Blade (1998) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Blade

Stephen Norrington, 1998

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Blade
Mel Odom, 1998

NOVELIZATION

Blade is a movie novelization written by Mel Odom in 1998 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Stephen Norrington in 1998. The movie features Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N’Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

The Movie is based on

Comic Book cover
Blade: The Vampire-Slayer (1973)
Comic Book by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan

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RATING

7.1

/ 10

Movie Poster: Blade (Stephen Norrington, 1998)

6.9

/ 10

Book Cover: Blade (Mel Odom, 1998)

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Storyline

In 1967, a pregnant woman is attacked by a vampire, causing her to go into premature labor. Thirty years later, in 1997, the child has become the vampire hunter, Blade. Police take one of the vampires to the hospital, where he kills Dr. Curtis Webb and feeds on hematologist Karen Jenson and escapes.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Blade, the 1998 movie by Stephen Norrington

Year

1998

Minutes

120

Movie Rate

7.10

Source: IMDb

Cover of Blade, the 1998 book by Mel Odom

Year

1998

Pages

352

Book Rate

6.96

S: Goodreads

Book

Blade

Country: USA

First published in: 1998

Length: 352 pages

Genre: Fiction

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Blade, the 1998 movie by Stephen Norrington

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Cover of Blade, the 1998 book by Mel Odom

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movie

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Blade, the 1998 movie by Stephen Norrington

WATCH

Yes

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11% No

8 votes

1 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Blade, the 1998 book by Mel Odom

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25% No

3 votes

1 votes

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