Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - The Official Movie Novelization

By Alex Irvine

The official novelization the blockbuster film from 20th Century Fox DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Led by Cesar, a growing nation of genetically evolved apes has spent ten years building a home for itself. But as they have settled into a peaceful way of life, mankind has been devastated by a terrible virus triggered when the apes escaped. Neither group knows that the other has survived—until a violent encounter between the apes and a band of human survivors. Quickly they reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived as both sides are brought to the brink of war. A war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Titan Books
• Release date: Jul 11, 2014
• ISBN: 9781783292288

Alex Irvine

Alex Irvine’s last foray into the world of The Division was the best-selling transmedia “meta-novel” New York Collapse. He is the author of both award-winning original fiction (Buyout, The Narrows) and licensed books in the worlds of Marvel, Transformers, Pacific Rim, Supernatural, Halo, and various other beloved franchises. He has also written a number of games, including Marvel: Avengers Alliance and The Walking Dead: Road to Survival, and done story development work for Blizzard and Amazon Game Studios, among others. Find out more at alex-irvine.com

Reviews for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - The Official Movie Novelization

[crazybatcow · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I never... well... almost never, now... read a book after seeing the movie. In this case, I bought this book and put it on a shelf and forgot about it. Then went to see the movie one day, on a lark. Several weeks later I saw this book again and realized I had just watched the movie (yeah, slow on the uptake sometimes).I actually quite enjoyed it, even after having seen the movie. I would say it was close to the story line of the movie, but since it was the novelization of the movie, I guess this is a no-brainer. The part I did like about the book was the insight to what was going on in the characters' minds - in the movie we don't get to hear their thoughts, so have to determine from posture and words what is going on in their heads. There are a couple significant scenes where what was in their heads was not the same as what I had seen on the screen... a sign of the actor's abilities no doubt.It is a fast and not overly deep read... if you like the series, you`ll probably like this book.