Last week we reported on Daughter of Smoke and Bone being looked at by Paramount in a large six figure deal; however, today it was announced that it has been picked up by Universal.
Laini Taylor’s story is an epic fantasy that appeals to a broad range of readers. The story follows Karou, a girl growing up in Prague. She doesn’t know who she is and the only family she has ever known are the chimera she works with. Mysterious black hand prints and fiery angels begin to show up all over the world and Karou’s life will never be the same.
Will Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor become the next huge books-to-movies franchise? It took a huge step toward that rarefied status today when Universal Pictures announced that it has acquired worldwide rights to the young adult fantasy novel.
“My goal is always to write stories that readers will want to climb inside of and live in, and which – I hope – will allow them to just lose themselves in the page,” said Taylor in reaction to the acquisition. “It is a hugely thrilling prospect to think about Universal and filmmakers translating my world onscreen and giving it a second life in such a grand way. I’m over the moon.”
Are you looking forward to this being a film? Who should be cast as Karou and Akiva?