i read the novelized version of Mad Max 3 at the age of 12 in one day: The novelization of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was written by celebrated science fiction author Joan D. Vinge and published by QB Books in 1985. This novelization expands on the events of the film, filling in background details about Auntie Entity (played by Tina Turner), Bartertown, and Max Rockatansky's past. It is considered the best of the three novelizations, offering insights into Max's thoughts through monologues and filling in gaps between scenes that were not included in the film. The book is based on various stages of George Miller's screenplays and is regarded as canonical within the franchise. https://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=18398348261&cart=1 lol i gotta get this book at some point. yes, i borrowed it from the library, and sat on the couch and finished it in one day. ah i see, it wasn't as big as i thought. 220 pages yeah, Michael Ende's book The Neverending Story. that was 600 pages. it was the first book of this size i read. yeah, 448 pages. i think it took me a week or two. absolute page-turner of a book for little 9 year old me.