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''The Destroyer'' is a series of paperback novels about a U.S. government operative named Remo Williams, originally by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. The first novel was published in 1971, although the manuscript was completed on June 25, 1963.〔(Objectif Cinéma : Warren Murphy - Novelist, writer of The Destroyer and Clint Eastwood's The Eiger Sanction )〕 The main characters were adapted to film in ''Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins'' (1985). The film series is being adapted a second time; on this occasion, it will simply be called ''The Destroyer'' and will be directed by Shane Black. ==Authors== The series was initially co-authored by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, with each writing a portion of each book separately. In the late 1970s, the relationship between the two became tense, and Sapir withdrew. In the early 1980s, Murphy began using ghostwriters to help with the series. In the mid-1980s, Sapir returned to participating in the series. In the late 1980s, Will Murray took over the sole responsibility of writing the series, having written several previous books with either Murphy or Sapir. After Sapir's death, Murray continued the series until the late 1990s. When Murray left after novel #107, three novels were written by interim ghostwriters (#108 & #110 by Mike Newton; #109 by Alan Philipson). Jim Mullaney took over for novels #111-#131, followed by two more by Newton. Tim Somheil was ghostwriter from #134 through #145. The last Gold Eagle Publishing book, ''Dragon Bones'', was released in October 2006. On July 11, 2006, it was announced that ''The Destroyer'' would be moving to Tor Books. Somheil was replaced by Mullaney, who co-wrote the new novels with Warren Murphy. The first Tor novel, ''The New Destroyer: Guardian Angel'', was published in May 2007, accompanied by a re-release of three older novels collected as ''The Best of the Destroyer''. The second new novel, ''Choke Hold'', was published October 31, followed by ''Dead Reckoning'' in April 2008 and ''Killer Ratings'' on July 28 of that year. Due to disagreements between the authors and the publisher, this fourth ''New Destroyer'' may be the final book of the series. In 2002 Murphy started his own publishing house, Ballybunion, as a vehicle for ''Destroyer'' spin-off books. Ballybunion, now known as ''Destroyer Books'', has reprinted ''The Assassin's Handbook'', as well as the original works ''Destroyer World: The Assassin's Handbook II '', ''Destroyer World: The Movie That Never Was'' (a screenplay he and Richard Sapir wrote for a ''Destroyer'' movie that was never optioned), ''The Way of the Assassin'' (the wisdom of Chiun), and ''New Blood'', a collection of short stories written by fans of the series. In 2011 the rights to most of ''The Destroyer'' novels reverted to Warren Murphy. They are being released as e-books. Murphy is also reissuing many of the older titles in print format.〔() List of Kindle Destroyers〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Destroyer (novel series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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