Ah, Tanith...
Who would have thought you'd be the star of your own book, six years after I had the White Cleaver stab you through the back? Not I, certainly. When I first started writing, I had no plans for you beyond that fight scene. But fate— and my agent— intervened, and you stayed alive, and I am so glad you did.
Now here you are, heading up The Maleficent Seven, going on sale today (in the countries where it IS going on sale, obviously). I had envisioned this as a tiny little book, just a fraction longer than The End of the World, which would keep my precious Minions from gnawing their own arms off in anticipation of the next Skulduggery instalment. But yet again, things did not go according to plan. Yet again, you surprised me. And when I looked up, TMS had morphed from a novella into a book. It's still pretty short, as books go, but it's a lot more substantial than originally intended.
Now then, what public engagements do I have before me to celebrate this launch? Well, this afternoon, between 5 and 6, I have a, er, "twinterview"... is that what they're calling it? Seriously? Anyway, I'll be answering a load of questions that came with the hashtag #AskDerek. Apparently.
Then on Friday I'll be heading into RTE in the morning for the show Elev8, where I'll be talking with the beautiful Diana. And a bloke.
Then on Saturday I have signings in Easons in Blanchardstown at 11 and Easons Dundrum at 3.
On April 5th, there's a public signing in WHSmith in Guildford at 1PM, and my only EVENT at the Stratford Picture House at 5.
On the 6th, I'll be signing in WHSmith in Brent Cross at 11, and Waterstones in Bury St Edmunds at 5.
On the 7th, there is a signing in Waterstones in Norwich at 12.
And that's it. I'm not really sure where the proposed Milton Keynes signing went. Dammit.
Over the next few months I'll be making appearances in Derry, the Hay Festival, Leeds, Wicklow, and Dublin. Further details will be announced closer to the time.
Let's see... anything else...? Oh! Those of you signed up for the newsletter should be receiving a very cool email shortly. For those of you who aren't, keep an eye on the snazzy new Skulduggery website. Pay attention to a little competition called Exquisite Corpse.
I have to get back to work now. This book will not write itself— no matter how much I might want it to.
PS The Comment Section on THIS post is the ONLY Comment Section where you can discuss TMS! As usual, try not to be TOO spoilery when it comes to details. If you liked a certain bit, don't mention names or EXACT details- anyone else who has read the book will know what you're talking about. Remember that there are always oddball Minions who will read the spoilers before they read the book, and then get really, really mad with you for spoiling it...
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«Oldest ‹Older 3801 – 4000 of 4970 Newer› Newest»Ugh. I can't draw. Especially not people. *sighs*
Oh, no, I haven't read the newest part.
READING IT NOW. :)
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I don't understand why you suddenly want to kill me again... *readies a bow, climbing higher* Care to remind me?
*sends knife at her* Because your death is one i was hired for and as your idiot of a boyfriend is stupid to not arrest me i shall continue my hunt
@Mithria: People are evil like that.
Words are easier. :)
HI, btw! :)
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I don't need Trip to fight my battles for me, Javier.
*dodges the knife, releasing an arrow*
And I doubt I'd waste my death on someone as insufferable as you.
Hey Star! :)
I'm trying and trying but... I think it won't work. *puts drawing away*
*dodges bow* really? coward. you won't come in the open. Try dear Adra try you WILL die by my hand or Zafira's
computers fixed, back now
*sits down aiming his Reaper Blackstar at everyone*
*decides Javier is the one he should be aiming at so points it at Javier*
Hey Edward! How are you?
@Mithria: Sometimes, there is a time to quit things.
(Often, I don't know it, and everyone's moaning at me to just give up, but I'm being stubborn and keep fiddling. :P)
*debates whether or not to be Hunter*
@Javier: Cowardice keeps people alive.
Cowardice is good like that. :)
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fine thanks dragona, why are you attacking javier?
Why Zaf? She's a Grand Mage.
This isn't cowardice. This is tactics. I have the higher ground. *releases three more arrows*
Hey I haven't fired yet. Not attacking. ^^
*moves from the first two and gets hit by third in the left arm* right typical...*focuses on Adra*
*throws electricity at javier* why are you attacking adra?
*closes her eyes*
*sarcastically* Oh ow.
*moves so the spear hits a tree* because I want her dead *intensifies it*
*ponders whether to fire at Javier*
*throws javier at tree* give me a good reason now
Because he's stupid. *jumps down, doing a flip*
Brb.
*punches Sherlock in face and then sends a kick to his knee* Get. Off. Me.
ok, i arrest you for assault *creates handcuffs and falls because of knee*
*kicks in side of head and wraps arms around Zaf* Stay away Sherlocks
*glares* lets leave Javier alone
if trip were here he would arrest you but he isnt so *freezes a cage around javier*
*casually walks up, jabbing at a pressure point on Javier's neck*
So you imprison a Grand Mage falsely? *nods to Zaf who is in my arms*
*looks around*
too dangerous here... I think I'll leave soon...
*collapses*
i dont work for a sanctuary, so yes i imprison a grand mage
HEY!!! *is still in Javier's arms* woah okay lets not imprison me here thats against the law
*hugs Mith*
You are an accomplice are you not? You threatened to kill me as well
if this were the arctic i could imprison you for life but as this is not the arctic, zaf you may go free
brb
No...I just said it to Alexis to get her to stop...Woah okay seriously I didn't aid Javier in this! I'm not involved this is false imprisonment of a Grand Mage!
Yeah right! Like I would believe that.
I. Did. Not. Aid. Javier. *shadow walks out of cage taking Javier with me*
But he isn't innocent!
Well I had to take him with me to get out *shrugs* I lost the caring of what he does *gets free of his arms and kneels by him* how long til he wakes?
*rolls her eyes, going back to the lab* Good grief
Right *sighs getting up going by Olivia* hey baby! Hey...*picks up* You hungry?
Olivia: Awi!
*sits up* She keeps calling Ari? Or is she talking jibberish?
*glances at the wound in her back, moving aside the fabric* How the hell am I..?
You'll probably die Adra. Hopefully. Because Niccolo isn't even on anymore to bring you back and Zaf could but she probably won.t.
God, Javier! I've managed on my own for over four hundred years...
*walks over to a notebook, flipping through to a symbol*
Right..
*Takes her own blood, and begins to drag the symbol on the floor*
Pity I looked forward to your death Adra.
back, javier how did you get out?
Again I say- it would be a shame to waste my death on you..
Back.
My wife can shadw-walk. Her magic is not bound unless she is handcuffed
How about we take turns Javier?
oh, you are free now if you do not attack anyone again
*goes to Adra's lab and sends knife at her*
Javier stop before you get yourself hurt
*points his Reaper Blackstar at Javier again*
ok, you are arrested and will stand trial for attempted murder *walks towards javier*
*ducks, pressing the symbol as a watery-type liquid flows up her side, wrapping around her torso, the properties working as it lights up, then falls completely to the floor with a splash*
There, that's better
*goes around Sherlock and goes back by Zaf* I rather not
if you do not attend the trial then the case will be passed on to the sanctuay
*takes Javier's hand* Good luck you dont even legally stand Edward
*points his Blackstar at the back of Javiers head*
Dragona stand down
*dissapears to ice fortress cells*
Just making sure there's no attempts to escape.
*wraps up her side, the wound only a thin but less deep cut*
Right.
*walks out* Curiosity- who wanted you to kill me, Javier?
*shadow walks with Javier to our treehouse* right
A friend of mine of whom I will not give the name. * keeps arms around Zaf even in our treehouse*
*starts attaching wires to ceiling and a machine*
So much to friendship.
Well, not exactly.
So if you were hired to do a job and it turns out to be your wife or child, would you take it?
*wanders into the bar, getting herself a glass of red wine, putting the money on the table*
No. I would not take it because I do not stoop so low as to kill my own wife or children.
*reappears and attaches other machine to treehouse*
Uhm there are sigils keeping this treehouse from being moved or struck by lightning...andf this is an explosive tree....moving those will get us all killed
im not moving the tree, just wait
And Javier, in case you're thinking you could escape, the Reaper Blackstar can create micro-black holes and once they hit their target, they don't go so micro and rip anything in its blast radius apart at a molecular level and then explodes because it is unstable, further increasing the radius. It can rip anything apart - no matter how much protection you have.
*takes the glass, sipping from it* Good to know that you have morals
Can we not move our treehouse? It's ATTACHED to the tree...*dynamite tree send explosives at machine and Edward*
*creates sheild and explosives bounce off* i am not moving the treehouse either
Well I do....I worked hard to persuade Zaf to have Alexis and Olivia and it took decades for me to get the courage to ask Zaf out, killing any of the women in my life would probably hurt me worse.
Oh right- because I'm not important. Of course not. It isn't like I've saved your life before
*ice spreads outwards from the base of the tree covering a 30 meter radius*
What are you even doing? I have a toddler and an 11 year okd in here too y'know!
all the machine does is stop the tree from freezing
Actually I was hired a few days prior to meeting you, otherwise I would have declined the offer. And Edward it's an explosive tree forest. The ice is going to melt
i am the king of antarctica, i can recreate the ice and the structure of this only melts at the temperature of the sun
So why wait?
Oh wait.
You have tried to kill me. Many times.
Tell me what kind of rubbish hitman you are
*keeps his Blackstar pointed at Javier*
If you want to live I suggest you disarm the tree.
draona, put the weapon down.
What do you freakin want? Look I have better things to do then sit here and deal with the so called ice king. And kindly stop ruining Zaf's dynamite tree crops. She worked hard and they can be harvested soon.
it will go in a minute and as zaf stated, i do not have the authority to arrest you here, but now you are on a peice of ice which is my land if it is 30 meters of radius or more. now, you are under arrest
Oh my Twain.... harvested? Are you serious?
You are most definitely under arrest.
First off you cant arrest him if you have NO power granted to you by an Elder of a Sanctuary, so until then GET OUT OF MY FOREST
there is no santuary in the arctic and you have no authority at the moment!
Adra pick a piece of dynamite off the tree they regrow within a week
Yeah I do I am a member of the Surpreme Council now get out of my forest and leave me the hell alone
zaf, you are free, but *collapses*
Pity he collapsed *takes Javier's hand and shadow walks out of the ice* i hate ice
That... That's weird. *nods, taking a seat on her table, but not before bringing the barrel inside*
So do I. Why doesn't he really get if you're a member of the Surprme Council you kind of have more power then most Grand Mages? *shakes head*
*ditches the Blackstar and throws a fireball at Zaf and Javier*
How about fire?
*makes a sheild of shadows around us making it thick* right
Power doesn't equal invincibility.
Well he kept trying to arrest me he has no authority over me now Zaf, Trip or you, Adra, yeah you have authority he wasn't granted any.
Did he leave...? I wasn't in the mood to go see if he was alive so he did not arrest me even though the arrest would be false.
*picks at her nails with a knife*
Silence...*sighs* I swear its just us sometimes
I'm tired.
Hello.
#ChaseForBook9
No aren't we all? Someone go kick Sherlock see if he died
Harry....oh dear me.
Hello Harry
Hello, Harry.
*stands up with her glass* Well that was interesting. *Holds a towel to the back if her head, walking outside*
i'm here...
Good he died...*goes and leaves through a portal somewhere*
I am sort of here, but I didn't see much of an opening, so I'm just playlisting and checking back here every couple of videos . . .
I just started a new playlist. Well, I started one, and then it was epically failing coz not enough videos (actually, more liek NONE in some cases), so I quit that one and started a different one, and it's going really well, so yay. :)
. . . ANyway, my point was in making this comment - it sort of is just you, Zaf, but I'm sort of here, so it isn't really just you, even though it is. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
Hey Brave!
Hello, everyone. *smiles*
Has anyone seen Mara today? I've been texting her, but she didn't reply...
#ChaseForBook9
Hey Brave!
For those who aren't aware (Star you've read this part), there's a new chapter of my Mass Effect story up.
http://masseffectfanfiction.blogspot.co.uk
*wakes up on a mountain* ow, who, what?
Could be busy....*shrugs* I don't now
Hello Brave
No, sorry Harry
I hae not seen her since earlier
hello brave, star and harry
Hmm. Alright, thanks Alexis.
*plays with phone* 'Text back babe, love Harry.xx'
*looks up* So, uhm, what do you do here?
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@Dragona: Thanks for telling me. I'm hopeless with organised keeping-track-of-stuff. :P
@Harry: Uh, not that I've realised.
Like we've just established . . . I'm really bad at remembering when things happen and all that, so I can't remember whether stuff happened today or yesterday or what, so idk. :P
Oh, wait! I ahven't seen her, beacuse I was out nearly all day today!
((Yaaaaay for Harry! :) *hugs Mara*))
#ChaseForBookNine
That's why I said so, Star. ^^
Anything really....well Zaf is currently ticked off with Sherlock so she kind of is ready to kill someone and i'm just waiting for Niccolo to one day show his 531 year old self.
Nothing too important. It's been quiet..
*frowns* huh
why is zaf annoyed with me, i was arresting javier
@Harry: We be jepic. *nods* XD
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@Dragona: Yeah. Thanks. :)
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Because you tred to arrest Javier...she's protective like that...eh they always are constantly present in each other's minds so we really dont know what they say only they do
*throws cheese at everyone*
*checks her watch* hmm... Three days, then
Yeah...Javier is awesome... he shouldn't go to prison...
Three days for what, Adra?
He tried to kill Adra
Hiya, my Internets back!
Yeah Alexis tried to kill Adra as well.
And three days. None of your business, I daresay
I'm sorry Adra. You won't have to arrest me will you? *looks terrified clutching Coco bear tighter*
I don't have to answer anything you say, Alexis
I..didn't...I was only asking a question...why are you being so mean! *goes by lake upset*
*murmurs* for chrissakes
Alexis everyone hates me or Javier or both so it is common for us to not be likes, Adra probably joined the crowd of hatibg you'll get used to it
((*hugs everyone* I wbd, so :/ but hiiiiii (:))
#ChaseForBook9
Why is it anyone Imeet finds a way to dislike me? *walks the beach part of lake holding Coco bear* Niccolo...Adra...Trip...Em...*sighs*
back
For fucks' sake shoot me now. *texts*
Alexis stop *goes to* look at me people will always hate me not every person in America or other countries want me Grand Mage, I can't force everyone to like me. Same with you, not everyone will like you. Ignore haters and move on.
Alright Momma...*hugs* I love you Momma
*hugs back* I love you too, Alexis. Never forget that ever *keeps her close to me*
Momma...can we go swimming together?
*smiles letting go of her* Okay come on lets go swimming but Coco can't come with us remember he can't swim, not like Niccolò
*plugs in earphones* Some family they are... It's like they live to irritate me
I understand! *goes and puts Coco bear safely on my bed and comes down* Can Brave come? *uns into the water excited*
*walks to water* *quietly* And like you don't irritate me Adra...*goes in water with Alexis*
adra, where is trip by the way?
*ignores Zaf, working on a piece of sheet music on her phone*
Three days...
*shrugs* I haven't the faintest.
I had him killed, sorry.
oh, back in 20 mins
*throws cheese at everyone*
That's mean Momma
When have I cared? Never. Trip dies oh well
Hello?
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Wait, what?
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Yeah but again- I doubt you could have killed him.
FABI!!!
Um... Star, if you see this, you can have the ded.
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Eh even if I could *shrugs* I hope he did die then Tadra will end! *evil grin*
*shrugs* Haters gonna hate. *takes a bite out of an apple*
SHIT, I MISSED FIRST. D:
HI FABI!!! :)
@Zaf: You know, some of us on here are mature enough not to mention it when Bloglandians are annoying them immensely.
I can think of more than one Bloglandians who has and I haven't mentioned it.
I don't see how upsetting them would solve anything, and then I would be worse tahn them, beacuse delibrately hurting people is much worse than unintentionally annoying them.
#ChaseForBookNine
BOOOO!
wait why do you want tadra to end.
@Fabi: REALLY????????????????????
*hugs*
THANK YOU!!! :)
THANK YOU THANK YOU. :)
*hugs*
I PARTIALLY DED THIS PAGE TO FABI FOR GIVING ME THE DED.
Damn, now my ded will probably fail epicly and you'll regret this. XD
I . . . *hesitates* I want to . . . I want to show people meaningfulness, though.
So yeah.
#CHaseForBookNine
WAIT, WHAT? I SHIP, TADRA!
Hello, Zaf, Adra, Star! [hugs]
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Ignore her Brave...ignore her..*goes by Brave*
Hi Jubi! *waves*
Congrats Star?
Hi Fabi!
Hello Brave and Jubiiiiiii! [hugs]
[hugs back] It's okay, I'm still trying to avoid first until I finish this big project thing... WHICH I WILL FINISH.
...eventually.
But yeah.
#ChaseForBook9
I SHIP TADRA!!!
"Tadra is a ship
Ship rhymes with lip
Lip rhymes with ship
Tadra is a ship"
And it's a ship that I ship! :)
(LOL, I would post Mara's Tadra parody of More Than This, because it's so funny, but I can't remember it very well. :()
#ChaseForBookNine
Okay.
Going to try and do the ded, now.
Warning: This will probably fail.
Well, all the parts I write will fail.
The song will be epic. :)
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Yeah everyone ships them so im waiting flr the day the ship ends *shrugs and swims probably gonna be hated more*
@ Zaffy, you said and i quote
"Alexis everyone hates me or Javier or both so it is common for us to not be likes, Adra probably joined the crowd of hatibg you'll get used to it"
that is a load of crap i like you.
Mara is brilliant. Those were so awesome/funny/hilarious/epic!
#ChaseForBook9
Oh gods the fangirls
Star, what other things do you ship? There seems to be a LOT of shipping around here.
@Fabi: IKR. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
ADRA!!!!!! FABI!!!!! BRAVE!!!! STAR!!!! ZAF!!!! *Supermegatacklehugsofdoom*
Zaf are you serious?
I wasn't even in the blog and you name me in your supposed 'everyone hates me' campaign.
I don't hate you Zaf, I just hate the way you've been towards me.
Most people ok I really rather not get into an arguement on this...*sighs* I would suggest going by Alexis I think she misses you
@Dragona: Idk, actually.
I don't ship much.
I'm not really all that into the whole romance thing very much.
On Blogland, though, I ship Tadra and Nikola Tesla. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
Gaaah! I meant in roleplay people NOT irl I know nobody hates me irl I just am saying that in character
Everyone ships everyone or so it seems around here. ^^
@Zaf: I don't hate you.
Since when did I say I hated you?
Or imply that I hated you?
YOu don't have to answer. The point is, I don't hate you.
Okay.
HANDS UP IF YOU HATE ZAF!
You watch, nobody'll put their hand up. :)
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