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Thunderbirds creator's final books to be completed | Thunderbirds creator's final books to be completed |
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The family of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson have announced a new series of books will be based on a story he had started before his death. | The family of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson have announced a new series of books will be based on a story he had started before his death. |
He began writing Gemini Force One (GF1), about a secret organisation, in 2008 but was unable to finish it due to his rapidly worsening Alzheimer's Disease. | He began writing Gemini Force One (GF1), about a secret organisation, in 2008 but was unable to finish it due to his rapidly worsening Alzheimer's Disease. |
Anderson, who also created Stingray and Joe 90, died in 2012 at the age of 83. | Anderson, who also created Stingray and Joe 90, died in 2012 at the age of 83. |
Best-selling author MG Harris has been brought in to complete the first book. | Best-selling author MG Harris has been brought in to complete the first book. |
Harris is best known for writing the young adult thrillers The Joshua Files. | Harris is best known for writing the young adult thrillers The Joshua Files. |
The Anderson Estate's said the hope is that a book series will be followed by a film or television series, which was Anderson's ultimate goal for GF1. | The Anderson Estate's said the hope is that a book series will be followed by a film or television series, which was Anderson's ultimate goal for GF1. |
The project is being funded via the crowd funding platform Kickstarter. | The project is being funded via the crowd funding platform Kickstarter. |
GF1 follows a similar theme to Anderson's most successful TV series, about a secret organisation that is "involved in rescues and averting disasters and terrorist events". | GF1 follows a similar theme to Anderson's most successful TV series, about a secret organisation that is "involved in rescues and averting disasters and terrorist events". |
It was announced earlier this year that Thunderbirds is to be remade for ITV, featuring CGI animation and live-action model sets. | It was announced earlier this year that Thunderbirds is to be remade for ITV, featuring CGI animation and live-action model sets. |
The show about the Tracy Brothers and their International Rescue is due to be aired in 2015. | |
Thunderbirds was a big hit in the 1960s and was most recently turned into a Hollywood film in 2004. | Thunderbirds was a big hit in the 1960s and was most recently turned into a Hollywood film in 2004. |
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