Broken Earth is a work of extraordinary scope and grandeur, written with apocalyptic energy and verve, a story that moves mountains. The problem is that buzz can build unrealistic expectations and lead thereby to anticlimax.
Today she is certainly the most important fantasy writer of her generation all of which means that major excitement surrounds The City We Became, her first novel since Broken Earth. All three titles in her Broken Earth trilogy – 2015’s The Fifth Season, 2016’s The Obelisk Gate and 2017’s The Stone Sky – won the Hugo award for best novel, an unprecedented achievement. Her ascendency has been as rapid as it has been deserved. Also produced by Walden is “Finch” starring Tom Hanks for Apple TV+, “Rumble” for Paramount+ and Netflix’s award-winning series “The Baby-Sitters Club,” which won the inaugural Children and Family Emmy Award for best series.N K Jemisin is now such a major figure in science fiction and fantasy, it’s remarkable to think that her first novel was published only 10 years ago. Walden Media is currently in post-production on Apple TV+’s limited series “Manhunt.” The drama focuses on the hunt for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. The deal was negotiated by Hotchkiss Daily & Associates of behalf The Knight Agency. Cucukov and Bosari will executive produce the series along with Walden Media CEO Frank Smith. The project will be produced and co-financed by Walden Media and will be overseen by Cucukov along with VP of television Jennifer Preston Bosari. “We’ve been huge fans of N.K.’s work for years, and we see this as a cornerstone project for Walden’s mission to work with transformative and inspirational voices in culture.” Jemisin’s immersive, diverse and utterly enthralling tale about found family and the aching desire to be part of a community,” said Naia Cucukov, executive VP of development and production at Walden Media. “We couldn’t be more excited to take on N.K.
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