As for those who cursed me for drawing it out so long, all I can say is... "heh." It amuses me to torture you, have you not learned this yet?
Over the coming weeks and months you'll be finding out a lot more about Demon Road, but I figured I'd answer a few questions now.
For starters, this is NOT the cover.
This is just a nifty holding image we give out so that people can pre-order if they want to. Hence the following link: http://www.pages01.net/harpercollinspublishersltd/DerekLandy-DemonRoad/
The ACTUAL cover, and the new cover artist, will be revealed in due time.
The release date is, as you can see, the 27th of August. Yesterday we said the 28th, but we figured out a way to get it to you a day earlier, and we took it.
Demon Road is both the name of the first book AND the name of the overall trilogy.
It WILL be a trilogy.
The books will be released 6 months apart. This is the way the publishing industry is going, to be honest — especially for children's books/YA. It's a hectic, bruising schedule, which will mean I'm gonna be overworked for the rest of the year, but hey... I'm quite looking forward to it, actually. I always felt bizarrely guilty for making you wait a year between Skulduggery books, so I'm going to see if this way is better.
Ah yes, and it will be Young Adult as well. There's nothing in it (yet) that is amazingly inappropriate for younger readers — maybe a word or two, slipping into older territory — but it's just the overall feel of the thing.
I'm TRYING to write shorter books. I was aiming for a Dark Days length, roughly 80,000 words. I have to write three of these books this year, and I can't have them spiralling out of control like Skulduggery did. I'm currently at 91,000 words. Hopefully I won't go above 100,000, which is roughly where Mortal Coil was. Hopefully.
Right now, I've only signed a contract with Harper Collins UK, which will publish the books in Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and Canada. Over the next while, I'll be signing with foreign language publishers also — but for most of them, I'll need to show them the finished book. Harper UK trust me enough to sign a contract with what they've already seen of the book as I'm writing it.
There is absolutely no reason why we shouldn't be published in America as well.
Oh, and yes, I will be touring with Demon Road, but it's far too early to say where.
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«Oldest ‹Older 801 – 1000 of 4785 Newer› Newest»Liliana: *she goes first, gracefully walking across the bridge*
Lorelei: *she waits for Onwa*
Bethany: Good... Do you like the skirt?
Onwa: *grabs Lorelei's arm, dragging her along behind*
*grins*
I do. Its nice.
*the parasite flashes in front of Onwa*
Bethany: It's also short...
Onwa: *manages not to fall or react, just keeps walking*
Which makes it even better.
*grins*
Lorelei: *she shrieks*
Liliana: What is it?
Parasite: Don't you think Liliana is being extraordinarily selfish?
Bethany: *her cheeks go red* I... Suppose my legs don't look so bad in tights...
Onwa: I think you're being extraordinarily foolish.
*keeps walking, dragging Lorelei*
They're beautiful in tights.
*Laughs slightly at the top of the page*
(*waves at Gem*)
Lorelei: It's there... The parasite... Walking beside Onwa...
Liliana: *her hand glows purple and lightning arcs from her fingertips, striking the Parasite in the head and arm - both of which disintegrate*
Parasite *she is headless and armless* How very interesting.
Bethany: They're not that...
Onwa: *frowns*
She's still alive, albeit headless and missing an arm.
Shh. Yes they are.
Liliana: I see. *she fires more lightning*
Parasite: *she blocks it by waving her remaining arm, firing lightning back at Liliana*
Liliana: *she steps out of the way, firing black energy from her palms, striking the Parasite in the stomach, creating a hole*
Bethany: They're really not...
Onwa: *watches, hands crackling with energy, just in case*
You hit its stomach.
They are too me.
Liliana: *she fires more energy which goes over it's head*
Bethany: Okay...
Onwa: Aim lower. In fact..
*makes a hologram where the parasite is of the parasite as it currently is for Liliana to fire at*
*smiles and hugs*
Liliana: Thank you. *her eyes glow purple, and the ghosts move towards the parasite, black swords forming in their hands* *they start to attack her*
Parasite: *she effortlessly turns them into ash, before her body twists and mutates, transforming into a large serpent*
Bethany: *she hugs her back* Do I have anything else to try on or are we done?
Onwa: *changes the hologram to copy the parasite*
*inches slightly away from her, firing energy smack into her head*
We're done.
*gathers up the clothes that fit*
Parasite: *hisses, biting at Onwa*
Liliana: *she draws her dagger*
Bethany: I feel... Really skinny? People seem to be much... Thicker than I am? Not you or Claire, you're both skinny... But everyone else seems bigger? I mean, I'm not big in any respect... I'm quite slight? But still...
(I will be back soon.)
Onwa: *jumps back, avoiding the bite, keeping the hologram going*
*keeps firing energy, distracting it from Liliana*
Yeah.. people nowadays eat too much..
(That's me, but I gain very little of it.)
(*hugs* people who don't put on weight are both blessed and cursed..)
(I mostly see it as a blessing.)
(And I'm one of them.
Yay. Hi.
Yeah. /Hi./ Been roleplayint Kaladim for the past three hours. Smashed a lightbulb.)
(*laughs and cuddles star*
It can be a blessing.. but sometimes it's bad.)
But B's at archery and we kind of need her so me and C (D's out) are pausing now. :P
How, Jai?
*genuine question*
(If you're underweight and you can't put on weight easily..)
(Why would you want to put on weight . . . )
(If you're underweight and have like fatigue or feel weak or have low blood sugar or bad skin.)
((Uh . . . actually, I don't think it works like that. Some people are healthilybunderweight, just as others are healthily overweight. And I'm pretty sure if you're naturally underweight, and aren't underweight due to not eating properly (which would mean that you wouldn't be getting proper nutrients etc.), then you're fine . . . just like if you're naturally overweight, you probably won't suffer from the negative side effects of being overweight that unnaturally overweight has . . . ?
I could be wrong though. Don't take my word on this.)
5
5?
Seir?
Happy almost birthday, Iris. ;)
*hugs*
*had been attempting yet failing to comment for the past hour*
I don't even know why...
*wants a new picture, but can't find one she likes*
:/
(Hello.)
Actually, I wanna be a wolf. But if I'm a wolf, I can't talk so...
I'll save the wolf pic for later.
Now to find...
(Hello Lavender Hope.)
Hello, Puppet. Creepy picture(in a good way).
(*Tilts head* that is I.)
(*smiles at Star*
Thank you for remembering Hope! *hugs*
Hello Puppet!)
Okay then. You look kinda creepy(still in a good way).
I'm not really sure how to talk with a puppet, so... How was/is your day?
*smiles at Iris*
Yeah well, I only knew after someone else mentioned that all those numbers you post as a countdown lead up to your birthday. :P
Still, you're welcome. ^.^
(Hello -_-
My tortured soul still wonders around that pizzeria. The man in purple is still out there, looking for more victims to claim. I found a computer in the office where that useless security guard was in. He forgot to wind up my music box. I had to kill him.
I am using the computer now.
How was your day?)
FNAF... That music box thing is you?
Sorry, I was reading a fanfic with not much background information on the game/whatever else people turned it into and I read that there was a jack-in-the-box creature.they didn't explain it all that well(yet, it's still on going).
My day has been... Iffy. All in all okay, but a bit iffy.
(That is I.
Do you want a hug?)
...
I think I'll be okay. Thanks for the offer though. :)
*cuddles Lav* Hello. <3
Hello all. Here but very distantly. Editing.
I found a picture, but I still don't know if I want to settle on it...
(Hello General Luciana Clover Scath.)
LUCE.
*cuddles back, smiling*
How have you been?
Hmm...
This one?
Hello.
*sprinkles glitter over Lavender*
I've been feeling pretty crap. But I figured I'd see if anyone was online because you guys tend to cheer me up. And you're here, Lav, so yay. <3
How are you?
(*smiles at Hope and Puppet*
Hi Luci.)
(It's lovely Lav!)
(*plays music box* I don't have a security guard to wind it up now, so I shall do it my self.
Does this help.)
Or this one? This one sort of fits my mood better, but then again, my mood is changing too much at this moment to say for sure.
That's kinda also in answer to your question, Luce. But if you've been feeling bad today, I hope I can help cheer you up a bit. :)
(It's okay. It soothes my tortured soul.)
...
Sorry, I didn't know if you were talking to me or Luce...
(I was talking to anyone who is sad.)
Hello. <3
And Lav, I think the first one is cuter. :3
Also, I know that feel. I am so fickle at the moment ._.
*cuddles again* You're an absolute sweetheart, and I am super lucky to know you. <3
Oh... Well, thanks then.
*smiles briefly*
Sorry for my moment of confusion.
(It is okay.)
HELLO!
Not really here, about to eat lunch, but HI LUCE!
*doesn't see you enough that seeing you is still a novelty :P*
*cuddles back again*
I'm lucky to know you too. :)
Maybe I'll change it back later, but for now I may stay with this pic.
I know you're working on your story right now, so I just want to wish you good luck. :) I hope I can read it someday!
Have fun eating lunch, Star. ;P
(Hello Star Inkbright.)
Hey bubble!*huggles*
<3
Fairy nuff then, Lav. ^_^
Thank you. I'll need all the luck I can get. It's going terribly... :/
You're fantastic.
Shush, so are you. ;)
*hugs*
Writing is really hard work, but I'm sure you'll pull through! :D
*cheers encouragement*
I think I'll be able to get to bed at a fair time tonight. Been having a rough time sleeping recently, but it's still pretty early and I'm already ready so yay for that. :)
Wow, for not being able to talk earlier, I'm sort of back to normal now. :P
Question for anyone who has an answer: how scary are the jump scares in the FNAF videos? I kinda have an urge to watch them...
(They are not so bad.)
Hmm...
Says the puppet who sort of belongs there.
*narrows her eyes at it, then smiles*
Teasing. :P
I think I might just research more before watching. Just so I have some clue about what's going to happen.
(*Tilts head* there is a threat lurking over the restaurant. I do not seem to appear until the second Pizzaria opened....)
*speaks fast*
(I'm really sorry for the constant change of pictures recently but I change them based on my mood and as of right now, this one fits more I'm sorry if it's getting annoying)
I'm just me again, and this just kinda shows it more. :P
Soooo, I take it that if I wanted to see you in the video, I'll have to watch the second one?
*was planning to see them in order of possible*
(do not apologise)
*if
(Yes, but you must go to the original restaurant to understand everything.)
.... I apologize a lot. I would say it again for saying it in the first place, but that sort of defeats the purpose, so I won't.
Hi.
I am so tired.
This is what I get for tidying and Whatsapping till midnight.
*nods*
Okay.
*is considering watching it now*
*may wait a little*
*will be distant though*
(Hello Star.
Okay Lavender.)
Hey Star, if I had Whatsapp, could we be able to chat on it too?
Just a question.
Hello.
:c
*hugs Hopeymoth tightly*
(Hello Kassyworm.)
Hello, Puppet.
*crawls away and sits in a corner*
(Anyone here live relatively close to London? Would it be suicide on wearing a short sleeved top outside tomorrow?)
*hugs Kas back, not so tightly*
If that :c face is for me, it's okay. I'm better now.
*smiles*
How are you today?
(What is wrong?)
*follows him to the corner and hugs him again*
*isnt in London*
But where I live, it's going to be unusually warm tomorrow. But drops back to the negatives on Monday!
@Seirsha hey. I don't know.
*crawls away*
*follows Kas* Hey. Talk to me. Please...
Kas...
:/
*looks up a bit about FNAF*
Loads of tension and a definite jump scare at the end...
Yeeeeaaaaahh... I think I'll watch it when no one's around to see me freak out.
*gets scared easily*
Yet I'm crazy enough to even WANT to see it in the first place. Yeah, okay. I'll probably be freaking out a lot, but no problem. Crazy. Yeah. Yeah... Definitely watching later as opposed to now when it's night and people are in the room.
Sorry, kinda talking to myself there...
(*Tilts head* It has come to my understanding that someone here is a fan.
Is anyone here called...Chloe Gray?)
Yup. She also goes by Inky Flame and she talks about it a lot. She may come on later, but not so much in the mornings and early afternoons.
By it, I mean the game. :P
(Okay. *nods*)
Back. Had to eat.
I'm just feeling meh for a lot of reasons. Nothing to worry about.
*hugs Hopeymoth and Seirsha*
(That is a shame, Kassyworm.)
I guess so. Yeah... Everything is so... :c
(My soul is tortured too. The Purpleman is still roaming the restaurant...)
*hugs back*
If you say so. I hope you start feeling better soon. Feeling better is always nice. :)
...
*wonders if just researching the game will freak her out*
...
*really can't help it though because she likes doing more research before starting anything, media wise*
@Hope what game?
Who /is/ the purple man? I tried looking for it, but not much information was given.
(Damn...S springtrap...)
Five Nights at Freddy's. The one Chloe talks about.
You okay, Puppet? Are you going to get in trouble or something?
(H he murdered us...)
...
Will you be okay?
*just hugs Hopeymoth weakly*
I'll be okay. Just feeling meh. The headache isn't helping. I'll try going for a walk.
(I I am stuck in this...thing. I can't leave...)
*hugs Kas back, strongly*
Hope it helps...
*wishes there was something she could do for Puppet*
How- how did it happen? What happened that caused you to be the way you are?
*hugs Hopey and the Puppet*
Heh, that's a good name for a band.
(M murdered...p purple man...)
*snorts*
Hopey and the Puppet? Really? I admit, it's catchy, but it sounds kinda silly. :P
@@Hope: Yup. :)
You killed the Purple Man? So... Are you ghosts? Of people that were killed in the pizza place? You guys are controlling the animatronics?
Puppet, how's being dead working out for you? Everything you hoped it would be? And do you need help tracking down your killer, bringing you to life and whatnot?
*hugs HOLLY tightly*
Hey! :)
@Star: Hmm... Maybe I'll get Whatsapp then. I've been sort of teetering on whether to get it or not, but if you have it, then...
(*shakes head* h he murdered us...
w we are t trapped I in those... things...
I w was the first...I g gave life t to those a animatronics...)
Hearing this and reading the background of Springtrap, I'm sort of piecing this together...
Springtrap's the Purple Man, right? Were you one of the five children he murdered?
(t the first...)
Back soon :/
(Okay Kassyworm.)
Okay, Kas.
@Puppet: Wow... But if you're both animatronics, does he still try to come at you, or are you somewhat at a mutual...ness?
(He doesn't go for us...just children. H he lures t them into a room...kills them
Adults a are bad...)
*offers Puppet a hug*
Not all adults are bad, just many. But if you try looking around, I think you'll see that there are some adults who are nice.
(*hugs* I have to go back to prize corner now...I leave you with this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM4ZZjUBPM4)
(Yo!)
Vicki, thank you for letting us know. I'm so relieved to hear she'll be okay.
*leaves a hug for Danni*
Bye Puppet. Thanks for the link. I hope to see you again sometime.
Nice timing, Chloe... Just missed a FNAF character. :P
(*whines* I did? No!)
Thanks to that though(plus a fanfic I came across), I got more interested in the game. :P
(WHAT?! WHAT HAPPENED TO DANNI?!)
(That's good ^^ poor puppet...)
I think he'll be back... I kinda hope so, tbh. He was nice to talk with.
(*frowns* yes, what did happen?)
(maybe he is around....
its interesting that you assume its a he
god dammit
I have to go and take my bro to a party...)
@Sil: I have a feeling she OD'd again.... :/
(Jesus..)
*shrugs*
Seemed more male, so just went with it.
Bye again, Chloe...
I should probably get to bed soon too, but I'll stay until 11.
*nods*
...
*hugs Sil*
(I only wanted to help that security guy *voice box malfunctions slightly* but I gave him a heart attack...)
(*hugs Lavy back*
*also hugs foxy*
*resumes her post*)
(*hugs with one arm*
*has a hook for a hand*)
(Hello)
(You m m made me like this *voice box malfunctions*)
(*DECAPITATES PURPLE GUY*)
Hi Foxy.
Wow, lots of Freddy characters coming on today...
*starts wondering who's inside the costumes, so to speak*
Doubt you'll tell me though, and I have to get to bed as well, so it's fine if you just ignore that one bit.
A suggestion, if you can, Chloe(Inky Flame) would probably like to talk with you, but she had to leave... I don't know when she'll be back, but if you could, I'm sure she'd appreciate it if you stayed for her. As long as you can, that is.
*offers hugs*
Good night now.(Sorry Kas)
(Bye Lavy.)
(Goodbye L lavender.)
(*twitches*)
(... I think I scared him off..)
(He is still here, in the restaurant... *broken jaw hangs open*)
(Oh.. okay.. shoo!)
(He never leaves...*voice box malfunctions slightly*
Innocent...didn't cause the bite...)
(Its okay.. it's okay..)
(*twitches violently* )
(I am back.)
Liliana: *she fires a pulse of purple energy into the snake*
Parasite: *she thrashes, knocking Onwa back with her tail*
Bethany: I don't eat that much.
(Hello Commander! Arrrr!)
(Hello, Foxy. I have no idea why arrrr is of any relevance.)
Onwam *grimace, falling back slightly, hissing*
*fires a pulse for Ida empty sockets*
I know.
(I am Foxy the Pirate *twitches*)
(I see. As stereotypical as ever.)
Parasite: *she tilts her head before exploding, showering them with pieced of snake and blood* *when the explosion has stopped, she is in the centre, having reverted back to her normal form*
Bethany: *she removes the shirt, the tights, the skirt and her underwear, before putting her own clothes back on*
(Stereotypical? *voice box malfunctions slightly*)
Onwa: Ew. Snake guts.
*wipes herself off*
How not pleasant.
*fires energy at the parasite*
*smiles, adding them to the pile*
(A pirate saying "arrrr".)
Parasite: *she vanishes, reappearing behind Liliana, stabbing her in the back with a dagger*
Liliana: *she hisses, pulling the dagger out, using it to slit the parasite's throat*
Parasite: *she grins at Liliana, blood running from her neck*
Bethany: We should go and pay?
(It is my job
Or was...
I am kept away from the children...)
Onwa: *growls*
*teleports to Liliana, immediately healing her back*
*nods*
Yep.
(I must go back to Pirate Cove)
(Bye foxy.)
Liliana: Thank you. *she throws the dagger into the parasite's chest*
Parasite: *she smiles more*
Bethany: *she brushes the curtain aside, walking out of the changing room, lacing up her dress*
Onwa: You're welcome. This doesn't seem to be working.
*blasts energy wave after energy wave at the parasite, teleporting to Lorelei, grabbing her and teleporting them both to Liliana*
*carries the clothing, following her*
Claire?
Liliana: Then we should probably wake up.
Claire: What?
Bethany: *she follows behind Silente*
Onwa: Indeed.
*teleports herself and Liliana out*
*sends an energy slap to wake Lorelei up*
Just checking you're here. You wanting any clothes?
Hi.
My floorboards are being sanded and stuff.
Everything is out of my room, including my mattress.
(If the ceiling doesn't get painted today I don't know what I'll do).
I have been on AVEN for a few hours.
I can't Whatsapp till five.
I'm bored.
(xD read fan fix?)
Lorelei: *she jumps awake* Sorry...
Claire: No, I'm fine. Did you like the skirt?
Bethany: It was very short, but yes.
I don't read fanfic, and for amount-of-time-I-henerally-have reasons I'd rather not start. :P
Danni...
Danni...
No.
No, please.
Just live.
Please.
(Oops.. I got distracted reading fan fic xD)
Onwa: that's quite alright.
*curls around Liliana*
I loved it. It suits her.
*grins*
Okay, they're doing the ceiling.
(phew).
Tge floor paint,according to the tine, takes 4-6 hours to dry and you canput fubriture on it after 72 hours, so they're gonna move my bed into the place where there's never usually furniture (it's already there) and paint the floor where my bed isn't . . .
They're suggesting I sleep in my sister's room, coz my bed's in a weird position and it'll stink of paint and my mattress and sheets and stuff aren't there . . . but I'm increasingly growing homesick for my own space so I might ask if I can sleep in my room; we've already done the ceiling so it's not like we'll have to take them out again once we put them in . . .
I believe I'll suggest that around teatime.
It does smell of paint in there, though . . . and it's so EMPTY. There's just an isolatwd bed and bookcase in the middle of the room . . . it reminds me of those film svenes where you wake up and your room is in the middle of the ocean or summat . . . that which is faniliar, floating in unfamiliarity . . .
My brother: *looks ar my homework* Your handwriting hurts my eyes. *tries to read* November . . . it . . .
Me: Jim.
It's French. XD
Him: . . . Oh.
XD
My phone keeps giving little short, sharp vibrations . . . I don't know what's up with it. :/
Liliana: *she kisses Onwa passionately* Being stabbed was not pleasant.
Claire: Just because it was short, right?
Onwa: *kisses her passionately back*
Mm.. only I'm allowed to stab you..
*grins*
So, no one outslaps you?
Mhmm. It was a nice colour too.. but yeah. Short is good.
*reaches the counter*
I thijk itight be the charger.
In which case, I want my phonr to hurry up and charge.
*the Firewatcher's Daughter is now in Blogland, near a young tree about 20 feet tall*
*she's wearing tight black jeans, a black t-shirt, black leather jacket, black boots, a wide brimmed hat pulled almost over her eyes*
*she waves a hand and the grass is uorooted in a circle with about 10 foot diameter around the tree*
*she grins and clicks her fingers, a flame forming in her hand and throwing the fireball at the middle of the tree*
*she steps back, smirking, and then the Firewatcher's Daughter watches as the tree goes up in flames*
(The firewatchers daughter has a problem. Arsenist..)
*Collapses on her bed*
I just spent 5 hours in Paisley with a bucket nagging people to give me money for our school that I will be leaving in a few weeks time.
Sometimes I think I'm too nice for my own good...
Struan was only there for 2 hours and towards the end he was yawning every couple of seconds. He kept asking how we did this for 4 hours...I don't even know...
The number of people who tried so hard to avoid us...they were so rude! one looked away and pretended not to hear me AFTER I started talking to her...so what you can't even give us a penny towards our school?
I put in all my change apart from a £2 coin cause I needed to get the bus home...
Struan, who never gives money, put in 3 pence. *laughs*
Struan Keiron and I were teamed up against Collette and another boy and girl. Everyone was taller than collette, even the first years xD and she's older than me...wtf
(*hugs gem* that... why?)
Liliana: Of course not. I am the queen of the slaps.
Bethany: I... Didn't mind the way the tights made my legs look.
(I will be back soon.)
I have seen the Firewatcher's Daughter
Watching fires burn from smoke to black
There's nothing she won't burn
From Styrofoam to urns, to someone else's ashes in a sack
You can scorch the metal
You can even burn the glass
You can pass the time here, fire lives into the past
An all-consuming flame, that refines and new begins
It'll take your family heirlooms, but it can take your darkest sins
It's a good ol' bedtime story, give you nightmares 'til you die
And the ones that love to tell it, hide the mischief in their eyes
Condemn their sons to Hades
And Gehenna is full of guys, alive and well
But there ain't no hell for a Firewatcher's Daughter
We exercise the demons of the things we used to know
The gnashing of the teeth become the remnants of our homes
We think we're moving on, from materials we long
To forget we ever soul our souls to own
There's a chilling absolution that we're given at our birth
A powerful delusion and a plague upon the earth
But nothing scares me more
Then the stranger at my door
Who i fail to give shelter, time, and worth
(Don't dis the tinies! XD)
Onwa: *smirks*
Perhaps I could claim that throne..
*nods*
They look nice Beth
The Stranger at my Door, by Brandi Carlile (album Firewatcher's Daughter)
(Ahhh.
*grins*
Is it dug?)
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