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,

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