To tie in with the 14 February release of the movie Jumper, Tor Books will publish a mass market movie tie-in edition of Steven Gould‘s debut novel Jumper on 5 February (352 pages, $7.99). At the same time, they’re publishing Jumper: Griffin’s Story (320 pages, $7.99), an original novel by Gould that “introduces a whole new character created specifically for the movie.”
The original Jumper, is “about a young man who discovers his ability to ‘jump’—or, teleport—anywhere on Earth in the blink of an eye.” When it was first published in 1992, the book “elicited immediate acclaim and awards, but Jumper’s historical status would be clinched by its inclusion among the American Library Association’s Most Banned Books of 1990 to 1999, a list that also included authors such as Stephen King, John Steinbeck, Mark Twain, Harper Lee, and Kurt Vonnegut.”
The motion picture, presented by Twentieth Century Fox and Regency Enterprises, stars Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Jamie Bell, Diane Lane, and Samuel L. Jackson. It was directed by Doug Liman. The movie “brings to life wandering hero David Rice—for whom ‘anywhere is possible.’ But to survive, he must learn to use his power in a world that is more threatening and complex than he ever imagined.”
The new novel, Jumper: Griffin’s Story, introduces Griffin O’Connor, who is also a jumper. But unlike Davy, he wasn’t able to keep his power a secret. He has been hunted for as long as he can remember, first with his family, then on his own.”