House of Cards. Poster of the 1990 TV series and cover of the 1989 book
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House of Cards
Michael Dobbs, 1989
TV series vs book
Paul Seed, 1990

After Margaret Thatcher’s resignation, the ruling Conservative Party is about to elect a new leader. Urquhart is secretly contemptuous of the well-meaning but weak Collingridge, but expects a promotion to a senior position in the Cabinet. After the general election, Urquhart submits his suggestions for a reshuffle that includes his desired promotion.


The Apocalypse Watch. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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The Apocalypse Watch
Robert Ludlum, 1995
movie vs book
Kevin Connor, 1997

In the Hausruck Hills in Austria, CIA agent Harry Latham attempts infiltrating a secret training airfield belonging to the Brüderschaft der Wacht, a Neo-nazi movement gradually building a renaissance of the Nazi ideology across Europe. However, he’s exposed and captured, and the Brotherhood’s chief surgeon, Dr. Gerhardt Kroeger, performs a microchip implant experiment on Harry in an attempt to make him a controllable double-agent.