In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputable genre

Re:In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputa... by tialaramex on Monday July 05, 2021 @04:25PM (#27741511)

I felt sure this would mention Orson Scott Card's novelization of "The Abyss" which I thought gave much more depth for Lindsey (the engineer who designed the "Deep Core" drilling platform, played by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio).

I'm not a fan of Card's other work (Ender's Game is a perfectly fine SF story, but didn't need a sequel let alone multiple sequels) but I thought this background really helps The Abyss much more than even the Director's Cut.

Or, if not that then B-to-the-F which is Ryan North's series about the novelization of Back to the Future, eventually published as an e-book - meta!.

But neither of them rates a mention, I guess that even if it lacks praise there was too much going on in this sub-genre to mention it all even in passing.

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Re:In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputa... by themadturk on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @12:31AM (#27744237)

As the movie was filmed in Card’s home state, he was on the production site while writing the novelization. I understand he and the production team cross-pollinated off each other, contributing to both the film and the novelization.

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Re:In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputa... by gentleman11 on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @01:11AM (#27757624)

I really enjoyed Cards ender sequels. They really start to convey a deep empathy for other human beings as they go along. There are no pure villains that you can fully objectify, even the worst of them are people with feelings. No problem if you didn’t enjoy them though, just wanted to say

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Re:In praise of the novelization, pop fiction’s least reputa... by kop316 on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @07:18PM (#27755574)

So fun fact, Ender's Game was created entirely to set up the character Speaker for the Dead (the first sequel).

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