Based on movies I like, please recommend some books.

Icelander · 09-24-2014, 10:12 PM

8MM
A Perfect Murder
Absolute Power
Along Came A Spider
Basic Instinct
Black Rain
Blade Runner
Body Snatchers
Chain Reaction
Conspiracy Theory
Contact
Copycat
Double Jeopardy
Enemy Of The State
Fire In The Sky
Firefox
From Hell
Heist (2001)
High Crimes
Hollow Man
I, Robot
Impostor (2001)
Independence Day
Innerspace
Insomnia
Jennifer Eight (Jennifer 8)
Johnny Mnemonic
Kiss The Girls
Leviathan (1989)
Murder At 1600
Murder By Numbers
Outland (1981)
P2 (2007)
Panic Room
Phantoms
Point Break
Poltergeist
Resurrection (1999)
Rising Sun
Ronin
Runaway (1984)
Se7en
Shadow Conspiracy
Single White Female
Sliver
Species
Sphere
Stargate
Taking Lives
Terminal Velocity
Terminator
The Abyss
The Arrival
The Blob (1988)
The Bone Collector
The Da Vinci Code
The Entity
The Exorcist
The Firm (1993)
The Fog
The Frozen Ground
The Fugitive
The Game
The General’s Daughter
The Hunt For Red October
The Invasion (2007)
The Lost Boys
The Name Of The Rose
The Net
The Night Flier
The Ninth Gate
The Peacemaker
The Pledge
The Puppet Masters
The Saint (1997)
The Score (2001)
The Sentinel (2006)
The Shining
The Silence Of The Lambs
The Thing (1982)
The X-Files Fight The Future
Total Recall (1990)
Tremors
U.S. Marshals
Village Of The Damned (1995)
Virus (1999)
Volcano
War Of The Worlds
Wargames
Zodiac

Xanthe · 09-24-2014, 10:29 PM

Too many listed to collate into a single "type", other than science fiction and suspense.

You could always insert the authors' names for the movies which were based on original novels, here:
http://www.gnooks.com/
to see which other authors write in a similar vein.

Icelander · 09-25-2014, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xanthe

Too many listed to collate into a single "type", other than science fiction and suspense.

I was thinking more along the lines of... "oh, there's one movie I have seen and it reminds me of book title x so I will recommend it."

Catlady · 09-25-2014, 02:27 PM

Well, based on the thrillers you've listed, I'd say try Harlan Coben, Gregg Hurwitz, Linwood Barclay, and Daniel Palmer.

Penforhire · 09-26-2014, 01:05 PM

I'd say take a look at books by Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton, since you like some movies based on them.

Mike L · 09-26-2014, 01:18 PM

You mentioned Village of the Damned. This was based on The Midwich Cuckoos, by John Wyndham, who wrote several science-fiction novels, including the classic Day of the Triffids.

You also mentioned The Hunt for Red October. That was a book by Tom Clancy, who wrote a lot of similar books. Red October was the first one to feature Jack Ryan. (Most of the others have been made into films.) You might like his Patriot Games, for instance.

Mike

curtw · 09-26-2014, 03:20 PM

There are three movies in there based on the writings of Philip K. Dick. Based on those, I'm surprised that a fourth didn't appear--Minority Report. And "Enemy of the State" also has some of his style of paranoia. I bet you would enjoy PKD, and recommend you start with his short story collections.

If you're looking for more movies as well, A Scanner Darkly and Screamers both come from Dick, and The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are both heavily Dick-influenced.

HomeInMyShoes · 09-26-2014, 03:37 PM

^Or Alfred Bester. The Demolished Man.

Icelander · 09-27-2014, 12:41 PM

Thank you all! I have a lot of reading to do.

McGonigle · 09-27-2014, 02:17 PM

Since you listed Firefox, I'd recommend getting into books by Craig Thomas. I re-read his books a few years ago and from the earliest to the last, they kept getting better, and did not disappoint me through the second reading either.

DiapDealer · 09-30-2014, 08:06 AM

Patrick Lee's The Breach trilogy.

WillAdams · 09-30-2014, 10:58 AM

An interesting contrast to Firefox is a book which turns it around, having the Russians steal a U.S. plane --- _Day of the Cheetah_ --- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Cheetah and examines some of the ethics and international consequences (not too much though, but this isn't as big a failing here as in some of his other books).

09-24-2014, 10:12 PM	#1
Icelander Member Posts: 4 Karma: 15000 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Iceland & Sweden Device: None	Based on movies I like, please recommend some books. 8MM A Perfect Murder Absolute Power Along Came A Spider Basic Instinct Black Rain Blade Runner Body Snatchers Chain Reaction Conspiracy Theory Contact Copycat Double Jeopardy Enemy Of The State Fire In The Sky Firefox From Hell Heist (2001) High Crimes Hollow Man I, Robot Impostor (2001) Independence Day Innerspace Insomnia Jennifer Eight (Jennifer 8) Johnny Mnemonic Kiss The Girls Leviathan (1989) Murder At 1600 Murder By Numbers Outland (1981) P2 (2007) Panic Room Phantoms Point Break Poltergeist Resurrection (1999) Rising Sun Ronin Runaway (1984) Se7en Shadow Conspiracy Single White Female Sliver Species Sphere Stargate Taking Lives Terminal Velocity Terminator The Abyss The Arrival The Blob (1988) The Bone Collector The Da Vinci Code The Entity The Exorcist The Firm (1993) The Fog The Frozen Ground The Fugitive The Game The General’s Daughter The Hunt For Red October The Invasion (2007) The Lost Boys The Name Of The Rose The Net The Night Flier The Ninth Gate The Peacemaker The Pledge The Puppet Masters The Saint (1997) The Score (2001) The Sentinel (2006) The Shining The Silence Of The Lambs The Thing (1982) The X-Files Fight The Future Total Recall (1990) Tremors U.S. Marshals Village Of The Damned (1995) Virus (1999) Volcano War Of The Worlds Wargames Zodiac

09-24-2014, 10:29 PM	#2
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Too many listed to collate into a single "type", other than science fiction and suspense. You could always insert the authors' names for the movies which were based on original novels, here: http://www.gnooks.com/ to see which other authors write in a similar vein. Last edited by Xanthe; 09-24-2014 at 10:33 PM.

09-26-2014, 03:20 PM	#7
curtw Outside of a dog Posts: 871 Karma: 4457646 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Device: Kindle Voyage	There are three movies in there based on the writings of Philip K. Dick. Based on those, I'm surprised that a fourth didn't appear--Minority Report. And "Enemy of the State" also has some of his style of paranoia. I bet you would enjoy PKD, and recommend you start with his short story collections. If you're looking for more movies as well, A Scanner Darkly and Screamers both come from Dick, and The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are both heavily Dick-influenced. Last edited by curtw; 09-26-2014 at 03:24 PM.

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Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	You mentioned Village of the Damned. This was based on The Midwich Cuckoos, by John Wyndham, who wrote several science-fiction novels, including the classic Day of the Triffids. You also mentioned The Hunt for Red October. That was a book by Tom Clancy, who wrote a lot of similar books. Red October was the first one to feature Jack Ryan. (Most of the others have been made into films.) You might like his Patriot Games, for instance. Mike

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HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^Or Alfred Bester. The Demolished Man.

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Icelander Member Posts: 4 Karma: 15000 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Iceland & Sweden Device: None	Thank you all! I have a lot of reading to do.

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McGonigle Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 1529376 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kobo Aura One, iPad 2018,	Since you listed Firefox, I'd recommend getting into books by Craig Thomas. I re-read his books a few years ago and from the earliest to the last, they kept getting better, and did not disappoint me through the second reading either.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,570 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Patrick Lee's The Breach trilogy.

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WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,258 Karma: 3439432 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	An interesting contrast to Firefox is a book which turns it around, having the Russians steal a U.S. plane --- _Day of the Cheetah_ --- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Cheetah and examines some of the ethics and international consequences (not too much though, but this isn't as big a failing here as in some of his other books).

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