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The novel The Fifth Element was adapted by Terry Bisson from the screenplay written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen, which was based on a story by Luc Besson. Customer reviews indicate the book was essentially a scene-by-scene novelization of the movie and adhered strictly to the script with little new information. It received generally good reviews.
A quick scan of the book shows that it owes more to the 1995 draft of the screenplay. Among others clues, is that Ruby Rhod from the movie goes instead by the name Luc Rhod in the book. Another clue was that Zorg managed to survive the destruction of the hotel and landed on one of Fhloston's polar ice caps.
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The book was released in 1997 by Prism, an imprint of Harper Collins based in New York, USA — the same year the movie was released.
The book was simultaneously released in 1997 by Voyager, an imprint of Harper Collins based in Glasgow, Scotland, and was rumored to contain some behind the scenes information not included in the movie.