MONKEY PLANET - filmed as Planet of the Apes Paperback – January 1, 1966

Fast perfect transaction. Book in great shape given the age

I had read it as a 9 year old and it is how I remeberd....

I was in my early teens and devouring everything I could read and I don't know why I chose this book, but it has been in the top-5 of my personal list for close to forty years.At the time, I had not read anything from a European author let alone a Frenchman, but this book revealed that a well structured and told story was not the sole purvue of English. I was engaged from the first page and read through the day and night until I had finished. The ending was both exciting and unexpected (at least, by a naive young boy). The details of the story have stayed with me so well that I was greatly disappointed by Holywood's later visual interpretation in "Planet of the Apes." After a long hiatus, I can look back at both the book and the movie and understand the differences and the strengths of each. But for me, the original story will always be the more powerful because of the author's talent and skills, and because to this day the effect it had on me has not diminished.I strongly recommend this to any reader, but especially to afficionados of SciFi. I will be surprised if you too do not rank it at the top your list of favourites along with Bester's best works (especially, "Tiger!Tiger!" - aka "The Stars My Destination"), Asimov's "I, Robot", Larry Niven's "A Gift from Earth", Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", Jack London's "Before Adam" and anything by Philip K Dick.If you have children, please encourage them to experience for themselves a simple tale of 'humanity' well told.

Any fan of S/F stories has to read 'Monkey Planet'. Its influence, especially through the 'ape' franchise, is evident in all subsequent S/F media. As a stand alone novel, it is a thought provoking and emotional story that unfolds through the reading of message in a bottle. What prevents it from getting four stars is the feeling that it has lost some shine in translation. A personal feeling backed up by no fact whatsoever. A book you have no choice in reading but you will enjoy greatly regardless.

I have always Loved PLANET OF THE APES ever since from my childhood the first film, having had, the marvel comics, the annuals, the plastic ape masks, figurines toy dolls, VHS and DVD of all the films plus TV Series. I have always wanted to read the book that inspired PLANET OF THE APES, i have always been looking for the 1975 print copy of the book and Thankfully i have got the 1975 book, which is the exact same book that i have purchased for which the seller had stated 100%! It's a magnificent masterpiece for i am so much looking forward to reading the book. Yes it was a used copy of which it was in Excellent condition from the front, back cover and the contents the pages of the book of the age of the book 1975, the condition was stated Good but it's in Excellent Condition for me personally throughout. If you like or Love the PLANET OF THE APES i personally highly recommend this book most definitely, hopefully you'll purchase from a Finest Seller of which i had purchased from. Get this book that's all i can highly recommend

This classic is harder and harder to find. Condition was good but aged. Enjoyed reading it again 50 years later.

I was born in 1958, so I was probably ten years old when I was taken to the cinema by my father to see the first Planet of the Apes film. I remember that it made a big impression on me at the time; particularly the twist at the end. I'm not sure why its taken me so long to read the original book, but I'm glad I eventually did! Yes, there are differences between the book and the film but not great ones, and it is clear that this one book also inspired the film sequels. It was refreshing to see that the author had some scientific knowledge and used it to good effect. As a scientist myself, it irritates me, reading, or watching, science fiction which is literally pure fiction, totally ignoring well established scientific facts and presenting scenarios which cannot happen. Yes, there is a place for this kind of writing, it's called fantasy.If you are a fan of the films, I strongly recommend this book.

Had it years ago

Really clever book, glad i read it