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Annual yesterday black list It was released to draw attention to some of Hollywood’s most interesting screenplays yet to be produced. There have been many exciting sci-fi, fantasy, and horror concepts out there, and today, The Blacklist unveiled a new initiative: The Adaptation List, via Delivery timewhich collects novels published since 2005 that literary agents and editors agree are perfect Source material to Movies and TV shows.

Again, there are plenty of genre titles included – here are our 10 favorites! (You can read the full list here) Even if they were never tapped for adaptation, these are all solid choices to add to your future reading list.

All-Star Gang Series By Nana Kwame Adjei-Breniah

Loretta Thurwar and Hamara ‘Hurricane Staxxx’ Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a hugely popular and highly controversial profit-maximizing program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. It’s the return of the gladiators, and the prisoners compete for the ultimate prize: their freedom. At the Cape, the prisoners travel as chains, competing in death matches in front of arenas Packed with righteous pretenders at the gates, Thurwar and Stxxx, teammates and lovers, are fan favorites and if all goes well, Thurwar will only be free for a few matches, a fact she carries like her deadly hammer as she prepares to leave her fellow Lynx behind. Thorwar” in how to help preserve their humanity, in defiance of these so-called games. But the corporate owners of CAPE will stop at nothing to protect the status quo, and the obstacles they put in the way of Thorwar has devastating consequences.

Season five By N. K. Jameson

“This is how the world ends… for the last time. It begins with a great red rift through the heart of the world’s only continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It begins with death, with a son murdered and a daughter missing. It begins with betrayal, then raw wounds fester For a long time this has been stillness, a land long familiar with disaster, where the power of the earth is used as a weapon and where there is no mercy.

Note: Hugo winner Broken Earth The triplet that begins with Season fivehe has He has had an interest in adaptation in the recent pastBut even now…we’re still waiting.

Historian By Elizabeth Kostova

The Historian is a stunning, beautifully written suspense, the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family’s past are connected to unimaginable evil: the dark reign of Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century and a time-defying pact that may have kept his terrible deed alive through the ages. The Quest Becomes Of Truth is an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from dusty monasteries and libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe – in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so thrilling that it… It captivated readers around the world.

Note: Vampires are very sexy on TV and In the movies now. Who will take this?

Clara and the sun By Kazuo Ishiguro

“This is the story of Clara, an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities, who from her place in the store carefully observes the behavior of those who come to browse, and of those who pass by in the street outside. She still hopes that a customer will soon choose her.

Note: Thank you, Adaptation List, but this list is already in progress! In 2023It was reported that Taika Waititi would direct the film version; Filming began last year with a cast that includes Jenna Ortega (as the robot) and Amy Adams.

Mexican Gothic By Silvia Moreno Garcia

After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin pleading for someone to save her from mysterious doom, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a remote house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she’ll find: her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noémie knows little about the area. Noemí is also an unlikely savior: she’s a glamorous debutante, and her elegant gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited to cocktail parties than amateurs. But she is also strong and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both threatening and tempting; And not from his father, the old patriarch who seems infatuated with Noemi; Not even the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.

Her only ally in this harsh abode is the family’s youngest son. He appears to be shy and kind, wanting to help Noemi, but he may also be hiding a dark knowledge of his family’s past. Because there are many secrets behind the walls of the high place. The family’s vast wealth and fading mining empire have kept them away from prying eyes, but as Noemi digs deeper, she discovers stories of violence and madness. Fascinated by the terrifying and alluring world of the High Place, Noemi may soon find it impossible to leave this mysterious house behind.

Templeton monsters By Lauren Groff

“The day I returned to Templeton in shame, the corpse of a fifty-foot monster appeared in Glimmerglass Lake,” he begins. Templeton monstersa novel spanning two centuries: part contemporary story of a girl’s search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story. In the wake of a disastrous love affair with an older, married Stanford archeology professor, the brilliant Wilhelmina Cooper returns to her hippie-converted mother’s doorstep in Templeton, New York, a storybook town founded by her ancestors. Which is located on the shores of Lake Glimmer Glass.

Upon her arrival, a prehistoric monster appears in the lake bringing a feeding frenzy to the sleepy town, and Willy learns that she has a mysterious father that her mother has kept secret all of Willy’s life. Beautiful and foster Willie is told that the key to her biological father’s identity lies somewhere in her family history, so she buries herself in research into her twisted family tree and finds more than she bargained for as a chorus of voices from the town’s past. – Some villains, all of them great – rise up around her to tell their side of the story. In the end, dark secrets come to light, the past and present become blurred, and ancient mysteries are finally solved.

Night circus By Erin Morganstern

“The circus arrives unannounced. There are no announcements leading up to it. It is simply there, where it wasn’t there yesterday. Inside the black-and-white-striped canvas tents lies a completely unique experience filled with breathtaking wonder. It’s called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it’s open Only at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is taking place: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been unknowingly trained since childhood specifically for this purpose by their mercurial teachers Both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon fall in love, setting off a domino effect with dangerous consequences, leaving everyone’s lives, from performers to patrons, hanging in the balance.

Night movie By Marisha Bissell

“On a humid October night, beautiful young woman Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Although her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he investigates the strange circumstances surrounding Ashley’s life With her death, McGrath comes face to face with the legacy of her father: the reclusive, legendary horror director Stanislas Córdova—a man who has not been seen in public for more than thirty years.

To McGrath, another death linked to this seemingly cursed family line seems more than just a coincidence. Although much has been written about Cordova’s dark and unsettling films, very little is known about the man himself. Driven by revenge, curiosity, and the need for truth, McGrath, with the help of two strangers, is drawn deeper and deeper into Cordova’s terrifying and hypnotic world. The last time he came close to exposing the director, McGrath lost his marriage and his career. This time he may lose more.”

The sky is full of elephants By Sibu Campbell

“One day, a catastrophic event occurred: all the white people in America ran into the nearest body of water. A year later, Charlie Brunton became a black man living in a whole new world. After serving time in prison for his wrongful conviction, he is now a professor of energy systems He was studying at Howard University when he received a call from someone he wasn’t sure existed: his nineteen-year-old daughter, Sidney, who had been left behind by her white mother and family.

Sidney was traumatized by the event, terrified of the outside world, and spent a year in isolation in Wisconsin. Desperate for help, she turns to the father she never met, a man she has always resented. Sidney and Charlie meet for the first time when they embark on a journey across a truly “post-racial” America in search of answers. But neither of them was prepared for this new world and how they saw themselves in it. Heading south into what is now called the Kingdom of Alabama, everything Charlie and Sidney thought they knew about themselves and the world will be turned upside down.

We ride on sticks By Quan Barry

“In the city of Danvers, Massachusetts, home of the original 1692 witch trials, the 1989 Danvers Falcons will do anything to reach the state finals – even if it means tapping into some demonic dark forces. Against the backdrop of irresistible ’80s iconography, Cowan Barry weaves Experience the individual and collective progress of this enchanted team as they storm their way through an unforgettable season led by good girl captain Abby Putnam (descendant of the infamous Salem accuser Anne Putnam) and her co-leader, Gene Fiorenza (whose bleached-blonde, all-knowing “claw”), the Falcons prove themselves to be cunning, original, and daring, flaunting society’s outdated notions of femininity.

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