Move over, Harry Potter!

Wow! The fantasy books boom goes on! While the Harry Potter mania is still in full swing - the movie of the fourth part "HP & the Goblet of Fire" will be released this November - J.K. Rowling's famous student of wizardry will get some tough competition:

A year after the English author Michelle Paver secured a record £1.5-million for her first children’s book "Wolf Brother", Ridley Scott, who made the blockbusters "Blade Runner" and "Gladiator", has paid a reported $5 million (£2.7 million) to bring it to life on the big screen. Paver, an Oxford graduate who gave up a successful City career to write, was surprised to have signed one of the largest book-to-film deals in the industry. "Wolf Brother" is the first part of her children book series Chronicles of Ancient Darkness which is set 6,000 years ago in a primeval forest populated by groups of hunter-gatherers. Torak, 12, and his wolf ally battle evil to save their world.

By the way: Paver's agent describes "Brother Wolf" as "Mad Max" for children. Is that a good thing?