The Serpent Queen. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2002 book, Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
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Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
Leonie Frieda, 2002
TV series vs book
Stacie Passon, 2022

The series follows Catherine de’ Medici, who marries into the French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring in a fortune in dowry and produce heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman and that she cannot conceive children. She manages to keep her marriage going, and rule France for thirty years.


The Rhythm Section. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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The Rhythm Section
Mark Burnell, 1999
movie vs book
Reed Morano, 2020

Three years after her family’s death in a plane crash, Stephanie Patrick has become a drug-addicted sex worker in London. Escaping her brothel, Stephanie starts living with Proctor and studies his research on the crash, which he explains was caused by a bomb made by a man named Reza, who attends university in London.