'RAVEN'S SHADOW' SAGA
TO BECOME EPIC TV SERIES
He is an example of a writer who made a huge buzz with a self published book and got a publisher after scoring the success on his own: and now
Anthony Ryan's famous epic fantasy trilogy RAVEN'S SHADOW, which yours truly is currently translating for readers in Europe, has been sold for a TV series adaptation! Joseph Muszynski is adapting the first novel BLOOD SONG over at BCDF Pictures who bought the rights. Sequels Tower Lord and Queen of Fire were also international best sellers with millions of sold copies.
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| BCDF Pictures will adapt the saga into series |
Blood Song
tells the story of Vaelin Al Sorna, who was only a child of ten when his father left him at the iron gate of the Sixth Order to be trained and hardened to the austere, celibate and dangerous life of
a
warrior of the Faith. Vaelin’s father was Battle Lord to King Janus,
ruler of the Unified Realm and Vaelin’s rage at being abandoned and
deprived of his birthright knows no bounds. Even his cherished memories
of his mother are soon challenged by what he learns within the Order.
But one truth overpowers all the rest: Vaelin Al Sorna is destined for a
future he has yet to comprehend. A future that will alter not only the
Realm but the world. The other two books follow Vaelin's stunning rise
as a warrior mixing wars, battles and friendship with magic and demonic
powers. Anthony has also written The Raven's Blade saga which consists
of two other books, The Wolf's Call and The Black Song (out next summer), that also follow the
beloved hero.
tells the story of Vaelin Al Sorna, who was only a child of ten when his father left him at the iron gate of the Sixth Order to be trained and hardened to the austere, celibate and dangerous life of
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| The saga consists of three epic fantasy novels |
I love hearing about people who were able to succeed on their own. I have some friends who self publish their books and would be so excited if they ever hit it big like this.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think of the books so far?
The first one was fresh and original, the second was a shocking disappointment to most fans as he literally betrayed the character that made him famous, and I hear the third one is the worst, sadly, I'm finishing the translation of the second one right now. The problem with self published writers is that their books are sloppy and filled with mistakes usually.
DeleteOooh, that sounds disappointing then. I may have to skip out on this one if he's betrayed his characters. I hate it when that happens.
DeleteI do agree that there are mistakes in a lot of self published books, but usually I can overlook them if the story is good. I still find them in professionally edited books as well, so I guess nobody is perfect.
I went crazy and mad with his mistakes while translating, he changes the name of the same character sometimes three times in the novel and does not even notice it, but I have to in order to avoid it in our version.
DeleteNow that really ticks me off when they mess up the characters. I find that happens often in the freebie titles that are offered on Amazon. I am all for self-publishing, but at least have someone else read your story first before sending it out for the world to read. Even your next door neighbor could catch a few mistakes with a quick read through! It's good that you were paying attention and caught his errors so your versions read better than ours.
DeleteThe problem is that most of them use family or friends for beta readers, and that is a big big no no. You pick the most evil and straightforward of people you know for a beta reader, beta reading should be cruel, not sycophantic!
DeleteHow exciting that you’re translating this book! Even if the sequels are disappointing like you said above, you may take pride in watching the series knowing you had your part to play in the story.
ReplyDeleteIt is probably the longest it has ever taken me to translate a saga, I think it will be about eight months in the end for all three.
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