Lord of the Apes

Planet of the Apes TV Series #4

by George Alec Effinger

"'The tyrant,' based on the teleplay by Walter Black. 'The gladiators,' based on the teleplay by Art Wallace. Based on characters from 'Planet of the apes.'"

Genres: Science Fiction

154 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Effinger wrote four books that were adaptations of the television series Planet of the Apes, which was based on the original 1968-1973 series of movies, which in turn had been based on the Pierre Boulle novel from 1963. The TV series only ran for fourteen episodes at the end of 1974 and was not particularly well received. Each of his books adapted two of the scripts of the show. He did a good job of adapting the stories, and managed to establish some continuity between them. He obviously didn't spend as much time and energy on them as he did on his original work, and he also was in very poor health while writing them. Nonetheless, he still produced entertaining prose, threw in occasional lines and bits that enhanced the televised versions, and managed to tell an interesting series of stories.

[Carol Janet Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed all the books and loved the tv series they came from, a tad disappointed there isn't a book 5 for the remaining episodes