Legion M members and investors — are you ready to dive into fantasy with us? We’re developing Brian Staveley’s epic book trilogy The Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne as a television series! We couldn’t be more excited, as the remarkable award-winning novels of The Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne trilogy have been translated into twelve languages and have grossed over $6.5 million in sales.
THE STORY
SUMMARY
Valyn, Kaden and Adare, the three grown children of the recently assassinated Annurian Emperor, are scattered across the world, set on different life-paths by their father without explanation. Valyn is training with the Kettral, an elite special ops force that flies covert military missions on giant hawks. Kaden is an acolyte studying the ancient mysteries of the Shin monks high in the Bone Mountains. And Adare remains at home in the Dawn Palace, navigating the complex ins and outs of Annurian politics. With the murder of their father, each has become a potential heir to the throne and target of the same insidious conspiracy responsible for his death. Will sibling rivalry and mistrust keep them apart? Or will they come together to defeat the real enemy threatening the empire and all of humanity...
ABOUT THE BOOKS
The series, which has been translated into twelve languages and grossed over $6.5 million in sales, has garnered numerous awards and nominations, including the David Gemmel award for best fantasy debut, the Reddit award for best fantasy debut, and finalist spots in the Goodreads Choice Awards and Locus Awards for the same accolade.
Unlike other fantasy series, this unique property contains a distinctly modern sensibility with a racially diverse cast, strong female characters who are just as deadly in combat as the men around them and a powerful family drama, all of which tie together with a visual look that promises global appeal.
As non-traditional fantasy for the 21st century, this is not about orcs and elves, but rather about grounded men and women coming of age in extraordinary circumstances.
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MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND THE SERIES
Executive Producer Legion M is the word’s first fan-owned studio, and brings an enthusiastic community of over 100,000+ members and investors (which is doubling year after year), as well as grass-roots proprietary marketing tools to the property, capable of generating massive uptick in series awareness and igniting the passion of an insatiable fandom for TV and film. Recent projects include MANDY starring Nicolas Cage, COLOSSAL starring Anne Hathaway, and JAY & SILENT BOB: REBOOT starring Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes.
Terri Lubaroff
COO/Head of Content
Legion M
David Baxter
VP of Development
Legion M
Rick Porras
Executive Producer Rick Porras is known for co-producing/2nd unit directing on THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and worked with Robert Zemeckis on FORREST GUMP and CONTACT. Rick has a unique skill set for this series after being hired by Peter Jackson for LOTR, covering 7 years on the trilogy and its extended cut versions. Rick recently consulted & directed performance capture on the largest VR game to date, Sony’s BLOOD & TRUTH.
WETA Workshop
Co-founded by Peter Jackson and Richard Taylor, WETA Workshop wants to be involved throughout the series – something they have only ever done for THE LORD OF THE RINGS and AVATAR franchises. WETA is doing our initial art and design for the series.
Robbie Silverman
Executive Producer Robbie Silverman (actor, writer, producer) whose most recent project premiered at the San Diego Comic-Con Film Festival.
Brian Staveley
Author
After teaching literature, philosophy, history, and religion for more than a decade, he began writing fiction. His first book, The Emperor’s Blades, won the David Gemmell Morningstar Award, the Reddit Stabby for best debut, and scored semi-finalist spots in the Goodreads Choice Awards in two categories: epic fantasy and debut. The entire trilogy, which includes The Providence of Fire and the The Last Mortal Bond has been translated into over ten languages worldwide.
Brian lives on a steep dirt road in the mountains of southern Vermont, where he divides his time between fathering, writing, husbanding, splitting wood, skiing, and adventuring, not necessarily in that order.
ACCOLADES
“Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne [is] one of the best fantasy book series I’ve ever read. Once I started reading, I never wanted to stop.”
“Staveley puts his protagonists to the test and is wise enough to allow them shortcomings even as they develop extraordinary abilities.”
“Enough of Martin and Tolkien — there are other great books to adapt. Brian Staveley’s Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne trilogy…(is) ideal material for an epic show.”
“Staveley could spend the rest of his career writing novels set in this world and never cover half of it. [His] world isn’t one stuck in the past: it’s imbued with a thoroughly modern mindset… Staveley seems to draw more inspiration from the world around us, rather than the world of centuries ago.”
“Come for the intrigue, assassination, death priests, black-ops bird riders, and giant poisonous hive-lizards. Stay for Staveley’s characters, his language, and his way-cool fantasy Zen.”
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