Award Books was the company responsible for seven novelizations of Planet of the Apes movies and TV series episodes during 1973 and 1974. The original movie was based on the novel La Planète des singes by French author Pierre Boulle, but while the movie was significantly different, it was not novelized. Beneath the Planet of the Apes was novelized in 1970 by Bantam Books.
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes by Jerry Pournelle (1973)
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes by David Gerrold (1973)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes by John Jakes (1974)
- Planet of the Apes #1: Man the Fugitive by George Alec Effinger (1974)
- Planet of the Apes #2: Escape to Tomorrow by George Alec Effinger (1974)
- Planet of the Apes #3: Journey Into Terror by George Alec Effinger (1974)
- Planet of the Apes #4: Lord of the Apes by George Alec Effinger (1974)