Ray Feist's Riftwar Cycle Could Change The Face Of Fantasy TV (& It's Already Optioned)

Before we start dreaming about where a "Riftwar Cycle" television empire could end up, let's focus on the projects that are in the works. The "Riftwar Saga" — "Magician," "Silverthorn," and "A Darkness at Sethanon" — is the trilogy that started it all. "Magician" centers around a character name Pug and an interdimensional war between the worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan. "Silverthorn" and "A Darkness at Sethanon," meanwhile, mainly follow a character named Prince Arutha as he encounters a dark power that threatens to destroy Midkemia, spearheaded by an evil warlord with an appetite for destruction (and no, it isn't Axl Rose).

The "Empire Trilogy" — "Daughter of the Empire," "Servant of the Empire," and "Mistress of the Empire" — is concurrent to the "Riftwar Saga," but the story takes place in Kelewan and follows Mara, a girl who inherits the reins to the Tsurani Empire after her father and brothers get killed. As her male family members found out the hard way, having the keys to this kingdom is no easy job, so Mara must fight and scheme her way through a cutthroat political system in order to get the job done.

Both of these series complement each other, yet they are quite different in terms of perspective and style. However, merging them could create some excellent television, and Hannah Friedman, Jacob Pinion, and Nick Bernardone are certainly talented enough to pull off magic that Pug himself would be proud of.