With the success of the Harry Potter Novels, there were a lot of copycats as the occult inspired young adult novel genre exploded. So is it any surprise that as Harry Potter draws to its cinematic close in the next year or so, that other franchises are making the preemptive strike to fill its place?
Universal has already hired Robert Nelson Jacobs to write a film adaptation of Cate Teirnan’s novel series “Sweep”
The story revolves around Morgan Rowlands, a sixteen-year-old girl who discovers she is descended from a long line of blood witches. She soon comes to question whether she should use her powers for good or evil.
That sounds creepy a lot like a Harry Potter clone to me. There have been so many books trying to follow this formula (which Harry was not the first) of a teen finding out they have a magical history and are suddenly thrust into a world of magic they didn’t know existed.
I haven’t heard of Sweep before, but hopefully it adapts better than other teen fantasy novels of late.
coughEragoncoughPercyJacksoncough
