Hello all.
Just got back from a TV thing that will be aired in Ireland sometime in May (I'll let you know when it's on so you can YouTube my awesomeness). It's been a long, amusing day, and all I want to do is relax, watch some TV, and generally chill out, so I'll be announcing the title of Book 7 tomorrow instead of today. Hope you understand.
As many of you know by now, every three books have a certain motif when it comes to titles. For instance, the middle trilogy was short, sharp and to the point. The final trilogy (sob) will have a completely different approach, as exemplified by the Greatest Title Ever Thought Up. I'm still writing the thing, and the deadline is fast approaching, so from tomorrow on it's full speed ahead. I only hope that the finished book lives up to what I'm calling it. Oh, I was totally joking about waiting until tomorrow to announce this, by the way. Sorry about that. Heh.
Ladies and gentlemen, in the final days of August of this year, the new Skulduggery Pleasant masterpiece will be released, and it will be called...
Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom Of The Wicked.
FIRST! YOU MY SIR ARE AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteOMG !ST
ReplyDeleteYES! FINALLY!!!
ReplyDeleteOK, so, AARRGGGHHH! That is a supermegafoxyawesome title! *cries with joy because I spent over 2 hours refreshing your blog in hope of this post*
ReplyDeleteDANG IT!! SO CLOSE ANYWAYS HOORAY TITLE!!!! EPICNESS *mind explodes chunks of brain fly in every direction*
ReplyDeleteThis? Is SO cool.
ReplyDeleteIs it August yet? *starts counting down the days*
BEST FRAKING BOOK TITLE OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI took the day off collage today so I could sit on my laptop and wait for this moment!!
ReplyDeleteOMG THAT SOUNDS SO BLOODY AMAZING!!
ReplyDeleteI prefer my suggestion in the last post though :P
Jk jk
derek i am shaking i've been waiting for this all day excuse me while i cry and read this again oh my god
ReplyDeleteAh... about time...
ReplyDeleteOh my God this is so depressing and amazing let my cyber hug you
ReplyDelete*screams happily*
ReplyDeleteOMG I can't wait for this book! Please excuse me while I have a fangirl moment >.<
ReplyDeleteBye!
ReplyDeletezath? i dont like him anymore but Y IS NIX NEVER ON
ReplyDeleteWoo! Quite high!
ReplyDeletehonest to god derek i can't even breath I DON'T WANT IT TO END BUT JHGFKJGFVKJSDG
ReplyDeleteTdttggfrggaajurffcgdfzfhfwwqdwtgb xxthhbdfv
ReplyDelete*Claps excitedly*
ReplyDeleteOMFG I AM BLOODY SHAKING OMG
*squeals in excitement*
*skips around in circle* YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY
ReplyDeleteWow, that title is quite different than the others.
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ReplyDeleteDEREK! Hi! I only just watched your interview on Ireland A.M. ("If he's so great why is he so dead?") and I was just wondering.... I've forgotten now, haven't I....
ReplyDeleteThank you Derek Landy! YESSA!The luck of the Irish, cos im IRISH TOO!
ReplyDeleteOh my oh-iest GOD!!!
ReplyDeleteTHAT IS IMENSE!!
I love very creative and amazing and epic and YAY!! When's August again...it's soooo far away...release it early Derek!!! Please??
Cannot wait...and tbh I almost killed you...you were literally going to die!!! I thought you were serious about tomorrow...GRRR!! But you weren't so it's fine!!:D
I've spent ages refreshing the page every thirty sends waiting for this post. I don't bother looking for five minutes and look what happens :(
ReplyDelete23rd
ReplyDeleteearliest i've ever been
Ohhhh, you are evil. You conned me.
ReplyDelete... Nice title. Not exactly what I imagined, but pretty dandy.
... Now hurry up and release it!
blue...
ReplyDeleteKingdom of the Wicked?
ReplyDeleteHello
ReplyDeleteThe kingdom of the wicked.
ReplyDeleteAwesome
*HUGS EVERY1* Every1 is amazing
ReplyDeleteHang on..
ReplyDeleteTagline???
You can't let us not know that...
Awesome title, Derek!
ReplyDeleteYou are SUCH a tease, by the way! Could you include an actual time of day next time you make such an announcement? I think I refreshed the page about 2 gazillion times!
Anyways, the title sounds great, I can`t wait to read the book - and it will be out during the summer holidays! Thank you for that! *hugs*
(hopefully) see you at your next book signing in Germany!
Derek.....I hate you but I love you...I just threw my phone across the room because of you...Might go read more SP...Hmmm...*le dead* What are you doing to us...? I am going even crazier when I meet you...Have you ever seen a film called ninja assasin, btw? I had an idea, you see.... :3
ReplyDeleteL xxx
Cool title! I already can't wait until it's released! Somehow, methinks it involves Vile, or the Unnamed...?
ReplyDeleteBlue, he is busy with homework.
ReplyDeleteThat is officially an EPIC name.
ReplyDelete*offers cookies for everyone as we have been waiting here for hours on end*
ReplyDeletei am a happy Bluebird *sings*
ReplyDeleteSkulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom Of The Wicked?
ReplyDeleteOMG DEREK!!!!! FOR A SEC I THOUGHT U RELLY WERNT GOING TO TELL US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ur evely some times!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.................
ReplyDeleteKingdom of the Wicked.... Interesting...
ReplyDelete*eats cookie* yum thanks robin *dances*
ReplyDeleteHello every minion!!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD THAT IS SO AWESOME........ I THINK I'M IN LOVE *DIES* I LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteThat is a truly great title. Mr Landy you truly are amazing unfortunately I have broken my F5 key waiting for this post.
ReplyDelete*dances with every1*
ReplyDeleteWow. I can't believe I'm on the first page of comments O______O
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT :D
ReplyDeletei got on and read the first part of derek's blog, at that point i was manly weeping until i read onto the second part and had a spasm of joy and rainbows by the way hello it's my second time here since yesterday and amazing title :D
ReplyDeleteyes i have been wateing hours on end for this!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the cooke!!!:-)
ReplyDeleteI'm so exited
ReplyDelete*nibbles anteater cake excitedly*
I can't wait
I CAN'T WAIT!
I think i might go even insaner than i already am with can't waitedness
hello!
ReplyDelete*sings it*
ReplyDeleteWICKED!
No one mourns the wicked *hums*
I was really hoping that the title would be 'trousers' (don't think we didn't notice about the tight trousers in TEOTW, we remember the vision in DD) or 'valduggery' (heh) but this title is cool! I hope that the kingdom is literal, although a metaphorical kingdom would be good too... As long as Valkyrie and Skulduggery get to visit it, heh.
ReplyDeleteI want one of them call pleasant dreams.
ReplyDeleteBut did sparky leave?!?
ALL HAIL THE GOLDEN GOD!!!
ReplyDeleteI LIKE IT
ReplyDeleteh:)
ReplyDeleteshe hasn't commented yet
ReplyDelete*still singing*
ReplyDeleteNo one mourns the Wicked!
Wicked!
Wicked!
Best muscial ever *sigh*
i spent hours getting my bloggy thing to work o_o''
ReplyDeleteG2g bye!
ReplyDeleteflame!!! *high five* i am a cerial dater too or a cerial stalker.... whatever same thing
ReplyDeleteAHHH GOLDEN GOD COME TO THE COMMENTS!! O.o
ReplyDeleteI think you broke my phone...But its fine! It's SP related :3 its all good...Now back to my ninja hunt...
ReplyDelete*kisses computer screen where the title is*
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT
*whispers* i love it
I literally burst out in joy - like a balloon - when I heard the title. OOF. I can only imagine what kind of amazing plot twists it's gonna have in it.
ReplyDeleteHrm.. Nice title I guess.
ReplyDeleteVery gothic shique. But you've had better titles Derek.
You've had better.
bye flame!!
ReplyDeleteI literally burst out in joy - like a balloon - when I heard the title. OOF. I can only imagine what kind of amazing plot twists it's gonna have in it.
ReplyDeleteYes! I am so close to the top!
ReplyDeleteSKULDUGGERY PLEASANT: KINGDOM OF THE WICKED
How awesome!!!
OOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing !!!!!!!!!
It is .. is .. AAAAAHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am soooo happy, i know the title and it's ... well it's ... well i can't describe how happy i am and how amazingly epic it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :3
byeeeeeeeee guysss
ReplyDeleteOmg omg omg omg omg omg...ok i calmed down O.o i in the first 100 and now imma being in shock though i do say the title sound EPIC
ReplyDelete-________- :)
ReplyDeleteI actually really, relly like this one.
ReplyDelete*laughs*
ReplyDeleteFinish up the book, now, Derek.
tHE KINGDOM OF THE WICKED.... YEP I AM DEFINETLY IN LOVE
ReplyDeleteDEREK I can't wait* has super glorious tantrum*
ReplyDeleteI love you, a minute ago I wanted to kill you because it wasn't up but now I love you. Awesome title, everyone freaking out on the Facebook page and I'm just stunned. I jumped on my dad, when I found out, yeah, Normal! :D
ReplyDeleteOooooh!!! I love the title! Its great Derek, really great!! :D XX Biggest Fan ! :D
ReplyDeleteThat is actually an amazing title! I want to know what the book is going to be about now ahhh I can't wait to read it!!!! =D
ReplyDeletegod i need to learn to finish te post before i get all emo. i almos wet myself when u said u'll post it tomoz. great tittle. luv it. i gotta go to school npw in aussie. luv ya lots xx
ReplyDeletehail the golden god!
ReplyDelete*kneels*
we're not worthy!
we're not worthy!
...
well maybe I'm just a little bit worthy
Bye to whoever is leaving! I'm loosing track in all the comments
ReplyDeleteim not going to be able to sleep until the book is out -.o''
ReplyDeleteOh, this is completely off topic, but please say hi to me and Eve the ROCK (if you say hi to anyone) Derek!
ReplyDeleteI am so close to crying!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSame here! Hey, Robin XD
ReplyDeletenice title BTW!!!!!!!!!! BUT I CANT EVEN READ IT WHEN IT COMES OUT CAUSE I HAVN'T EVEN RED DEATH BRINGER CAUSE THE PUBLISHERS WONT PUBLISH IN USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DEREK IU WILL MAKE THEM PUBLISH IT IN US NOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO U UNDER STAND ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! SO GOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! NOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! im preety shur i just bbrok my key bourd!!!!!!! look what u made me do derek!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteScrew you, Landy. AUGUST?!?!? D:
ReplyDeleteDerek *slumps on floor* this is worse. This is worse torture.
ReplyDeleteI've never been in the first hundred before o.O AND whats the bet Dereks stalking us right now ? Well Mr.Derek thank you for sharing KOny with us because now I am going to do someting. I'm not sure what yet but It will come to me. First I need to tell my best friend. She will know what to do. YEs always trust Zoe.
ReplyDeleteWE TRULY LIVE IN A KINGDOM OF WICKED
Hello Ruby!
ReplyDeleteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
ReplyDelete*breaths*
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
*squeals and shrieks maniacally*
ReplyDeleteOMGG *melts*
ReplyDeleteJust casually spazzing on my pages and my friends are officially scared of me..What have you done...?
ReplyDeleteLol, over 100 already.
ReplyDeleteDerek!! I know you probably won't read this, but would you mind saying "Happy Birthday" to me on June 15? I know it's ages away, but it would be a dream come true!!
ReplyDeleteGrrrrrrr...............
ReplyDelete*turns into future creter from primeevele and eats publishers*
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr...............
I'll be slow to comment now.
ReplyDeleteOh hi L longtime no see
ReplyDeleteXD I am SO sad. I don't have TEOTW yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Curse you, U.S. amazon. Come out, come out, wherever you are...
ReplyDeleteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.......
ReplyDelete*falls over, out of breath*
Why oh why does skulduggy have to end? WHY? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?
ReplyDeleteDo you plan to kill off you're creations like some common sub-plot character, golden god?
Okie Zath
ReplyDeletePUMPED! :D
ReplyDeleteAMAZING TITLE!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi to whoevers on!!
If Derek is on, this message is for him: You will be touring Australia on my Birthday!
ReplyDeletejune 15 is my bros b-day tooo!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDerek, if any of my plot predictions come true, I will find my squirrels and they will throw acorns at your face.
ReplyDeletei've been refreshing this page for hours and as soon as i have to go for a shower you post it... my timing is dreadful D: i can not WAIT for the next book to come out YAAAY. last year i bought the book in september but i wasnt even aloud to read it until october. it was THE WORST torture EVER.
ReplyDelete>.< COME TO MASSACHUSETTS! Gah. How many times must I post it???
ReplyDeleteI was just like "*_____* whaaa awesomeness" *caroling*
ReplyDeleteHelloooooo!!! Just going to murder my admin :) Hehehe one moment :D
ReplyDelete*laughs insanely*
ReplyDeletebook.... he he he
derek... he he he he he!
golden god.... he he ha ha ha!
kingdom of the wicked... he he ha ha!
cant he he wait he he ha ha ha ha he he!
*laughs even more insanely and rolls back and forth on the floor*
Has the comments ever come so quickly before??
ReplyDelete*have
ReplyDeleteYour admin L?
ReplyDelete@ ruby i feal the same way about amazon!!!!
ReplyDeleteNope. AHHH I HAVE TO GO CRAP >.<
ReplyDeleteAugust...... Exciting okay so thats only *gets up and goes over to calender*
ReplyDelete172 DAYS!!!!!!
Not sure Zath
ReplyDelete@Zath theyre like this until around 200-250...
ReplyDeleteI think nearly every skuttlebug in the world will have a spazz when they see this, i know i did and most of you!!!!!! i think i might die of excitment !!!!!
ReplyDeletei have to ask this again because i well have to: Derek aka awesome Golden God many of us in my class are wondering including myself is Dreylan Scarab a Necromancer or did he study the language of symbols?
ReplyDeletehe he
ReplyDelete*still rolling madly on floor*
yayyyy... must go now, in soc. studies
ReplyDeleteKingdom of the wicked!
Never been in the first comments for more than 10 seconds. Didn't think it would this chaotic.
ReplyDelete*feels need to read Skulduggery because life is so unskulduggery filled*
ReplyDeleteDEREK! DEREK! DEREK! DERKE! DEREK!
ReplyDeleteCOME TO LIMERICK OR CLARE PLEASE.
ME AND PINK ROSE WANT YOU TO COME PLEASE.
Okay I can comment properly now. I got up at half past seven, after staying up until one waiting for this post, refreshing the page every damn second since half seven and I don't regret a second of it now. Oh my God I just cried and I'm shaking and I'm so excited, and sad and....
ReplyDeletethank you Derek, you amazing man. You've literally built my life and I love you.
It is very chaotic Zath. Still... KINGDOM OF THE WICKED IS AN AWESOME NAME!!!
ReplyDeleteCOME TO SYDNEY!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS MADNESS.
ReplyDeleteI'M JUST GONNA TALK IN CAPS FOR NOW. AND ON THE FIRST PAGE I WILL POST DEREK COME TO LIMERICK PLEASE!
*faints*
ReplyDeleteonly here for a sec, thought i would pop on to see if he had posted and SURPRISE!!!! :D
ReplyDeleteAWESOME TITLE!!!!!!!!!! it sounds so cool and mysterious, time to start being impatient about when it comes out, and i assume it will be coming out the usual September 1st? Well, thank you for yet another amazing title, and i am postive that the book will live up to the name :D it may even surpass it ;)
OK, i'm off again. Hi/bye everyone whos on! *hugs everyone and hands them cookies*
Yeahh of lots of pages on fb. Including:
ReplyDeleteSPMvsM
SP RP
SP War
SP short stories
So many SP pages I admin :3 that's why people know me ;D plus I'm awesome at quizzes! :D I got skills :3 Hahaha...Major obsession with ninjas and SP and Sherlock...Hahaha! XD
DEREK, YOU MUST COME TO SYDNEY! You MUST!
ReplyDeleteAnd Adelaide too, please go to Adelaide!
I will die if you don't come to sydney...right after I finish book 9.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
ReplyDeletewhy do we have to wait so long for it. this is torture! torture!
derek im sick of not reading SP so im going to order death bringer now!!!!!! oh heres the link to were to get it from for usa peoples
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/000732605X/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=AGLPMRINU0Q3T
u cant clik it but copy and past it!!!!!!!
*eats cookie to try and calm down*
ReplyDeletecookies arn't enough
ReplyDeleteThat's an epic title. It's grand. The only letdown is knowing it's not titled "Paul". I slightly became enamoured of "Paul".
ReplyDeleteThat title.... SO MUCH LOVE <3
ReplyDeleteDEREK COME TO LIMERICK PLEASE!
ReplyDelete*aren't
ReplyDeleteAwesome Luciana could post a link and I will like if you want :)
ReplyDeleteTo my laptop! XD
DeleteDEREK COME TO LIMERICK PLEASE!
ReplyDelete*cries*
ReplyDeletewhy?...
why?...
i need skulduggery now!
Oh great, now we have a lot of months to guess what the title means. NOOOOOOoooooooo......
ReplyDeleteDEREK COME TO LIMERICK PLEASE!
ReplyDeleteBye everyone i hope you calm down Enya, i need to go do this myself and practice my singing cheerio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! x
ReplyDelete*nods* It could have been called SP:Paul and I would have laughed my head off
ReplyDelete*cries*
ReplyDeleteWhyyyy !!!??? Why can't it be out like now!!!!!!!!!! :(
DEREK COME TO LIMERICK PLEASE!
ReplyDeleteThat, is awesome. So so awesome.
ReplyDeletei can't stay for long
ReplyDelete-looks at fainted person and pokes- o.o
ReplyDeleteWhy is it calming down? I will not stop going on about this for weeks. I will inform all people including strangers that SP 7 is know officially known as SP : The Kingdom of the Wicked
ReplyDeleteHave things calmed down yet?
ReplyDeleteI think I might start a blog.
ReplyDeleteHrm. What to call it.
SYDNEY SYDNEY SYDNEY SYDNEY SYDNEY SYDNEY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteKingdom of the Wicked.... that's so snazzy.
ReplyDeleteI must bake some cookies for this momentous event.
HI DEREK!!!! Just wanted to say, awesome book title :D also, you're the best writer EVER. Full stop. :P
ReplyDeleteno, i wont calm down untill book 7 is out
ReplyDeleteI think i need to continue my fan fiction xD i got PSSA testing all week sooo i can easily do it in school too (PSSA giant state test we all forced to take since 3rd grade)
ReplyDeleteOH, are we yelling out places Derek needs to visit? OKAY! Canada Canada Canada? :D
ReplyDeleteWhy does everyone need to calm down?
ReplyDeleteEveryone is acting weird.
Weirder.
bye :(
ReplyDeleteThe Kingdom of the Wicked
ReplyDeleteThe Kingdom of the Wicked
The Kingdom of the Wicked
The Kingdom of the Wicked
The Kingdom of the Wicked
The Kingdom of the Wicked
DEREK COME TO LIMERICK PLEASE??!!
I G2G BYE GUYS! TALK TOMMORROW.
OH AND The Kingdom of the Wicked DEREK COME TO LIMERICK PLEASE??!!
* hugs everyone*
ReplyDeleteAt school I am going to go on a rampage and shout the title of this book.
ReplyDeleteIve done it before, but I just shouted "SKULDUGGERY IS AWESOME!!!".
1st?
ReplyDeleteI'm already texting a bunch of my friends about this. Oooh I love the title. Kingdom of the Wicked is so different than before. It makes me super excited for the rest of the books. Oh, WHY are there only 9? :(
ReplyDelete1st?
ReplyDeleteBye to everyone who's leaving *hugs*
ReplyDeleteDEREK COME TO LIMERICK!
ReplyDeleteI REALLY MUST GO! TEN TIL NEW PAGE!
no, 10 more comments
ReplyDeleteEverything about this is AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteI WILL STAY TIL NEW PAGE.
ReplyDeleteWow, we're already at 200 comments?
ReplyDeletePlace Derek needs to visit? America!! Specifically Pennsylvania!!!!!
ReplyDeleteNEW PAGE YET? 1ST?
ReplyDeleteJust ran round my house informing everyone *nods*
ReplyDeleteboo
ReplyDeleteCongrats to First.
ReplyDeleteYEAH!
ReplyDelete*hi fives Jo*
Sydney!!
FIRST?
ReplyDelete1st?
ReplyDeleteGJ Robin. DEDICATION TIME.
ReplyDelete1st?
ReplyDeleteOH WELL. DEREK COME TO LIMERICK PLEASE??!!
ReplyDeleteBYE GUYS!
1st??
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