Books based on a nine-year-old video series later adapted into an American supernatural horror series have been very popular amongst the UAE\u2019s young readers, who are taking home the entire series from the ongoing 42nd Sharjah International Book Fair.<\/p>\n
Originally a series of nine video games based on a fictional family pizza restaurant chain called “Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza”, the first game was released in 2014. The novel Silver Eyes<\/em>, the first paperback version of the series, was published two years later in September 2016 while a second novel, The Twisted Ones<\/em>, was published in June 2017 before eight more were printed over the years.<\/p>\n However, thanks to its first movie adaptation only earlier this year, the series has suddenly found favour with young visitors at the 12-day festival taking place under the theme \u201cWe Speak Books\u201d. \u201cWe have seen a steady surge in demand for these books since the opening day of the fair and a lot of that is because of the new movie. People now want to read about it all,\u201d says Shebin Abdul, a sales executive at the DC Books that\u2019s exhibiting in Hall 6 at the Sharjah Expo Centre where the SIBF will go on until November 12.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s surely a renewed interest [for the series] amongst children, especially the pre-teens,\u201d adds the 24-year-old who has been busy with his colleagues at the popular Indian bookstore selling copies of all ten parts of the books as well the graphics novels inspired by the series.<\/p>\n This comes just days after the worldwide theatrical release of the eponymous American supernatural horror film. And even as it runs in cinemas across UAE, parents are delighted that their children are picking up Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s <\/em>books.<\/p>\n \u201cIt seems like reverse psychology and it\u2019s working perfectly fine in an age otherwise characterised by the omnipresence of digital screens where the allure of video games, social media, and streaming platforms often takes precedence over the traditional joy of reading a book,\u201d says Priyanka Sarkar, an Indian mum of 12-year-old who recently bought not only The Silver Eyes<\/em>, the first graphic novel of the series but also Lally\u2019s Game<\/em>, the first of the 10 novels published by American multinational publishing and media company Scholastic Inc..<\/p>\n \u201cI struggled to get her to read all these years but suddenly I see her develop a huge interest in these books and funnily it is all because of a video game in the first place and add to that the movie. The digital world is pushing our children back to books,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n 11-year-old Asmi Pattnaik got her parents to the SIBF on Sunday only to buy a Five Nights At Freddy\u2019s <\/em>book. \u201cI have played the game before and now I am excited to see the movie but I will only do so after reading a story,\u201d said the grade 7 student of Our Own English school in Dubai.<\/p>\n The series, developed by Scott Cawthon, has taken its haunting and suspenseful gaming narrative and translated it into a successful literary franchise. These books, including titles like “The Silver Eyes,” “The Twisted Ones,” and “The Fourth Closet,” have resonated deeply with fans of the game, providing them with an opportunity to delve further into the chilling world of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Books based on a nine-year-old video series later adapted into an American supernatural horror series have been very popular amongst the UAE\u2019s young readers, who are taking home the entire series from the ongoing 42nd Sharjah International Book Fair. 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