Books That Would Make Great TV Shows (17 books)

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Here are a list of books that I think would make for some great TV, but which should definitely NOT be made into a movie!

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1		The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1) by Robert Jordan 4.19 avg rating — 601,876 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.66 avg rating — 693,903 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) by Anne McCaffrey 4.26 avg rating — 59,327 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Legion (Legion, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 44,549 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Conflict of Honors (Liaden Universe, #8) by Sharon Lee 4.32 avg rating — 2,901 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 298,842 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Onyx Webb: Book One by Richard Fenton (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 312 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Loose Gravel by Ginny Fanthome 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 219,758 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Search for Senna (Everworld, #1) by K.A. Applegate 3.80 avg rating — 5,618 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 384,481 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Bar Code Tattoo (Bar Code, #1) by Suzanne Weyn 3.54 avg rating — 17,684 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 79,819 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Naming by Alison Croggon (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 27,718 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 2,528,830 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Secondborn (Secondborn, #1) by Amy A. Bartol (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 22,408 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1) by Michael Buckley 4.05 avg rating — 57,262 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

17 books · 4 voters · list created July 29th, 2019 by SleepLess_ReadMore (votes) .

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message 1: by Crystal (new)

Jul 29, 2019 04:54PM

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I am aware that technically "The Dresden Files" all ready HAD a TV show... but they botched it like crazy and only really borrowed a few things from the books. So, I demand a redo that is more book orientated.

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message 2: by SleepLess_ReadMore (new)

Jul 31, 2019 05:13AM

SleepLess_ReadMore

Crystal wrote: "I am aware that technically "The Dresden Files" all ready HAD a TV show... but they botched it like crazy and only really borrowed a few things from the books. So, I demand a redo that is more book..."

I felt that way about a couple of books I contemplated adding to this list! Many of the books actually had movies that should never have even been attempted.

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