The A-Team books

[TheATeamLOVER]

Hey

So I saw online somewhere that there are a team books? 

Anyone read any or know anything about them? 

[amyk]

I'm not sure, but I think sometime in the past on the forum someone may have mentioned something about A-TEAM books, and I think perhaps at least one of them was a novelization of an actual episode.

[Bert]

There were several books released. As stated on Wikipedia:

Several novels were based on the series, the first six published in America by Dell and in Britain by Target Books; the last four were only published in Britain. The first six are credited to Charles Heath. The books are generally found in paperback form, although hardback copies (with different cover artwork) were also released.

The A-Team (adapted from the pilot written by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell)

Small But Deadly Wars (adapted from the episodes "A Small and Deadly War" written by Lupo and "Black Day at Bad Rock" written by Patrick Hasburgh)

When You Comin' Back, Range Rider? (adapted from the episode of the same name written by Lupo)

Old Scores to Settle (adapted from the episodes "The Only Church in Town" written by Babs Greyhosky and "Recipe for Heavy Bread" written by Cannell, although the novel features the latter episode first)

Ten Percent of Trouble (adapted from the episodes "Steel" written by Lupo and "The Maltese Cow" written by Thomas Szollosi and Richard Christian Matheson)

Operation Desert Sun: The Untold Story, credited on the cover to Charles Heath but on the title page to Louis Chunovic. (This is an original story that tells of the events of the mission that got the team sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit.)

Bullets, Bikinis and Bells by Ron Renauld (adapted from the episodes "Bullets and Bikinis" written by Mark Jones and "The Bells of St. Mary's" written by Cannell)

Backwoods Menace by Ron Renauld (adapted from the episodes "Timber!" written by Jeff Ray, and "Children of Jamestown" written by Cannell)

The Bend in the River by David George Deutsch (adapted from the episode of the same name written by Cannell and Lupo)

Death Vows by Max Hart (adapted from the episode "Till Death Us Do Part" written by Greyhosky) – This is the only book in the series to be based on one standard-length episode.

Two "Choose Your Own Adventure|Plot-your-own-adventure" books, where the reader would read a section of text and choose from several options of what to do next, were also released as part of the same range, again only available in Britain.

I've seen the novelization of the pilot episode in a store, but I'm curious about Operation Desert Sun. If I ever see it I'll definitely grab it.

[amyk]

That seems very odd that there are two different authors credited for Operation Desert Sun, i.e. one on the title page but a different name on the cover. I wonder if someone messed up and if one of the names is actually the author's real name and another is a pseudonym. I suppose there could be many other explanations as well for that, though.

[TheATeamLOVER]

I saw this online

www.tonystrading.co.uk/galleries/tvbooks/ateam.htm

[Pico Bob]

Last time I looked second hand copies of all the novels were available from third party sellers on Amazon. Most of the books were quite cheap.