Publication date[]
The novelisation was first published in 1977, not 1979. It's possible the edition shown in the lead image is from a 1979 edition, but a copy of the Roger Moore photo cover version I have says 1977. 23skidoo (talk) 03:34, December 18, 2017 (UTC)
Differences from the Film[]
I'm currently reading this, and was considering expanding the differences section of this article to be more comprehensive; there are far more than are currently mentioned, even if the ones already given are the most glaring. I thought I'd better ask before I started gutting and reworking the current differences section. Would a more comprehensive list of changes be something that is welcomed?--Leigh Burne (talk) (Contribs) 09:29, August 15, 2018 (UTC)
- As I've had no response on this, I assume there's no problem with what I've proposed. I'll get on with it now.
- I'm also wondering if we really need the plot section -- in its current form, it's clearly a write-up of the film rather than the book, as several events it mentions never even happen in the novel. With the more comprehensive differences section I intend to add, I'm wondering if a separate plot summary is really necessary.--Leigh Burne (talk) (Contribs) 17:15, August 23, 2018 (UTC)
Based on early script?[]
Given how many differences (some pretty substantial) there are between this book and the movie, and given that it was written by the screenplay writer himself, has it ever been confirmed whether Wood's novel was based upon an early draft of the script, or were these liberties taken by Wood when he wrote the novel so it didn't end up being a transcript? 23skidoo (talk) 19:35, 14 November 2020 (UTC)