House of the Dragon. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2018 book, Fire & Blood
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Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, 2018
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Ryan J. Condal, George R.R. Martin, 2022-

This Game of Thrones prequel series finds the Targaryen dynasty at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires—real and imagined—crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins almost 193 years before the events of Game of Thrones, when King Viserys Targaryen breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne.


The Bourne Ultimatum. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Robert Ludlum, 1990
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Paul Greengrass, 2007

Following his pursuit by Kirill, Jason Bourne eludes Moscow police while wounded through a train station and deals with more flashbacks of when he first joined Operation Treadstone. Meanwhile, in Turin, journalist Simon Ross of The Guardian meets an informant to learn about Bourne and Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone.


The Outsider. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2018 book
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The Outsider
Stephen King, 2018
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Richard Price, 2020-

In Cherokee City, Georgia, the mutilated corpse of a young boy, Frank Peterson, is found covered in saliva and human bite marks. A hooded figure with a grotesquely deformed face lingers outside the Maitlands’ house, and Glory finds her younger daughter suffering from apparent nightmares of a man in her room telling her bad things.


Submarine. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Submarine
Joe Dunthorne, 2008
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Richard Ayoade, 2010

Unpopular Oliver Tate is a 15-year-old who is infatuated with classmate Jordana. He reacts by putting Oliver in a headlock and punching him at school whilst they are surrounded by other pupils. New-age guru Graham, an ex-boyfriend of his mother, Jill, has moved in next door, and his flirtations rouse Oliver’s suspicions.


The Death of Stalin. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 comic book
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The Death of Stalin
Fabien Nury, Thierry Robin, 2010
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Armando Iannucci, 2017

The year is 1953, and the Soviet Union is still in the grasp of the paranoia of Premier and General Secretary of the Communist Party Joseph Stalin. The concert has to be hurriedly repeated and recorded, but the pianist, Maria Yudina, hides a note to Stalin in the sleeve of the record, saying he has ruined the country.


Now Is Good. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2007 book, Before I Die
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Before I Die
Jenny Downham, 2007
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Ol Parker, 2012

Tessa, a teen with terminal acute lymphoblastic leukemia, aided by her best friend Zoey, fulfills an undisclosed bucket list before her impending death. One night, both attempt to engage in sex with two boys they pick up in a club. Tessa goes on a radio talk show with her overbearing single father, where she pokes fun at her terminal diagnosis and approaches it with humour.


Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2001 book, Nineteen Eighty
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Nineteen Eighty
David Peace, 2001
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James Marsh, 2009

The Ripper has tyrannized Yorkshire for six long years. Inspector Peter Hunter is brought from Manchester by the Ministry of Interior to conduct a review of the investigation thus far. Hunter is determined not to leave without results, even if he cannot trust anyone.


My Summer of Love. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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My Summer of Love
Helen Cross, 2001
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Pawel Pawlikowski, 2004

In the rural region of Yorkshire, Mona, a tomboy from a working-class background, encounters Tamsin, a pampered and exotic young woman. As the summer progresses, the pair learns from each other and embarks on an exploration of their shared interests.


The Girl with All the Gifts. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2014 book, The Girl With All the Gifts
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The Girl With All the Gifts
M.R. Carey, 2014
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Colm McCarthy, 2016

In the near future, humanity has been ravaged by a disease caused by a parasitic fungus transmitted by bodily fluids. Mankind’s only hope is a small group of hybrid second-generation children who crave living flesh, but retain the ability to think and learn.


Macbeth. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1606 book
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Macbeth
William Shakespeare, 1606
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Justin Kurzel, 2015

Macbeth leads King Duncan’s troops into a civil war battle. He emerges victorious, despite losses, including boy soldiers. Three women with a girl and infant approach Macbeth and Banquo, hailing Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor and future King, and Banquo as a father of Kings, before disappearing.


The Double. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1846 book
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The Double
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1846
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Richard Ayoade, 2013

Downtrodden Simon James has worked at his office for seven years, but he is ignored by his boss, named The Colonel, and colleagues. James asks Simon to take an aptitude test in his place and seduces their boss’s surly, rebellious daughter, Melanie, whom Simon was reluctantly hired to tutor.


Child 44. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Child 44
Tom Rob Smith, 2008
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Daniel Espinosa, 2015

In 1933, a child orphaned during the Ukrainian Holodomor runs away from his orphanage and is taken in by a Red Army unit and adopted by its kindly commander, who gives him the name Leo Demidov. In 1953, Leo, now married to Raisa and living in Moscow, is a captain in the Ministry of State Security (MGB), commanding a unit tasked with tracking down and arresting dissidents.