Timeline of the Planet of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology
Now Available from Hasslein Books
This 322-page volume, created to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Planet of the Apes film franchise, is now available for online purchase from Hasslein Books.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2008—It may be difficult to imagine, but Planet of the Apes, adopted for the silver screen in 1968 from Pierre Boulle's classic novel The Monkey Planet, turns 40 this year. In the four decades since its theatrical release, this classic post-apocalyptic science fiction drama has riveted audiences with its stunning performances, brilliant make-up work, resonant soundtrack and powerful statements regarding humanity, science and religion, as well as the jaw-dropping revelation in its legendary final moments. But that was just the beginning of the story. Four sequels, two television series, a 2001 re-make, and more than a dozen novels and 120 comic books later, Planet of the Apes remains a living, breathing mythos, with a new movie (Genesis: Apes) currently in the works. To commemorate the film's landmark 40th anniversary, Hasslein Books announces the online availability of Timeline of the Planet of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology, a hefty softcover volume that explores:
• How a small-scale simian rebellion grew, in so short a time, into a complete, planet-wide reversal of fates for humanity and apekind
• How the apes acquired the power of speech—while mankind was rendered mute
• Where the plague that ravaged the planet came from, and the effects it had not only on man and ape, but on other creatures as well
• The unique simian and human cultures that spawned around the globe in the war's aftermath—and how the Statue of Liberty ended up in pieces on a desolate beach
Timeline of the Planet of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology examines these and other questions, presenting every recorded event of the Planet of the Apes saga in its proper chronological context—from long before Caesar's birth to far beyond Earth's destruction. This book covers every film, TV episode, cartoon, novel, comic, short story and audio-tale produced under the Planet of the Apes banner over the past four decades—including a number of rejected or unpublished tales unavailable (and, in many cases, unknown) to fans. No other reference book has covered the expanded Apes saga so completely.
Along with a painstakingly detailed timeline spanning millennia, this 322-page volume features a gallery of more than 350 cover images, a recommended viewing/reading order, an examination of time travel in the Planet of the Apes mythos (both on screen and in print), and a title/creator index of published fiction—plus, many insightful notes throughout the book, discussing preliminary and discarded story concepts, inconsistencies, discontinuities, unpublished lore and other fascinating trivia.
Timeline of the Planet of the Apes: The Definitive Chronology is now available online for $29.95. (Despite the previously announced retail price of $24.95, unforeseen production costs made it necessary for Hasslein Books to slightly increase the volume's price to $29.95. The publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.) For more information, or to order your copy, please visit www.hassleinbooks.com.
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