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The X-Files: Middle Grade #1
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Agenci FBI; Fox Mulder i Dana Scully, prowadzą pierwszą wspólną sprawę. Śledztwo dotyczy serii tajemniczych zgonów nastolatków, które według Muldera, mają związek z działalnością istot pozaziemskich.
Książeczka powstała na podstawie odcinka pilotowego popularnego serialu.
Książeczka powstała na podstawie odcinka pilotowego popularnego serialu.
94 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Les Martin
57 books8 followersLes Martin has written dozens of books for young readers, including the RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM movie storybooks, and many Young Indiana Jones middle-grade novels. He has also adapted many classic works of fiction for young readers, including THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, EDGAR ALLAN POE'S TALES OF TERROR, and THE VAMPIRE. Mr. Martin is a resident of New York City.
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August 2, 2022
A quick and enjoyable read 🖤 it's the shorter version of the pilot episode of the X-Files and a must-read for fans of the show 👽👽👽
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February 5, 2021
Já fazia tantos anos desde a primeira vez que li que não me lembrava de quase nada, mas dei várias risadas com os pensamentos da Scully sobre o Mulder. É bom lembrarmos que é um livro dos anos 1990 e que, por isso, alguns pontos da narrativa podem incomodar nos dias de hoje. Obviamente, a história diverge um pouco do episódio real, mas é uma leitura rápida e envolvente.
September 2, 2023
"X MARKS THE SPOT", deutscher Titel GEZEICHNET, ist der erste Band einer ganzen Buchreihe zur Kultserie AKTE X. Dana Scully wird zum Auftakt Fox Mulder in hintersinniger Absicht zugeteilt und begleitet ihn sofort nach ihrer Versetzung zum ersten Fall, der wahrlich eine X-Akte ist.
Das Buch zum Film hat Les Martin geschrieben, der als Schriftsteller wohl ziemlich ausschließlich im Bereich der Film- und Serien-Novelisations in Erscheinung getreten ist.
Nun hat er den ersten Roman (eigentlich handelt es sich von der Länge her eher um eine Erzählung) zu den X-Files geschrieben, als die Serie noch nicht so lange lief, und das mag erklären, warum er die dem Fernsehzuschauer so lieb gewordenen Charaktere von Dana Scully und Fox Mulder so schlecht getroffen hat: Weder sprachlich noch charakterlich können wir seine Figuren mit denen der Fernsehserie in Übereinstimmung bringen, es mangelt an Souveränität und Persönlichkeit. Hätte Chris Carter die Serie mit Schauspielern besetzt, die Les Martins Protagonisten entsprächen, die Serie hätte wohl nie den Kultstatus bekommen, der sie in den 90ern zu einem Fernsehereignis für alle Freunde von Mysterie-Serien gemacht hat. Ach, die Neunziger: Akte X, Twin Peaks - lange hatte man seit den Tagen von TWILIGHT ZONE und OUTER LIMITS auf diese Serien warten müssen.
Doch zurück zu GEZEICHNET. Solche Novelisations sind Brotarbeit und nie preisvedächtig. Allzu große Erwartungen darf der Leser daran nicht haben, will er nicht enttäuscht werden. Im worst case stellt man sich aber schon die Frage, wer hier das Sacrificium intellectus gebracht hat: Der Autor, der seinen Lesern nicht mehr zutraut oder der Leser, der sich bescheiden muss mit dem, was ein möglicherweise gar nicht mal so gut bezahlter Autor abgeliefert hat.
GEZEICHNET ist kein absoluter Tiefpunkt, aber weit über die Qualität der Romanhefte ("Groschenromane"), die ich in den frühen 70ern verschlungen habe, geht es auch nicht hinaus. Der Fokus liegt darauf, eine Geschichte zu erzählen, sprachliches Feuerwerk und interessante Charaktere sucht man vergeblich. Ob sich das schönreden lässt mit der Verlagsankündigung, das Buch richte sich an jugendliche Leser, darf bezweifelt werden.
Und dann stellt sich die Frage: Muss man denn überhaupt Bücher zur Serie lesen, wenn man doch alle AKTE X Folgen schon im TV gesehen hat. Persönlich kann ich das mit einem Ja beantworten, denn eine Überdosis AKTE X kann es nicht geben; ob Serie, Spielfilm, Comic, Hörspiel oder Buch - mir ist alles willkommen, was am X-Mythos mitgestrickt hat (ein wenig vergleichbar vielleicht mit dem Cthulhu-Mythos).
Nur einmal habe ich Zweifel bekommen, als nämlich zu Corona-Zeiten plötzlich einige ehemals gute Bekannte anfingen, sonderbare Theorien zu entwickeln. Plötzlich verloren die Verschwörungstheorien, mit denen Scully und Mulder ständig zu tun haben, ihren Unterhaltungswert, sprich ihre Unschuld. Machen solche Serien die Menschen möglicherweise noch viel verrückter, als sie ohnehin schon sind? Impfungen und Kontrolle durch Computerchips waren plötzlich in vielen Köpfen "reale" Mittel, mit denen der Staat angeblich die Bevölkerung kontrollieren wollte. Willkommen in der Wirklichkeit von AKTE X!
Aber letztlich war dann auch schnell klar, dass die Radikalisierung von Coronaleugnern, Impfgegnern & co., die in ganz merkwürdige Gefilde abdrifteten, durch das Internet befeuert wurde. Serien wie AKTE X werden, so hoffe ich, an den Exzessen keinen verwerflichen Anteil gehabt haben.
Das Buch zum Film hat Les Martin geschrieben, der als Schriftsteller wohl ziemlich ausschließlich im Bereich der Film- und Serien-Novelisations in Erscheinung getreten ist.
Nun hat er den ersten Roman (eigentlich handelt es sich von der Länge her eher um eine Erzählung) zu den X-Files geschrieben, als die Serie noch nicht so lange lief, und das mag erklären, warum er die dem Fernsehzuschauer so lieb gewordenen Charaktere von Dana Scully und Fox Mulder so schlecht getroffen hat: Weder sprachlich noch charakterlich können wir seine Figuren mit denen der Fernsehserie in Übereinstimmung bringen, es mangelt an Souveränität und Persönlichkeit. Hätte Chris Carter die Serie mit Schauspielern besetzt, die Les Martins Protagonisten entsprächen, die Serie hätte wohl nie den Kultstatus bekommen, der sie in den 90ern zu einem Fernsehereignis für alle Freunde von Mysterie-Serien gemacht hat. Ach, die Neunziger: Akte X, Twin Peaks - lange hatte man seit den Tagen von TWILIGHT ZONE und OUTER LIMITS auf diese Serien warten müssen.
Doch zurück zu GEZEICHNET. Solche Novelisations sind Brotarbeit und nie preisvedächtig. Allzu große Erwartungen darf der Leser daran nicht haben, will er nicht enttäuscht werden. Im worst case stellt man sich aber schon die Frage, wer hier das Sacrificium intellectus gebracht hat: Der Autor, der seinen Lesern nicht mehr zutraut oder der Leser, der sich bescheiden muss mit dem, was ein möglicherweise gar nicht mal so gut bezahlter Autor abgeliefert hat.
GEZEICHNET ist kein absoluter Tiefpunkt, aber weit über die Qualität der Romanhefte ("Groschenromane"), die ich in den frühen 70ern verschlungen habe, geht es auch nicht hinaus. Der Fokus liegt darauf, eine Geschichte zu erzählen, sprachliches Feuerwerk und interessante Charaktere sucht man vergeblich. Ob sich das schönreden lässt mit der Verlagsankündigung, das Buch richte sich an jugendliche Leser, darf bezweifelt werden.
Und dann stellt sich die Frage: Muss man denn überhaupt Bücher zur Serie lesen, wenn man doch alle AKTE X Folgen schon im TV gesehen hat. Persönlich kann ich das mit einem Ja beantworten, denn eine Überdosis AKTE X kann es nicht geben; ob Serie, Spielfilm, Comic, Hörspiel oder Buch - mir ist alles willkommen, was am X-Mythos mitgestrickt hat (ein wenig vergleichbar vielleicht mit dem Cthulhu-Mythos).
Nur einmal habe ich Zweifel bekommen, als nämlich zu Corona-Zeiten plötzlich einige ehemals gute Bekannte anfingen, sonderbare Theorien zu entwickeln. Plötzlich verloren die Verschwörungstheorien, mit denen Scully und Mulder ständig zu tun haben, ihren Unterhaltungswert, sprich ihre Unschuld. Machen solche Serien die Menschen möglicherweise noch viel verrückter, als sie ohnehin schon sind? Impfungen und Kontrolle durch Computerchips waren plötzlich in vielen Köpfen "reale" Mittel, mit denen der Staat angeblich die Bevölkerung kontrollieren wollte. Willkommen in der Wirklichkeit von AKTE X!
Aber letztlich war dann auch schnell klar, dass die Radikalisierung von Coronaleugnern, Impfgegnern & co., die in ganz merkwürdige Gefilde abdrifteten, durch das Internet befeuert wurde. Serien wie AKTE X werden, so hoffe ich, an den Exzessen keinen verwerflichen Anteil gehabt haben.
June 11, 2022
Bardzo wciągające, ciężko się oderwać. Czuje się jak w serialu.
August 3, 2017
X Marks the Spot, which is intended for a juvenile audience, is a novelization of The X-Files' pilot episode. The narrative varies significantly from the broadcast episode, likely because this novella was based off an earlier draft of the script. Several key characters from the episode were absent in the novel, including Cigarette-Smoking Man (CSM), Section Chief Blevins, and Dr. Heitz Werber. Interestingly, though, the book presents us with Special Agent Jones, an acknowledged precursor to the Smoking Man. Jones disposes of all the material evidence from Mulder and Scully's investigation, though not in the Pentagon basement as we see CSM do in the pilot. Jones is an interesting character, nonetheless, his attitude toward Mulder seemingly more sympathetic than that of the Smoking Man.
Scully's introduction to the mystifying X-Files division appears deeply influenced by The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris's visionary masterpiece. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the female lead is first encountered as she reports to a briefing at FBI HQ as opposed to running an obstacle course a la Clarice Starling. Despite her limited time with the Bureau, Scully strikes audiences as a competent doctor and a highly qualified agent. Even so, the opening chapters of X Marks the Spot (and even the corresponding episode) are reminiscent of Clarice’s first encounter with Jack Crawford.
X Marks the Spot is recommended to young readers unfamiliar with the show or, perhaps, avid X-philes with a keen interest in seeing how the original shooting script of the pilot episode might have looked. Les Martin's writing is basic and unremarkable, and throughout the life of this novelized series he never really finds his mark. By far my biggest problem with this novelization was the stilted dialogue, particularly the uninspired interplay between Mulder and Scully that felt so manufactured as to be uncharacteristic of the two iconic FBI agents.
Scully's introduction to the mystifying X-Files division appears deeply influenced by The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris's visionary masterpiece. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the female lead is first encountered as she reports to a briefing at FBI HQ as opposed to running an obstacle course a la Clarice Starling. Despite her limited time with the Bureau, Scully strikes audiences as a competent doctor and a highly qualified agent. Even so, the opening chapters of X Marks the Spot (and even the corresponding episode) are reminiscent of Clarice’s first encounter with Jack Crawford.
X Marks the Spot is recommended to young readers unfamiliar with the show or, perhaps, avid X-philes with a keen interest in seeing how the original shooting script of the pilot episode might have looked. Les Martin's writing is basic and unremarkable, and throughout the life of this novelized series he never really finds his mark. By far my biggest problem with this novelization was the stilted dialogue, particularly the uninspired interplay between Mulder and Scully that felt so manufactured as to be uncharacteristic of the two iconic FBI agents.
December 21, 2020
Picked up this book from the reading corner of a shopping mall. Was immediately immersed in the story. It’s a good introduction to the Mulder-Scully duo and their dynamics. I find it an enjoyable read even though the solution to the case case looks too simplistic.
July 25, 2025
Leidsin portsu neid eri autorite poolt kirja pandud Salatoimikute raamatuid raamatukogu odavmüügist ja ei suutnud jätta soetamata. Vana armastus ei roosteta. Ei ole loomulikult just kirjanduslikud suursaavutused, aga oh seda nostalgiat sellele, kes teismelisena sarja suurfänn oli!
December 12, 2013
I've had this book on my shelf for years, so before I give it away, wanted to read it. Very easy read (being a young adult type novel). I think this was the first episode of the X-Files tv show as well. The writing was basic, simple, sometimes overly so, and I have too many memories of the tv show to really picture Mulder and Scully any other way. So, it was enjoyable to revisit them, but I'm not sure the book would stand on its own without a great tv show preceding it.
November 12, 2020
Les Martin’s “X Marks the Spot” is a young reader adaptation of the pilot episode, written by Chris Carter, of the TV show The X-Files. It is surprisingly well-written.
The fact that it is targeted to a middle-school age group should not deter one from reading this book. It is, as far as I know, the only novelization of the iconic first episode, in which FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully first meet and encounter their first paranormal/otherworldy case together.
The two agents fly to Oregon to investigate the inexplicable deaths of teens, all of which were from the same graduating class. Strange marks on the bodies, anomalous temporal disturbances, bright lights emanating from the forest, and townspeople who seem to be covering something up all make for an intriguing mystery.
It also sets the stage for one of the best TV shows ever.
There were, apparently, nine more books in this middle grade series, all of which were novelizations of first-season episodes.
This may be a great way to hook a new generation of fans on to the show.
The fact that it is targeted to a middle-school age group should not deter one from reading this book. It is, as far as I know, the only novelization of the iconic first episode, in which FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully first meet and encounter their first paranormal/otherworldy case together.
The two agents fly to Oregon to investigate the inexplicable deaths of teens, all of which were from the same graduating class. Strange marks on the bodies, anomalous temporal disturbances, bright lights emanating from the forest, and townspeople who seem to be covering something up all make for an intriguing mystery.
It also sets the stage for one of the best TV shows ever.
There were, apparently, nine more books in this middle grade series, all of which were novelizations of first-season episodes.
This may be a great way to hook a new generation of fans on to the show.
July 18, 2025
This is an excellent adaption of the episode!
September 2, 2009
Yes, random I know. It was the only book with a title starting with X that I could find. I imagined a title like that being a pirate book, but it only cost me $2 on Amazon. How can you not scoop that up?
I’ve never watched the X Files series. I like ghost stories and Men in Black but this was never a show I got into. I thought the book series came first, but on the cover it says it’s “based on the television series.” So if anyone watched the show, the books would probably repeat.
In X Marks the Spot, Agent Scully and Agent Mulder meet. They both work for the FBI. Right now Scully is teaching a class and Mulder, well they are trying to squash what he is doing. He is one of the best murder investigators of all time, but likes to spend his time with the “others”. Scully is asked to spend some time with Mulder, take notes and bring them back to the big wigs so they can finally put this X Files madness to rest. Problem is, when they go on their first story, Scully isn’t sure what she believes and doesn’t believe anymore when multiple members from the Class of ‘89 are dying.
This book was ok. Once you get to a certain point, if you’re into mystery books, you can guess who the host is.
I know this is silly, but I think I’m allergic to the book. As I mentioned, I ordered it from Amazon. It was printed in 1995 and I’m not sure where it’s been sitting since then. The pages are definitely yellow and something within them keeps making me sneeze. It happened the first night I read it and I laughed because I couldn’t be allergic to it, but then last night the same thing happened, and actually as I write this, and have been flipping through the book, my nose is running. I can’t let that judge my review though
This book did make me want to watch the series. If I see it on in the future, I will check it out. I give the book 2 bookmarks.
I’ve never watched the X Files series. I like ghost stories and Men in Black but this was never a show I got into. I thought the book series came first, but on the cover it says it’s “based on the television series.” So if anyone watched the show, the books would probably repeat.
In X Marks the Spot, Agent Scully and Agent Mulder meet. They both work for the FBI. Right now Scully is teaching a class and Mulder, well they are trying to squash what he is doing. He is one of the best murder investigators of all time, but likes to spend his time with the “others”. Scully is asked to spend some time with Mulder, take notes and bring them back to the big wigs so they can finally put this X Files madness to rest. Problem is, when they go on their first story, Scully isn’t sure what she believes and doesn’t believe anymore when multiple members from the Class of ‘89 are dying.
This book was ok. Once you get to a certain point, if you’re into mystery books, you can guess who the host is.
I know this is silly, but I think I’m allergic to the book. As I mentioned, I ordered it from Amazon. It was printed in 1995 and I’m not sure where it’s been sitting since then. The pages are definitely yellow and something within them keeps making me sneeze. It happened the first night I read it and I laughed because I couldn’t be allergic to it, but then last night the same thing happened, and actually as I write this, and have been flipping through the book, my nose is running. I can’t let that judge my review though
This book did make me want to watch the series. If I see it on in the future, I will check it out. I give the book 2 bookmarks.
June 25, 2011
Ok, I’ll admit that the main reason I picked this up is because it was the only book starting with ‘X’ that I could find. I’ve seen some of the series on TV, but haven’t really followed it so much, even though I really like it.
This book was... really good actually. Strange, kind of scary and full of weird events, this book had me hooked. Also, it set the scene really well, without sending me into information overdrive.
‘Spooky Mulder’ is obsessed with the unusual cases: The X Files. This fixation worries the FBI, especially as they think he’d go to any lengths to get the truth. So they send by-the-book agent, Dana Scully, to keep an eye on him. Together, the two go to a small town where bizarre deaths are cropping up: all from the same high school class. Little do the FBI know that Mulder is very, very convincing, especially as his theories seem to be the only ones that make sense...
Mulder’s brilliant. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks – even though some of them believe he’s insane – and he’s intuitive, frighteningly so at points. His conviction that aliens are walking among us sometimes makes him slightly blind to other options, but as the book goes on you find out why he’s so certain, and it really makes you understand him more. So, all in all, he’s a brilliant, smart, if slightly ‘spooky’ character.
Scully’s more down to earth, and her ideas more practical. Sometimes she wasn’t all that open minded, but Mulder can be pretty convincing. She’s cool, level-headed and smart: pretty much what you want in a lead girl.
Overall, a book that, honestly, I loved. It was short, addictive and spooky, full of alien-abduction-theories and defensive locals. The characters were great, strong and believable. Yeah, I’m not exactly a fan of Sci-Fi, but The X Files is one in this genre that I really like, and would happily either read or watch again.
This book was... really good actually. Strange, kind of scary and full of weird events, this book had me hooked. Also, it set the scene really well, without sending me into information overdrive.
‘Spooky Mulder’ is obsessed with the unusual cases: The X Files. This fixation worries the FBI, especially as they think he’d go to any lengths to get the truth. So they send by-the-book agent, Dana Scully, to keep an eye on him. Together, the two go to a small town where bizarre deaths are cropping up: all from the same high school class. Little do the FBI know that Mulder is very, very convincing, especially as his theories seem to be the only ones that make sense...
Mulder’s brilliant. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks – even though some of them believe he’s insane – and he’s intuitive, frighteningly so at points. His conviction that aliens are walking among us sometimes makes him slightly blind to other options, but as the book goes on you find out why he’s so certain, and it really makes you understand him more. So, all in all, he’s a brilliant, smart, if slightly ‘spooky’ character.
Scully’s more down to earth, and her ideas more practical. Sometimes she wasn’t all that open minded, but Mulder can be pretty convincing. She’s cool, level-headed and smart: pretty much what you want in a lead girl.
Overall, a book that, honestly, I loved. It was short, addictive and spooky, full of alien-abduction-theories and defensive locals. The characters were great, strong and believable. Yeah, I’m not exactly a fan of Sci-Fi, but The X Files is one in this genre that I really like, and would happily either read or watch again.
March 14, 2015
Πρόκειται για το novelization του πρώτου επεισοδίου της πρώτης σαιζόν της σειράς X-Files. Σ'αυτό το βιβλίο γνωρίζονται και συνεργάζονται για πρώτη φορά οι ντετέκτιβ του FBI Φοξ Μόλντερ και Ντέινα Σκάλι. Τα ανώτερα κλιμάκια του FBI έβαλαν την εγκεφαλική και πιστή στα ανθρώπινα επιστημονικά δεδομένα Ντέινα Σκάλι να ελέγχει, κατά κάποιο τρόπο, τις μεθόδους έρευνας του ιδιότροπου Φοξ Μόλντερ σε υποθέσεις παράξενες και δυσεπίλυτες. Ο Φοξ Μόλντερ πιστεύει στην ύπαρξη εξωγήινων και στα διάφορα παράξενα του κόσμου μας, γι'αυτό και ερευνά υποθέσεις με μεταφυσικές προεκτάσεις, τα γνωστά X-Files. Η ντετέκτιβ Σκάλι με την πρώτη μόλις υπόθεση θα καταλάβει ότι ο Μόλντερ ναι μεν είναι ιδιότροπος, αλλά σίγουρα όχι τρελός... γιατί κάτι υπάρχει εκεί έξω...
Λοιπόν, το συγκεκριμένο βιβλιαράκι (μόλις 126 σελίδες!) δεν έχει και πολλές λογοτεχνικές αρετές ούτε βάθος στην υπόθεση. Ό,τι συμβαίνει στο πρώτο επεισόδιο το διαβάζουμε σ'αυτό το βιβλίο, χωρίς όμως να μένουμε το ίδιο ευχαριστημένοι, μιας και φυσικά το τηλεοπτικό επεισόδιο είναι ανώτερο σε ποιότητα απ'ότι αυτό το novelization. Η γραφή επίσης δεν είναι τόσο καλή, οι περισσότερες προτάσεις είναι μικρές σε μέγεθος, με πολλές αχρείαστες τελείες. Πάντως σίγουρα διαβάζεται γρήγορα και ξεκούραστα, νιώθοντας λίγη από την ατμόσφαιρα της τηλεοπτικής σειράς. Γι'αυτό και δεν είμαι τόσο αυστηρός.
Λοιπόν, το συγκεκριμένο βιβλιαράκι (μόλις 126 σελίδες!) δεν έχει και πολλές λογοτεχνικές αρετές ούτε βάθος στην υπόθεση. Ό,τι συμβαίνει στο πρώτο επεισόδιο το διαβάζουμε σ'αυτό το βιβλίο, χωρίς όμως να μένουμε το ίδιο ευχαριστημένοι, μιας και φυσικά το τηλεοπτικό επεισόδιο είναι ανώτερο σε ποιότητα απ'ότι αυτό το novelization. Η γραφή επίσης δεν είναι τόσο καλή, οι περισσότερες προτάσεις είναι μικρές σε μέγεθος, με πολλές αχρείαστες τελείες. Πάντως σίγουρα διαβάζεται γρήγορα και ξεκούραστα, νιώθοντας λίγη από την ατμόσφαιρα της τηλεοπτικής σειράς. Γι'αυτό και δεν είμαι τόσο αυστηρός.
May 3, 2014
2/5 - This is marked as a 'middle grade' book on GR. Knowing the episode pretty well and knowing that the book follows the plot and dialogue of the episode pretty closely, I'm not sure I understand that rating. You're what, 10 or so, in the middle grade? Considering some of the gruesome scenes I remember from the show, I wouldn't be recommending this to any 10-year-olds. This isn't what I would consider suitable reading for anyone under 13. To be continued...
3/5 - After finishing this, I concede that the language is simplified for younger readers, but still think the subject matter would be too disturbing. The strange alien baby would be enough to give me nightmares, let alone a primary school aged child. The story is, from what I remember of the show, almost an exact copy of the dialogue and plot of the pilot episode of The X Files, X Marks the Spot. Some of the internal comments from Scully don't sound quite like I would imagine she thinks, but that seems to be a common problem with novelisations of tv shows, the author has to be pretty talented to get the 'voice' of each of the characters just right. I'm not going to read this again, so it's going in the donate to the library pile and has been moved from the 'books I own' shelf to the 'books I used to own' shelf.
3/5 - After finishing this, I concede that the language is simplified for younger readers, but still think the subject matter would be too disturbing. The strange alien baby would be enough to give me nightmares, let alone a primary school aged child. The story is, from what I remember of the show, almost an exact copy of the dialogue and plot of the pilot episode of The X Files, X Marks the Spot. Some of the internal comments from Scully don't sound quite like I would imagine she thinks, but that seems to be a common problem with novelisations of tv shows, the author has to be pretty talented to get the 'voice' of each of the characters just right. I'm not going to read this again, so it's going in the donate to the library pile and has been moved from the 'books I own' shelf to the 'books I used to own' shelf.
January 24, 2016
had to reread this book today because #feels. last time i read it, i was 11 and i remember how much i loved this whole collection of xf books. i might reread them all because i'll probably be completely stuck in xf mode for a while now!
xf in swedish is giving me serious nostalgia!
xf in swedish is giving me serious nostalgia!
February 16, 2021
This book is a must for „The X-Files“ Fans! It’s obviously the shorter version of the pilot episode but I really enjoyed it especially because it’s been almost two years since I binged watched the show!
July 2, 2021
Extremely well written - quite suspenseful for a middle grade book
September 16, 2020
Grāmata mīkstajos vākos, ar biezām, iedzeltenām lapām un viduvēju-lielu šriftu. Stāsta galvenie varoņi Skalija un Malders. Viens ir FBI vai CIB izmeklētājs, otra jauniņā, kas tiek nozīmēta kā pārinieks pirmajam uz noteikto izmeklēšanu. Mistiskas slepkavības x vietā Amerikā un mūsu drošsirdīgajiem varoņiem ir jāatrisina, kas ir par iemeslu šīm slepkavībām un jānoņer slepkava.
!SPOILERI!
Reti lasu misticisma, astroloģijas literālos darbus. Šausmu elements, kas nepameta viscaur stāstam, kā arī dziļāka, kā sākot lasīt bija radies iespaids, varoņu piederība šij apslēptajai misticisma pasaulei patīkam pārsteidza un kalpoja kā bākuguns, lai pabiegtu lasīt šo grāmatu.
Man riebjas šāda veida fantastika - mūsdienu vai pagātnes cilvēku liecības par citplanētiešiem, kas par pamatu argumentu patiesībai izmanto pierādījumu neesamību pretējam (piem. daļa baložu ir citplanētiešu izlūkaģenti. Kā Tu vari zināt, ka tā nav patiesība? Vai Tu esi pārbaudījis visus baložus, kas jebkad ir eksistējuši ?). Kā arī galveno varoņu izvēle, - sabiedrības neizprasts ģēnijs, kas ir, ak, tik ļoti īpašs, un bērnībā traumatizēta sieviete ar posttraumatiskā stresa sindromu (PSS) -, atstāj vēlēt ko labāku.
Novērtējums: 2/5 zvaigznēm. Viduvēj/tipiska grāmata, man tā nepatika.
!SPOILERI!
Reti lasu misticisma, astroloģijas literālos darbus. Šausmu elements, kas nepameta viscaur stāstam, kā arī dziļāka, kā sākot lasīt bija radies iespaids, varoņu piederība šij apslēptajai misticisma pasaulei patīkam pārsteidza un kalpoja kā bākuguns, lai pabiegtu lasīt šo grāmatu.
Man riebjas šāda veida fantastika - mūsdienu vai pagātnes cilvēku liecības par citplanētiešiem, kas par pamatu argumentu patiesībai izmanto pierādījumu neesamību pretējam (piem. daļa baložu ir citplanētiešu izlūkaģenti. Kā Tu vari zināt, ka tā nav patiesība? Vai Tu esi pārbaudījis visus baložus, kas jebkad ir eksistējuši ?). Kā arī galveno varoņu izvēle, - sabiedrības neizprasts ģēnijs, kas ir, ak, tik ļoti īpašs, un bērnībā traumatizēta sieviete ar posttraumatiskā stresa sindromu (PSS) -, atstāj vēlēt ko labāku.
Novērtējums: 2/5 zvaigznēm. Viduvēj/tipiska grāmata, man tā nepatika.
January 4, 2024
Popsugar Reading Challenge 2024 Advanced #5: A book that starts with the letter X.
52-Book Reading Challenge #6: Women in Stem
I don't think there are really any spoilers here, it's a novelization of a TV episode that aired 30 years ago.
This was a weird experience for me. I have been obsessed with the X-Files since 1993, when my dad introduced me to it, and this book came out in 1995, a middle grades novelization of the pilot episode, when I was in 7th grade. I was the exact target market for this book (and the rest of the series?! How am I just learning about it at 40?
Reading it was weird, too. My initial thought was that it seemed like someone had made an AI watch the pilot a thousand times and then made it transcribe the episode. Like. It was dead on in some pages and then they were talking about characters that I've never heard of before, and this is an episode I have watched no fewer than 50 times. I can play this episode, dialogue, incidental music and all, in my head at will.
So I googled. And the characters came up. On imdb. And X-Files wiki.
🤯🤯🤯🤯
Turns out, this is a novelization of the very most original draft of the script, not the final shooting script or the final episode.
30 years later, this show still manages to surprise me.
52-Book Reading Challenge #6: Women in Stem
I don't think there are really any spoilers here, it's a novelization of a TV episode that aired 30 years ago.
This was a weird experience for me. I have been obsessed with the X-Files since 1993, when my dad introduced me to it, and this book came out in 1995, a middle grades novelization of the pilot episode, when I was in 7th grade. I was the exact target market for this book (and the rest of the series?! How am I just learning about it at 40?
Reading it was weird, too. My initial thought was that it seemed like someone had made an AI watch the pilot a thousand times and then made it transcribe the episode. Like. It was dead on in some pages and then they were talking about characters that I've never heard of before, and this is an episode I have watched no fewer than 50 times. I can play this episode, dialogue, incidental music and all, in my head at will.
So I googled. And the characters came up. On imdb. And X-Files wiki.
🤯🤯🤯🤯
Turns out, this is a novelization of the very most original draft of the script, not the final shooting script or the final episode.
30 years later, this show still manages to surprise me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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October 22, 2019 X marks the spot is a book in the x files in the FBI headquarters where the unexplained happens in those ghostly files. Muller and Sculley are the main characters in this book they uncover the mystery of the happenings in the woods. Teens and young adults are found with identical marks on them all them in the woods at night. Is it a serial killer getting back at his classmates or is an unearthly force is going on snatching men and their souls. The weird thing is the survivors do not know what happen when they are in the woods what is happening. Find out in the x files because THEY are coming.
I think the X files X marks the spot is all good but I think it needs to be longer for the intentness to grow. The book is really good with the movies and series on the TV to follow but I think the books are better. This book would be good for people who like mystery and science-fiction. The action, drama and the mystery all are played really well in this book with the deaths, murders, chases, riots and uncovering the mystery of this X file. The author did a really good job so please read this book.
I think the X files X marks the spot is all good but I think it needs to be longer for the intentness to grow. The book is really good with the movies and series on the TV to follow but I think the books are better. This book would be good for people who like mystery and science-fiction. The action, drama and the mystery all are played really well in this book with the deaths, murders, chases, riots and uncovering the mystery of this X file. The author did a really good job so please read this book.
May 25, 2023
This is a novelization of the first episode of The X-Files television series aimed at school age kids. It’s a very quick read and if you watched the series or even were lucky enough to see the first episode, it will bring a pleasant smile to your face as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully meet for the first time and begin to investigate whether or not The Truth Is Out There. I’m not sure it would be so enjoyable if you haven’t had experience with the TV series. There is not a lot of depth here and I suspect there was very little (if any) extra added that wasn’t in the original script. Still, if you enjoyed The X-Files, you’ll probably enjoy this book.
The plot revolves around a number of dead young men and women who were all members of the same high school graduating class. It’s a small town and the autopsies are not top notch, but strange marks noted on some of the victims link their deaths. The town, however, has a confessed murderer and doesn’t want anyone doing anything that might throw his conviction in doubt and start their worries again. Except…the deaths are continuing and Mulder and Scully, without any real support, are all that stands in the way of the next person dying.
The plot revolves around a number of dead young men and women who were all members of the same high school graduating class. It’s a small town and the autopsies are not top notch, but strange marks noted on some of the victims link their deaths. The town, however, has a confessed murderer and doesn’t want anyone doing anything that might throw his conviction in doubt and start their worries again. Except…the deaths are continuing and Mulder and Scully, without any real support, are all that stands in the way of the next person dying.
September 22, 2017
Dana Scully receives a new assignment from her bosses at the F.B.I. Fox "Spooky" Mulder investigates the bureau's unsolved mysteries, known as the X-files, and they want Scully's insights on his cases. The new partners' first case involves a series of murders in a small town in Oregon.
This is an easy read in a kid-friendly format (short sentences, quick chapters). Storyline is tightly-paced, with all the hallmarks of the television series—unexplained deaths, crime scene investigations, autopsies, paranormal occurrences, alien abductions, and hints of a larger conspiracy. A good choice for kids who crave thrilling tales with creepy twists.
This is an easy read in a kid-friendly format (short sentences, quick chapters). Storyline is tightly-paced, with all the hallmarks of the television series—unexplained deaths, crime scene investigations, autopsies, paranormal occurrences, alien abductions, and hints of a larger conspiracy. A good choice for kids who crave thrilling tales with creepy twists.
September 27, 2020
a leitura deste texto foi tão superficial que nem sei se conta. Não tive paciência pra detalhes e pulei grandes trechos, tentando me deter em partes relevantes. Não pesquisei nada sobre esta história antes de ler, mas me parece que o livro originou uma série de TV antiga? Deve ser por isso que a história soa tanto como filme clichê de sessão da tarde. Além de que, em certos pontos, o "brilhantismo" na resolução do mistério por parte do Mulder(?) me lembrou um pouco de Sherlock Holmes. Tipo, eu gosto de Sherlock, mas me cansa ver outras histórias repetirem o msm conceito.
February 24, 2018
Ek kon myself nie keer nie. Hierdie reeks is soos sjokolade - jy wil net meer hê. En nou sit ek met die Pilot-weergawe in Duits. Die heel eerste episode bly vir my steeds die treffendste.
Ek het ook 'n lekker voorbeeld van grammatika gekry wat taalkundige geslag betref:
"Der Körper des Mädchens verspannte sich, [es] schlang die Arme um [seinen] Oberkörper und wartete."
Pragtig.
Ek het ook 'n lekker voorbeeld van grammatika gekry wat taalkundige geslag betref:
"Der Körper des Mädchens verspannte sich, [es] schlang die Arme um [seinen] Oberkörper und wartete."
Pragtig.
February 14, 2020
Eu não falo pela falta de criatividade já que não faria sentindo nenhum devido a situação em que o livro foi escrito. Minha crítica envolve a fulga dos personagens. Se é um livro de uma série que já existe, você tem que conhecer bem os personagens pra entrar na mente deles e escrever um livro, isso não foi feito. A mente da Scully e a personalidade demonstrada na obra não é nem um pouco parecida com a da série, o mesmo para o Mulder, espero que os próximos não continuem assim.
April 24, 2024
It was so good to read this book again at the age of 40 after having read it for the first time at the age of 11 or 12, and it took me just a couple of hours to finish it.
It is the written version of the ‘pilot’ episode. It’s very easy to digest and visualise.
I’m a huge fan of the x files so got really stuck in and enjoyed it immensely. I couldn’t give it 5 stars as it is written for young readers so a lot of very short sentences which was a little annoying.
It is the written version of the ‘pilot’ episode. It’s very easy to digest and visualise.
I’m a huge fan of the x files so got really stuck in and enjoyed it immensely. I couldn’t give it 5 stars as it is written for young readers so a lot of very short sentences which was a little annoying.
March 28, 2024
As a huge Xfiles fan since I was a kid, reading this again as an adult was such a pleasure. Even tho I kinda remembered the story, now a classic, I still got chills on the most thrilling moments. It makes me wanna read the whole series actually
July 5, 2025
This was the novelization of the first episode of "The X-Files," the writer did a solid job of jotting down everything as he watched the episode... what a cushy gig, huh? There was seldom much to be gleaned from this, but it was a fun time-waster as I waited around for an hour for my bus.
September 14, 2017
Uma delícia de livro dessas, bicho.
January 6, 2018
Quick read, entertaining, similar to the TV show. Left questions.
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