Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization
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Based on the Warner Bros. Pictures film written by David Ayer
Based on the characters from DC Comics
Written by Marv Wolfman
Publisher: Titan Books
Release Date: August 9, 2016

Suicide Squad, a Warner Bros.’ summer 2016 tentpole, was one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year, with standout stars like Will Smith and Jared Leto, fan-favorite DC Comics characters like Harley Quinn and the Joker, and the promise of a cameo from Ben Affleck’s Batman. But once Suicide Squad hit theaters in early August, it was critically panned and many fans voiced their disappointment with the new DCEU offering’s out-of-sequence storytelling, non-compelling villain, and the lack of Leto’s Joker, the latter of whom was used heavily in the marketing of the film.

Not enough Joker in the film? Yes, that’s definitely true. Joker’s presence in general as well as his twisted romantic relationship with Harley Quinn are what fans were clamoring for the most. Leto recently spoke up to say that he didn’t know his role was going to be reduced to a glorified cameo and that enough footage was captured of his character to make a full Joker movie. Having read Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization, it does appear that there was much more Joker-Harley story to tell, as well as plenty other aspects left out of the final film.

Happy Back to Hogwarts Day, everyone!

While the young wizards and witches of the Harry Potter universe make their way back today to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the new school year, us Muggles now have something new to look forward to as well — Harry Potter: The Character Vault coming this month from Titan Books.

Harry Potter: The Character Vault is a hardcover coffee table book that uses concept art, movie stills, behind-the-scenes looks, costume designs, and more to explore the characters of the Harry Potter film universe, with extensive profiles for all the main characters, such as Harry Potter and his pals Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, as well as villainous types like Dolores Umbridge and Lucius Malfoy.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm
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By Greg Keyes
Titan Books
Release date: May 27, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm is a novel that’s the official movie prequel to the upcoming Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which is the sequel to 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes — the reboot of the franchise that began with 1968’s Planet of the Apes — and is very similar in premise to the fourth installment of the series, 1972’s Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.

Since Dawn picks up about 10 years after the events of Rise, which saw a group of genetically enhanced apes break out of captivity, Firestorm bridges the gap between the two stories, although it concentrates on the time right after Rise. Dawn, which arrives in theaters on July 11, 2014, finds humanity on the brink of extinction, as a pandemic believed to be caused by the apes wipes out most of the humans. The prequel novel is an original story about how the virus was first detected and what happened in the early days of contagion.

Titan Books just re-released Alien 3: The Official Movie Novelization by Alan Dean Foster.

Thanks to Titan Books, we have an exclusive 7-page excerpt from Alien 3: The Official Movie Novelization, which you can check out right here below. Take a read from the book and let us know what you think!

On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, Titan Books is set to publish four novels by Michael Crichton, which were written under the pen name John Lange between 1966 and 1972 while he was at Harvard Medical School. Now, the books are back in print for the first time in decades, and we have an exclusive excerpt from one of these titles, Easy Go, which you can check out right here below.

Take a read from the book and let us know what you think!