The Outsider - The O.C. Novelization #1 (Cory Martin)

The Outsider - The O.C. Novelization #1

Cory Martin

Blurb: It's not who you are, it's who they think you are.

Ryan Atwood comes from a world where fists do the talking. In Orange County, it's about debutante balls, pristine beaches and designer boutiques. It's a world where money does the talking; the other kind is done behind your back. They think Ryan is the ultimate outsider.

Marissa Cooper is to the O.C. born. Beautiful, sweet, raised in riches, she's living, SUV-driving, poster-model for sunny popularity. They think she's the ultimate insider.

Seth Cohen is from the O.C., but not of it. He's got it all, but somehow does 'it' all wrong. He's klutzy and quirky when his peers are snarky and smooth. They think he's the ultimate geek.

Welcome to the O.C., to the story behind the story. There's so much more than what you're allowed to see on TV.

ISBN: 0141319070 (Paperback)

Year: 2004

Publisher: Penguin

Pages: 308 (Fiction)

Links

1. Buy from Amazon

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3. Wikipedia page for the TV series

4. IMDB page for the TV series

5. Goodreads page for the book

The Way Back - The O.C. (Cory Martin)

The Way Back - The O.C.

Cory Martin

Blurb: Everything's different.

The Newport summer scene: days at the beach and nights spent partying. It's the same as always, but it isn't. Ryan's in Chino helping Theresa prepare for the baby, and trying to find a family to replace the one he lost. Seth's gone, sailing his boat to places unknown, hoping to find himself. Marissa's losing herself in a bottle, and Summer's falling for a new love. Everything's changed. Nothing is the same. Can it ever be?

Get the inside story, the story you won't see on TV. 

ISBN: 0141319097 (Paperback)

Year: 2004

Publisher: Penguin

Pages: 189 (Fiction)

Links

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2. Goodreads page

3. Wikipedia page for the TV series

4. Wiki on the TV series

5. Buy used copies of the book

The Magnificent Mummies (Tony Bradman & Martin Chatterton)

The Magnificent Mummies

Tony Bradman & Martin Chatterton

Blurb: Meet the Mummy family! There's Mummy Mummy, Daddy Mummy, Tut and Sis and their funny Mummy cat. When someone unexpectedly knocks at their pyramid door, exciting things begin to happen...

ISBN: 1405210249 (Paperback)

Year: 1997

Publisher: Egmont

Pages: 32 (Fiction)

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2. Author's official site

3. Wikipedia page for the author

4. Buy from the Book Depository 

5. Publisher's site

Game of Thrones: Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire (George R.R. Martin)

Game of Thrones: Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire

George R.R. Martin

Blurb: Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men. All will play the Game of Thrones.

Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plot, lusts and intrigues; to the vast frozen north where a 700-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. The Game of Thrones. You win, or you die.

Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire begins the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age.

ISBN: 9780007428540 (Paperback)

Year: 1996

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Pages: 801 (Fiction)

Links

1. Wikipedia page for the series

2. Wikipedia page for the book

3. Buy from Amazon

4. Google books page

5. News of a video game based on the book

The American / A Very Private Gentleman (Martin Booth)

The American (A Very Private Gentleman)

Martin Booth

Blurb: The locals in the Italian village where he lives call him Signor Farfalla - Mr Butterfly. He is a discreet gentleman who spends his time studying rare butterflies.

But Farafalla's real profession is deadly. He considers himself an artisan, not for the butterflies he paints but for the guns he creates for assassins.

Farafalla has resolved to make his next job his last. Then, perhaps, he can settle down comfortably in the Italian village he has grown to love and enjoy the remainder of his life without constantly looking over his shoulder.

But a treacherous circle is closing in on him...

ISBN: 9780553825725 (Paperback)

Year: 2004

Publisher: Bantam Books

Pages: 384 (Fiction)

Links

1. Author's page at Wikipedia

2. Buy at Amazon

3. Author's page at Macmillan

4. Summary of the book

5. Blog on the film and book