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1 Percy Jackson &amp the Olympians by Rick Riordan Amazon Janette Pellegrini / Getty Images "I'm really hoping that they'll turn the Percy Jackson series into a television series. The movies were absolutely terrible. In a TV show, they'll have more time to encompass all the details and it would give the characters a chance to develop." – nessaelkellan "There's plenty of material to pull from and it has elements for all viewers: adventure, comedy, and romance.
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1 Percy Jackson &amp the Olympians by Rick Riordan Amazon Janette Pellegrini / Getty Images "I'm really hoping that they'll turn the Percy Jackson series into a television series. The movies were absolutely terrible. In a TV show, they'll have more time to encompass all the details and it would give the characters a chance to develop." – nessaelkellan "There's plenty of material to pull from and it has elements for all viewers: adventure, comedy, and romance.
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It would also be a chance for an extremely diverse cast. There are so many people who would love to see these books accurately portrayed on screen that I'm sure it would be a hit." – krislmart Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 2 Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Amazon Twitter: @lbardugo "It's about six outcasts that have to pull off a daring heist.
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It would also be a chance for an extremely diverse cast. There are so many people who would love to see these books accurately portrayed on screen that I'm sure it would be a hit." – krislmart Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 2 Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Amazon Twitter: @lbardugo "It's about six outcasts that have to pull off a daring heist.
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From plot twists to cliffhangers, you can expect just about anything! Considering it's my all time favorite book, I would love to see it turned into a TV series." – lilbug "Fast-paced plot, witty dialogue, a diverse cast of characters, an amazingly well-written LGBT romance, and the author has already said she's on board for a TV adaptation." – lydiab221 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 3 World War Z by Max Brooks Crown Publishing Group Frazer Harrison / Getty Images "It didn't work as a movie but would be an amazing TV Show." – billym4736e992c "World War Z, but staying faithful to the book with a series of interviews. I want to see The Battle of Yonkers in all its glory." – username102 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 4 The Harry Potter series by J K Rowling Amazon John Phillips / Getty Images "I'd always thought Harry Potter would have made a better TV series than big screen movies.
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From plot twists to cliffhangers, you can expect just about anything! Considering it's my all time favorite book, I would love to see it turned into a TV series." – lilbug "Fast-paced plot, witty dialogue, a diverse cast of characters, an amazingly well-written LGBT romance, and the author has already said she's on board for a TV adaptation." – lydiab221 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 3 World War Z by Max Brooks Crown Publishing Group Frazer Harrison / Getty Images "It didn't work as a movie but would be an amazing TV Show." – billym4736e992c "World War Z, but staying faithful to the book with a series of interviews. I want to see The Battle of Yonkers in all its glory." – username102 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 4 The Harry Potter series by J K Rowling Amazon John Phillips / Getty Images "I'd always thought Harry Potter would have made a better TV series than big screen movies.
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Seasons could be broken up into books and, for the earlier books, chapters into episodes." – jeagle22 "A TV show would allow the intricate details and character development that got left out of the movies." – hmschlaak "Yes, I know the movies are iconic, but TV is really the only way that the books could truly be given justice. So much didn't make it into the movies, but with the extended timespan of a TV show, all those subplots could be given screen time and all these characters could be portrayed the way they deserve." – angelicaschurch Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 5 The Hitchhiker s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams Pan Books Dan Callister / Getty Images "With the advances in TV over the last few years, I think it's time for a new adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. The movie was disappointing and the original series is looking very dated, but the material is still hilarious." – ethantbale Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 6 Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Amazon Amazon "They attempted a movie that didn't do so well, but a TV series could definitely do the series justice." – marys4ae4e5f5f Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 7 The Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown Del Rey Books Gage Skidmore / commons.wikimedia.org "I wish HBO or Netflix would take a shot at Pierce Brown's Red Rising trilogy.
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Seasons could be broken up into books and, for the earlier books, chapters into episodes." – jeagle22 "A TV show would allow the intricate details and character development that got left out of the movies." – hmschlaak "Yes, I know the movies are iconic, but TV is really the only way that the books could truly be given justice. So much didn't make it into the movies, but with the extended timespan of a TV show, all those subplots could be given screen time and all these characters could be portrayed the way they deserve." – angelicaschurch Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 5 The Hitchhiker s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams Pan Books Dan Callister / Getty Images "With the advances in TV over the last few years, I think it's time for a new adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. The movie was disappointing and the original series is looking very dated, but the material is still hilarious." – ethantbale Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 6 Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Amazon Amazon "They attempted a movie that didn't do so well, but a TV series could definitely do the series justice." – marys4ae4e5f5f Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 7 The Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown Del Rey Books Gage Skidmore / commons.wikimedia.org "I wish HBO or Netflix would take a shot at Pierce Brown's Red Rising trilogy.
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It reminds me of Game of Thrones meets The Hunger Games in space!" – musicgamer257 "It's laughable that this series hasn't been turned into a TV show yet. The entire series would make an INCREDIBLE show on par with some of the best shows out there today. It is currently on track to be a movie but it would be so, so, SO much better as a TV show." – Samantha Flanagan, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 8 Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Amazon "It honestly has one of the strongest female characters I've read in a book and would be really relatable and fun for a lot of viewers to watch." – dayjakeep "I'm currently so in love with the Throne of Glass novellas.
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It reminds me of Game of Thrones meets The Hunger Games in space!" – musicgamer257 "It's laughable that this series hasn't been turned into a TV show yet. The entire series would make an INCREDIBLE show on par with some of the best shows out there today. It is currently on track to be a movie but it would be so, so, SO much better as a TV show." – Samantha Flanagan, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 8 Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Amazon "It honestly has one of the strongest female characters I've read in a book and would be really relatable and fun for a lot of viewers to watch." – dayjakeep "I'm currently so in love with the Throne of Glass novellas.
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Seeing them could be cool, but the complexity and layers of the stories might be really hard to transfer into a script." – Inka-Emilia Lindström, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 9 The Dark Tower by Stephen King Amazon Bryan Bedder / Getty Images "The Dark Tower would have made a better TV series." – staceyp9 "There's just so much that an 85 minute movie cannot cover, which is a big part of why the movie has gotten such bad reviews." – Ashley Skye Harrison, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 10 The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss Amazon Angela Weiss / Getty Images "It's an epic fantasy told in first person perspective. Music plays an extremely important role in the plot – perfect for onscreen adaptation." – rebeccad4cff7790e Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 11 The Selection by Kiera Cass Amazon Twitter: @kieracass "The CW have been trying to turn it into a series since 2012 and we're still waiting. This book is The Hunger Games mixed with The Bachelor and I'm so ready to binge watch it." – amberrabrahams "There would be so much drama and every week a few more people would be sent home.
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Seeing them could be cool, but the complexity and layers of the stories might be really hard to transfer into a script." – Inka-Emilia Lindström, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 9 The Dark Tower by Stephen King Amazon Bryan Bedder / Getty Images "The Dark Tower would have made a better TV series." – staceyp9 "There's just so much that an 85 minute movie cannot cover, which is a big part of why the movie has gotten such bad reviews." – Ashley Skye Harrison, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 10 The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss Amazon Angela Weiss / Getty Images "It's an epic fantasy told in first person perspective. Music plays an extremely important role in the plot – perfect for onscreen adaptation." – rebeccad4cff7790e Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 11 The Selection by Kiera Cass Amazon Twitter: @kieracass "The CW have been trying to turn it into a series since 2012 and we're still waiting. This book is The Hunger Games mixed with The Bachelor and I'm so ready to binge watch it." – amberrabrahams "There would be so much drama and every week a few more people would be sent home.
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It's such an engaging and powerful book series with so many interesting and powerful story lines." – fionnas2 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 14 The Gentlemen Bastard series by Scott Lynch Amazon Gage Skidmore / commons.wikimedia.org "WHY ARE WE STILL DISCUSSING THIS?" – Akshara Walia, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 15 Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Amazon "It's about a peasant girl who discovers that she has powers that typically only the aristocrats have." – delaneygreczyn "The first book alone is so tense and would be the perfect series." – meganb43e1baae2 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 16 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Books Tiziana Fabi / Getty Images "I read it for school this year and fell in love with it! It's such an amazing story showing the hardships women face in Afghanistan." – sarahg42f1b908a Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 17 Gone by Michael Grant Amazon Twitter: @michaelgrantbks "A bunch of kids stranded in a dome and they get some magical powers? Heck yeah." – Megan Sharpe, Facebook "It really explores the depths of humanity's evil, and shows that kids are just as human as adults.
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It's such an engaging and powerful book series with so many interesting and powerful story lines." – fionnas2 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 14 The Gentlemen Bastard series by Scott Lynch Amazon Gage Skidmore / commons.wikimedia.org "WHY ARE WE STILL DISCUSSING THIS?" – Akshara Walia, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 15 Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Amazon "It's about a peasant girl who discovers that she has powers that typically only the aristocrats have." – delaneygreczyn "The first book alone is so tense and would be the perfect series." – meganb43e1baae2 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 16 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Books Tiziana Fabi / Getty Images "I read it for school this year and fell in love with it! It's such an amazing story showing the hardships women face in Afghanistan." – sarahg42f1b908a Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 17 Gone by Michael Grant Amazon Twitter: @michaelgrantbks "A bunch of kids stranded in a dome and they get some magical powers? Heck yeah." – Megan Sharpe, Facebook "It really explores the depths of humanity's evil, and shows that kids are just as human as adults.
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Though I do think it should be animated so it could be done on a smaller budget." – Anya Bolden, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 20 Dune by Frank Herbert Chilton Books commons.wikimedia.org "It's Game of Thrones in space with complicated and interesting characters. Even the first book could be two or three seasons and there are loads of books. There's a huge universe of world building, great plot, loads of ideas about ecology, religion, fate, myth, and even sword fights." – Lucy G O'malley-Local, Facebook "I know it's already been a movie and a mini-series, but I feel like the only way to really do it justice would be to give it the full HBO treatment in an ongoing series." – Brendan Anthony, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 21 The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Amazon "My best friend said this yesterday while we watched GOT, 'They should make a TV series based on the Lunar Chronicles.' It blew my mind because it honestly would be a hit.
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Though I do think it should be animated so it could be done on a smaller budget." – Anya Bolden, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 20 Dune by Frank Herbert Chilton Books commons.wikimedia.org "It's Game of Thrones in space with complicated and interesting characters. Even the first book could be two or three seasons and there are loads of books. There's a huge universe of world building, great plot, loads of ideas about ecology, religion, fate, myth, and even sword fights." – Lucy G O'malley-Local, Facebook "I know it's already been a movie and a mini-series, but I feel like the only way to really do it justice would be to give it the full HBO treatment in an ongoing series." – Brendan Anthony, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 21 The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Amazon "My best friend said this yesterday while we watched GOT, 'They should make a TV series based on the Lunar Chronicles.' It blew my mind because it honestly would be a hit.
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Basically, the entire thing is action packed and would make for some beautiful story telling if done right." – Madison Doepel, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 22 The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld Simon & Schuster commons.wikimedia.org "It's been around for a while now and I believe it would reach audiences of all people. It is definitely unique – I've never seen anything like it – from its own vocabulary, to how it criticizes modern society." – c49d0b7d5b Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 23 The MaddAddam series by Margaret Atwood Amazon Imeh Akpanudosen / Getty Images "MaddAddam is apocalyptic meets sci-fi, but all of the science in the books is either in development or at least theoretically and reasonably possible, which gives the books such a real-world feel." – dannienicole418 "I feel like it's socially relevant, an amazing story, and could be drawn out into a beautifully dramatic series." – gingerg23 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 24 Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Amazon Ian Gavan / Getty Images Jemal Countess / Getty Images "A little story about and angel and a demon that have fallen in love with the world, so they attempt to thwart the apocalypse together.
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Basically, the entire thing is action packed and would make for some beautiful story telling if done right." – Madison Doepel, Facebook Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 22 The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld Simon & Schuster commons.wikimedia.org "It's been around for a while now and I believe it would reach audiences of all people. It is definitely unique – I've never seen anything like it – from its own vocabulary, to how it criticizes modern society." – c49d0b7d5b Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 23 The MaddAddam series by Margaret Atwood Amazon Imeh Akpanudosen / Getty Images "MaddAddam is apocalyptic meets sci-fi, but all of the science in the books is either in development or at least theoretically and reasonably possible, which gives the books such a real-world feel." – dannienicole418 "I feel like it's socially relevant, an amazing story, and could be drawn out into a beautifully dramatic series." – gingerg23 Get it on Amazon Get the audiobook 24 Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Amazon Ian Gavan / Getty Images Jemal Countess / Getty Images "A little story about and angel and a demon that have fallen in love with the world, so they attempt to thwart the apocalypse together.
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