Continuation of the Enderverse book (Enders Game was book 1)
The Wheel Of Time (because something needs to replace GOT soon and that would fit the bill nicely)
One Second After (very good book and the 3rd book was released recently).
Odd John
Weaveworld (the original story and not whatever story rewrite is currently being made)
Otherland series
The Fear Saga (Fear The Sky, Fear The Future & Fear The Survivors)
The Inheritance Cycle (Done right! Not the s*** that was Eragon. *twitch twitch*)
The Chronicles of Narnia (completed and done well. Disney/Walden Media was doing a reasonable job, until they broke apart and stalled. )
Maybe the Valdemar Chronicles by Mercedes Lackey. Not quite sure how well those would translate to screen.
Possibly Dragon-Riders of Pern.
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Most of these would probably do better as tv series, except for Chronicles of Narnia.
PS: How is Wheel of Time? I'm thinking of reading it, but I heard it was sprawling and tedious at some points, and that a different author had to finish it or something.
A lot of people were put off with book 1 of The Wheel Of Time because of it's similarity in places to Lord Of The Rings (which was intentional on the author's part as he had wanted to pay homage to it) but if you can get past that, then the rest of the story is really great.
I was never bored with the books or the characters myself but each to his own. There really are some fantastic characters and storylines going on there.
It has been likened many times to GOT because of the different factions and amazing characters and I really do think it would be a perfect replacement when GOT finishes, though the books are nothing like each other storywise.
The author who took over the writing after the author died did an excellent job IMHO and the last battle was just epic and I don't think Jordan could have done it any better himself.
Given how long the book series lasted, TWOT must have some great appeal to other readers to have lasted so long (and only finished due to the author's death).
It really is worth giving it a go, but don't give up on it too early if you do decide to read it.
Thanks for the review, lol. I like GoT and LotR, so I'll definitely check it out sometime. What's the first book called?
shareThe first written book is called The Eye Of The World, but he wrote a 'prequel' in 2004 so chronologically that would be the first book.
The Chronological order is as follows -
New Spring
The Eye of the World
The Great Hunt
The Dragon Reborn
The Shadow Rising
The Fires of Heaven
Lord of Chaos
A Crown of Swords
The Path of Daggers
Winter's Heart
Crossroads of Twilight
Knife of Dreams
The Gathering Storm
Towers of Midnight
A Memory of Light
But New Spring can be read as a standalone book really and The Eye Of The World should be considered the first one to read.
Alright. I'll be on the look for those, thanks!
shareChronicles of Narnia would be good:
I’d especially like to see the Horse & His Boy adapted into a movie.
Yeah. I'm also looking forward to Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew; it'd be interesting to see all the portals and stuff.
There have been some older versions, but they're pretty bad quality, and I don't remember if they had the complete series anyway. I think one was a tv show on BBC or something.
In the 1980s, the BBC made a complete television series of Chronicles of Narnia, but the production quality was not great. I think The Silver Chair was the best one of the BBC bunch. With television production quality being so advanced now, the Chronicles would make a great series. Lewis was a genius, and the way his work is copyrighted, no one can make any great changes to the original material. His stepsons have final say over every filmed production of anything Lewis. So, it would take a special producer who wanted to adhere strictly to the source material.
shareWell, the new Dawn Treader was rather different from the book. Just saying. Not all the changes were bad, though.
I think Narnia is still okay as a movie series. The books weren't all that long or complex (if I remember correctly), so it would be difficult to drag out a book to be a whole season. 1-3 hours should be enough to fit in most of each book. The first and second Walden Media Narnia movies were pretty close to the source material, I believe.
I don't know if they could be drawn out for a whole television series, but they could be a special event series. It seems like it lends itself better to a television production than film, for some reason. I think because the books can stand apart and it is better if they don't try to squash two books together. The books are short, and easy to understand with complex ideas- genius.
I am probably wrong, but didn't they squash together The Dawn Treader and another book together in the film?
I'm pretty sure that was the BBC adaptation that they squashed Caspian and Dawn Treader into one. I could very easily be wrong.
I still think they would make better movies, but to each his/her own. I wouldn't mind a new tv series, I just don't see how well it would work out.
Okay, thanks for the information. I was confusing the series with the film. I love Narnia, so I'd see anything based on Lewis' work. I don't know if The Horse and His Boy would be filmed, as there is a pretty thinly negative allusion to Islam. That book may not be politically correct. It would be interesting to see how they would film it.
shareI don't remember any Muslim allusions... Then again, I don't think I knew about Islam when I read it as a kid. If there were, maybe they could just leave that part out of the movie? All I really remember about that book is a talking horse and a cave-city.
shareIt's been a long time since I read it. I read it as an adult, so I probably picked up on something a younger reader would not see. It is veiled, but there. The. Calormen is like Arabia or Turkey. The Horse is a Narnian. The Horse basically tells Shasta that the ways he believes are inferior to the Narnian way.
For example, on their first meeting, Shasta is shocked that the Horse does not say "May he live forever" like an Islamic person might say "Inshallah". I think it is way more pronounced in The Last Battle than in The Horse and His Boy.
I might vaguely remember something about that. At least the part about the Horse saying that the Boy's way was inferior to the Narnian way.
shareThe Sky Lords trilogy by John Brosnan.
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Centuries in the future, after the world has been devasted by the Gene Wars, the scattered remnants of humanity struggle against both the spreading biological blight on the ground and the great airships that dominate the skies. Controlled by feudal warlords, these mile-long dirigibles patrol their territories, exacting tribute from the ground communities.
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That sounds interesting. Will look out for that.
shareThat does sound cool.
shareThe Long Walk by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman
shareOh yes!! I always thought that would make a great film. One of his much better books.
I'm surprised nobody thought to make it while The Hunger Games were fashionable.
Really. I don't know what the hell anybody's waiting for lol!! The story is 40ish years old now. And it's excellent!!!! So come on, why no movie yet???? Would absolutely love to have it written and directed by Frank Darabont. He makes THE BEST Stephen King movies (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist, and The Walking Dead on AMC [the first 2 seasons]). He would make it grrrreat!!!!
shareGood idea. (spoiler) He can take tips for the last 10 or so still walking from some of the zombies lol.
shareI would like to see Dean Koontz Frankenstein series turned into multiple movies. Its a good read if you like these sort of books.
http://www.deankoontz.com/the-frankenstein-series-5-book-bundle-frankenstein-prodigal-son-city-of-night-dead-and-alive-lost-souls-the-dead-town/
"Every city has its secrets. But none as terrible as this. He is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who has traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives in New Orleans as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. Deucalion’s path will lead him to cool, tough police detective Carson O’Connor and her devoted partner, Michael Maddison, who are tracking the slayer but will soon discover signs of something far more terrifying: an entire race of killers who are much more—and less—than human and, deadliest of all, their deranged, near-immortal maker, Victor Helios—once known as Frankenstein."
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur Clarke. It has been "in developement" for too long now.
share'Couple of Vonnegut stories I'd love to see adapted! I always thought The Sirens of Titan would make a cool film in that it's such a delicious and subtle condemnation of organized religion, especially if they preserved that element. Also, Galapagos, I think, would make a fantastic film. If you're familiar with the story, can you just imagine it?!!
shareThe first one that popped into my head is the Silo series by Hugh Howey. But upon further googling it turns out they are making it into a movie. Still though, I'd wish it could be adapted into a mini series. The story has a progression that will lend itself nicely for a tv show.
It's the post-apocalypse. The remains of humanity are living in a bunker (silo). A bunch of stuff happens that makes you go "What?".
A few things show as being developed but never see the light of day. Hpoefuly yours is one that does.
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