Star Trek. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Star Trek
Alan Dean Foster, 2009
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J.J. Abrams, 2009

In the 23rd century, the Federation starship USS Kelvin is investigating a lightning storm in space. George Kirk, Kelvin’s first officer, orders the ship’s personnel, including his pregnant wife Winona, to abandon ship while he pilots the Kelvin on a collision course with Narada. Kirk sacrifices his life to ensure Winona’s survival as she gives birth to James T. Kirk.


Black Hawk Down. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1999 book, Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
Mark Bowden, 1999
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Ridley Scott, 2001

Following the ousting of the central government in 1993 amid the civil war in Somalia, the United Nations Security Council authorizes a military operation with a peacekeeping mandate. Outside Mogadishu, Rangers and Delta Force capture Osman Ali Atto, a faction leader selling arms to Aidid’s militia.


Lone Survivor. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Lone Survivor
Marcus Luttrell, 2006
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Peter Berg, 2013

In 2005, Afghanistan, Taliban leader Ahmad Shah is responsible for killing over twenty United States Marines, as well as villagers and refugees who were aiding American forces. As part of the mission, a four-man SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team is given the task of locating Shah. The four SEALs include team leader Michael Murphy, Marksmen and medic Marcus Luttrell, Matthew Axelson and communications specialist Danny Dietz.


Munich. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Vengeance
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Vengeance
George Jonas, 1984
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Steven Spielberg, 2005

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the Palestinian terrorist group Black September kills 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team. Avner Kaufman, a Mossad agent of German-Jewish descent, is chosen to lead a mission to assassinate 11 Palestinians allegedly involved in the massacre.


Troy. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the -750 book, The Iliad
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The Iliad
Homer, -750
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Wolfgang Petersen, 2004

A battle between the Greek armies of King Agamemnon of Mycenae and King Triopas of Thessaly is quickly averted when the great warrior Achilles, fighting for Agamemnon, defeats Boagrius, Triopas’ champion, in single combat after Achilles was initially absent from the battle. Upon learning of this, Menelaus meets with Agamemnon, his elder brother, and asks him to help take Troy.


Chopper. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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Chopper
Mark Brandon Read, 1991
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Andrew Dominik, 2000

Chopper tells the intense story of Mark “Chopper” Read, a legendary criminal, whose attention-seeking mix of psychotic violence and matey ingratiation made him an outcast even in the underworld and finally turned him into a bestselling celebrity without any need for repentance and regeneration. His book, “From the Inside”, upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.


The Time Traveler's Wife. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger, 2003
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Robert Schwentke, 2009

In the early 1970s, Henry DeTamble is in a car accident that kills his mother but which he survives by inadvertently time traveling back two weeks. Unable to control the timing or destinations of his traveling, Henry finds himself drawn to significant people, places, and events in his life but is incapable of changing events beyond the minor differences his presence creates.


The Dry. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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The Dry
Jane Harper, 2016
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Robert Connolly, 2020

Federal Police agent Aaron Falk returns to the struggling farming community of Kiewarra for the funeral of his childhood best friend, Luke Hadler. While Falk is loath to confront the townspeople who rejected him twenty years earlier, the circumstances around the deaths of the Hadlers, what appears to be a murder-suicide, compels him to dig deeper into the events leading up to the tragedy.


Force of Nature: The Dry 2. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2017 book, Force of Nature
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Force of Nature
Jane Harper, 2017
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Robert Connolly, 2023

A group of five women embarks on a hiking retreat, but when they emerge from the experience, only four remain. Federal agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper venture into the mountains, driven by the hope of locating their informant who they believe might still be alive.


The Finest Hours. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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The Finest Hours
Michael J. Tougias, Casey Sherman, 2007
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Craig Gillespie, 2016

Bernard Bernie Webber, a crewman at Coast Guard Station Chatham, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, has fallen in love with a local girl, Miriam Pentinen. Meanwhile, the Pendleton’s engineer, Ray Sybert, as the surviving senior officer, organizes the surviving seamen to steer the sinking stern of the tanker onto a submerged reef, where it can lodge until rescuers arrive.


The Other Boleyn Girl. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory, 2001
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Justin Chadwick, 2008

King Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon is troubled as she has not produced a living male heir to the throne, having only one surviving child, Mary. Fearing Anne will ruin their family by marrying such a prominent earl without the king’s consent, Mary alerts her father and uncle.


King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1485 book, Le Morte d'Arthur
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Le Morte d'Arthur
Thomas Malory, 1485
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Guy Ritchie, 2017

When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy… whether he likes it or not.