2. The Kingkiller Chronicles By Patrick Rothfuss
kingkiller.wikia.comThe burgeoning on popular series details the story of Kvothe, a legendary bard/actor/warrior/mage/etc. The whole series uses the framing device of the man himself telling his tale to a collector of stories in the roadside he owns. He is now mysteriously de-powered and has assumed a different identity, so the story hops back and forth between the true story, the present day inside the inn and the occasional wild yarn about Kvothe being told drunkenly and aloud by the inns other patrons. The series essentially deconstructs the classic fabled hero myth used in many a game of D&D, where the inns patrons will spew forth a story about how Kvothe slew mighty beats and bedded ancient goddesses and Kvothe himself tells the story collector how it really all went down, often far different to how the official story goes. This could work in a fun way on television, the two different versions of events playing out could be a fantastic narrative device for both dramatic and comedic purposes. We'd have none other than Paul Bettany for Kvothe, he'd lend the appropriate gravitas to the character and his enthralling tale.