According to the Wall Street Journal James Cameron confirmed that he is in fact working on a novel based on the award winning movie Avatar.
During a reception on Tuesday night this is what he had to say "There are things you can do in books that you can't do with films".The book will follow the film but will add more details about the chacters and planet of pandora.
I'm all for reading but the big selling point of Avatar was the top flight special effects. I enjoyed the story but it was not the main reason to see the film. I like the idea of learing more about Pandora but I would rather see it on film.