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 4401 – 4600 of 4970 Newer› Newest»You...are quite boring. Yet entertaining, hmm. *appears behind Adra and stabs her in the back* I love this knife...I can kill you now. You know.
I have I believe, child.
I. Will. Bring. Her. Back.
*the knife glances off her fabric*
It's enforced, Hun. *winks, chewing some gum*
*sighs and sends the knife to the back of Adra's head* will you just die?
*flips, catching it and landing, sending it back with deadly precision*
*lets it pass through self* Impressive. I know better.
Ok i now really need to go. ZAFIRA, EMAIL ME SAYING HOW ALL THIS ENDED.
Bye guys.
Do you? *sinks back into a stance* You're pathetic you know that?
Pathetic? No...I think not. I'll be back if Croatoan comes. *vanishes*
Huh. Peculiar. *shrugs, suddenly feeling very exhausted* *her knees buckle and she falls into an in and out of consciousness state*
Ugh...*sits up* Olivia is here...but they'll die...
Adra? You okay?
*murmurs something unintelligible*
She's loopy
*walks in, holding Kayla by the scruff of her neck* Heh, look who I picked up trying to make a run for it!
#ChaseForBook9
Oh. *crickets*
#ChaseForBook9
New post...!!!
if you didn't know about it before, I mean...
*Is watching a thing about Nikolai Tesla and laughing because I keep thinking of Ari*
Glah. Anyone on?
*Sighs and waits for someone to come on* :) Wbd, msd.
*Realises I'm on the wrong post* *facepalms*
Ay
Hey adra.
Hi Rhydian! *ruffles his hair*
back now
Hey Ryhdian, god it took a while to find this post.
Heya
We really need a Requiem Ball post...
We should spam Derek on Twitter for one
Oh and, anyone who has Twitter, feel free to follow me- @CassidySP
Hello?
BUT I DON'T LIKE FALLING.
Lol, I can't climb trees because I get too terrified, and yet I got rockclimbing every fortnight. XD
It's because at rockclimbing, we have ROPES.
Right.
This place needs to be more blueeeee. *grabs can of blue paint and starts painting the wall*
#ChaseForBookNine
*creates electricity spheres* light
Falling from trees hurts. Falling from punch tastes delicious.
Daaannnce!!!!
*dusts old post*
@Cass you better start thinking of a cosplay too :3
Do you have facebook or skype?
Gtg now :(
Watching my little sister swim. Cya later
#ChaseForBook9
bye rhydian *freezes punch*
*takes step the the left* *slips on punch* *knocks paint, sending bright blue splashing over the floor and me in a cascadial fountain*
Oh.
*wipes at ball dress with hand*
Do you think anyone'll notice?
*bites at skin around fingernails nervously, smearing blue onto my lips* Ew, that tastes of paint.
*wipes mouth on dress, except dress is covered in paint and rubs blue all over face*
. . . Shit.
#ChaseForBookNine
@Gemma Yeah. I'm thinking Shadowhunter, Skulduggery, Val, Eliza or maybe something different entirely.
I do! Facebook is just Cassidy Clarimonde or Shannon Elizabeth Goundry if you want my personal account :) I will go get my skype username. Give me a mo ;)
:O STAR!!
Bye Rhyd!
Rolls in paint. Nah, you look amazing. And now the two of us have paint on us. ;)
Bye Rhydian!
:( FOURS, RHYDIAN!
*tries to stand up* *falls on paint and punch* *resorts to rolling*
OOH, LOOK, I'M ROLL-DANCING!
*rooooolls to the left*
*rooooolls to the right*
*rooooolls into table and bangs head*
#ChaseForBookNine
Oh. My skype is cassidyc98 :)
Here, Star.
*pulls up* *takes both hands* *helps dance* *catches you every time you fall* *dances to awesome songs*
Awh, Star! *hugs*
...
After party idea guys-
PAINT WAR
WE THROW PAINT AT EACH OTHER
*rolls about happily* I KNEW I COULD DANCE WITHOUT FALLING.OVER!!!
*rolls into Adra*
. . .
Whoops. Sorry.
*metaphorically hugs Cassidy* :)
#ChaseForBookNine
We should make that a thing, Adra!
*grins and returns hug*
@Adra: DON'T HUG ME YOU'LL GET PAINT ON YOU! *metaphorically hugs*
YAAAAY I LIKE THAT IDEA! :)
@Cassidy: YAY! *dances* *falls over* *is caught* *REPEAT*
*metaphorically hugs again* Thank you. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
I sent you a skype request :)
Let's go somewhere where we won't get paint all over the treehouse...
I know a huge department store we could play at. It is MASSIVE with chairs and seats and things
Painball and pain can fight, anyone?
*makes a portal*
*paint
No bother, dear. *gives paint hug*
No, lets not make it a thing, I like my dress x.x
Sureeee!
@Gemma Logging in now :)
Louis Tomlinson
Louis Tomlindaughter
Louis Tomlinmother
Louis Tomlinfather
Louis Tomlinfamily
Harry Styles
Harry Grooms
Harry Shampoos
Harry Snips
Harry Shapes
Liam Payne
Liam Hurt
Liam Ache
Liam Suffer
Liam Discomfort
Zayn Malik
Zayn Milk
I tried
#ChaseForBook9
Gemma you could always change out of the dress...
*jumps through, grabbing paint cans, guns, and a pair of glasses to wear*
*quickly changes into something that includes trousers, shirt and combat boots*
I'll wear my dress. I can get the paint of of all of your dresses if you like? :) Once were done.
ELEMENTALS FTW
*metaphorically hugs Mara* *jumps through portal*
Hunter's good at paintballing.
They usually do it very extensively, though. In his organusation, I mean.
#ChaseForBookNine
*takes a handful of red paint, throwing it at Cas*
To hell with it. *changes into black jeans and a dark blue top* ready.
It's fun to think out. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
*jumps through portal and automatically gets hit in the face* of course.
*puts on a pair of goggles*
*laughs* *uses air to lift litres of all the colours in the rainbow* *forms paint rainbow* *dumps over everyone*
Um.
*grabs paintball gun full of BLUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE paint* *fires* *nothing happens*
. . .
I don't think it's working . . .
*looks at it* *fiddles* *gets blasted in the face with paint* AW WHAT.
*fires at Adra* *watches her get splattered with paint* YAY, IT'S WORKING!!!!
#ChaseForBookNine
*get covered in paint rainbow* *wails* BLUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
*fires blue paint at Cassidy* IT'S BLUE! *screams* BLUE! BLUE!!! IT'S BLUE! LIKE, BLUE BLUE! IT'S BLUE!
#ChaseForBookNine
*screams*
*throws a whole bucket of green, grabbing two guns and climbing up the aisles of the store, towering over everyone*
*sprays paint balls all over them*
*grabs paint gun and fires blue paint everywere*
*gets green-ified*
*jumps onto chair and aims at Adra* *misses* *cheerfully keeps aiming*
#ChaseForBookNine
*greets blue paint with open arms*
I LOVE paint!
*Throws red paint balloons at Star* Red and Blue = PURPLE!
*laughs manicly*
COME AND GET ME!
THANK YOU, EDWARD!!!!!!!!!! :)
*jumps about happily at BLUEEEEE* *falls off chair*
#ChaseForBookNine
*throws blue snowball at adra*
*spills green paint on Star*
GREEN IS NOT A CREATIVE COLOR
I AM HERE
THE PARTY DON'T START TILL I LOG IN
*gets out paintball gun*
#ChaseForBook9
*gets hit* What lol?
*slips and slides down the aisles*
*grabs paintball guns and multicoloured pellets on the way*
*fills and shoots Adra with yellow, Star with green, and everyone else with the next few colours*
NOOOOOOOOOOOO! *runs after Cassidy* *trips over ball dress*
*stands up and looks arond* WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUUU?
#ChaseForBookNine
*shoots Star with blue paint*
IT'S BLUEEEEEEEEEEEE!
*dances to Wings*
#ChaseForBook9
*creates multicoloured snowballs and throws them*
*shoots Mara with white paint* HAHA!
*hides among the chairs*
MARAAAAAA! *fires paint at her*
*climbs up aisle* *spies Cassidy* *fires at her as she comes towards me*
#ChaseForBookNine
**rolls through shelf and comes out on other side*
*climbs up to highest point in rafters*
*goes all sniper on everyone*
Ehehehe...
*fires purple paint at Adra*
*teleports behind Star* *throws orange paint on top of her*
#ChaseForBook9
THANK YOU, MARAAAAAAAAAAAA!
*tries to dance to Wings* *can't, because Slipknot is playing in my ears*
*metaphorically dances to Wings*
EDWARDDDDDDDDDDDD! *runs across top of aisle towards him, holding up dress so I don't trip* *realises I can't fire when my hands are full of dress* Uh . . .
#ChaseForBookNine
*grins*
*fires repeatedly at Cassidy from her sniper point*
*hides*
*throws snowball at star*
I WANT I WANT I WANT
BUT THAT'S CRAZY
HON JOSH YOU PLAY THOSE DRUMS
Josh is hawt :3
#ChaseForBook9
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! *hits Mara with paintball gun*
Wait, what?
*hits her with blue paint balloon*
#ChaseForBookNine
*uses wind to blow Mara off of her feet*
*throws painted grenade in Mara's general direction*
*shoots Star with emerald green*
*giggles gleefully*
*falls from rafters*
*lands in weird shape but still manages facepalm*
OW! STAR! THAT HURT!
*throws cardboard cutout of Zayn at Star*
BRADFORD BAD BOI GO!
#ChaseForBook9
Huh? Too dangerous here... I guess I'll just watch^^ Don't want to ruin my dress xD
AH! *teleports away from painted grenade*
CASSIDY THAT IS DANGEROUS I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED
#ChaseForBook9
*Uses a paintthrower and sprays paint all over everyone*
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH
Mith- change out of the dress :P
EVERYONE IS BEING SNIPERS . . .
Well.
Hmm.
I SHALL DRIVE THE TANK!!!!!!!!
*straps paintball gun onto remote-controlled tank, jabs something onto the fire button, and gets it to go fire at Edward whilst I fire at rafters with other gun in hope of hitting Cassidy*
LOOOOOOOOOOOOK!
I CAN MULTITASK!!!
#ChaseForBookNine
Paint grenade*
SORRRYYYY. My phone likes to go a bit crazy... Whoops...
*creates ice sheild and hides*
HEY MITHRIA!!!!!!
*covers Zayn in blue paint*
I CAN'T CONCENTRATE WITH THIS MUSIC ONNNNNNNNNNNN. :P
*climbs back up onto aisles and fires at Adra*
#ChaseForBookNine
Oh Adra, you're a genius! *changes her clothes* HA! Now I'm ready!
*flys in*
*dodges the grenades and pulls out a paint atom bomb*
*it explodes and the whole 5-mil radius is covered in paint*
*ties dress in a kept just above the knees*
*kicks heels off*
*darts between aisles to avoid paint and find more ammo*
*launches paint balloons at everyone*
*missoin impossible music comes on, comes out from behind a chair with paint gun, shooting everyone with dark red paint that looks like blood, rolls on the floor to avoid other peoples attacks and disappears behind a chair again*
REMOTE CONTROL TANK, FIRE YOUR NON-PAINT WEAPONS AT EDWARD'S SHIELD!!!!!!!!!!!
What?
The gun is just for display purposes?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*makes tank ram into ice again and again*
#ChaseForBookNine
*screams* ZAYN NO
*runs to Zayn in slow motion*
ZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYNNNNNNNNN
#ChaseForBook9
@Adra: THAT BETTER HAVE BEEN BLUE PAINT*
@Gemma: I SHALL ATTACK YOU!!!!!!
*makes tank reverse*
Uh. Wrong button. Sorry.
*fires paint at her*
#ChaseForBookNine
*finds Gemma*
*tips bucket of orange paint over her*
*runs away*
*is covered with blue paint*
*grins* I like blue! Now I'm a blue flower princess :)
*throws yellow paint ballon at Adra*
*laughs* I RULE!
*paint is everywhere*
*reinforces sheild*
*replaces fire alarm sprinklers with every colour of paint*
*kicks alarm*
LET THERE BE PAINT
*wanders in uncertainly* Hm... *looks around* *quietly goes to stand in corner*
#ChaseForBook9
*is assaulted with paint*
YAY
*rolls around*
*reloads gun from blue piant on the floor* *drags sofa onto top of aisles, hides behind it, and fires at everyone*
#ChaseForBookNine
CASSIDY THAT BETTER BE RAINBOW COLORED*
*spits orange out of her mouth* ugh.
*jumps through the air, in mid air fires at star and cass then turns to shoot adra and mith, falls to ground then forward-rolls behind another chair*
*uses air to keep paint off of dress*
#ChaseForBook9
Wooohoooo! *dances through the paint falling from the sprinklers*
ARIIIIIIIIIIII!
*fires BLUEEEEEEEEEE at her*
#ChaseForBookNine
She's not afraid of reaching tweet limit
She's not afraid of blogging wild
Why is she so afraid of going outside?
THIS ☝☝☝☝👌
Adra, do you even have to ask? ;)
*makes rainbow paint angel on floor*
Truth Mars :P
*throws a paint grenade at Gemma*
*throws paint ballons at everyone from above while flying around*
*makes a rainbow castle out of paint*
*is getting dizzy from the fumes*
*cartwheels behind star and bursts a red paint balloon over her head then cartwheels away*
*chuck paint grenade at Edward's shield*
YOUR SHIELD SHALL BE BLUEEEEEEEEEE! :)
#ChaseForBookNine
*throws a ballon at mith, hitting her in the face and makes her lose balance*
*splits paint to the sides to make path like Moses and the Red Sea*
BAYUM
*falls* Noooooooooo! Ouch. Gemma, that was not nice! *gets up and runs after Gemma*
*picks up dress* *tackles Gemma* *fires paintball gun at her head*
*lies on back and fires up at Mith*
#ChaseForBookNine
THE FACT THAT IT'S TO THE TUNE OF SHE'S NOT AFRAID IS JUST
#ChaseForBook9
*runs down path firing paint at the floor*
#ChaseForBookNine
*keeps paint away from self with air* Yeah, sorry, but this dress is fancy and I happen to love it, so I'd rather it not get ruined, excluding life-or-death situations.
#ChaseForBook9
*hugs Mara, covering her in paint*
#ChaseForBookNine
*hits star on the back of her head with another balloon whilst she fires at mith then runs*
@Ari: You're no fun. *sticks slightly paint-streaked tongue out at her*
#ChaseForBookNine
*acknowledges Mara* I would probably be laughing if I was more involved in modern websites/twitter.
#ChaseForBook9
*Shoots everyone with rainbow pellets*
*glides down non-paint path*
*reaches paintaisle*
*tips shelfs of paint *
*stands in the shadows, waiting*
Ari, just change for chrissakes lol
*runs after Gemma indignantly* *trips*
#ChaseForBookNine
Star! *pushes her away* *laughs*
#ChaseForBook9
*slides across the floor, taking adra off her feet then shoots her as she falls*
*falls over* Ouch again... *lies on the ground and doesn't get up*
*fires paint at Gemma, hitting Adra in process*
Much more paint and we'll be swimming. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
*hugs Ari* *covers her in paint*
I'm obsessed with social networks, my God. I'm only on Instagram, Facebook, Wattpad and some other stuff though :( I NEED TO JOIN TUMBLR IT'S LIKE FANGIRL CENTRAL
#ChaseForBook9
Brb. :(
#ChaseForBookNine
*throws adra at star then continues sliding*
*shoots Gemma as she runs*
*tries to run* *slips*
*raises self in the air and propel to furniture section* *hides.under a bed in waiting*
*freezes all paint*
*somehow avoids paint because seriously I like this dress* *continues to stand quietly in corner*
#ChaseForBook9
*is thrown everywhere*
Argh
*hits the floor feeling dizzy*
*stumbles from the department store into the cool clean air*
AIR
Aretha, I'll lift the paint from your dress when we're done?
Tumblr is not as exciting as you'd think. It's mostly just a pointless/boring way to steal tons of hours out of your day. Blogland saved me from that, and I've never looked back. *shudders* I mean, sometimes it's funny, but most of the time it's just... Bleh...
#ChaseForBook9
*runs out with Adra*
OOOOOOH.
OUTSIDE.
*fires paint at outside*
*and, yeah, I'm back*
#ChaseForBookNine
*walks in wearing a suit* I hate suits
So, what have I missed?
#ChaseForBook9
HELLOOOOOOO
*drowns in paint* (back later)
*still lies on the floor, looking up*
*gasps* OH MY GOD MY LUNGS ARE ON FIRE
@Rhydian: PAINTFIGHTING!!!!!!!!!
*fires paintball gun at him*
HEY, JUBI!
*fires paint at her also*
NOW YOU TWO BE BLUEEEEEEEEE. :)
*picks up piant-covered dress and runs to Gemma*
#ChaseForBookNine
*looks at Rhydian an gets up quickly* HI! You've missed a paintball War. We're still in it.
Hi Mith!
Hi Jubi!
#ChaseForBook9
*fires at Mithria*
#ChaseForBookNine
HAI STAR!!!! HAI RHY!!!! HAI MITH!!!! HAI ADRA!!!! HAI ED!!!! *Supermegatacklehugsofdoom*
Really? Paintball war? Thus isn't what I was expecting to happen at the Ball...
#ChaseForBook9
*goes outside and climbs onto roof* *lays down and looks at the sky*
#ChaseForBook9
WHAT IF I SAY I'M NOT LIKE THE OTHERS
FOO FIGHTERS
*listens to their songs and runs about shooting everyone*
Wh- STAR! *flys after Star and tries to catch her*
What? Again? Seriously?? *facepalms* Ugh.
*sighs* Wasn't what I was expecting, either...
#ChaseForBook9
wait...
DID I JUST GET SHOT AT WITH A PAINT BALL!??!?!!?!?
STAR I AM GOING TO MURDER YOU!!!!!
Hi Jubi!
I'M NOT SORRY RHYDIAN BUT AT LEAST I CHANGED FROM MY DRESS
It's more of an after-party, anyway
Oh, HEY EVERYONE!
@Ari and Rhydian: I came here, wanted to dance and then... hm... paint everywhere...
AND I have to ded now.... mbd, have to think about something clever xD
*hides behind Jubi*
#ChaseForBook9
I THINK I LOOK SOEMTHING LIKE THIS NOW.
*points at profile picture*
#ChaseFOrBookNine
Why after-party?? It's 1. of september, ball date. At least in Germany...
*laughs at Star* OHMIGOD ACCURATE
Lol. Love it Star!
#ChaseForBook9
It is here as well, but, ah... Nvm then
We need a line of Irish dancing going on here...
*Hides behind Rhy*
OMS STARRR!!! XDDDD
*grins at everyone through layers of all colours of paint*
Maybe we should.go back to dancing. I like dancing :3
@Mithria: It IS still the Ball, but the Ball's prtending to be an after-party. :)
@Adra: NAH, IT'S NOT QUITE PAINTY ENOUGH TO BE ACCURATE. XD
@Jubi: Well.
YOU'LL MURDER ME COVERED IN PAINT!!!
*chuclks paint-grenade at her*
*runs away from Mithria* *trips*
#ChaseFOrBookNine
Who wants to dance? *looks around*
#ChaseForBook9
*raises hand* Ahem, I was suggesting dancing before it was cool.
EVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
*tacklehugs, covering her in paint*
YOU'RE AWESOME.
IT NEEDED SAYING. :)
*tries to dance* *falls over* *goes back to running and tripping*
*hugs everyone complimenting my stylish appearance*
#ChaseForBookNine
Finally.
I dedicate this page to not getting hit by more paint. I also dedicate to my so-called creative skills and to my blog which is fun because no one reads it xD
I dedicate to Peter Pan.
AND I dedicate to all awesome people here. Yes, that includes you who is reading this now!
I dedicate this page to dedications and I think that doesn't make sense. But that's ok.
My last ded didn't work very well because I dedicatet to not having to ded for a long long time now. So I'll try it again:
I DEDICATE TO NOT HAVING TO DED FOR A LONG LONG TIME NOW!! Got it??
Okay, that's it. Thank you for reading.
*bows down*
I suck at dancing but its GGRRRRRREAT!
*dances to Slipknot, which I can do beacuse Slipknot is that awesome*
#ChaseForBookNine
I'd love to dance.
But first I have to kill Star
*pulls out a paint gun and starts firing neon green pain at Star*
MWAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!!!
STAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!
Yay, most of it is green! I'm a monster now!
Or more of a leaf!
Raaaaahhhhh
Aw, no, you're the Queen of Awesomness. I declare thee so. :)
*headbangs and dances to Slipknot*
NOOOOOOOO NO GREEN!!!!!!!!!
*fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi* *fires blue paint at Jubi*
#ChaseForBookNine
I'd like to dance too! :) I love dancing. I don't know if I'm good but I love it!
HI EVE!! *waves* :)
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