MUMBAI:DreamWorks has acquired the much coveted book series, The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig. The poet and short story writer, Haig has authored The Fire Sermon which is the first of a series that promises to pave the way for a successful trilogy series.

The Big screen adaptation will be produced by Carla Hacken, one of her first deals as a producer for the studio.

The plot of the Haig‘s book is unique and gripping; based on post nuclear apocalypse era with no technologies aiding the humans having twins. The bond between the twins is intriguing with one of each pair is physically perfect, and known as Alphas, while the other, the Omega, bears some mutation. The apartheid society forces the mutated twins to settlements, even though when one twin dies, so does the other.

Deadline also reports that the author has penned two more books hoping for a trilogy series.

The demand for the adaptation buzzed around Hollywood when over six publishers rushed for the UK publishing rights. It however landed up with Voyager, the fantasy imprint of HarperCollins that publishes George R.R. Martin‘s books. A US auction is also being scheduled by July 10.