THE TAGUIEN CYCLE A Series for Young Adults Judy Lew, Project Editor
THE TAGUIEN CYCLE
A Series for Young AdultsJudy Lew, Project Editor
RATIONALE
Lucerne currently has no offering for young adultsFantasy series have been hits in this hard-to-please marketCustomers are turning to other publishers to meet demand
Need to decide whether to offer the series to one author or to multiple writers
CHARACTERISTICS OF A HIT FANTASY
A heroAn allyA teacherAn adversaryAn innocent
A problemA journeyA skill or powerA battleA twist
THE HERO
Reluctant rebelInnately sympatheticUntested potential
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THE ALLY
THE TEACHER
Does not have to be humanCan be young or oldCan be male or femaleCan be beautiful or uglyIs wise, but can have flawsUses powers for good
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THE ADVERSARY
Has the same form as the teacherCan be young or oldCan be male or femaleCan be beautiful or uglyIs wise, but seriously flawedUses powers for evil
THE INNOCENT
VulnerableWorthyForms People Other civilizations Animals The environment
THE PROBLEM
Revenge
Rescue
Escape
Temptation
THE JOURNEY
GoalsChallengesQuestsTasks
THE SKILL OR POWER
StrengthSpeedChampionMagicEnhanced sensesHealingExtrasensory perception
THE TWIST
BetrayalRevelationIllusionTransformationConfession
THE CLIMAX
CLIMAX
Problem
JourneyPower
Battle
Twist
APPROVAL PROCESS
Concept approval
Focus groups
Competitive analysis
Sales team report
Acquisition team report
Profit and loss
RESOURCESFor more information about the authors and books mentioned in this presentation, visit these Web sites:
Eoin Colfer: www.eoincolfer.com
Madeleine L’Engle: www.madeleinelengle.com
Diana Wynne Jones: www.dianawynnejones.com
Garth Nix: www.garthnix.co.uk
Christopher Paolini: www.alagaesia.com
J.K. Rowling: www.jkrowling.com
Jonathan Stroud: www.bartimaeustrilogy.com