Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes Movies #5

by William T. Quick, William Broyles Jr. (Original Screenplay), Lawrence Konner (Original Screenplay)

Trillions of miles from an Earth in political and ecological turmoil, Captain Leo Davidson has crash landed on a different world -- a terrifying place where people are in chains...and apes rule. Here, beneath twin suns, humans are lower creatures to be cornered, captured and broken, suitable only for the amusement of their simian masters, for hard labor, laboratory experimentation, and breeding. But Leo Davidson has brought something unthinkable to the Planet of the rebellion. And in the all-consuming fire to come, a future will be determined...and a past as well.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Media Tie In

280 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Brayden Raymond · Rating 3 out of 5]

This reminded me of Doctor Who Target novelizations with how it adds just a bit to the movie you watch but follows the story beats very closely. Of course this does exclude the crazy ending where Davidson finds himself in Washington DC (Ape version). Both this novel and the movie lately are forgotten amidst the compelling performance by Andy Serkis in reboot round two but I think this reboot has the right amount of Camp and goofiness, as well as oddly scary apes with the non-cgi makeup used in the film. Regardless of the latest Apeverse content this novel stands as a great solo piece of the wider universe, a fun ride on its own.

[Roman Paniagua · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have recently read Planet Of The Apes by Tim Burton, so far in this book I've read that there is a Planet trillions of miles away from Planet Earth. Some people from Planet Earth took a spaceship to the Planet where it is all apes and this Planet is not safe because they are wild and never seen humans before.

The people landed dangerously and crashed to the ground but they don't see anything once they first get out of the ship. Once they walk about a mile they see a swamp full of apes so they move very quietly because the people came to the Planet to find the ship that crashed on this planet before to get out of there.

They find the ship and the planet of apes come to attack them.They try to start the ship and it works they just have to drive out of there and kill the apes in the ship.

I like this book because the character and the trip that some humans on Planet Earth find the ship that landed on the planet to drive out of that apes planet.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

An intriguing novel. While its premise is somewhat unrealistic, its fast-paced plot was interesting enough. However, I hear that this particular adaptation of the original Planet of the Apes wasn't as good as the others.

I hope to be able to read and watch the better versions of this story.

[Antonio · Rating 4 out of 5]

A WELL DONE ADAPTATION OF THE MOVIE.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

548th - 2011

Doesn't have Tim Burton's twisted ending... but I still like it, though.

[Joe Besserfan · Rating 4 out of 5]

William T. Quick did a great job with his novelization "Planet of the Apes". Quick does a better job telling the story than the movie did. I was curious how Quick would handle the character Limbo. In the movie Limbo is very annoying and ruins every scene that he's in. In Quick's novel he's fine. I enjoyed this book so much I plan on reads some of Quick's other works.

[Sarah Brooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically identical to the book. Unlike the original

[Izzy M · Rating 4 out of 5]

While Pericles may be a chimp, he's still the G.o.a.t

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the universe of Planet of the Apes. It's exciting, it's engaging, and it's a story that makes you wonder if this could happen in the future. Very realistic. This book is based on the movie, which I enjoy. The book has a few extra details that the movie does not have, but the book follows the movie closely.

[Kandice · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just like the other "rewrite" of Boulle's original, this one just didn't have the terror of possibilty his did. Even on the page, it came across as being all about what would look good, not what would make us think.

[Amy Gay · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book aligns with the movie for the most part. If you are interested in inner thoughts of characters and more details on their development, the book is worth a read.