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Great Adaptations: Books Adapted for TV - Page 2

So many television shows have been adapted from books over the years. Here are a few of the ones I've read, some on my TBR list, and a few others that are the basis for popular TV shows ...
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Attack on Titan (Hajime Isayama)
Attack on Titan
Hajime Isayama
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Invincible (Robert Kirkman)
Invincible
Robert Kirkman
43
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkoski)
The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkoski
44
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians
Lev Grossman
45
The Magician King (Lev Grossman)
The Magician King
Lev Grossman
46
The Magician's Land (Lev Grossman)
The Magician's Land
Lev Grossman
47
Fire in the Hole and Other Stories (Elmore Leonard)
Fire in the Hole and Other Stories
Elmore Leonard
48
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
49
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin
50
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
Richard K. Morgan
51
Under the Dome (Stephen King)
Under the Dome
Stephen King
52
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen
53
The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider
Stephen King
54
Babylon Berlin (Volker Kutscher)
Babylon Berlin
Volker Kutscher
55
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
56
The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
Robert Jordan
57
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan
58
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
Alex Haley
59
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh
60
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
61
The Night Manager (John Le Carré)
The Night Manager
John Le Carré
62
The Night Agent (Matthew Quirk)
The Night Agent
Matthew Quirk
63
The Walt Longmire Mystery Series (Craig Johnson)
The Walt Longmire Mystery Series
Craig Johnson
64
The Little Drummer Girl (John Le Carré)
The Little Drummer Girl
John Le Carré
65
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith
66
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
67
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
Stephen Ambrose
68
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce
James M. Cain
69
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood
70
Orange Is the New Black (Piper Kerman)
Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman
71
My Hero Academia (Kohei Horikoshi)
My Hero Academia
Kohei Horikoshi
72
Mash (Richard Hooker)
Mash
Richard Hooker
73
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
74
A Good Girls Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girls Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson
75
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly
76
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
77
One Piece (Eiichiro Oda)
One Piece
Eiichiro Oda
78
Vinland Saga (Makoto Yukimura)
Vinland Saga
Makoto Yukimura
79
Sweet Tooth (Jeff Lemire)
Sweet Tooth
Jeff Lemire
80
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman)
Good Omens
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
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