TV’s 24 hits the books
Fox’s Emmy-winning series 24 starring Kiefer Sutherland is my definition of “appointment television.” It sits atop the list of Season Passes on my trusty TiVo. I’ve loved it since it debuted four years ago.
So how in the hell did this news skip me by?
I was at the bookstore this morning and happened upon the brand-new paperback 24 DECLASSIFIED: OPERATION HELL GATE by Marc Cerasini. Of course I had to buy it. I’ve already started reading it, so check back next week for a full review.
This is the first of an original series of novels (not novelizations) which will begin rolling out in fairly quick succession. Here’s the schedule thus far:
• 24 DECLASSIFIED: VETO POWER by John Whitman – Nov. 2005
• 24 DECLASSIFIED: TROJAN HORSE by Marc Cerasini – Feb. 2006
• 24 DECLASSIFIED: CAT’S CLAW by John Whitman – March 2006
• 24 DECLASSIFIED #5 by Author to Be Named Later – April 2006
[...] Similar to 24, the hit TV series LOST also will be hitting stores with a line of original novels based on the show. 24 makes sense translated to fiction, but LOST? Not so much, methinks. [...]
[...] Okay, with that out of the way, 24 DECLASSIFIED: OPERATION HELL GATE by Marc Cerasini is the first of a series of original novels based on Kiefer Sutherland’s hit (and kick-ass) TV series. As the “DECLASSIFIED” tag suggests, these cases are prequels to the series’ first season – all pre-9/11 – so the authors don’t have to worry about mucking up the continuity. [...]
[...] As the second original novel based upon the hit TV series, 24 DECLASSIFIED: VETO POWER is just as pulse-pounding and breakneck-speedy as its predecessor, 24 DECLASSIFIED: OPERATION HELL GATE, which is to say it’s faithful to the feel of the show. [...]
[...] Marc Cerasini’s 24 DECLASSIFIED: TROJAN HORSE – the third in the series – runs Bauer through another ringer of a day, this time to quash terrorists who have taken over an Oscar-esque awards show by hiding in an oversized stage prop and busting out with machine guns mid-broadcast. The crisis proves extra-sensitive for Jack, as his wife Teri is among those audience members being held hostage. Meanwhile, CTU’s Tony Almeida is on an undercover mission in Mexico that holds a direct connection to the situation in Hollywood. [...]