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Red Eagle Entertainment has optioned the feature rights to Robert Jordan's 11-book series THE WHEEL OF TIME and will initially work to produce an adaptation of the first novel, THE EYE OF THE WORLD.

Good grief. If this works they've got, what, 10... 12 books to adapt?

I stopped reading them, because it seemed to me that it was just a gimmick. He should have finished the story several volumes ago, and seems to just be milking it along. Sorry, I'm out.

I was a huge fan of this series when it first came out. I read the first book almost religiously, and devoured the next 4 or so. Then I came to college and lost track of the series. But I remember thinking that, even by the 5th book (was it "Crown Of Swords"?), that I was reading the same old character interactions, dialog, and situations. Every so often I think about getting back into the series, but at this point, it seems far too daunting a task.

And besides, I need to finish "The Lord Of The Rings".

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I stopped reading them, because it seemed to me that it was just a gimmick. He should have finished the story several volumes ago, and seems to just be milking it along. Sorry, I'm out.

Me, too. And yet I know people who are devoted to these books.

I suspect that, unlike LotR, RoT (interesting acronym!) may actually benefit from the kind of trimming required by transformation to film. Maybe the interesting characters and events will come to the fore, and the wheel-spinning (so to speak) will be eliminated.

It could be one of the rare cases in which the movie actually improves on the book(s).

Or not. Since I gave up half-way through book two, I'm no authority.

What I'd really, really like to see is someone make a film from Raymond Feist's Magician books. Gripping writing, great story, etc., etc.

I'd stand in line for anything based on the work of Guy Gavriel Kay, especially Sailing to Sarantium or Tigana or The Lions of Al-Rassan.

Yes... Tigana is a great book, one I always seem to be picking up to re-read my favorite parts. I love the graceful and poignant ways in which he brings the story full circle by the end.

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I'd stand in line for anything based on the work of Guy Gavriel Kay, especially Sailing to Sarantium or Tigana or The Lions of Al-Rassan.

You'd be standing behind me.

If we're lucky, the success of the LotR films will lead to some worthy fantasy film projects.

If we're not lucky, just more Legend-style dreck. Can you tell that I don't have a lot of faith in the Hollywood machine? :roll:

Beth (trying not to be too cynical)

You know he has a new one out... The Last Light of the Sun. Takes place in the same world as Sarantium and Al-Rassan, but much much earlier, in a sort of Viking/Norse Myth world.