Starship Troopers. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein, 1959
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Paul Verhoeven, 1997

In the 23rd century, while colonizing new planets, humans have encountered a hostile non-technological insectoid species known as Arachnids, but commonly referred to as Bugs. After graduating from high school in Buenos Aires, John Johnny Rico, his girlfriend Carmen Ibanez, and psychic best friend Carl Jenkins enlist in the Federal Service, despite Rico’s parents’ disapproval of military service.


Christmas with the Kranks. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2001 book, Skipping Christmas
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Skipping Christmas
John Grisham, 2001
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Joe Roth, 2004

After Riverside, Illinois couple Luther and Nora Krank see their daughter, Blair, depart for a Peace Corps assignment in Peru on the Sunday following Thanksgiving, empty nest syndrome sets in. Luther insists that they completely boycott the holidays, and eventually Nora agrees.


The Predator. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Predator
Christopher Golden, 2018
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Shane Black, 2018

U.S. Army Ranger sniper Quinn McKenna and his team are attacked by the Predator while on a hostage retrieval mission. At the behest of government agent Will Traeger, McKenna is captured and held for examination. Traeger also takes the Predator to a lab for experimentation and observation, recruiting evolutionary biologist Casey Bracket to study it.


War of the Worlds. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1898 book, The War of the Worlds
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The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells, 1898
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David Michael Latt, 2005

A resolute weather expert is compelled to travel across the country to locate his son amidst a colossal extraterrestrial attack, whose objective is to wipe out humanity.