![]() There's a certain degree of similarity of Davy and Griffin's stories - I suppose partly because they're both, essentially, coming of age stories. So the new book, Jumper: Griffin's Story, inhabits that new world entirely and is the backstory of that new character. Davy is introduced to the new world by another Jumper who has already been fighting back at that organization. In the movie, teleporters have been around for centuries and there exists a secret organization dedicated to killing them. ![]() ![]() In the books, Davy Rice is (probably) the first teleporter in the world and his interactions with the authorities reflect the uncertainy they have coming to grips with his unusual abilities. The movie, as might be expected, changes some of the 'rules' of teleportation and history of the world that Gould had established in the books. So it was interesting to discover that Gould had gone in an new "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" direction with the latest Jumper book. ![]() I mean, a bad movie doesn't actually hurt the books, of course, but you don't want something you like dissed by a terrible adaptation. ![]() I really enjoyed the first two Jumper books by Stephen Gould and so I was a little nervous about the upcoming movie adaptation (as was Gould himself last year). ![]()
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