"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