My three nominations for books that should be filmed all feature huge scope, the kind of SF storytelling from an author that really lights my fire and the visualisation that makes me think it is filmable:
- Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds, massive scope, huge tracts of time and a rivalry that centres the story arc.
- Excession by Ian M. Banks (or any of his Culture novels), involving some of his most interesting characters, the ships themselves with their evocative names.
- Manifold Time by Stephen Baxter (Mark should appreciate this as it involves his hero, Reid Malenfant), the only author apart from Reynolds who can write about truly huge lengths of time.