List of Primeval books and novelisations
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This is a list of books and novelisations for the ITV
ITV
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 science fiction
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 drama
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 series Primeval.

Novels for 12+

These books are novelisations of episodes, published by Puffin Books
Puffin Books
Puffin Books is the children's imprint of British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s it has been the largest publisher of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world.-Early history:...

 in paperback.
# Title Author Publisher Released ISBN Episodes based on
1 A Rip in Time Kay Woodward Puffin Books
Puffin Books
Puffin Books is the children's imprint of British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s it has been the largest publisher of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world.-Early history:...

 
27 March 2008 13: 978-0141323916 1.1
Episode 1 (Primeval)
Episode 1 is the first episode of ITV1 drama Primeval. The episode was aired on 10 February 2007 as a pilot for the series. The pilot became a success and was picked up before the series was aired.-Plot:...

 and 1.2
2 Dangerous Dimension Kay Woodward Puffin Books 27 March 2008 13: 978-0141323923 1.3 and 1.4
3 The Lost Predator Alicia Brodersen  Puffin Books 27 March 2008 13: 978-0141323930 1.5 and 1.6
Episode 6 (Primeval)
Episode Six of the ITV sci-fi drama Primeval was broadcast in the UK on 17 March 2007. The storyline involves the opening of a new anomaly, when the team find themselves in an intense battle with a highly evolved predator, not from the past, but the future....

4 Fight for Survival Alicia Brodersen Puffin Books 27 March 2008 13: 978-0141323947 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3

Novels for 14+

Four original novels, not novelisations of broadcast episodes, have been published by Titan Books
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company, established in 1981. It is based at offices in London, England's Bankside area. The Books Division has two main areas of publishing: film & TV tie-ins/cinema reference books; and graphic novels and comics reference/art titles. The...

. The first is Shadow of the Jaguar by Steven Savile
Steven Savile
Steven Savile is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer, and editor living in Stockholm, Sweden...

, which revealed that anomalies do appear overseas. The second novel, written by acclaimed fantasy writer Paul Kearney
Paul Kearney
Paul Kearney is a Northern Irish fantasy author. He is noted for his work in the epic fantasy subgenre and his work has been compared to that of David Gemmell.-Life:...

, is entitled The Lost Island. The third, Extinction Event is by Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett is a British comic book writer and novelist. He is a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, including 2000 AD...

 who has also written "Torchwood
Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...

" and "Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...

" books. The fourth and thus far final novel, entitled Fire and Water, is by Simon Guerrier
Simon Guerrier
Simon Guerrier is a British science fiction author and dramatist, closely associated with the fictional universe of Doctor Who and its spinoffs...

 and features Danny Quinn as lead character.
# Title Author Publisher Released ISBN Set between Plot Summary
1 Shadow of the Jaguar Steven Savile
Steven Savile
Steven Savile is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer, and editor living in Stockholm, Sweden...

Titan Books
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company, established in 1981. It is based at offices in London, England's Bankside area. The Books Division has two main areas of publishing: film & TV tie-ins/cinema reference books; and graphic novels and comics reference/art titles. The...

 
21 March 2008 ISBN 9781845766924 Episodes 2.3 & 2.4 A delirious backpacker crawls out of the dense Peruvian jungle, muttering about the impossible things that he has seen… A local ranger reports seeing animal tracks and bones - fresh bones - that he cannot explain… Cutter and the team are plunged into the hostile environment of the Peruvian rainforest, where they then must endure a perilous journey leading them to a confrontation with something more terrifying than they could ever have possible imagined…
2 The Lost Island Paul Kearney
Paul Kearney
Paul Kearney is a Northern Irish fantasy author. He is noted for his work in the epic fantasy subgenre and his work has been compared to that of David Gemmell.-Life:...

 
Titan Books
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company, established in 1981. It is based at offices in London, England's Bankside area. The Books Division has two main areas of publishing: film & TV tie-ins/cinema reference books; and graphic novels and comics reference/art titles. The...

24 October 2008 ISBN 9781845766948 Episodes 2.3 & 2.4 A trawler is torn to pieces by an enormous sea monster, off the Irish coast. Meanwhile, Connor's anomaly detector goes off the charts: Half a dozen rifts in time have appeared, all on one deserted - yet politically contentious - island… While Lester struggles to hold on to his career, as the story edges ever closer, to the front page, Cutter and his team must battle through a deadly storm, to reach the island, only to find themselves fighting to survive, amidst the terrifying creatures, roaming the harsh landscape…
3 Extinction Event Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett is a British comic book writer and novelist. He is a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, including 2000 AD...

 
Titan Books
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company, established in 1981. It is based at offices in London, England's Bankside area. The Books Division has two main areas of publishing: film & TV tie-ins/cinema reference books; and graphic novels and comics reference/art titles. The...

23 January 2009 ISBN 9781845766931 Episodes 2.7 & 3.1 When an Entelodon
Entelodon
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 goes on the rampage down Oxford Street
Oxford Street
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, causing untold damage and loss of life, Cutter decides that a new approach to tackling the anomalies is needed. However, his investigations then expose him and the team to a violent encounter with a mysterious Russian scientist, and a situation more catastrophic and frightening than they have ever faced, before… When Cutter, Abby, and Connor disappear without a trace, Lester and Jenny must use every trick in the book to try to track them down…
4 Fire and Water Simon Guerrier
Simon Guerrier
Simon Guerrier is a British science fiction author and dramatist, closely associated with the fictional universe of Doctor Who and its spinoffs...

 
Titan Books
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company, established in 1981. It is based at offices in London, England's Bankside area. The Books Division has two main areas of publishing: film & TV tie-ins/cinema reference books; and graphic novels and comics reference/art titles. The...

27 April 2009 ISBN 9781845766955 Episodes 3.5 & 3.6 At a safari park in South Africa
South Africa
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, rangers are inexplicably disappearing, and strange creatures have been seen battling with lions and hippopotamuses. As the team investigates, they are drawn into a dark conspiracy, which could have dire consequences. Meanwhile, back in London
London
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, Connor, Abby, and Sarah are left to cope on their own. As torrential rain pours down over the city, and enormous anomaly opens up in East London…

Activity books

Ladybird Books
Ladybird Books
Ladybird Books is a London-based publishing company, trading as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies. The Ladybird imprint publishes mass-market children's books.-History:...

 has published two sticker books (one of which is a glow in the dark sticker book) a poster book, a tattoo activity title, a wipe-clean activity book, and a summer annual for children from five to eight years old.
# Title Publisher Released ISBN
1 Primeval: Sticker Collection E-Max November 2007 TBA
2 Primeval: Stats & Facts Poster Book Ladybird Books
Ladybird Books
Ladybird Books is a London-based publishing company, trading as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies. The Ladybird imprint publishes mass-market children's books.-History:...

November 2007 ISBN 1-846-46806-X
3 Primeval: Anomaly Activity Book Ladybird Books November 2007 ISBN 1-846-46807-8
4 Primeval: Activity Annual Ladybird Books March 2008 ISBN 1-846-46894-9
5 Primeval: Funfax Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley is an international publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 51 languages. It is currently part of the Penguin Group....

March 2008 ISBN 1-405-32919-X
6 Primeval: Glow in the Dark Sticker Book Ladybird Books March 2008 ISBN 1-846-46871-X
7 Primeval: Tattoo Activity Book Ladybird Books October 2008 ISBN 1-846-46872-8
8 Primeval: Monster Wipe-out Games Book Ladybird Books October 2008 ISBN 1-846-46972-4
9 Primeval: Midnight Terror Trail Activity Book Ladybird Books March 2009 ISBN 1-409-30237-7
10 Primeval: Brain Twisters Sticker Book Ladybird Books March 2009 ISBN 1-409-30236-9
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