E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Book Details

E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial

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Author(s):

William Kotzwinkle

First Pub:

1982

Genre(s):

Movie Tie-In; Novelization; Science Fiction

First Read:

1982

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Subject(s):

Human-alien encounters - Fiction
Life on other planets - Fiction
Movie novels
Science Fiction

Chapters:

Multiple unnumber and unnamed chapters

Internal ID:

13678

Series:

No series

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

The spaceship floated gently, anchored by a beam of lavender light to the earth below.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

He went into the misty light, with his geranium.

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 07-Jun-2023

Last Updated: 07-Jun-2023

Publications

01-Jun-1982

Berkley Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jun-1982

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.95

Pages*:

246

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 1982 - 1 Jan 1982

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

23268

Publisher:

Berkley Books

ISBN:

0-425-05453-5

ISBN-13:

978-0-425-05453-6

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Marie Salveson - Cover Artist

What do you do when you're lost, millions of miles from home, surrounded by frightening creatures?

You do what the Old Botanist did when he was accidentally left behind on Earth. First you find a friend...

Filmmaker STEVEN SPIELBERG and novelist WILLIAM KOTZWINKLE together create a magical story about two unforgettable friends: a gentle being from another world who is stranded on Earth, hunted, afraid and alone.... and a ten-year-old boy who finds him and takes him home.

E. T.
THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
in his adventure on earth

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Berkley edition / June 1982

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Author(s)

William Kotzwinkle
Birth: Cir 22 Nov 1938 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes:

From the novelization of E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial:

Williams Kotzwinkle, author of The Fan Man, Doctor Rat, Swimmer in the Secret Sea, Jack in the Box and other noted works, is a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Fiction, and of the World Fantasy Award.

Awards

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