Syfy has cinched a deal with "Pushing Daisies" creator Bryan Fuller to adapt a popular science-fiction novel called "The Lotus Caves" for television, reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files.

In the 1969 book by John Christopher, two rebellious boys living on a lunar colony discover an uber-smart being living in the caves of the title. Fuller will co-write the script with "Pushing Daisies" writer Jim Grey, the story says.