More Publisher Information
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Publishers Weekly online has a small mention (1/16/04) concerning Donaldson and the new Covenant books. To summarize, the article by John Baket states that a deal was struck with Putnam for the quartet of new books with Donaldson's agent Howard Morhaim (Mhoram?) and will publish the first of them, The Runes of Earth, next fall, with a Berkley paperback to follow in 2005. Movie rights have also been optioned, it seems, by producers Marc Gordon and Peter Winther. U.K. rights have been picked up by Orion.
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stuartfanning
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I received this from the publishers of the British edition.........
Dear Mr Fanning,
We are indeed publishing STEPHEN DONALDSON'S "The Final Chronicles of Thomas
Covenant". The first of the quartet, THE RUNES OF THE EARTH, is currently
scheduled for October, but that date is not set in stone as the author is
currently engaged in rewrites.
Best wishes,
Jo Fletcher
Editorial Director
Victor Gollancz
Orion House
5 Upper St Martin's Lane
London
WC2H 9EA
Dear Mr Fanning,
We are indeed publishing STEPHEN DONALDSON'S "The Final Chronicles of Thomas
Covenant". The first of the quartet, THE RUNES OF THE EARTH, is currently
scheduled for October, but that date is not set in stone as the author is
currently engaged in rewrites.
Best wishes,
Jo Fletcher
Editorial Director
Victor Gollancz
Orion House
5 Upper St Martin's Lane
London
WC2H 9EA
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Great news!! Thank you Mr Land!! 
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altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
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~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
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altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
I think you're right about Mhoram/Mhoraim by the way, I'm sure I've read that somewhere.
Excellent news on the whole. I know we've ranted about a Covenant movie a thousand times already, but this is the first time I've considered a movie series starting with the Last Chronicles. I actually think it could work, the corruption of time would enable you to do some interestng things and I imagine that Covenant would be present in some kind of spectre/obi-wan form. With Linden as the central character, supported by the likes of Roger and her son, I think a Last Chronicles movie series would work better than one starting from the beginning.
All this from a cinematic, rather than literary POV, you understand.
Excellent news on the whole. I know we've ranted about a Covenant movie a thousand times already, but this is the first time I've considered a movie series starting with the Last Chronicles. I actually think it could work, the corruption of time would enable you to do some interestng things and I imagine that Covenant would be present in some kind of spectre/obi-wan form. With Linden as the central character, supported by the likes of Roger and her son, I think a Last Chronicles movie series would work better than one starting from the beginning.
All this from a cinematic, rather than literary POV, you understand.
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Furls Fire
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no movies..pleaaase. Especially starting with the Last Chrons, how in the world would that make sense to anyone who haven't read the books?
Some things should just be let be. And Covenant, IMHO, is one of those things. I'm a purist, what can I say?
LOTR was magnificent, a true cinematic accomplishment...but the changes to the story disturbed me. Without the books, there would be no story. I believe that Covenant's story would have to be changed too much to satisfy the masses, and that disturbs me greatly.
Some things should just be let be. And Covenant, IMHO, is one of those things. I'm a purist, what can I say?
LOTR was magnificent, a true cinematic accomplishment...but the changes to the story disturbed me. Without the books, there would be no story. I believe that Covenant's story would have to be changed too much to satisfy the masses, and that disturbs me greatly.
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
aaack! no movies no movies no movies no movies Puh- leeeaaassseee!
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