Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-9093360-20131201222901/@comment-17711744-20131224003404

I believe that the unique and multi-dimensional cast of characters are one of the series' strong points, and that they could be very well-adapted into a good book series. However, some of the show's other high points (mainly the action scenes, as others have already mentioned) would be too difficult to translate without becoming the sole focus of the novel, and even then, it would simply take too much for a not as well-done fight scene. Plus, it would be very hard to show some aspects of the story (such as Aura and Semblances, as, once again, others have already mentioned) and it would take years of description to explain various characters' complex outfits and so forth.

However, a novel whose focus was the characters (including their interaction with eachother, personal developement, backstories and so forth) rather than action, would, and could, be very successful and well-done. Especially if the original series still existed, which would rid the need to explain a lot.