Friday, April 26, 2013

The Synopsis

135,499 words and counting.

My editor has been asking me for a synopsis for ages now. They need it so that they can send it to sites like Amazon, so they can put it up to inform people what it is they'll be buying. I took a few minutes today to write it, and before I go to bed tonight, I figured my Minions deserved to see it first.


Last Stand of Dead Men:

War has finally come.

But it's not a war between good and evil, or light and dark- it's a war between Sanctuaries. For too long now, the Irish Sanctuary has teetered on the brink of world-ending disaster, and the other Sanctuaries around the world have had enough. Allies turn to enemies, friends turn to foes, and Skulduggery and Valkyrie must team up with the rest of the Dead Men if they're going to have any chance at all of maintaining the balance of power and getting to the root of a vast conspiracy that has been years in the making.

But while this war is only beginning, another war rages within Valkyrie herself. Her own dark side, the insanely powerful being known as Darquesse, is on the verge of rising to the surface. And if Valkyrie slips, even for a moment, then Darquesse will burn the world and everyone in it.

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I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

Seph as been a bad person



xP

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

....and no one's here

Anonymous said...

No One?

Where?


No One is scary...

[hides]

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

Look. Right over there *points*

Unknown said...

Jubi, I is not a bad person.
I is a lazy person.

AND I IS HAVING SADNESS


LES MIISSSSSS

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

You can't see him...


because he's no one

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

and you is having bad grammar too
xDDD


How far have you gotten in it, Seph?

Anonymous said...
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Unknown said...

I is not reading it right now.

I is listening to the music right now,

YES! I HEAR THE PEOPLE SING

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

*nods* that's great....

xP

Anonymous said...

The music from Les Mis is good... I still need to actually see the musical, though.

Unknown said...

NONONONONONONONONO

DON'T DIE
I LOVE YOU ALL

EXCEPT MARIUS
WHY DO YOU LIVE MARIUS I HATE YOU SO MUCH NO

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

... *backs away from Seph*

Unknown said...

*runs around belting Who Am I"

Anonymous said...

Seph, is it okay to post the Leo/Persephone chapter now? I think it's long enough, and that was a good spot to end it on. If you want to continue for a while longer, though, that's okay.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

TWO-FOUR-SIX-O- OOOONNNNNEEEEE

Unknown said...

Sure, you can post it!

Anonymous said...

Okay, awesome!

Distant, posting it. :-P

Unknown said...

Aww.... I have to go...

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

aww poo


BYE SEPH!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Bye Seph. :-(

Nice to see you again!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

*Bounces up and down*


DOCTOR WHO IS ON TONIIGGHHHTTTTT

Anonymous said...

I seriously need to watch Doctor Who...

I just don't watch TV in general, so...

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

WATCH IT


WATCH IT



IT'S NOT TV


IT'S MAGIKAL

Anonymous said...

It's on my extremely short 'to watch' list, at any rate.

Msd, back to History Fair. D:

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

oh ok.

Anonymous said...

Different colored pen/pencils, for goodness sake!!!

Anonymous said...

Gtg, dinner!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

aw
BYE FABI!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Sorry im watching Doctor Who

Anonymous said...
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I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

hello?



DOCTOR WHO WAS AMAZING!

Anonymous said...

Hello....................

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

FABI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

if you're still there.... :-/

Anonymous said...

Ish...

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

oh YEY! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom

Anonymous said...

[is SUPERMEGATACKLEHUGGEDOFDOOM]

Hello Jubi. [half smiles because doesn't wan to open mouth while eating naan]

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

NAAN!!???!!!!
:D:D:D

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Zaf!!!

Anonymous said...

Yes. When you feel like killing ________, kill a piece of naan bread instead, by eating it ferociously. [nods]

Hi Zaf.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

ZAF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*supermegatacklehugsofdoom*



hi.



I like Naan OwO

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hiya okay so I got so lost with Doctor Who

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

with what?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Aha wait i figured it out lol i dvred it and went back

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

ahh xD
ok :P


what was it?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

The bit of him casually rewriting the day

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

ahh

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Lol I would laugh if we spoil the whole episode for Derek I say we do it

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

xDD OK! xD

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hehe when they were actually in the center of the TARDIS i was like O.O

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

when clara found the book on the time war I FREAKED OUT

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

AND SHE FOUND OUT HIS NAME!!!!!!!!



temporarily.


BUT STILL

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Wait what was his name?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

We don't know... but when she was reading the book she was like "So that's who" and then when she was talking to him earlier she said that she found him in the book and he was in it and she didn't know why he called himself doctor. well... it SEEMED like she found out his name. she didn't tel us, but I think she did

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Dang her

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

*nods* I was like "JUST SAY IT ALREADY!! PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE"




but then there was nothing -_-

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

*shakes fist* MOFFAT!!!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

*Looks around*

hello?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Lil!! I gotta go now

Anonymous said...

Maybe...

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

BYE ZAF!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Oh, bye Zaf.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

HI FABI!

Anonymous said...

Hi. Yeah.

Distant, singing. :-)

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

ohh fun
:D

Anonymous said...

Yeah. :-)

Any song suggestions?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
not at the moment... :-/

Anonymous said...

Okay. Let me know if you come up with one.


How are you, by the way?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

I'm pretty good :) Nice new picture btw :)

I'm watching this old show called Charmed... I don't have a TV show that I'm watching other than Doctor who, and that only comes on on Saturdays....

Anonymous said...

I don't have a TV show that I watch at all... Except sometimes Mythbusters. Not regularly, though.

Anonymous said...

Also, thanks.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

I watch too much TV -_-

CURSE YOU NETFLIX!!!! *shakes fist*

Anonymous said...

[shrugs]

Most people do.

Finished one. :-)

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

YAY!

Anonymous said...

Hmm....

Mr. Know-It-All, Be as One or Dark Side? Or Perfect? Or turn Your Face?

Anonymous said...

Never mind, you don't have to answer that!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

lol ok xP

Anonymous said...

Fern. Weed-whacker. Octagon.


My brain is so random...

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

Hello! Wbd

Anonymous said...

Hi SAPHY! [tacklehugs]

Wbd as well.

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

Weed-whacker?...

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

Hey Fabi! *tacklehugs back*

Anonymous said...

Yes, for whacking weeds. [nods]

Uh, like I said, my brain is random. XD

[is tacklehugged]

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

... It's for whacking weeds?
Oh.
I thought it was for hitting annoying siblings.

Anonymous said...

Wouldn't that get a little...messy?

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

It's like Scapegrace says- I make messy art XD

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

Anyway, how're you?

Anonymous said...

...so Scapegrace is a role model now?

I seriously need to catch up with the times! XD

Anonymous said...

I'm good, singing!

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

Scapey will always be adorable in that idiotic way :) What're u singing?

Anonymous said...

Not good AT singing, though! XD

You?

Anonymous said...

The Cave

I really like the tune... I'm editing the lyrics a bit, though..

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

I'm doing homework and listening to music. Might cycle to the beach later.
The Cave? Don't think I know that one

Anonymous said...

By Mumford and Sons. It plays on the radio a lot here. [shrugs] It's kinda shadowy.

Sounds like pretty much all today for me..

Msd, my iPod just ran out of battery and I don't have much computer time left...

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

Sorry I disappeared! Msd again soon :(

Anonymous said...

Oh, okay.

I finished The Cave, now I'm singing Little Chickadee, which you almost definitely haven't heard of!

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

I'm just listening to ordinary songs that you probably have heard of :)
Gah, holidays are so boring when all my friends are away :(

Anonymous said...

[shrugs] My taste in music is weird.

Also there are very few songs I completely hate.

Yeah, I bet.

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

I don't know if I believe in the concept of weird. Weird means not normal, and I don't believe there is such thing as normal. So I don't know if I believe in weird... I'll stop rambling now...

Ooh, now I'm listening to Vocaloid songs. They're mostly in Japanese, but at least they have English subtitles :)

Anonymous said...

If there's not normal and there's not not normal, what is there? XD

I consider myself weird, which means I probably believe in it. Either that or it's a ghastly hallucination, a figment of my imagination.

Cool. :-)

Anonymous said...

[Scowls]

Apparently it's late. No more singing for Fabi. :-(

My iPod is charged again though, so I'm here for a little while longer before I have to sleep. :-)

Sapphire Iota (S/ Cam) said...

If there's not normal and not not normal, there's... not not normal? I think? Ok, I have no idea what I'm going on about :) Gtg, bye Fabi! *hugs*

Anonymous said...

Oh... Well, that's an interesting way of looking at things.

Bye. [hugs]

I should probably go as well... Might still be here though if anyone comes on later. Maybe.

Bethany said...

i can't. nope. cannot. bfkjadsgfjg.kvsd.jkgdk. ugh, i need this book so badly. i've got a feeling it's gonna be the best one yet.

Star Inkbright said...

I FINISHED CLOCKWORK PRINCESS!

I would have preferred not to have read the epilouge, so I'm going to cast my mind back and pretend it didn't happen. :)

Unknown said...

YAY!!

Unknown said...

WHY AM I HAPPY?!?!?

Star Inkbright said...

HI ALEXANDRA!

Unknown said...

Hi Star!!!

Star Inkbright said...

How are you?

I'm distant, sorry. D:

Unknown said...

I'm good thanks! How are you?

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

*crawls in*
So...tired..
*collapses on floor*

Unknown said...

Hi Ieni!!!!

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Hey, Muse!!
Ugh, this is an awkward way to lie, because I can feel my ribs against my skin.
And if I move, I can feel then clicking.

I should really get on with my work today...

Msd/wbd.

Star Inkbright said...

HI IENI!

I'm okay, I guess. :)

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Starryness!!! *ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*
Everybody's Starry Eyed and everybody glows...
Or knows. I don't actually know the lyrics :/

Unknown said...

I saw this stuff and thought necromancy for some reason so I bought it. ->

Star Inkbright said...

@Alexandra: Awesomeness!!!! O_O
It's cool. :)

@Ieni: I don't. I don't have a clue. :P

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

What was it Muse?

Unknown said...

Thanks Star!
The stuff in my profile pic.

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Oh, okay:)

I'm getting up now, so byebye! *waves*

Ahhh, I remember my dream now!

Unknown said...

Bye Ieni!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

My dad called me a Skuttlebug. *cries because perfect*
And according to my science teacher, my last name is Bond... :P

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

MARAAAAAA!! *tacklehugs*

Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

OK who here has an iphone? I have a htc wildfire! And if you don't have an iphone what type of phone do you have?

Jophiel said...

*Waves*

WBD doing Trig homework!!

Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

Death do you live in Australia?

Unknown said...

Hi Brad! I have a BlackBerry.

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

I have an iPhone.

Sorry, incredibly distant...

Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

Thanks for the answer do any of you know what country Death lives in is it Australia?

Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

WBD... Reading some MC...

Unknown said...

I'm pretty sure Death lives in Australia...it'll probably say on her profile page.

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Death does live in Aus.

Jophiel said...

Yep! I'm an Aussie!!!

Sorry... Hard equation...

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Sorry, babysitting...

Jophiel said...

Guess who I'm talking to... Scapegrace!!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

SCAAAAAAAPYYYYYYYY!! :D

Jophiel said...

And he wanted to kill me...
*Sighs*

I'm leaving... Damn homework...

Dante Materazzi said...

Hey
{Grins handsomely}

Unknown said...

hey derek its the girl that
had the cool shoes in newbridge
I'm turning eleven and my craving for duh movie is now a virus , but take your time I will need a little hunger for more skulduggery to keep me going

Unknown said...

Ah. Hello.

Jophiel said...
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Jophiel said...

Hey, it seems I actually have to leave... Sorry... Bye!

Star Inkbright said...

Heyzz.

I can be here properly, now. :)

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Hello Staaaaaar and whoever what is still here!! *ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I'm almost finished Professor Layton... *cries*

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Maraaaaaaa!!!! *ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*

Ugh, my dad and uncle are arguing about Margaret Thatcher. I don't even care. Arguing about it isn't going to change anything *shrugs*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Ieni! :) *hugs*

Nobody here is very fond of her.... I personally don't care. But meh.

RANDALLLLLLLL! *screams* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

I can't sleep.
So I'll pop in for a bit, if anyone is here...

Star Inkbright said...

HELLO.

Being a good sibling is so time-consuming.

Star Inkbright said...

I finished my irl friend's birthday card. :)

It's on ot my bright-colours-on-black word art ones.

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

HEY STAR!! *tacklehugs*

Star Inkbright said...

CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN. :)

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

How are youuuu?? :D

Maralie Lily Charm said...

114 days. . .

Star Inkbright said...

HI MARA! :)

I be . . . okay. :)
How you be?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Aha! Internet! *is proud*
I found interneeeeettttttt:)

Msd.

Star Inkbright said...

*vaguely wonders what an outernet would be like*

Like, outer space, but in net terms? Alien onlineness?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

HEY MARA!! *tacklehugs*
Until what??

I'm fine.
I have to get up at 4am tomorrow... Yippee.

Mary Contrary said...

I may have a bit of time to talk-ness and stuff, so, like, hi. :)
*waves*

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

HEY TAIA!! *tacklehugs*

Wbd, msd...

Star Inkbright said...

HI TAIA! :)

Mary Contrary said...

HEY, MISS CAIN!! *is tackledhugged* :)

HI, STAR!! :)

*frowns*
YouTubers are so damn ODD.

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*sighs*
I should try and go to sleep now...
I might not be able to be on the blog for a week as well... Depends.

NIGHT ALL!! *waves*

Star Inkbright said...

:( FOURS CAIN!

Mary Contrary said...

Awh, Bye Miss Cain! Sleep well! *waves*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Till the 1D3D movie! :D or This Is Us. :)

Bye Missy! :( *hugs*

Unknown said...

Hello peoples!

Star Inkbright said...

'Course they are, Taia. It is YOUTUBE. :)

Mary Contrary said...

@Mara: What is the 1D3D movie actually about? Is it, like, a behind-the-scenes-y, documentary-y, One-Direction-y thing?

Hi, Alexandra! :)

@Star: You make a fair point. :P

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Yep, Taia :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

One Direction?

Star Inkbright said...

HI ALEXANDRA!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

:P

It's a behind the scenes documentary:) it goes on for around 3 hours or so:D

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Wbd, dedding :)

Melica Frost said...

Hellos

Star Inkbright said...

HI MELICA!

Melica Frost said...

HEY STAR!
I shall be back because Im going to put my contacts in :)

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

HELLO MY FELLOW WEIRDOS!




msd

Mary Contrary said...

Ah. It sounds a little bit like what MCS did with 'Hooray for the Madness', then. (Except, possibly without the weird hot dog thing.)
Sounds good, though. I tend to take a liking to that kind of behind-the-scenes-tomfoolery-ness thing. :P

Hi, Melica!! :)
Hey, Jubi!! :)

Unknown said...

Taia!
Jubi!
Melica!
Hello!

Star Inkbright said...

HI JUBI!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

ALEXANDRA!!!!! TAIA!!!!!!!!! MEL!!!!!! STAR!!!!!!! MARA!!!!!!!!!!



*supermegatacklehugsofdoom*



hi.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

HOW GOES EVERYONE?

Unknown said...

Ahhhhh... I'm so scared!!!

Mary Contrary said...

*is supermegatacklehugofdoom-ed* :)

I'm grand, thanks Jubi. How're you?

@Alexandra: Why're you scared? :c

Hi, Dragona~ How're you doing?

Also, very, very msd. :/

Star Inkbright said...

HI DRAGONA!

Me goes okay, Jub Jub.

Unknown said...

There's a snake out side and it freaky.

Dragona Pine said...

Hey Taia! I'm fine, you?


And hey Star! How are you?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

now i gtg :(

BYE

Dragona Pine said...

Bye Jubi!

Mary Contrary said...

Aw. :/ Do you know what kind of snake, Alexandra?
Also, your picture's pretty awesome. ;)

I'm grand, thanks Dragona. Except for the cautious-msd-ness. ^^

Awh, bye, Jubi!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I dedicate this page to. . .

Kessie, Luci, Fabigail, Star, Saphy, Seph, Mel, Jubster, Taia, Death, Ari, Coco and every other Bloglandian here:)

To One Direction, Little Mix, Disturbed, Nine Inch Nails or whatever you may like as music:)

To the 1D3D movie, aka This Is Us! :)

And to my mum, because she got me the One Direction Scrapbook and a new poster:3

Star Inkbright said...

:( Fours Jubi!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

I'm on a sugar high... *giggles*

Unknown said...

I have no idea what kind of snake it is but is black.

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...

*its

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Oh my gosh Alex O.o
STAY SAFE OKAY

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