What one book or piece of literature would adapt into a movie/TV series if given the funding and full creative control? Why? (awful.systems)

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Your choice whether you are writing the screenplay, directing, ... or hiring someone for these things. Also assume permission from the original work's author(s), of course.

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[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

        Lord Valentine’s Castle by Robert Silverberg
Cugel’s Saga by Jack Vance
The Sargasso of Space series by Andre Norton

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