Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 1987 book, Patriot Games
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Patriot Games
Tom Clancy, 1987
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Carlton Cuse, Graham Roland, 2018-2023

When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.


Limitless. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2001 book, The Dark Fields
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The Dark Fields
Alan Glynn, 2001
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Neil Burger, 2011

Eddie Morra is a struggling author in New York City. Eddie encounters Vernon, the brother of his ex-wife Melissa, who gives him a sample of a new nootropic called NZT-48, which Vernon implies will help Eddie with his creative problems. His new power enables him to make significant progress on his book.


Klondike. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 2010 book, Gold Diggers
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Gold Diggers
Charlotte Gray, 2010
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Simon Cellan Jones, 2014

Set in 1897 great Gold Rush,the series follows the courageous expedition of two friends as they navigate the treacherous North American wilderness in pursuit of the thriving Klondike boom town known as Dawson City. Within its confines, a tapestry of murder, vengeance, wealth, and redemption unfolds, promising a captivating saga of high stakes and profound transformations.


Candy. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Candy
Luke Davies, 1997
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Neil Armfield, 2006

A poet named Dan falls in love with an art student named Candy, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle – and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship is alternating states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.


A Good Year. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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A Good Year
Peter Mayle, 2004
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Ridley Scott, 2006

Young Max Skinner, whose parents have died in an accident, spends his childhood summer holidays learning to appreciate the finer things in life at his Uncle Henry’s vineyard estate in Provence in southeastern France. 25 years later, Max is a successful but arrogant workaholic trader in London with a cheeky-chappy persona.


Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2003 book, Guardians of Ga'Hoole
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Guardians of Ga'Hoole
Kathryn Lasky, 2003
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Zack Snyder, 2010

Soren, a young barn owl, lives in the Tyto Forest in Illinois with his family; his father, Noctus; his mother, Marella; his older brother, Kludd; his younger sister, Eglantine; and Mrs. P, the family’s nest maid, a kind blind snake. At St. Aegolius, the owlets are greeted by the Pure Ones’ queen Nyra, who says that they will be divided into either soldiers or pickers.


Everything Goes. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1978 book, Why Don't You Dance?
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Why Don't You Dance?
Raymond Carver, 1978
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Andrew Kotatko, 2004

A middle-aged man, abandoned by his wife, sells his furniture to a young couple. However, the couple gets more than they bargained for in this adaptation of a Raymond Carver story.