“The story of Corwin has not left me for more than 40 years”: Stephen Colbert will adapt Roger Zelazny’s The Chronicles of Amber

American TV presenter Stephen Colbert will film a series of novels "The Chronicles of Amber" by science fiction writer Roger Zelazny.

Colbert's production company Spartina will co-produce the project with Skybound Entertainment and Vincent Newman Entertainment.

It is known that the TV presenter is a fan of fantasy literature and has long nurtured the idea of ​​making a TV series based on the novels of the American science fiction writer.

Earlier, George Martin, the author of the A Song of Ice and Fire cycle, who was friends with Zelazny, expressed his desire to see such a project. 

“I am a big fan of fantasy and I want to see more fantasy on television ... Most of all I want (to see. -

) Roger Zelazny's The Nine Princes of Amber.

I'll never understand why Corwin and his siblings haven't got their own series yet.

And hey, if epic fantasy continues to flourish, maybe we'll finally get it.

Let me dream,” Martin said in October 2022.

Colbert admitted that he supports Martin's zeal and that he would be happy to make the dream a reality.

“George R.R. and I have

Martin similar dreams.

The story of Corwin has been with me for over 40 years, and I'm thrilled to be partnering with Skybound and Vincent Newman to bring these worlds to life.

All roads lead to Amber, and I am happy to walk on them, ”The Hollywood Reporter quotes the TV presenter.

Skybound Entertainment CEO David Alpert is also a Zelazny fan.

“Working on the film adaptation of one of my favorite book cycles is a lifelong dream come true,” Alpert is quoted as saying by The Hollywood Reporter.

He added that the production team can't wait to share this "amazing story" with both her legion of fans around the world and those who have yet to fall in love with the world of The Chronicles of Amber.

In the near future, the production team will begin searching for a scriptwriter for the project.

The director, cast and distributor are also still unknown.

Spartina entered into a first-view agreement with CBS Studios.

The Chronicles of Amber is a series of novels written by Roger Zelazny between 1970 and 1991.

It has become a classic of science fiction and has earned the recognition of millions of readers.

The books have been republished more than once, they have been adapted into performances, the plot has become the basis for the development of several computer and board games.

The plot of the book cycle begins with the fact that a hero named Corwin wakes up on Earth and does not remember anything about his life.

He soon learns that he is a prince and a member of the royal family and can travel through different realities.

Amber is a true and eternal city, and the rest of the worlds, including the Earth, are its shadows.

The Corwin family rules Amber.

There are ten books in the Roger Zelazny series.

They are divided into two cycles - five books about Corwin ("The Nine Princes of Amber", "The Guns of Avalon", "The Sign of the Unicorn", "The Hand of Oberon" and "The Domain of Chaos"), as well as five novels about his son Merlin ("The Cards of Destiny ”, “Blood of Amber”, “Mark of Chaos”, “Knight of Shadows” and “Prince of Chaos”).

The novels, which have sold over 15 million copies worldwide, were one of the inspirations for the filming of George Martin's Game of Thrones.

Martin himself had previously taken up work on a television adaptation of Roger Zelazny's Signs of the Road.

In 2021, it was reported that writer and screenwriter Kalinda Vasquez (Escape, Once Upon a Time) as a producer will produce a series based on a novel about time travel and dragons.

Signs of the Road was first published in 1979.

This is a story about a road that makes it possible to move through time and space.

Travelers get a chance to explore the world, reveal its secrets, correct the mistakes of the past and change the future.

By the way, this is not Martin's first experience with Zelazny's works.

In the 1980s, he took part in the adaptation of the writer's short story "The Last Defender of Camelot" for the anthology series The Twilight Zone.

This project marked the beginning of the writer's television career.