**Before you see the movie, read the original novel! ** First published more than thirty-five years ago, Pierre Boulle's chilling novel launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history, from the classic 1968 movie starring Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowell, through f
Planet of the Apes - 03 - Journey into Terror
β Scribed by George Alec Effinger
- Publisher
- Award Books
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
THE DEADLIEST CHOICE OF ALLβ
A SINGLE HUMAN LIFE ... OR THE SECRETS OF THE AGES
The ancient projector cranks into motion. The old reel begins to unwind. Civilization, human civilization lives. Its secrets unfold before astonished eyes.
Then the rusty, outdated machine grinds to a halt. The secrets will remain secrets forever.
Unless the machine can be made to work. Only two men have the key, only two men can empower the machine that will unlock the mysteries of the ages.
But a vicious band of bloodthirsty gorillas have seized one of them. The otherβs choice is simple: the machine or the man, the sum total of scientific knowledge or the life of a friend!
βThe Legacy,β based on the teleplay by Robert Hamner
βThe Horse Race,β based on the teleplay by David P. Lewis and Booker Bradshaw
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