Novelisation based on the long-awaited action-packed movie! Peter Parker is an ordinary teenager, until a bite from a genetically altered spider gives him superpowers. With his new web-spinning abilities and the proportionate strength, speed and agility of a spider - and not forgetting those super spidey-senses! - Peter Parker becomes SPIDER-MAN. And not a moment too soon. Danger lurks in the streets - the Green Goblin is out to take over the world, starting with New York City! Can Spider-Man keep the city safe? Or will the Green Goblin squash him like a bug?!