project, written in conjunction with the film, and co-written by the film’s writer and director. Add in the fact that the story is inspired by and an homage to a totally different film (1954’s The Creature from the Black Lagoon), and you’ve got a multi-layered timeline of inspiration and novelization that’s timey-wimey enough to confuse Doctor Who. All that matters is that del Toro has crafted a fantastic story that gets a much deeper treatment in the written version, making it the perfect companion to a day at the movies.

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--Marshal Zeringue