Title Release Author Notes BIOHAZARD 2002 Osamu Makino Novelization of the first Resident Evil film Released only in Japan Resident Evil: Genesis[44] 2004 Keith DeCandido Novelization of the first Resident Evil film Resident Evil: Apocalypse[45] 2004 Novelization of the film of the same name Resident Evil: Extinction[46] 2007 Resident Evil: Retribution[47] 2012 John Shirley Resident Evil: The Final Chapter[48] 2017 Tim Waggoner