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Dabel Brother Score Rights to Majipoor
11/11/2003 . Source: Jessica Martin 
DB Production to bring Silverberg's fantasy series to graphic novel format. Our chum Ernst Dabel, one of the grand fromages over at comics house DB Pro - dropped us a line today about their plans in the SFF book-to-comic department.
"We've already started off quite strongly with our critically-acclaimed adaptation of George R. R. Martin's The Hedge Knight," said Ernst. "And we've been hearing that our upcoming adaptation of Richard A. Knaak's Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma is one of the more eagerly anticipated new series of 2004."
"We've got such an initially solid lineup that we've got to continue to produce high-quality books to keep from disappointing our fans," Dabel went on. "That's why we've approached some of the biggest names in science fiction and fantasy for permission to begin adapting their work for release in the spring."
One of the best-known of these authors is Robert Silverberg, the multi-Hugo and Nebula award-winning author who has penned hundreds of short stories, novels and collaborations in his 50-year writing career.
DB Production will be adapting the short story "The Seventh Shrine," part of Silverberg's very popular "Majipoor" series, into an illustrated storybook format featuring paintings by artist Anders Finer. The book will be published under the title The Majipoor Chronicles: The Seventh Shrine and will be available at bookstores worldwide.
"Working with a writer of the caliber of Mr. Silverberg is both an honor and a privilege," said Les Dabel, Vice President over at DB Pro. "We're tremendous fans of his writing, and we're excited to see the world of Majipoor brought to life in such vivid detail."
"I'd never heard of Robert Silverberg prior to beginning this project," admitted Mike S. Miller, Art Director for DB Pro. "But since he was working as an editor for The Hedge Knight and I knew we'd be adapting his work soon, I read through The Seventh Shrine and Majipoor Chronicles. His writing in these books is simply amazing; it's rare that you'll find an author with the ability to craft stories with such depth and character."
"Most writers just string together action sequences and space them out with a little bit of description and exposition," added Sean Jordan, Managing Editor at DB Pro. "But not Mr. Silverberg. His writing style is almost overwhelming to new readers because it's so detailed and immersive. I've always relished the adventurous feeling of the Majipoor stories because the writing works very, very hard to place the reader in an alien world where violence and warfare are almost nonexistent. The conflict is psychological, political, and cerebral before it ever gets physical."
"Of course, anyone who's read and enjoyed Frank Herbert's Dune, Arthur C. Clarke's Rama, Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Isaac Asimov's Foundation or Gordon R. Dickson's Childe Cycle will also love the Majipoor series," added Jordan.
"This is real science fiction, not the tired, dull, derivative material one might find in a typical novelized episode of Star Trek or Star Wars. I consider Mr. Silverberg to be one of the best and most prominent science fiction authors in history, and I'm confident readers who voyage into the world of Majipoor with us this spring will be captivated with what they see and discover."
The storybook edition of The Seventh Shrine will be available in Spring, 2004 through Devil's Due Publishing and will be available to the trade through Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
More information about The Majipoor Chronicles: The Seventh Shrine, DB Production and other projects can be found over at www.dbproduction.com
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