Just got word- The End Of The World has officially been released.
I thought it wouldn't be available until the 1st of March, World Book Day, but apparently they release their books a week or two early so that people will have them in their hands for the day in question. I think the vouchers can be used in participating shops from tomorrow onwards, but if you don't have a voucher the books themselves are real cheap, so it shouldn't break the bank.
TEOTW isn't the only World Book Day book, of course, so look around, see if anything else takes your fancy.
The A/NZ version of TEOTW will be released tomorrow, I'm told. The only difference between the two versions are the extras at the back. In the A/NZ, there's the short story using characters created by Minions -with-funny-accents right here in this Blog (and don't worry, this story will be collected along with all of the others and released to the world sometime between now and Book Nine).
In the UK and Ireland version of TEOTW, instead of a story, we have some deleted scenes from my first draft of the first Skulduggery book. I figured it might be interesting to give you a peek into what Val's home life would have been like if I hadn't come up with the idea of the reflection. Here's a hint: it'd be completely different. No warmth, or humour, or Melissa rolling her eyes while Desmond does something odd. Have a read, and then see which one you prefer.
Oh, and to all you competition winners who have been sent the signed books, I still have to send you a signed copy of Death Bringer. I've signed them and everything, I just haven't, er, sent them yet. Ahem. The upside is that now I'll be able to send you signed copies of TEOTW as well- so yay me!
Oh, and as usual, even though TEOTW is only a novelette, keep spoilers to an absolute minimum in the comments section. You may continue to babble now.
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*falls out of hammock and lands on Eve*
Seeing as I wasn't on the ground
SLAUGHTERHOUSE!!!
Dinner
Be back latter
*gets crushed*
Nagier: Shut up, Mist.
Mist: *sags* Fine...
Eve, sparky killed her treehouse. So now zathract's got a better one. It took him HOURS to make.
Nagier: ...And get off her!
Mist: Oh, right. *stand up and helps Eve up*
Guess what? I had agriculture yesterday and THEY WOULDN'T LET ME EAT ANY OF THE CHICKENS!
I bet that was Dymock's fault too.
What IS dymocks?
Yay! Treehouse madness! I don't see a NO GIRLS ALLOWED sign anywhere so....*lets self in*
Stupid Dymocks.....
You know, I'm the only one here who won't get live chicken pox from eating live chickens.
It's a bookstore in Aussietralian.
Dymocks is a popular Australian bookshop. I think it's in NZ and Hong Kong as well.
*jumps back into hammock*
*chokes*
WHAT?!
THERE'S A LIVE CHICKEN POX?!
The Dymocks here are small and not even popular. It's PaperPlus and Whitcoulls here.
Oh yeah. You and Freakfan have it, and other fools who basically accepted the offer of a deadly disease.
What does it do?
Eve, did you get my email?
No, but I'll check my inbox right now.
Symptoms include seizures, vomiting, and chronic clucking.
Okay. Maybe we have it but with a different name. We have an ice cream . . . Umm . . . An ice cream what? They're not a shop . . . So . . . We have someone connect with ice cream called Walls. Then when we went to France we saw someone connected with ice cream with the same logo, but they were called Miko instead.
http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff372/NeoZathier/ZathractMistcover-3.png
New Zathract Mist cover. Feedback other than the obvious of being really basic?
I only seem to be getting the seizures. I was wondering what they were.
We have Waterstones, and we have WHSmith, but that also sells other stuff. I buy my school stainary there. And they sell ink cartridges. I buy those. I love fountain pens. Everyone else at school thinks my pens are really cool. Once in maths everyone took a turn writing our names on these sheets of paper with one of my pens.
Ahhhhh! I love them!!!
*grins*
*looks worried* I hope i don't get live chicken pox. I only ever ate two live chickens, and i spit the both out. I hate the taste.
I love the new cover. Especially the font.
Hey, does that mean I'll be getting TEOTW tomorrow!!! *is extremely excited and forgets about Dymocks*
Well, having a live chicken i your mouth makes your tounge grow purple hair...and it makes you say weird things.
It had better mean that.
"This is a robbery"
"Oh. Okay" *man puts phone down and walks off unconcerned*
Sigh. I hope I won't be dissapointed.
I wish Derek would notice me. I'm just blending in with the crowd right now.
I'm gonna do an internet! Waaa!
Well I'm gonna do a book!
Oh.
"I do - INTERNET" *lots of rainbows lift him up and stuff*
"I do - BOOK!" *does nothing*
back
Oh damn, eve already did that one. Never mind.
Hi Nixion! Why is chapter three also called 'PROBLEM'....?
"Help me trre man!"
"Tree powers activate."
*turns into a tree*
When I grow up, I want to go to the moon!
Why wait? *kicks girl to the moon*
That's Mist's fault
"You're mugged!"
"No, YOU'RE mugged!"
*comes in, smiling*
Zathract, I haven't had the best week.
*snaps fingers and grins as his treehouse turns into my old one*
*sticks out tongue and climbs into hammock*
Oh, by the way, there is an anti-shape shifting charm on this house, paired with the you-can't-pull/destroy-this-house-with-anything charm.
Indestructible.
*turns on Mist* For that, I'm not giving you the antidote.
Hey Nix, want a live chicken?
OMGG, you're quoting asdf.
Hi Sparky! Want a live chicken?
Die potato!
No thanks Eve.
Not today.
Damn.
I want to be a pie.
Noooo!
What are you guys talking about now?
Honey, do you like my new shoes?
You are a chair, darling.
I CAN DREAM, HAROLD!!!
*sighs*
I gotta go again.
Also, my treehouse stays.
Except no one touches my purple hammock.
It'll throw you in the lake if you touch it.
"mmm, i want a slice of cake"
*cuts cake*
*cake stands*
"AGGHH! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?"
"WHAT HAVE I DONE?"
"TELL MY WIFE AND KIDS THAT I LOVE THEM."
*Three cupcakes*
"Daddy!"
"NOOOO"
"NOOOOO"
*cake jumps*
*splats against ground
Alien attack!
Throw...the CHEEEEESE!!
*throws cheese*
*nothing*
brb
Yes, we are, sparky.
Does anyone remember the one where the man cuts the cake? Because all i remember is "daddy!"
Nix remembered.
W.T.F.
Oh, nix just said it. That one was funny.
just wrote it
What what, gab?
"Help me, my tie is trying to kill me!"
*man backs away*
*Man with tie looks down at it*
"Please don't kill me
w.t.f?
what the f are you guys talking about?
and what are the hunger games?
I don't remember all the words, but: the i like trains kid was getting married, and he had ti say i do, and he knelt down and said i like trains, and he probably killed her.
Now son, don't touch that cactus.
*son flies into cactus*
You're dead to me.
Asdf movies, gab. Google it. They're on youtube.
Hey kid, you can't skate here!
You can't tell me what to do!
*explodes*
*climbs out of dude's mouth*
Oh.
Hunger Games are a bok trilogy. Movie coming out in a month
i can't remember anymore...
It's about this sick tv show, I think, and people die.
"THERE'S SOMETHING ON YOU'RE FACE"
*PUNCHES NIX*
"IT WAS PAIN!"
Pfft. Screw gravity.
*floats into air*
"No-one thought i could teach a llama to drive!"
"No llama, no!"
*llama drives of cliff*
Hahahaha.
*starts punching salad*
oh yeah, screw gravity
Nice hat.
Thanks.
I was being sarcastic.
Well I stole your face.
*face is not there*
*glowers at Sparky*
*decides not to voice rage*
*decides to voice rage*
BUILD YOUR OWN DAMN ONE!
ARGH! THAT TOOK ME THREE HOURS AND IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU KILLED YOUR OWN!
I'm just not even going to talk to her anymore.
Ever.
*sits by tree and sulks*
The Science Show!
Piano!
*gets crushed by piano*
Who's idea was this?
"Smell my flower"
*smells flower. Stands up*
*crocodile or whatever comes out of man*
*pats Mist's back* There there.
*remembers something and jumps up again*
We'll all help you build a new one if you want. With all of us, it'll take less than an hour!
It worked! My time machine wor-
*gets crushed by dinosaur*
I am a stegosaurus!
For the record, that was not a stegosaurus.
That's really nice, but Sparky stole my tree too.
Eh, never mind.
*makes a new one twice as big and pulls more material out of no where*
Anyone who wants to help can, if you don't that's fine.
*sighs and starts*
Quick, shoot me in the face-
*shoots in face*
*glues bits together with purple banana* I'm not a pro, I can admit to that.
It's a CARTOON, eve. What does it matter? And if it wasn't a stegostaurus, that just makes it funnier, right?
Hey son, catch!
*son gets squashed by ball*
Got your nose
Look out, he's got a nose!
*gunshoots*
That one just cracks me up
Hai, guys. I've recently finished Skulduggery Pleasant: The End Of The World. I slumped in the couch shaking the Kindle (eBook), with a rather odd look on my face. And then... the most wonderful thing happened. The small circle thing started loading. And then... is it? 'Tis not... IT IS! The new book. I screamed and ran around and clicked the book and started reading it. And I was engulfed by the book, and then I saw I was 66 percent in and got a little disappointed by how short it was. But then I did that 'Pbblttltt' thing with my tongue. Who cares. Skulduggery Pleasant is entertaining no matter what. And then the Tane and Hayley story. That was fun to read. And then I finished the book and ate dinner, boring my parents with what was in the book. And that's when I rushed to the computer to make a Gmail account, and then a blog, and now here I am... *Tilts head*
Valkyrie has one dimple like meeee. :D :D :D. Go Valkyrie. Yeeeeaaaaaaah. :D :D. Banana. That's all, really... Also, Derek, and everyone else... I'll be posting a small story of my writing clashed with Skulduggery Pleasant with their characters and all. It'll be very fun... And I've never been posted before. That may have something to do with the fact I've not posted before... anyway... .... Bye, all. :D
I know. It's just that i have a whole encyclopedia of dinosaurs, and I'd hate to see that knowledge go to waste.
helping Mist
*plants a tree*
Just wait a few years and you'll be good
*starts helping* Well, it has to be more fun than birdwatching, right? I went birdwatching yesterday. I ended up watching the sky instead. It was VERY boring.
I already have a new tree, Nix.
Eve, I sent you an email.
I have one dimple too!
Dylan! we have something in common
Hi, dylan.
YOU GOT THE NEW BOOK????? THAT IS SOOOOO COOL!
Their name...
Nixion's name is Dylan too.
new book means TEOTW, right?
I love that one too, nix. Watch out he's got a nose!
*grunts as a floorboard flies up and hits me in face*
Ow...
lets face it Mist, it's not like there's any difference between pre-hit face and after-hit face
Dylan Silver's Bio
Occupation: He works for the Australian Sanctuary and works for others depending on what country.
Sorcery Discipline: Elemental
Weapon of Choice: Katana (Like Tanith's :D)
Clothing: Similar to Valkyrie's but more... boylike. The clothing was given by him from a mailman who had gotten the clothing from Gordon Edgley who had gotten it from Ghastly Bespoke
Hope you liked it. I'll add more if I think of more stuff...
Got the email. :)
Can't wait Dylan
*completes laying floorboards on first floor*
...And now...to the stairs...
Hi Dylan!
....I was talking to Nix too.
Hehe.
*starts making walls*
I'm gonna build a house,
I'm gonna build a house,
With a chimney tall,
With a chimney tall,
*can't remember any more*
*calls down from second floor*
Thanks, Star!
*lays down carpet after floorboards*
*builds statue of live chicken in the middle of the house* There.
He also seems to have a peeve for inconvenient people... I forgot to add to his bio...
Hair Colour: Dark brown. He's got a fringe. [Not Emo... bleh]
Eye Colour: Dat dark blue kind that's bright. :D
*hangs painting of Cthulu on wall*
Awww. I was gonna use a katana for my other charcater...
Royal blue? Indigo?
Do we even have a chimney in the treehouse?
*is fitting windows*
Dylan is sounding a lot like Nixion...
Aaaand he likes anime. And he has a teensy crush on Valkyrie. [Who doesn't?]
Charlie, you are the purple banana king!
Me
She'll just break your heart
I don't know who Nixion is... and this has all come from my imagination. He also has two other pals. Alice Jennings and Jason Lagron. Alice is an Elemental, and Jason is an Adept with unnatural speed and agility.
*Brings in movie thearter*
Right, where do i put this?
I certainly don't have a crush on Val. I'm all for Skulduggery.
And Solomon. Teehee.
I don't. I assume the girls don't.
And no chimney.
*looks down at live chicken statue*
*shrugs and plugs in TV*
Urgh...third floor
*lays down stairs*
Nixion is my charcter
http://mistandnixseries.blogspot.com.au/
Read up
This treehouse is way better than sparky's. We're working really hard to make it as group. That gives it . . . Umm . . . Something. Something good.
Oh.
*gets rid of TV*
Room over there, Nix.
*points to HUGE room*
*brings in fruit bowl filled with purple bananas and puts it on table under painting of Cthulu*
"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
"How unique," Skulduggery said, "a Necromancer quoting Poe."
Wreath's smile grew wider. "Suddenly I hear a tapping, tapping, as if someone gently rapping at my chamber door."
Yay..
I'm mentioned.
*puts it in HUGE room*
Be back with the games room
I loooooooooove that line, Dylan!
Jumps of the Sky Tower..
*activates sigils on legs*
*lands on a car*
*gets arrested*
*kills everyone*
*reads a book*
The End.
I'm not new to the blogs, but I'm new to actually commenting and all that. How do I change my picture?
*brings in games room*
Right, screw this
*Springshots it into room*
I don't have a character.
*fastens door to hinges and hinges to walls, then moves on to the next one*
I love it how Solomon and Skulduggery, are like, rivals. Totally romantic....for me. I have a record of crushing on imaginary people.
*sighs and slowly builds roof*
Damn it my story sucks.
Um, you click on your name, and it has all the details when you go to edit profile at the corner of the page.
personly i like Clarabelle
@dylan: you click on your name, which will take you to your user profile. Click on edit profile, then scroll down to the bit about pics.
Yeah..I wonder what happens to her...
Hahahahaha.
"I'm going to be sick!"
Valkyrie pointed to Tanith's head.
"You've got something in your hair.."
Tanith pulled it out and winced.
"It's a piece of hollow man (Italic) skin. SKIN!"
Tanith dropped it and it fluttered over to Valkyrie. Valkyrie giggled and flicked it over to Tanith and Tanith flicked it back.
Skulduggery came into view and pressed his finger against the piece of paper.
"Four year olds," Skulduggery said. "We're in the middle of a world-wide crisis and I'm dealing with four year olds."
Do you want carpets in your treehouse?
*fixes on last few doors*
*paints walls purple*
Yeah and she died her hair blue.
Somethings wrong with the reflection.
"It's got a giant penguin on it."
"Yes, it does."
"We should call it penguin-mobile."
"OK."
"Or Fred."
Hehehehe.
"I don't wish to alarm you, but I have a gun pointed at your head."
My favourite of all time.
We are but paddellers in the stream of life
My favourite was...
"Don't you all have somewhere else to be? It's not that I want you to go, it's just that I don't want you to stay."
AWESOME.
"You're hired. But I have to warn you, if you try and kill me, I will dissect you and sing along to your screams."
"Can I have Mondays off?"
"You may."
I was quoting to refresh last night.
CARPETS, zathract? Or not?
Oh another one.
"He's not a bad person."
"Because he's not a person."
Has everyone here read the End Of The World book?
"I'm often nice, but rarely really."
"Are you proposing to juggle our newborn child?"
"Of course not. I'd only be able to juggle her if we had twins. Otherwise it's just throwing"
No. I can't find it anywhere. Adelaide's all for Harry right now.
Yes, carpets are a must.
*completes roof and ceiling*
*repaints walls black*
Sorry, Eve.
Oh this one made me laugh.
"Well?" Tanith gasped to China.
China's eyebrow raised. "Well what?"
"Are you going to help me or not?"
"Nonsense, you don't need my help.
You're doing fine."
I posted on Nix and Mist again, by the way.
Nix, how's the chapter goin'?
Not me I'm in awesome NZ that's why.
Aw. *paints doorknob purple*
"Before I left, I realased him into the wild."
"You realesed your gerbil into the wild?"
"Yes. Back into his natural habbitat. It was only fair. Now he can live out the rest of his life, hunting his prey and raising a family."
"What, uh, what would a gerbil's prey be?"
"Nuts, mostly."
"And how would he hunt nuts?"
"He'd probably lie in wait or something."
Door nobs are fine. :)
*adds in the pool, spa and sauna rooms*
Deacon held up his hands. "I won't, I swear. I've learned my lesson. I was greedy, and selfish. I now see that it was wrong to-"
"We don't care," Skulduggery said. "Now run away before I shoot you."
Deacon nodded, and started walking off.
"He said RUN," Valkyrie snarled, and Deacon did just that.
"I could have been killed because you were tying your SHOELACE?"
"An untied shoelace can be dangerous. I could hsve tripped."
...
"I'm joking"
"Really?"
"Absolutly. I would never have tripped. I'm far too graceful"
My friends bought this book and Derek Landy! IT SAYS YOU'RE COMING TO AUSTRALIA. I was crying tears of joy at this news and I am so excited. Is there any chance of you coming to schools?
Aw. What about Mahogany's profile?
Awww, I like my orginal character description better..
*sighs*
Anyway... I'm gonna have to edit my stupid story
"Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight."
"And only a moron would bring a sword to a gun fight."
Baron Vengeous and skulduggery Pleasant - Playing With Fire
I never had it. Nix needs to email it to me...I only have the chars. for Infection...
No one dare...
I'll do it!
Dylan, was that from TEOTW?
1st!
1st!
1st!
1st
1st
1st
What colour carpets?
1st
Damn,
Black carpets. With pictures of...uh...just black.
Oh, wow, two pages in a row!
@Nixion Strange
Yes. Yes, it was. The very last part of it, except for the Tane and Hayley part of the book which wasn't TEOTW.
I dedicate this page to...uh...to...
Everyone who helped me build the tree-house and a special shout-out to Eve. Again.
And me.
Gahh. Uh. Second?
Yay! Again!
*starts fitting carpets*
And yes, i spelt colour right. I'm english.
Australians write "colour" too.
Yay!
*Adds in huge computer lab*
I think it's done, don't you think?
*installs Cthulu door*
Woo-hoo! A page partly dedicated to me!
*moves up a floor*
NOW it's done.
I think I was the first person to read TEOTW...
I know americans say color and favorite and honor. Just wanted to make sure.
You were. *glares at Dylan*
the reason i haven't finished yet is because i was working on the necromancer and vampire bit, but Mist desided to go ahead and write those bits
Gah. Uh, Star Midnight... I don't think it was dedicated to you so much as you narcissistically pointing out that it should be without specifically saying that word for word.
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