Finally!
You don't know what it's like, you really don't. I finished the book, was very happy with it, and then took a few days of doing nothing before starting The End Of The World and some other stuff. And all the while I'd be reading your comments, and the comments on the Forums and Facebook, and smiling because everyone seemed to be looking forward to it so much.
But that was MONTHS ago!
To have to sit here and watch all of you count down the days made me feel so incredibly guilty for putting you through that. But now, finally, the wait is over. It is September 1st. It is Death Bringer day.
The Launch last night in Dublin was manic...! It turned into a marathon signing session, and it had Storm Troopers! STORM TROOPERS! I didn't get a chance to chat to any of the people I know and usually see at launches, because I was staring at the Storm Troopers and then signing books and staring at Boba Fett and signing books...
'Twas a good way to launch Death Bringer, so thank you Eason's bookshop!
And what will I be doing today, you ask? The day of the release? Will I be doing interviews and attending champagne parties? Er... no. I will be cleaning my house. I'm off on tour tomorrow, and as usual Laura will be staying here while I'm gone, so I have to get the place ready for her or she'll glare at me. And you've never been glared at by Laura. It's SCARY.
So all of you who have just bought the book, I hope you like it. The previous blog entry is still the ONLY place you can post spoilers, so don't do that here. And even in the previous entry, try to HINT at the spoilers instead of blurting them out. Because there are SOME people, who will remain nameless, who felt the need to SKIM the spoilers and were dismayed when certain things were spoiled for them... which I actually find hilarious. If you don't want anything spoiled, DO NOT READ THE SPOILER SECTION! Sigh.
Okay, I have a house to clean. And you? You have a book to read.
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*kicks self* STUPID STUPID STUPID
The Murderer Within
Hands that clutch your head,
Your eyes are wide with fear.
Voices of people who are dead
Haunting your mind with leers.
You run through the darkness
Of your very mind, your soul
A blood moon that shines on inkiness
Penetrating the smoke that lurks in bowls
Slowly you gas your victims to death.
Then chop them up and throw them away
Bones and smiles are all that's left
Clothing's ends begin to fray
Your mind is full of all these things
Blood and gore, Bones and bullets
Towards darkness your conscience flings
Saliva rolls down in heavy rivulets
Smiling down on your last body
Handcuffs slap onto your wrist
No matter how much they stare at coldly
No denying the knife-holding fist.
Locked up, sitting in a straight jacket,
Smiling the smiles of a dozen dead
Shadows pluck at the old locket
The dead mother, the murderer instead.
*reading all the posts and longing for the Golden one's presence*
Cruel?
Silently she watches me stumble
But as I receive her injuries
Trip, fall, and tumble
I always wonder, is it her superficiality?
A thin tight wand, it stings painfully,
Smacked across the hands of the misbehaved.
Yet I feel no pain from her delivery,
Swift, fast, and undelayed.
I cringe in fear instead of pain
But no tears come from my eyes.
Instead, blood leaks from my tear ducts twain,
In front of them flash my terrible lies.
Like a dying fish I gasp for air
She has me on her hook, I know.
Trapped forever in Life's dark lair
No matter what sounds I hear, the lark or the crow.
Foreign liquid splashes onto my hands
And the meat starts to sizzle in heat.
A rope around my wrist to bring me to foreign lands
For my heart, not hurting is a feat.
Dragged across the sand dunes,
Scraped and bleeding profusely
Sand that's washed from lunar moons
Shipped across the sea
Is life so cruel to be this way?
Does life have given tormentors?
People selected to train in May
and take it out on live specators?
Sometimes I don't know what the world thinks.
Sometimes my anger's too fueled.
But I do know this answer in chinks
Is life really that cruel?
Silent Night
Silent night, Holy night,
How many times do you show your might?
The comfort comes from soft slow notes
Floating on air just like a boat
The crunching horridness of broken glass
Underneath the feet of the singing mass
a horrible parody of a holy time
Walking past the broken shrines
The silent night is no longer good
In furrowing brows, the people brood
It matters who was killed in this fight
It matters who was dead this night
Slowly eyes spy a peaceful couple,
Dead, obviously, but no longer in trouble
Arms entwined around each other
holes in their hearts, blood of their fathers
But so in love, the expression on their face
Gives rise to the question, who will win this race?
War is such a terrible thing
People die in an eye blink
Such is the waste and slandering of war
Compared to others, their time they're far before.
And therefore sing no more, and hereafter say,
We'll always remember that fateful day.
AM I ALONE HERE? ;-;
um hi
now am i alone?
well i'm hear sooooooooooo
Mr Landy
SP Death Bringer was TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the twist is epic!!! it was so cool!
sigh i hate to admit it but i'm a newbie
hi anyone! *hugs*
gah! How early do I have to come on to get here when someone else is?
hi peeps
hi mistical! Haven't seen you before...*offers vase of happiness*
so...irritating but necessary small talk time! er...so what do you like to do when you're not on here?
Good morning lego - not sure if you are still on.
Having one of those days - today I am discussing the inner workings of my MacBook pro with Apple!!! Oh joy! Let's just hope they don't wipe my book from it!!!
Morning to all that I have yet to make an acquaintance with!
This morning we are sharing waffles *offers them round* *quickly snatching them away* They're mine all mine *cue evil laugh*
is anyone there
Pleased to meet you mystical (or can it be just misty, my fingers don't like to type lots) *offering welcome handshake* feel free to take ONE of the waffles I'm offerin for breakfast!
oh hi um ... i don't know ... well i do but i've been studying for exams sooooooooooo yea. do u know how to refresh the pg because i ceep having to go to the first pg then to this pg so can u help?
I am using my iPhone to post from today but on my Mac it is just command + r to refresh the page. It helps to set your profile to alert you of new posts although be warned, time zones differ greatly and you could find yourself vein kept awake by the incessant pinging of new emails!!! How's revision going??
hi yummy! *huggies*
er...I'm pretty sure that getting rid of all your giant documents without telling you is bad customer service...or at least evil. =p
oh, and thanks so much for giving out your email to everyone on here who has an icky family situation thingy. You're really quite wonderful for doing that, and it makes me feel a little bit better about their safety.
ok thanks
*glares at the exams until they spontaneously combust*
yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thax i just tried it lol thats so cool!!!!!!!!!
thanx again!!!
lol
hello ... oh don't tell me i'm a lonner again!R
=p I was going to say something else about exams, but then I realized that I sounded like a conspiracy theorist.
anybody on here
yep. hi amelie!
hey how are you
are you in australia lego
No, I'm in america, just up somewhat early.
im in astralia and its 7:49
soz my computer was slow
did we lose yummy? :(
now it's 7:52pm ... or about
yes you did lose me, although don't think of me as lost just temporarily mislaid.
Be back soon!!!
yay Friday 2morro!
then it's 2 weeks of holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey im back sorry i was doing something
okie dokie!
*sends a tiny eggplant to accompany her wherever she is going*
hey hey hey
yay i dedicate this page to lego yummy butterflies kallista (envious) dragona sorry if i forgot anyone
envious of her rainbow farts, perhaps?
*Mistical jumps on an eggplant and rides it around*
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is fun!!!!!
*eggplant is going at a snails pas*
yes 4th!!!!!!!!!!!
lalalalalalalalalalalalal
intrevert extrevert doesnt matter
yay! *jumps on mistical's back*
her hugs, then? Because she is quite generous with them...
...
okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
*lefo and Misty end up tackling each other and roll into a puddle of mud*
ah, okay. I wouldn't be too envious of that, as she dispenses them quite regularly.
@Mistical- got a problem with piggy back rides? =p
i love piggy back rides
nope :D
oh dear...*is terrible at fights/wrestling*
yes i win!
*then lego kicks Misty in shin*
no i win said lego
i win i overrule all of you
*falls asleep on misty's shin* what? It's comfy....
oh dear
*amelie jumps on lego and misty*
oh dam im crushed
er...perhaps I should move out of your feet...*goes to cuddle with her tiny eggplant instead*
awww such a cute eggplant
*misty gets up and attempt to clean herself*
great this i gona nead a good wash!
lol
...
well i guess it is cinda cute! *Hugs everyone including eggplant*
be gentle...ze didn't take the roasting well.
... :)
and yes, I did just decide that it's a genderless eggplant. :D
brb...have to get dressed and such. *huggies*
and i recon that's a good thing!
... is anyone there! :(
sigh well i gtg bed for me!
it was great meeting u all and thanks for all the help! i might see u peeps 2morrow! bye now!!!!!!!!
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
soz i felt like saying that bye now peeps!
i cannot read the last two pages of DB or i'll start throwing things
Before I comment I should probably say a welcome hello so "hello" *big waves*.
Just read them and then start throwing!!!! It's good for the soul to vent!!!
i missed everyone, didnt i?
:( depresed..... i asked someone out and they said there think bout it and then everyone siad he said yes so i got all excited then it turns out he said no.... bummer
im srry vita
that sucks
yeah it does :(
Aggghhhh Finally doing it.. Sup Derek, Pandore here... I've only recently been exposed to the world of skulduggery pleasant and may I just say WHAT A WORLD it is.. The first book I bought was Dark Days, soon after Mortal Coil came out, and as the luckiest girl in the history of ever I got the raddest Mom in the history of ever who bought me ALL the previous books I had been missing.. She didn't see me for Two Weeks... Well this is my first post on your site and I am uber excited I finally did it... Before you dose off or get bored of reading, what I really wanted to say was YOU ARE KICKASS and your work is Amazazzzing!!! Way main!!.. Next year I'm studying film at my countries top academy for film, and well what's left to say is.. We'll Be Working Together Sooner than you know.. PEACE=D=D
Just wondering how you would actually prononce names such as Tanith or Valkyrie Cain. Is it line 'Tain-th' or 'Tan-ith'
i finished DB!!!!
it was EPIC!!!!
well done derek *applaudes*
Arg, I can't buy the book in Germany yet!
that sucks
i hope they release it soon
Hello? anyone home?
hey.... I'm still depressed...
Depressed? *hugs*
hope its not anything MAJOR sucky Vita... :(
most depressing thing today for me was getting our school photos back :P
hi vita and rachel
heya raven!! how u this fine evening?
fine, a tired, but fine, how r u?
Hello all :)
hi NJ, how r u?
Aww I'm grand thanks just after finishing a book there today :P you??
im good, tired, but good :)
which book?
:D Im good thanks Raven!
And heya NJ!!
:P just half helpin me bro with his homework story... tis nice to see he's gettin into writing- we're havin such a discussion of the best word to describe an explosion XD
how sad...
The Mediator: Grave Doubt
Hey Rachel!! That is Kewl
I was not in school today because there was. Prize giving!! But I still had work... Which I have just realised... I still need to finish that... Crap :/
guh... have got craft folio stuff to do... so far i'v gone and drawn a wee tortoise on it :)
but that about all... :P
:O we got oor school photots back today... O.o
Aww KEWL
How did it turn out??
bad... well it COULDA been worse... i could put it on me blog, but i left it in me locker today...
but the photographer was like "come in... right sit up straight... smile" *half way through smiling and beginning to sit up straight she takes the pic* "Right off you go!"
no time to pose of anything!! all i wanted was a giant fan or something :)
LoL Awk I'm sure it wasn't THAT bad!!
I was like halfway in between my silly smirk :/
STILL...wasnt as bad as 1st years pic ... *shudders* sadly THAT one is stuck on me young scot card till it expires...
But hey ho! Wats new wit you?
LAWL
And when does it expire??
What is new with me?? Hmm...
Well...
Nothing. I was just hanging out today??
2015 :P
Lol :)exciting
:D so wat u wantin for your b-day? Gettin close!
My birthday present from my brother is him heading off to glasgow for Uni!! My mate says she is making me brownies!! And I would like a lap top of my own!! But that ain't gonna happen!!
Money I suppose!! Moneys good that way you don't have to pretend you like the prezzie when you don't. You can just go out and buy something you DO like :P
I have to go now. I'll be on tomorrow, bye!
Dragona was here??
XD sounds good! out of curiosity, whats he sttudying? brownies sound good!
:D yes... me auntie makes home made jewellery for everyone's birthday but its abit...strange :/ so yes- money is good!
plus am tryin to already save up for a car so have got one o those money tin things that u cant get into without a can opener. and to be even cooler, its got a pic of the disney cars movie on it :P
cool rach
KEWL
He's studying electro mechanical engineering!!
Brownies are good :)
cool :)
ach...keep remembering we got oor sponcered walk next friday... :( we hace to walk from oor school for 4 miles to me old primary school (which is literally next to me hoose)then walk back...
id rather be in school :P
anyone still here?
Sorry was in the kitchen... Where there is no wifi
:) tis ok! get that up here loads... have to wnder around with an i pod, holding it half oot a window to get a signal...
LAWL
That's what I'm using right now
And it isn't even mine!!
My DAD has more high tech stuff than me AND HE'S 50 FOR CRYONG OUT LOUD
:P Parents are funny like that! except my mum is completely technologically retarded... cant even work the tv very well :)
Nor can my mum it's rather hilarious she asks me and my brothers to help her out when we tell her to figure it out herself she gets REALLY pissed off!! It is soo funny then when we go to explain something she gets mad saying we r treating her like she is incompetent!! You can't win with that woman!!
Lol :D me mum tries it, takes to long and cant do it, so we just end up stealing it off her...
*major yawn*
geez, i am actually fallin asleep here...
best go guys before i just go and start droolin on me key board or something...
Bye guys!!!
Bye Rachel *hugs*
I better go too!!
I have school tomorrow and I still haven't done my R.E HW :/
bye rachel
Bye all *hugs*
bye NJ *hugs*
anyone on????
hi vita
im gonna go to sleep, night all, ill b on tomorrow sometime, night
hi vita...dunno if you're still here.
Okay, so Ginger Rachel and I are more than likely going to be at the signing today :3 So excited. I mean, it's entirely possible that we will get lost, but I'm sure we'll wander about and get their eventually.
WHO IS HERE.
NO ONE? ME? ;-; eue
I'm on xat if anyone comes online: www.xat.com/AquilaFelis
hi!
... well no one is hear
ok peeps i gtg but i brb soon!
Hi everyone!!
Anyone here??
Guess not!
I gtg anyways byee everyone!!
Damn. I missed Ayesha. We were on the chat, Ayesha.
I have to go to school now. I'll be on tonight, bye!
Hello?
Dammit, why do I have to miss you guys by just a fraction?! *kicks time zones*
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hi peeps
DAMMIT. *curls up*
*cries tears of blood*
*licks up blood* Ooh, sweet.
lol
is it good?
Haha, My character's a vamp, so duh, it's nourishment XD
Hi Mistical :) How are you, and which part of australia do you come from?
Qeensland
soz
*Queensland
^^ nice. I've never been there before. But I've been to Perth ^^
cool
i haven't been to Perth before was it nice?
yep, was at a farm.
cool
My teacher has two dogs. They both licked my face yesterday. =.=
lol :D where they cute!
They were, definitely. Friendly, too ^^
cool!
how r u?
I'm a little sick.
oh didoms
didoms?
lol
soz its what i say to my friends when then complaining about something!
hey I have to go. brb.
15 minutes.
ok then see u soon!
hello!
...
am i a loner?
sigh i am ...
Hello.
sorry..... my mom didn't allow me to use the internet. I just hope you're still here.
oh yea but its dinner now so ill brb soon ok!
okay :)
soz i gtg and watch a movie with my family so i wont be back till over a hour and a 1/2 posabully 2 hours
soz i realy am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bye till then
hi bb...you still here?
are you okay, by the way? you seem a little blah.
:( guess you left...anyone else here?
*reads up and wonders what all the removed posts are*
and now I have to go for school. Bye! *hugs*
and read this poem! It's quite strange, but really ...something. And I'm now mildly obsessed with Anis Mojgani.
http://www.radiuslit.org/2011/04/02/radius-jeffrey-mcdaniel-anis-mojgani-dave-mcalinden/
just noting that I'm actually still here...though I'm sure I'll be gone before anyone else comes on.
oh, and I became ridiculously obsessed with him 5mins after seeing his poetry...though that probably says more about me than him.
hi derek .. i love yur books and im almost finished death bringer
you probably dont remember me because there was like 200 hundred people at the mountains to sea festival about a week ago.. where you were asked to do the jitter girls walk. i was the ginger kid asking where to get the movies yu wrote.
please reply!!
hey is anbody on
Will someone please say how they pronounce the names of the characters, like Tanith or Valkyrie. I've been arguing with my sister for ages.
I've read the book...
.. and I've come to the conclusion that one Derek Landy is kind of awesome in the head.
hey anyone on????
Hello?
Hi Kallista! Ok *hugs* See you then :D
Coolbeans :)
Hey Raven!
hi quinn, how r u?
I'm good ta. And you?
im ok
Hey kal!
did you know, that you are the only person whos typhos I find cute? ^^
anyway, back to writing
super ditto. :)
http://dragonapine.blogspot.com/2011/09/durham-laslit.html
New OC on my blog.
WOW!
I met Derek today, IM SUPER HAPPY RIGHT NOW!
I brought my LEGO Skulduggery and Death Bringer. He signed them both! HE SIGNED MY LEGO! HOLY CRAPOLA! WITH SILVER SHARPIE XD !!!
We ha dto wright our names on a sticky note and stick it in our book(s)
When Derek was about to sign my book he looked at the note, then at me and was like "I know you." i couldnt stop giggling :P
I had fun
Hey Kal!
It was great
Oh and I'm going to post pictures on my blog of the Skulduggery Pleasant LEGO that I made soon, so like maybe tomorrow.
congratz dess!
you lucky sod!!!!!
Lucky sod indeed :D
Ohh look what I found:
http://universe.lego.com/en-us/freetoplay/freetoplay.aspx
LEGO WORLD PLEASE JOIN!!!
I have to go now. I'll be on tomorrow, bye!
Bye Dragona :D
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