Cover News

I was so thrilled about these three covers that I couldn't wait to show them! Is anyone else extremely excited for these books (ridiculous question)?

Cover A:
August 2nd! Can you hear my fan-girlish screams?


Cover B:
According to Cassandra Clare's MySpace post, this might not be a final cover. But I like it nonetheless. I hope the final choice isn't much different!

Plus: Check out the first chapter of City of Glass here

Okay. Just a quick note on the Inkdeath cover before I lose my ability to type (due to my jumping up and down in the computer chair). I have lost yet another bet. I had a deal going with a good friend of mine that the third Inkworld book would be green themed. Unfortunately, I have lost. On the same exact color that lost me my Inheritance Trilogy bet. Purple for Inkdeath and Gold for Brisingr. Who woulda thunk it? All the same, I really love it and have started my countdown until OCTOBER 7th! And as the snaps of information fly around the internet, I'm dying to get my hands on it. 656 pages? 656 pages! That's 122 pages longer than the first book!

Oops. Sorry. I'll stop raving now. I hope you enjoyed the covers.

Scavenging for Inkdeath News,

A Meme for Me

Apparently I was memed and I didn't even know until today. My invitation into this was from that most excellent of bloggers Nicole b. of WORD for Teens. So. Here are the rules of my meme-age (shamelessly borrowed from WORD's rule list):

1. you link back to the person who tagged you. (Done.)
   
2. post these rules on your blog. (Check.)
   
3. share six unimportant things about yourself.
4. tag six random people at the end of your entry.
5. let the tagged people know by leaving a comment on their blogs.

Next step. Six unimportant things.

1. I am slightly obsessed with abandoned places. Houses, amusement parks (if you follow the link-scroll down a bit), cities, anything. Its an odd thing to be interested in, because when I was little I used to have a recurring dream of being trapped in a theme park at night and there was no one around at all... except of course for the giant rats.
2. One of my favorite past-times is laughing at books for parents on their children (ex: What Your Teen is Really Thinking). I simply find them very humorous at times.
3. I have broken all of my toes. All 10 of them. And in various different ways (none on purpose).
4. I despise the noise that vacuums make. I'm not necessarily afraid of it. I simply can't listen to it. Usually I'll go for a walk or hide in my MP3 player until its over.
5. I am a connoisseur de Alice. Alice in Wonderland that is, as well as Through The Looking Glass. I have all sorts of books on Lewis Carroll, I've seen the play, and the fan-fics and Aella-born spoofs abound.
   
6. Lastly, I can Muppet Treasure Island all the way from the beginning without missing a line. So there.

Now that I have revealed my inner-most soul, I shall list the victims of my meme tagging. I tag Aislinn Ai Nyx of the cousins, Heather and Caroline of Plenty of Paper, Bee of booknerd, The Book Whisperer, and, of course, Medeia Senka of our very own Maelstrom *wild cheers from a far off crowd*. This is all very exciting. I will be on the lookout to see if the Tagged will respond.

Running from Vacuum Noises,

Challenge

I lurve challenges. Don't you? Doesn't everybody? All the same, I have been click-crazy all day and have joined three challenges *blush*. But I'll post about only the first on this particular fine evening.
So. The YA Challenge 2008. It's an awareness and inspiration thing. People tend to read more if they are lured to do so. And that's what this is all about. You sign up at the site, pick 12 books, post about them and review them as you go. Very, very simple. Just read those selected and you're all set. And it is a cause of sorts. And in the name of pursuit of odyssey, go forth and read.
Here's my 12. Hold me to 'em.

2008 YA Book Challenge

1. The Book of Mordred by Vivian Vande Velde
2. The Dark Elf Trilogy by RA Salvatore
3. Birdwing by Rafe Martin
4. The Shamer’s Daughter by Lene Kaaberbol
5. Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
6. King Dork by Frank Portman
7. Sabriel Series by Garth Nix
8. If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan
9. Over A Thousand Hills I Walk With You by Hanna Jansen
10. City of Flowers by Mary Hoffman
11. Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
12. Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl With (and so on) by Ysabeau S. Wilce

Feeling gladiator-like and reading numero uno,
*Aella Siofra*

Books for 2008 (that I know about so far)

Hello. It appears as if you followed (no pun intended) my little hint on Maelstrom Central. So I've got some books that appear to be coming out in 2008. Release dates are prone to changing, and most of these are from different sources. If you have any changes to the list or things I should add either e-mail us (maelstrombooks@gmail.com) or comment away!

• The Glass Word (!!!) by Kai Meyer (Dark Reflections 3)
• January 1st

• The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Nancy Springer (Enola Holmes 3)
• January 31st

• Maximum Ride: The Final Warning
• March 17th

• Nobody's Prize by Esther Friesner (Sequel to Nobody's Princess)
  
• April 22nd

• Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr (courtesy of Serafina Zane)
• April 29th

• The Host by Stephenie Meyer
• May 6th

• Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson 4)
• May 6th

• Pirate Wars by Kai Meyer (Wavewalkers 3)
• May 8th

• Saga (!!!!!!!!)by Conor Kostick (Sequel to Epic)
• May 15th

• Raven Rise by DJ Machale (Pendragon 9)
• May 20th

• Feast of Fools by Rachel Cain (Morganville Vampires 4-also courtesy of S. Zane)
  
• June 3rd

• Superior Saturday by Garth Nix (Keys to the Kingdom 6)
• July 1st

• Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl 6)
• July 15th

• Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke (Inkheart Finale !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
• April 7th (from a few reliable reports, lets hope they're true)

So cheers to everyone! I hope 2008 is splendiferous and that I can add more books to this list as we go along! And sorry about the last title on the list. I have personal reasons for making it huge-er.

Screaming with Inkdeath joy until hoarse,
Aella Siofra

Inkheart...

I'm not sure if I've told you all, but Inkheart is my favorite novel. I've read it almost 19 times and was aware of the trailer's release about five minutes after it happened. Now I know that I danced around on the last post, but I can't help but to do it again. So here it is. The splendiferous trailer teaser to the movie of Inkheart, coming March 19th. It is with great excitement that I viewed this as, although I am not much of a television/movie person, I observed Paul Bettany as Dustfinger. What a brilliant choice! And is that a certain horned marten we observe on his shoulder? But. After seeing the trailer and comparing (if even mortally possible) to the novel, I'd like to know what you have to say. Could it have been casted better or done with a better director? Can you already pick up on book-to-movie faux pas? I know I did *turns and sobs*. Oh, well. We've never known Hollywood to get everything right. A happy holiday season from me and (grudgingly) Medeia.

With laughter, comment hopes, and holiday cheer,
Aella Siofra