[act]sigh[/act] Why is
Nightrunner so obscure in Australia? Well,
Tamir is too, really, but at least it's licensed in the UK, so you generally have a better chance of finding it on-shelf. If you can't get it anywhere, Deb, I can always send you the ones you need. A few of my local bookstores stock them. ...And I have two copies. ::)
Yeah,
Tamir was made to be a creepy thriller film! It's psychological, but it's also a fairly visual story, so I think it would convert well to screen if done just right. And Brother is like something out of a horror movie anyway. -_-
Avialle - maybe
a look at the Japanese covers will help you form anime-style mental imags of Alec and Seregil. :nod: (And yeah, sorry, that's Ka
iri Yuki, not Kaori. :P) Speaking of the Japanese editions, if anybody finds the process of novel translation interesting,
this article on the adaptation of
Nightrunner to Japanese is fascinating.
Regarding the screen adaptation...I believe it's most likely going to be a mini-series, so yay! (For TV, not cinemas, so I don't know if they'll show it over here for a while - but I'm sure they'll release a DVD.) I agree an episodical structure would suit it much better. Although plot is important to the series, it's quite meandering and casually paced, and spends time on adventures and family scenes that aren't always necessary to the main storyline (which is one of the things I
love about it, in case that sounds like criticism ^_^ ). So a longer run also means less chance of great scenes being cut for time's or continuity's sake, which is often a problem with film adaptations.
Hoo boy, don't get me started on Alec and Seregil. Given half a chance, I will go ooon and ooon about
how well their relationship works, both before and after they actually get together. I love Lynn Flewelling's ability to write close friendships and great pairings: she paces them so well. I appreciate the fact that Alec and Seregil - and Tamir and Ki, for that matter - become good friends well before they ever consider romantic involvement, and how they have to go through real development and self-quesitoning to be ready for it. And, as a result, their relationships work. They have conflict, and they work through it. They have happy moments, and they appreciate them. Their story isn't some token romance, it's a portrayal of real love that can really work, but not without struggle. And......Whoops. Guess I got started. x_X