Jane Campion’s film adapts Thomas Savage’s The Power of the Dog, not Don Winslow’s novel of the same title. Match the author before buying; these are different books.
For viewers of Jane Campion’s film
Read Thomas Savage’s standalone novel. Netflix’s source-material comparison identifies Savage’s 1967 book and discusses how Campion adapts it. That Netflix article contains major spoilers, so save it until after reading or watching.
You do not need a second volume to complete Savage’s story. Print, ebook and audiobook are alternative formats of the same reading choice, not successive entries in a series.
For readers of Don Winslow
Don Winslow’s The Power of the Dog is a different crime novel. Do not use its sequels as a continuation of the Montana story in Campion’s film. A retailer result showing Winslow rather than Savage is the wrong purchase if the film is what brought you here.
A quick edition check
| What you want | Author to match | Reading path |
|---|---|---|
| The source for Campion’s film | Thomas Savage | One standalone novel, then the film if you want to compare |
| Winslow’s crime fiction | Don Winslow | A separate crime-series reading decision |
Neither format needs to be purchased twice. If you already own Savage’s novel in an older edition, a new cover does not make the film tie-in a new story.
Use our reading-order guides when checking other titles shared by unrelated authors.
If you came for Don Winslow, see books like Sicario .