L: Change the WorLd is a novel adaptation of the live action film L: Change the WorLd. The novel is notably similar to the film. However, there are a number of major plot changes in the novel that were made to keep the novel faithful to Death Note's canon. One of the changes to the novel is that Near is no longer a Thai boy but the same Near who appears in the manga. The book also reveals more information about L and his past.