Nothing Lasts Forever is a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp. It was adapted in 1988 as the film Die Hard. This page refers to the year 1979. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Die Hard is an action film released in 1988, written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Sousa, starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman, William Atherton, directed by John McTiernan. ...

Nothing Lasts Forever is a sequel to Thorp's 1966 novel The Detective. It follows Detective Joe Leland, who is visiting the Claxxon Oil Corporation's headquarters in Los Angeles, where his daughter works. While he is visiting, a German terrorist team led by Anton "Tony" Gruber takes over the building. Leland remains undetected and fights off the terrorists one by one. A sequel is a work of fiction in literature, film, and other creative works that is produced after a completed work, and is set in the same universe but at a later time. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... A detective is an officer of the police who performs criminal or administrative investigations, in some police departments, the lowest rank among such investigators (above the lowest rank of officers and below sergeants). ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Terrorism is the unconventional use of violence for political gain. ...

Despite the changing of certain characters names (Joe Leland to John McClane and Tony Gruber to Hans Gruber), the movie is fairly faithful to the novel. Leland communicates to the terrorists via walkie-talkie and commits some of the same acts of sabotage he does in the novel. John McClane is a character. ... Hans Gruber is the main antagonist, portayed by Alan Rickman in the film Die Hard. ... A walkie-talkie is a portable, bi-directional radio transceiver, first developed for military use. ...

Thorp's prequel, The Detective, was made into a 1966 film starring Frank Sinatra. However, Die Hard is not considered a sequel to that film because of the changes made. A prequel is a work that portrays events which are set in the same universe as a previously completed narrative, but at an earlier time. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is arguably considered one of the finest male vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. ...