Tomorrow Never Dies. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Tomorrow Never Dies
Raymond Benson, 1997
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Roger Spottiswoode, 1997

MI6 sends James Bond into the field to reconnoiter a terrorist arms bazaar on the Russian border. Despite M’s insistence on letting 007 finish his reconnaissance, Royal Navy Admiral Roebuck orders the frigate HMS Chester to fire a missile at the bazaar. Bond then discovers two nuclear torpedoes mounted on an L-39 Albatros, and is forced to pilot the L-39 away seconds before the bazaar is destroyed by the missile.


Tomorrow Never Dies. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1953 book, Casino Royale
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Casino Royale
Ian Fleming, 1953
movie vs book
Roger Spottiswoode, 1997

MI6 sends James Bond into the field to reconnoiter a terrorist arms bazaar on the Russian border. Despite M’s insistence on letting 007 finish his reconnaissance, Royal Navy Admiral Roebuck orders the frigate HMS Chester to fire a missile at the bazaar. Bond then discovers two nuclear torpedoes mounted on an L-39 Albatros, and is forced to pilot the L-39 away seconds before the bazaar is destroyed by the missile.


Beowulf. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 900 book
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Beowulf
Unknown, 900
movie vs book
Graham Baker, 1999

A castle-like outpost comes under attack by a creature, named Grendel, on a nightly basis. However, it refuses to attack the border lord Hrothgar. One of the outpost’s residents, Pendra, escapes the following morning but is captured by a rival siege line who intend to kill her to prevent the outpost’s evil from spreading.