"I've even heard of you," Troy went on as if this argument would be incontrovertible. "I've read -- your book was read to me. It made an impression on me."

Covenant snorted. But he was disturbed. he had burned that book too late; it continued to haunt him.

"No, hold on. Your damn book was a best-seller. Hundreds of thousands of people read it. It was made into a movie."

-- The Illearth War

Well, if it could happen to the Lord of the Rings, what's to prevent a slimy Hollywood mogul from trying to make a few fast bucks off of the Chronicles? Personally I think it's a long shot, so I'm going to have some fun thinking up actors and actresses who I think would be great in starring roles for the First and Second Chronicles.

As always, if you want to get in on the act just e-mail me your ideas.

Update 19 Nov 01: I'm color-coding entries from folks other than myself in red so you know what's mine and what's been contributed by visitors. Mahalo nui loa.

First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Thomas Covenant Harrison Ford
Peter Gabriel
Clint Eastwood
Kevin Costner
Guy Pearce
Russell Crowe
Anthony Hopkins
Hugh Jackman
Jack Nicholson
Dylan Moran
Daniel Day Lewis
Christopher Lambert
John Malkovich
Johnny Depp
Gary Sinise
Bruce Campbell
John Glover
Jan Michael Vincent
George Clooney
Dominic Monaghan
Kiefer Sutherland
Nicolas Cage
Scott Bacula
David Thewlis
Ewan McGregor
Gary Oldman
Hugh Laurie
Hugh Jackman
Lord Mhoram Willem Dafoe
Jeremy Irons
Denzel Washington
Patrick Stewart
Gabriel Byrne
Ewan MacGregor
Anthony Hopkins
Patrick Stewart
Neil Piert
David Wenham
Peter O'Toole
Jeremy Irons
Lena Winona Ryder
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Leelee Sobieski
Jane Seymour
Raquel Welch
Cheryl Ladd
Julia Stiles
Natalie Portman
Emma Watson
Susan Sarandon
Atiaran Glenn Close
Audrey Hepburn
Mia Farrow
Susan Sarandon
Marina Sirtis
Dixie Carter
Unfettered One of Andelain Liam Neeson
Viggo Mortenson
Saltheart Foamfollower Brian Blessed
Sean Connery
Laurence Fishburne
Bannor Jackie Chan (no smiling!)
Russell Crowe
Bruce Lee
Tim Roth
Brandon Lee
The Rock
George Clooney
Jean-Claude van Damme
Vin Diesel
Bruce Willis
Jet Li
Vladimir Kulich
Naveen Andrews
High Lord Prothall Alec Guinness
George C. Scott
Sean Connery
David Niven
Pete Postlethwaite
Ian McKellen
Patrick Stewart
John Gielgud
Lord Foul the Despiser John Hurt
Christopher Walken
Max von Sydow
James Earl Jones
Christopher Lee
Al Pacino
Pietten Sting
Val Kilmer
Simon McCorkindale
Rutger Hauer
Christopher Walken
Christian Slater
Edward Norton
Elena Catherine Deneuve
Emma Samms
Penelope Cruz
Halle Berry
Kate Blanchett
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Jane Seymour
Kate Beckinsale
Winona Ryder
Leelee Sobieski
Amok Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Carrey
the Jheherrin the cast of the Muppet Movie
Giant-Raver triplets Vincent d'Onofrio
Sylvester Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Rock
High Lord Kevin's spectre Charlton Heston
Anthony Hopkins
Hile Troy Anthony Hopkins
Jeff Gordon
Christian Slater
Caerroil Wildwood Peter O'Toole
Trell Nick Nolte on steroids
Osondrea Celia Imrie
Sandra Day O'Connor
Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Thomas Covenant
Peter Gabriel
Linden Avery Susan Dey
Linda Hamilton
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jennifer Garner
Helen Hunt
Jodi Foster
Julianne Moore
Kate Hudson
Sunder
Hollian Janet Tech
Holly Hunter
Charlize Theron
Winona Ryder
Marid Sam Neill
Vain Wesley Snipes
Ken "Flex" Wheeler
Shawn Ray
Grace Jones
Keith Hamilton Cobb
Memla na-Mhoram-in Sandahl Bergman
Bea Arthur
Tyne Daly
Gibbon John Hurt
John Voight
Brinn Vladimir Kulich
First of the Search Michelle Yeoh
Susan Sarandon
Chyna
Angelina Jolie
Elizabeth McCormick
Lucy Lawless
Grimmand Honinscrave David Hasselhoff
Viggo Mortenson
Cable Seadreamer Brendan Frasier
Carl Urban
Pitchwife Charles Laughton
Antonio Banderas
John Rhys-Davies
Findail Anthony Hopkins
Sting
Chant Quentin Tarantino
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kasreyn of the Gyre Patrick McGoohan (King Longshanks from "Braveheart")
Christopher Lee
John Hurt
Lord Foul the Despiser John Hurt
Christopher Walken
Richard Chamberlain