Mark Frost, the co-creator of David Lynch's celebrated cult TV hit Twin Peaks, has sold his first children's book to Random House. Editorial director of Random House Children's Jim Thomas acquired North American rights to the trilogy, called Will West: The Epic, in a deal brokered by agents Sophie Hicks and Ed Victor of Ed Victor Ltd. The first book in the series, The Paladin Protocol, is scheduled for release in North America for fall 2012.
The trilogy, a mystery with paranormal elements, follows a sheltered boy who's been told by his parents to avoid the limelight. When Will West lands an unusually high score on a national exam, he is recruited by a little-known prep school. Will also realizes he is being followed. According to the publisher, the ensuding story "follows is a series of events and revelations that places Will smack in the middle of a millenniaold struggle between titanic forces."
Frost has written a number of screenplays, including both recent Fantastic Four films--Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer--and also wrote and produced the film The Greatest Game Ever Played. He has written eight books, including The List of Seven and The Second Objective.
