The Thing: The Novelization

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Thing%3A_The_Novelization
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novelization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Thing
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:1982
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into short story ' Who Goes There?'
gptkbp:author gptkb:Alan_Dean_Foster
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:The_Thing_(1982_film)
gptkbp:character gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Dr._Copper
gptkb:CEO
gptkb:Garry
gptkb:operating_system
gptkb:Vance_Norris
gptkb:Palmer
gptkb:Mac_Ready
Fuchs
Childs
Blair
Bennings
Nauls
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:significant
gptkbp:climax confrontation with the Thing
gptkbp:conflict human vs alien
gptkbp:cover_art gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact cult following
gptkbp:format paperback
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
gptkbp:illustrator gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:influences gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkbp:isbn 978-0425081013
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:R._J._Mac_Ready
gptkbp:media gptkb:The_Thing_(video_game)
gptkb:The_Thing_(2011_film)
gptkb:The_Thing_(comic_series)
gptkbp:motif gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:survival
isolation
trust issues
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:page_count 192
gptkbp:plot scientists in Antarctica encounter an alien life form
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Berkley_Books
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1982
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Penguin_Group
gptkbp:resolution ambiguous ending
gptkbp:series gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:style gptkb:film
gptkbp:theme paranoia