The Last Kingdom. Poster of the 2015 TV series and cover of the 2004 book, The Saxon Stories
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The Saxon Stories
Bernard Cornwell, 2004
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Bernard Cornwell, 2015

The year is 866, and the Great Heathen Army’s arrival in Britain is about to redefine the relationship between Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. An earl of that name lived and ruled Bebbanburg and Northumbria during the reign of Æthelred II, though about a century after the setting of The Last Kingdom.


My Mad Fat Diary. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2007 book, My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary
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My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary
Rae Earl, 2007
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Rae Earl, 2013

Set in Stamford, Lincolnshire in the mid-1990s, the series follows the story of 16-year-old, Rae Earl, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months. She begins to reconnect with her best friend, Chloe, who is unaware of Rae’s mental health and body image problems, believing she was in France for the past four months.


The Terror. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2007 book
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The Terror
Dan Simmons, 2007
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David Kajganich, Max Borenstein, Alexander Woo, 2018-2019

The series’ first season begins with the Royal Navy’s polar explorer ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror having recently left Beechey Island, heading south toward King William Island into uncharted territory, seeking the Northwest Passage. The ships are soon stuck, frozen and isolated, and those aboard must survive the harsh weather conditions and each other, while being stalked by an elusive menace.


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling, 1997
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Chris Columbus, 2001

Late one night, Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall, professors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with the school’s groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, deliver a recently orphaned infant named Harry Potter to his only remaining relatives, the Dursleys. After he and the Dursleys escape to an island to avoid more letters, Hagrid re-appears and informs Harry that he is a wizard and has been accepted into Hogwarts against the Dursleys’ wishes.


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.


Escape from Pretoria. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Central Prison
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Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Central Prison
Tim Jenkin, 2005
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Francis Annan, 2020

In 1979 ,Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee are two white South Africans carrying out anti-apartheid missions in South Africa. They are arrested and prosecuted; Jenkin is sentenced to twelve years and Lee is sentenced to eight. At the courthouse Lee attempts to escape but to no avail. Transported to Pretoria Prison, they meet Denis Goldberg, an older political prisoner serving four life sentences.


Mary Queen of Scots. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
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Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
John Guy, 2004
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Josie Rourke, 2018

In 1561, nineteen-year-old Mary Stuart, Catholic Queen of Scotland, returns to her home country from France following the death of her husband, Francis II, to take up her throne, where she is received by her half brother, the Earl of Moray. Seeking to weaken her cousin’s threat to her sovereignty, Elizabeth arranges for Mary, whom English Catholics recognize as their rightful Queen, to be married to an Englishman.


Ripley Under Ground. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1970 book
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Ripley Under Ground
Patricia Highsmith, 1970
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Roger Spottiswoode, 2005

After his friend, a successful young artist, is killed in a car accident, Tom Ripley and his friends hide his body and concoct a scheme in which they forge his paintings, eventually making a great deal of money. When an art collector complains that a painting he bought from the gallery is a fake, Ripley must use his inimitable talents to defuse the problem by whatever means necessary.


Marlowe. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1939 book, The Big Sleep
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The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler, 1939
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Neil Jordan, 2022

Marlowe is charged with locating a gorgeous heiresses’ missing ex-lover in noir-LA of the late 1930s. He soon learns that a labyrinth of corruption lies beneath the missing man’s disappearance, placing him in the sights of some of the city’s wealthiest and most dangerous residents.


Marlowe. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2014 book, The Black-Eyed Blonde
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The Black-Eyed Blonde
Benjamin Black (John Banville), 2014
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Neil Jordan, 2022

Marlowe is charged with locating a gorgeous heiresses’ missing ex-lover in noir-LA of the late 1930s. He soon learns that a labyrinth of corruption lies beneath the missing man’s disappearance, placing him in the sights of some of the city’s wealthiest and most dangerous residents.


Killing Me Softly. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Killing Me Softly
Nicci French, 1999
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Kaige Chen, 2002

In London, Alice, an American expatriate, encounters Adam, a captivating adventurer, leading her to venture beyond her ordinary and secure existence in pursuit of a passionate affair that ignites exhilaration and bliss. However, as Adam’s enigmatic and tumultuous history gradually emerges, Alice delves into the mysteries surrounding him, discovering a connection between his past and a potential future marred by murder.