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Just got my Timeline of the Planet of the Apes today, thank you Rich. I spent a couple hours looking through and reading segments here and there in it from the moment I unwrapped it. Wow, this is quite an amazingly meticulous piece of work, hardly, if anything, was left out, covering the birth and origins of characters, and every noteworthy event that takes place in the Planet of the Apes franchise in chronological order, covering every medium that this series has graced, from the movies, TV series, cartoon, books, comics, and more.
I like the layout of the book, its very easy to follow, even with it jumping back and forth between events from the many different mediums, since many times things are tied together, linked from one medium to another, there's always a lot of cross-referencing to do, and I like that there's a key conveniently provided on every other page of the book so that you know from what the event or character took place. I also like how you didn't show any bias or throw opinions in this book, just giving the reader the facts as you've gathered them since that's what the book is about.
What this book offers, 239 pages of merged, chronolized story summed up from all Planet of the Apes material, that's a ton of info! After that are recommended reading order of PotA stuff, a brief summary of time travel in the PotA universe, and then lists of all Planet of the Apes media which can be particularly useful in knowing what else is available for the franchise. And finally from pages 269-302 is all pictures, small B&W pics (but hey, pics!) of all of the covers that have adorned Planet of the Apes media, lots of really cool looking pics, especially all of the comic book covers. While I knew there were PotA comics and other material, I didn't realize how much.
Also, I loved reading the foreword and introduction too, both giving me a good idea of how you, the author, came about with his passion for the Planet of the Apes. Thank you for sharing your memories and sentiments with us and for taking to the task of creating this comprehensive book, I can tell a lot of love, aside from painstakingly hard work was put into it.
So far most of my attention was on what I know already, such as bits here and there on the movies, and reading everything summing up the events taken place in William T. Quicks two novels, The Fall and Colony, since it is easier for me to relate to the characters and events being talked about, but gradually I'll explore more of the book.
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