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-'''''Saving Charlie''''' is a book about the relationship between [[Hiro Nakamura]] and [[Charlie Andrews]]. It is written by [[Aury Wallington]], with story by [[Jeph Loeb]], based on the series ''[[Heroes]]'' created by [[Tim Kring]]. For a summary of the book, [[Saving Charlie/summary|see here]].
-== About ==
-Published by Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, ''Saving Charlie'' tells the tale briefly seen in ''[[Six Months Ago]]'' about the characters [[Hiro Nakamura]] and [[Charlie Andrews]], and how their relationship was created and evolved. It is 256 pages long, and was released on December 26, 2007, with a cover price of $23.95. The novel was written with the full cooperation and consultation of the show's creators.
-== Plot ==
-After watching the [[brain removal|gruesome]] [[Sylar's victims|murder]] of [[Charlie Andrews]] in the [[Burnt Toast Cafe]], [[Hiro Nakamura]] tells his friend, [[Ando Masahashi]], that he will [[time travel|travel back in time]] to [[October 8, 2006|the day before]], and warn Charlie of the [[Sylar|man]] who killed her. However, he accidentally [[Space-time manipulation|time travels]] [[April 24, 2006|six months]] into the past to [[Charlie's birthday party]]. Hiro must now convince Charlie of his amazing [[ability]], and alter history to prevent her [[death]].
-''For a chapter-by-chapter summary of the book, [[Saving Charlie/summary|see here]].''
-==Characters==
-===Crossover Characters===
-The following characters are featured in ''Saving Charlie'' and elsewhere in the ''Heroes'' universe.
-*'''[[Charlie Andrews]]''' has an [[enhanced memory]] and is a waitress at the [[Burnt Toast Diner]]. She plans to one day travel around the world.
-*'''[[Lloyd Collins]]''' is a cop who regularly comes to the [[Burnt Toast Diner]]. He and Charlie have dated in the past and he shows feelings for her and bullies Hiro.
-*'''[[Sheriff Davidson]]''' is a cop and friend of Lloyd's and comes to the diner often.
-*'''[[Takezo Kensei]]''' is Hiro's hero from the seventeenth century warriors who follow the [[Bushido code]].
-*'''[[Lynette]]''' is the manager of the [[Burnt Toast Diner]].
-*'''[[Ando Masahashi]]''' is Hiro's best friend who works with him at [[Yamagato Industries]].
-*'''[[Isaac Mendez]]''' is the painter whom Hiro saw three inches of his head cut off in the future (like Charlie) by the Brain Man.
-*'''[[Hiro Nakamura]]''' has the ability to [[space-time manipulation|stop time and travel through time and space]]. He has yet to gain control of the latter aspect of his ability. He gets sidetracked from his mission to save the world and goes back in time six months to save Charlie.
-*'''[[Ishi Nakamura]]''' is Hiro's mom, who appears in flashbacks.
-*'''[[Kaito Nakamura]]''' is Hiro's dad, the focus of many flashbacks. He and Hiro are very different and usually avoid each other, but Hiro finds they have more in common than he thinks.
-*'''[[Kimiko Nakamura]]''' is Hiro's sister who also appears in flashbacks.
-*'''[[Newsie]]''' asks Hiro for money for a ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comic book in [[Explosion future|an alternate future]].
-*'''[[Niki Sanders]]''' is the online stripper whom Ando pays to take off her clothes. He believes that they are in love.
-*'''[[Sylar]]''' is a serial killer who [[power theft|takes people's abilities]] by [[telekinetic]]ally [[brain removal|cutting their heads]] open. He is referred to throughout the novel as "Brain Man".
-*'''[[James Walker]]''' is the person whose body Hiro saw after he teleported into L.A. Seeing James made Hiro realize what his destiny was all about and that he shouldn't get screwed up in a relationship.
-*'''[[Molly Walker]]''' is one of the little girls who was making fun of Hiro at the zoo.
-*'''[[Whitebeard]]''' is Kensei's rival and enemy.
-===Characters Exclusive to ''Saving Charlie''===
-The following characters are featured exclusively in ''Saving Charlie''.
-*'''[[Miyoki Akayawa]]''', a gymnast that Hiro once asked out.
-*'''[[Reiko Asakawa]]''', Hiro's guidance counselor in high school.
-*'''[[Matsu Bekku]]''', the captain of the Physics Olympics team at Hiro's high school.
-*'''[[Bob (cook)|Bob]]''', the cook at the [[Burnt Toast Diner]].
-*'''[[Daniel (bus boy)|Daniel]]''', the former bus boy at the [[Burnt Toast Diner]], replaced by Hiro.
-*'''[[Debra]]''', Charlie's best friend in high school.
-*'''[[Dwayne]]''', one of Lloyd's friends.
-*'''[[Merle Eckles]]''', a worker at the [[Burnt Toast Diner]] when it just opened, and the murderer of Barbie Travis.
-*'''[[Aunt Erika]]''', Charlie's aunt who took Charlie as her own child when Charlie's parents died.
-*'''[[Herbie]]''', a retired oilman who is a regular fixture at the [[Burnt Toast Diner]].
-*'''[[Kozumi]]''', a young man that Hiro felt his boyhood crush was in love with.
-*'''[[Senor Manfredi]]''', one of Kaito's friends who invited Hiro and Kaito to the Running of the Bulls.
-*'''[[Tami Oyoki]]''', Kimiko's best friend on whom Hiro had a crush until he found out she liked another guy.
-*'''[[PJ]]''', an employee at a comic book store at the mall.
-*'''[[Robogirl]]''', the superpowered robot from the manga ''Robogirl'' whom Hiro compares Charlie to a lot.
-*'''[[Mr. Roiz]]''', the landlord of Hiro's apartment in Texas.
-*'''[[Yuki Shirakawa]]''', Hiro's karate partner that he had liked.
-*'''[[Barbie Travis]]''', the girl who, right after the [[Burnt Toast Diner]] opened, was beheaded by Merle Eckels.
-*'''[[Willie]]''', one of Lloyd's friends.
-==[[Locations]]==
-{{sectstub}}
-*El Paso, TX
-*[[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
-*Las Cruces, NM
-*[[Midland, TX]]
-*[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
-==[[Places]]==
-{{sectstub}}
-*[[Burnt Toast Diner]]
-*I-20 East from El Paso
-*[[Burnt Toast Diner]]
-*Shinjuku
-*Hiro's high school
-*[[Yamagato Industries]]
-*[[Aoyama Cemetery|Ancestral mausoleum]] in [[Kyoto]]
-==Differences from the Episodes==
-{{sectstub}}
-===[[Genesis]]===
-* When [[Hiro]] stops time on the [[Tokyo subway]], the book says that he is watching a monitor with an advertisement for New York City, but the episode shows him gazing listlessly at nothing. (Chapter 3)
-* When Hiro and Ando go into the karaoke bar, the book portrays that Charlie is singing, but the episode shows [[Back Dorm Boys|two guys]] singing (in English).
-===[[Six Months Ago]]===
-* When Hiro comes back to [[Burnt Toast Diner|the diner]] for the last time, the book says that Ando is outside leaning on the window, but the episode shows Hiro coming in the diner and then Ando seeing him (Ando being inside the diner).
-===[[Once Upon a Time in Texas]]===
-* When Hiro and Charlie plan to go on her trip around the world, they say that they want to go to [[Otsu, Japan]] for the first stop, however in the book they all ready had gone there and started the trip.
-==Trivia==
-* At the 2007 San Diego International [[Comic-Con]], representatives from Del Rey asked fans to help make 1,000 [[origami]] cranes at their booth by the end of the show. The goal was surpassed.
-* This book has scenes from the ''[[Heroes]]'' episodes: ''[[Genesis]]'', ''[[Don't Look Back]]'', ''[[Better Halves]]'', ''[[Seven Minutes to Midnight]]'', ''[[Episode:Homecoming|Homecoming]]'', and ''[[Six Months Ago]]''.
-* In ''[[Tabula Rasa]]'', [[Hiro Nakamura|Hiro]] makes a [[Hiro's list|note]] to "Save Charlie." This could be a reference to this book.
-* ''[[Once Upon a Time in Texas]]'' revolves around [[Hiro Nakamura|Hiro]] and [[Charlie Andrews|Charlie]]. There are several references to the book, including: when Hiro is talking about the "normal" story to [[Petey]], he says "''Life is not a fairy tale''," referring to [[Kaito Nakamura|his father]]'s plaque mentioned in the book; Hiro and Charlie plan to go to [[Otsu, Japan]] on their first trip around the world, like in the book.
-== External Links ==
-* [http://www.nbcumv.com/release_detail.nbc/universalstudiosconsumerproductsgroup-20070918000000-delreytopublishn.html Press release] from [[NBC]]
-* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345503228 Order ''Saving Charlie'' on Amazon]
-* [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/savingcharlie/index.shtml ''Saving Charlie'' page] at [[NBC.com]]
-* NBC chapter previews: [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/savingcharlie/saving_chapter2.shtml 2] &middot; [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/savingcharlie/saving_chapter8.shtml 8] &middot; [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/savingcharlie/saving_chapter9.shtml 9] &middot; [http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/savingcharlie/saving_chapter16.shtml 16]
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