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The Rising cover reveal & contest
I have the cover for The Rising! And I’m celebrating with a contest. The winner gets a signed hardcover set of The Gathering and The Calling and gets a spot on the list for an ARC (advanced reader copy) of The Rising (ARCs coming this fall, the book is out April 2013) To enter, see details under the cover below:
To enter the contest, send an email to contest@kelleyarmstrong.com answering the following question: “My book covers often have a unifying element–something that ties books in a series together. In the Otherworld, it’s an amulet. In Darkest Powers, it’s the necklace. What is it on the Darkness Rising covers? (NOTE: I’m referring to the North American covers, like the one shown here, not the UK versions)” Contest closes noon Eastern time Wednesday June 20. One entry per person. International entries accepted. 433 Responses to “The Rising cover reveal & contest”
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Off-topic, but on Kelley’s Twitter page, she said that she has some really big news to announce soon. (so big that she was going to announce it yesterday, but some official people somewhere told her to not say it yet). Anyone want to speculate what the news might be about?
I think that it’s going to be about some time of TV/movie deal with the Otherworld series. Someone had asked her a question about it on Monday and she said, “There’s been effort to turn Elena books into Canadian TV show, but I’m not supposed to talk about that
Soon.”
Unfortunately, I haven’t read the Otherworld books yet (I’m not old enough to be considered an adult) but I just got really excited for Kelley.
I vaguely remember something from before about a movie deal almost being picked up with Bitten, but that was a while ago. Do you think that another deal is in the works?
i think there will be, but i hope it will portray the characters correctly because a lot of TV shows based off books don’t do it very well at all.
I agree. I’d love to see the books acted out, but if the characters aren’t close enough to the books, it just ruins the show.
I dunno; I”m young to be even reading the teen books, let alone the adult ones. But it would be cool to see some of Kelley’s books turned into TV shows/movies…that is, as long as they don’t ruin the whole story with tons of unessicary changes.
We are probably some of the young ones here. haha
I think I was 11 or 12 when I started reading the Darkest Powers series. I’m 15 now. I have heard of some teenagers that read her adult series and they said it was okay content-wise, except for some sex scenes (which you can skip if necessary). I can’t wait because I’m definitely going to be reading them in a couple of years.
And I agree. If they do it justice to her books, while attracting new fans, then Kelley would have a “hit”.
(I think if they to convert the Otherworld series into some type of film, I think that they should make it into a TV series. Too many books, too much content, to go into a franchise.)
I’m not even sure if this news is for certain, but I’m just extremely excited for Kelley.
ahem. i have lovely news (you may or may have not heard it, but whatever)
Bitten is currently in production for a tv series in 2013. (go to imdb.com) there’s really no info on it except the writers and companies. hopefully they’ll continue to develop it
I started to read her Otherworld series at 12…
OMG that would be AMAZING!!!!! If the Otherworld books are turned into a TV show, then maybe DP and DR will be next!(:
well, if it was possible for other awesome books, like Vampire Academy, to be made into a movie (2013), well yeah, i guess it would be possible…
i only hope simon and derek and daniel and rafe will be as hot as actors than as how i saw them in my head.
OMG Vampire Academy is being made into a movie??? I love that series!!!!!
Well, that’s what some ppl told me….if it’s totally true, idk.
hope (desperately) so!
Yeah, that would be awesome!!! Than some lazy people would also get a chance to enjoy them!! (no offense- not that that includes any of you here, since you all read
) Just don’t mess up the story…I’m warning you!
Bitten is being made into a TV show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw that! I had a mini-freak out session for Kelley! Gahhhh, I’m so excited for her!
Which tv show company? CW? HbO?
It’s a Canadian television network. According to her facebook page, it’s CTV’s SPACE channel.
When?
They are starting production next spring. This is the link if you want to read it: http://bellmediapr.ca/space/releases/release.asp?id=15475&yyyy=2012
Awesome, thanks!
i hope they make movies for the summoning, awakening and the reckoning, i’d be first in line to buy those tickets!!
I know me too! And then I’d buy the movies and watch them over and over and I’d probably make all my friends watch them too!
Ditto
yup me too ^^
Maybe I’ll skip out on the raising-the -dead part, but otherwise, you can count me in!!
But what about if we could audition for the movies? that would be even cooler!
I would sure try if it was filmed close to home!
(crossed-fingers)
I’d like to be, like, Rae or smthing. You know, sort of important character, but not major?
That would be awesome!
OMG that would be amazing! I would want to be Tori.
Careful! You’re engaging yourself in a *bitchy* life!
I’m really not a bitch, I just think it would be really fun to play one. I could release my anger at all the people I’m too nice to yell at in real life.(:
Don’t worry! Wasn’t accusing you of anything!
Just saying that Tori is one!
Nice!
I would want to be Chloe! I’m really into acting and theatre and want to be an actress when I grow up
It’s a long shot, but hey, its good to dream big:)
I’d love to play Tori as well. She’s probably my favourite characters. I plan to go into acting and singing and if all turns out well, I’ll become a director and make Darkest POwers into a film series if it already hasn’t been done!
Ack! This is taking too long! We don’t have any updates at all!
Haha…
Please at least let us know who won the contest!! c’mon, people, you owe it to us; we’ve been waiting for what-about a month?
The person probably doesn’t even read the blog. The contest was on Kelley’s facebook page as well.
ok, just saying here but you all are COMPLETELY off topic to what you were supposed to answer for this contest. Now i am actually answering her question and its an earring. there ya go.
Haha, yeah, but the contest has been over for a month now. xP
Um , yeah, but this is like the only chat-sorta page we got since there hasn’t been any recent posts lately.
And if you read the first comments, you’ll see that people have actually posted what the answer is already.
Winner was announced on the Darkest Powers Facebook page. The winner was Rachel from Washington.
If you are reading this, congrats Rachel!
Aww…there goes my secret hope that it was taking really long and I was the winner but good job Rachel
Cool, thanks for letting us know Savanah. At least now us bloggers won’t be dying anytime soon waiting for an answer
And yes if you are reading this congratulations Rachel!
Enjoy your signed books! 
This is super random. Last month I dyed my hair for the first time, and the whole time I was dying I kept thinking about the scene in The Awakening when Chloe dyed her hair in the dark bathroom and she could barely see what she was doing. I was just thing that she must have had some good dying skills, because I could see perfectly well and I still kept missing spots!
Did you dye your hair with red striped too?
*stripes
No I dyed it from medium brown to auburn. Stripes might actually be easier though because I wouldn’t have to cover all my hair.
It’s the earrings!!
Damn i knew it!!!!
Ok another random…does anyone know when Kelley’s next newsletter is supposed to go out? I know it goes out 3 times a year, which should mean every 4 months. The last one was in March, so there should have been a July one. I just remembered about it because if the Otherworld series is going to be made into a TV show there would probably be something about it in the newsletter.
I’m pretty sure that Kelley said the the newsletter was changing this year. For now on, it will only be coming out twice a year and it will be an Otherworld/DP merge???
Don’t take my word for it because I do not have the best memory!
Only twice a year?!?!? It’s tragic!!!!!!
Well, when was that? I didn’t know about it…
I’ll try and find the link…
Any luck?
Ok so we know who the winner is but….. we don’t have a July page and we r in August. Do u think she’ll just skip the July page and jump to August??
The July page isn’t there because there wasn’t a blog posting in the month of July. If there is a new blog post in August, the August page will be there.
Okie dokie. Thanx. I actually thought that there was a page for every months but I noticed that there were a few months that were skipped. Makes sense. Thanx!
Hey, anyone notice something about the DP covers? In the book, Chloe said she never wears black. But if you look at the cover of the Summoning & the Reckoning, the girl on the cover is wearing a black shirt both times. Interesting, huh?
The one on The Reckoning is black? I’m looking at the cover right now and it looks like dark brown to me. But you’re right about the cover of The Summoning. I never noticed the color of the shirt before.
Well, I read it in a day so I guess I didn’t pay too much attention to it. Maybe it’s black, or maybe it’s dark brown. Who knows?
OMG so I was at the bookstore today and I saw all three DP books on a shelf and noticed something really interesting. The Reckoning has a new cover! It’s not that much of a change, but it’s still a little different. The pendant is more rectangular and sparkly and a slightly different shade of purple. The ribbon is dark purple instead of lavender, and the pendant is hanging from a bail instead of the ribbon just being threaded through the hole. Also Chloe’s lipstick is a darker red, and her hair is a different shade of blond. The Summoning and The Awakening still have the same old covers, though, as far as I know.
Maybe it’s because the cover was printed in another country? I’ve seen a cover when Chloe has black hair instead of blonde ’cause she dyed her hair in the story, and one with the regular blonde hair. It’s a possibilty…
tha sounds like a really cool cover
Maybe. I didn’t check to see where it was printed. It was really pretty though.
Ughhh! The wait for the rising is killing me!
Does anyone know if Kelley’s gonna write another short story?
I think she said she wasn’t gonna, but incase anyone knows……
And does anyone know any other really good books to read in the meantime?
I’m very picky with what books I like. I seriously only have five books/series that I wound consider “worthy”. Here they are:
1. The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins (I don’t think I have to give a description for this. haha)
2. Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong (once again, no description needed)
3. The Devouring trilogy by Simon Holt (extremely unpopular– not well-known at all. It’s a horror story about these wisp-creature like things coming in and stealing souls from humans and hiding them in the fearscape in their minds. My description is confusing and it is better than it sounds).
4. Bad Girls Don’t Die trilogy by Katie Alender (ghost-type stories. It’s difficult to describe the series as a whole because the haunting comes from different sources in each book. The first book is about evil dolls…)
5. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (this girl dies and she had seven chances to relive the day she died and redo her “wrongs”)
Hope I helped! Let me know if you do pick up any of these!
Soul Screamers
Angelfire
Maximum Ride
Nightshade
The Hunger Games
Shadow and Bone (this is one of my favorite books of all time)
The Immortal Rules (one of my favorites too)
The Iron Fey
Touch of Frost
Graceling
Tiger’s Curse
Firelight
Unearthly
Shatter Me
Born At Midnight
The Girl In The Steel Corset
Switched
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
Anything by Jennifer Lynn Barmes
Wicked Lovely
(these are all YA books)
by anything by Jennifer Lynn Barnes i meant any book she wrote…she never had a book called anything. just clearing that up
I totally agree. I love all of Jennifer Lynn’s books. Raised by Wolves is my favorite, though.
Before i fall is an amazing book!
Any book by Maria V. Snyder is good. (she only has 8)
The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter
Hiest Society and Uncommon Criminals also by Ally Carter
Matched and Crossed by Aly Condie
Hush Hush, Crescendo and Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick
Fallen, Torment, Passion and Rapture by Lauren Kate
I would list more but then u’d end up falling asleep before u finish reading. I loooove reading books. Some of the ones I wanted to list were already here. Like Graceling and Maximum Ride. Alright enjoy!! @Savanah my cousin has the devouring series. I might read it too! @Aryn u’ve got a GREAT list of books we’ve got common likes for books!
Thanks!
Oh wow! Haha, I’ve never met another person that has read/or owns The Devouring trilogy! That’s really amazing!
And if you love creepy stories (especially if you love horror), then I think you should definitely read them.
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
House of Night series by PC and Kristen Cast
Any book by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (the Raised by Wolves series is the best though)
The Wake Trilogy by Lisa McMann
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
The Rippler Trilogy by Cidney Swanson (even if you don’t read any of the others, read this trilogy. IT”S AMAZING!!!!!!)
Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
The Spirit Keeper by Melissa Luznicky Garrett
Caged Moon by Rachel Deagan
Here by Denise Grover Swank
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (The movie comes out next year! Yay!(:(:(:
Gravity by Abgail Boyd
The Branding by Micaela Wendell (Micaela wrote The Branding in seventh and eighth grade! She’s sixteen or seventeen now, and I’m going to the same school as her this year! I’m so excited!
Thanks!
Let’s see:
-The Fault In Our Stars
-Divergent
-The Kane Chronicles
-Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
-Beautiful Creatures
-Anne of Green Gables (this series is so beautiful, don’t knock it till you’ve tried it)
-Vampire Academy
-Percy Jackson
-Harry Potter
-Mortal Instruments
-The Heroes of Olympus
-The Wheel of Time (I have not read this series, but my friend says that the series is fantastic)
-The Tales of a Frog Princess
-The Wolves of Mercy Falls (hands down this is one of my favourite book series of all time)
-Many more, that I can’t think of right now! Enjoy reading
Woops the smiley face at the top was supposed to say “8″
Oh don’t forget the the House of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Everlost, Everwild and Everfound also by Neal Shusterman
Ok I’m gonna stop now
Anything by Alex Flinn or Alyson Noel.
Divergent, Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Legend by Marie Lu
…
Cinder by Marissa Meyer.
Did any of you guys read The Host by Stephenie Meyer?
I was gonna but then I changed my mind. What’s it about?
Okay. It’s really hard to explain btw, but i’ll try.
The story takes p^lace in a futuristic Earth, not that we have new technology, but that it’s governed by a different species that took control of Earth a few years (decades?) from now. The reamining humans view them as parasites but they call themselves “souls”. They represent all good things: they’re kind, helpful, peaceful, and never have wars or conflicts…they rarely even have arguments! However, the only way they can live is by inserting themselves in a “host body”, taking over mind and body the host (from there comes the human term parasite). So, bit by bit, Earth’s humans got their bodies taken over by souls and now few humans remain.
This story is about a soul (Wanderer) who gets inserted into a resistant host (Melanie). (A resistant host is part of the human resistance). However, unlike in most host bodies in which the human inside disapears when a soul is inserted, THIS human just won’t go away! So basically, there are 2 ppl sharing the same body: one trapped inside, and the other, extremely annoyed and wanting her head for herself.
Melanie was part of a group of three resistant humans, all believing that they were the last humans on Earth. One was her younger brother Jamie, and a hot guy she loves named Jared. Through Melanie’s memories, Wanderer has come to know these two very well and has even grown to love them!
So, she decides to head out into the desert, believing that they were there, and from then on, the action really begins, and W/M’s plan to find them won’t go as easily as they thought because what they both thought was impossible, turns out to be…
Anyways, it’s really well written, much better than the Twilight series, and all the friends i’ve lent it to haved LOVED it!
Oooh sounds like a good book. I’m DEFINETLY reading it! Thanks for the descriptions. U sooo got me interested. And it does sound better than the Twilight series. 8)
I had to do a book talk on it at school. I can tell you EVERYONE was confused…You can’t really understand it until you read it… But I can say that this book was good enough that i read it like, 3 or 4 times, never getting bored.Great end of vacation book!
Still no post? We’ve been waiting for almost two months! (I understand that Kelley’s busy and all, but you have to admit this is a bit disappionting.)
I know! Its so frustrating!
ditto
I know! I keep checking back every few days, but there’s nothing! At least there are new comments.
Same thing…
Yeah but the new comments are not as frequent as before
I noticed.
prbly because there are less subjects of conversation…
quick! sombeody find one!
Who here is excited for the return of Chloe and Derek? How do you think that they will be reintroduced? It was suck so much if they were reintroduced when they were fighting or something. I’d hate that. Thought anyone?
Omg yes! I am definitely exited for the return of Chloe and Derek!!! I have no idea how they will be introduced, but I don’t think it would be in a fight.
I read a fanfiction where Maya and the gang were hiding in the bushes near a clearing at night and Derek and Chloe came for Derek’s Change. I like that idea
@Elsie: What is that fanfiction called i’d like to read it
I only go on everyday to check if there is a new post. I usually don’t even look at the comments. *Sigh*
But now there’s not much else to look at, is there?
OMG, Last week I was on vacation, and at my hotel pool there was this guy who I thought kinda looked like Derek! He was tall and muscular and totally fitted Dereks profile!
I mentioned this already, but I once saw this couple who looked exactly like Chloe and Derek at my NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE!! (Not to brag or anything) Creepy and yet cool…
There was this guy in my gym class who looked exactly like Derek would. He was really tall and muscular and had black hair that hung exactly the way Derek’s does. It was really weird.
wow tats sounds sooo cool i would just be like going up to them and like introduce them to the book
Haha
Ok, here’s a topic question: if Kelley Armstrong were to write a new series, like the dp or dr, what sort of supernatural characters would there be? would it be another experiment? what age would the ppl be?
what would the story be?
Then again, I think some ppl mentioned an Icaris project? I searched it up and maybe the project is related to ppl with wings for flying…sort of like Maximum Ride! I mean, Icaris and Daedalus, his father, escaped a prison by making wings that allowed them to fly! (Greek mythology)
Just an idea….
srry, actually the closest search to mythology or supernatural stuff of any kind gave me searches of Icarus, not Icaris, but still…
If you go to edisongroup.org, it mentions four different groups, two of which have been introduced. The two that have been done so far are Project Genesis and Project Phoenix. The other two are Project Thunderbird, which probably has something to do with weather based on the picture, and Project Valhalla.
Maybe the Icarus project is giving supernaturals wings…? No clue really. There isn’t much more than, like, 2 mentions in the series.
Oh,and I just seached the Edison Group site. How come the access was ‘denied’ for Projects Phonix, Thunderbird, and Valhalla? I only got a video of Genesis out of the whole site. Think they don’t wanna spiol things here?? It’s got my suspisions up…
what do you think project valhalla and project thunderbird are??????????
I think Thunderbird has something to do with the weather because the picture is a tornado. Maybe they are half-demons who control the weather, like a Tempestras, or whatever it’s called. The Valhalla has a picture of an hourglass looking thing, so maybe it has something to do with time? Just a guess.
Kelley has said that Valhalla is Kat’s experiment.
Also, on wikipedia, they say that in Norse mythology “Valhalla” is the “enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. In Valhalla, the dead join the masses of those who have died in combat known as Einherjar, as well as various legendary Germanic heroes and kings, as they prepare to aid Odin during the events of Ragnarök. Before the hall stands the golden tree Glasir, and the hall’s ceiling is thatched with golden shields. Various creatures live around Valhalla, such as the stag Eikþyrnir and the goat Heiðrún, both described as standing atop Valhalla and consuming the foliage of the tree Læraðr.”
Maybe the vampires are the dead waiting to help their creator in a battle to come in the supe world? But then, who would represent Odin?
Or maybe the hourglass represents a time limit, maybe a the time limit before a war erupts, or a time limit on vampire ageings (spelling???)?
As for project Thunderbird, it wouldn’t surprise me that it has smthing to do with controling weather and stuff. were there any weird weather stuff in dp, dr, and the underworld series? i don’t remember. maybe it’s also the control of the elements…
If Valhalla is Mag’s project then maybe it does have something to do with time. Sort of. Didn’t Kat age like a normal person until she “died”? Or maybe it’s something to change the lifespans of supernaturals.
I don’t think they’ve done anything with the site recently, so they haven’t updated it for Project Phoenix. Hopefully they haven’t forgotten about it because I want to see what they are going to do for each group.
wait, valhalla is kats experiment? why isnt icarus on the website? isn’t it an experiment too?
Idk
some ppl mentioned it before, so i decided to do research on it.
maybe it’s an outside experiment?
How many crazy experiments did those mad (literally
) scientists do?!!? And is it JUST the Edison Group, or also the Cabals? ‘Cause Icarus wan’t mentioned on the EG site. Maybe that’s not one of their experiments; but the St. Cloud’s or the Nasts. Any suggestions??
Well, is there are a site for the Nasts and st clouds?
I think that maybe Thunderbird has something to do with the elements maybe? and i think that maybe valhalla has something to do with time, or when i looked it up, it said that Valkyries wait at the gates…so maybe something like that?
@ Monica-
Not that I know of.
OK, so I just reread the Calling, and I just realized (stupid me) that Liz and Maya have the same last name. Liz said she lived with her grandmother. Does anyone know what happened to her parents? Could Liz’s dad be Maya’s uncle?
This cannot be a coincident.
Liz is a half demon, which meas that her dad is a demon. And her mom is a drug addict, which is why she lives with her grandmother. Also, Maya is adopted, so if there is any relation, it is through her adopted parents.
Right, I meant through her adopted not real. Sorry, didn’t point that out.
So maybe Liz’s mom is related to Maya’s adopted parents? Never noticed that! wow i feel dumb…
Hey, if you’re looking for something to read while waiting for the Rising, go to http://www.fanfiction.net and click ‘Browse’. Then, click on the ‘D’ in the alphabet thingy. Scroll down until you find Darkest Powers. There’s a huge archive of fanfiction there!! And if you’re interested in writing any, just sign up to add it. It’s a great site!! Go check it out!!! (I couldn’t find a category for Drakness Rising series, though
)
I think that the Darkness Rising is mixed with the Darkest Powers. If you look under the character list, their names are written there.
I hadn’t noticed that before. That has to be pretty recent.
@ Savanah-
Yeah, oops! I figured that out AFTER I posted the comment. Hehe..
I had checked earlier in the year and it wasn’t there. I didn’t know if there was going to be a new category for the DR trilogy, or if they would merge with DP. Neither was present. But a couple of months ago I saw it. Not many people have written stories with the DR characters, though– which is sad because they’d make for some really awesome fanfic!
If any of you are looking for something to read while waiting for the Rising, go to http://www.fanfiction.net and click ‘Browse’. Then click the ‘Books’ category and ‘D’ on the alphabet thing. It should come up with a list of books that start with D. Find Darkest Powers, and click on it. It should come up with an archine of DP/DR fanfiction. They have some great stories!!
Do you have a favorite Darkest Powers fanfic?
Nope, but I’ve written some! Go to the Search box, type in ‘magic of the moon’ (without the quotations) and search for the author. I’ve written two. And if you’d be nice enough to leave a review, I’d be delighted. Thx!!
For some reason, I couldn’t find your story. Would you mind telling me your username instead?
I have been reading DP fanfic for a while as well (it was basically what I did two summers ago and I seriously knew every story and author) I haven’t done a good job at keeping up-to-date recently, though. I need to because DP is the only fanfic that I will read and I know that there are some really good ones!
*shameless plug* Just a few hours ago, I was working on my DP fanfic for the first time in ages. It’s called “Hidden Conspiracies”. I haven’t updated in a long time (I mean it– one year!!!), but I’m trying to get a new chapter up. I also have a one-shot titled, “A Mother’s Gift”. If you find the time, a quick view of it would be nice.
Your stories look interesting, too. I’ll have to add it to long long list of ‘To Read’s!
Thanks for the review, as well!
Oh wow! I’m so stupid! You said that that was the title of your username– I thought you meant that that was the title of the story! I’ll definitely go read your stories now Sherry!
yup, some are pretty good! thx Sherry
I can’t wait for the next books to come into the library. This books are wat i was looking for to help me write my own book called Heros Mystics Force and Demons Curse. Kelly Armstrong inspired me by writing these books. Thank you Mrs.Kelly Armstrong
WTH still no updates?
grrr…
I know, it’s been forever!! School had already started, and still nothing!
I now I’m late but the earrings
In case you haven’t read the above comments, that had been mentioned several times.
lol
When is the exact release date for the Rising anyways?? I know it’s in April, but what’s the actual date? Anybody know?
April 9, 2013.
I was about to ask you where you saw that when I did some hunting and saw it on Amazon. Wow– great find!
Thanks, I’ll put it on my calender!
So my school has a seriously awesome library, and I was in there with my friend looking at books. Suddenly I saw The Gathering and The Calling sitting on a shelf, and I started freaking out because I was so excited. People were staring. It was really funny.(:
Heys guyssss, I havent read any of the Darkness Rising books, but Im gonna The Calling bc i am compllllllletely in love with derek
Make sure you get The Gathering before The Calling! The Calling is the second in the series.
And be prepared to be introduced to all new characters! This series revolves around the new characters, but the Darkest Powers gang will make an appearance in the third book.
Hey, did you guys picture Maya like KA did? ‘cus me, it was, like totally different! And Daniel, in my head, he was more macho, serious looking, sor t of like with a strong jaw and longer hair. For Rafe, I had in mind a medium height guy, well built but not too much, long-ish hair, slimmer face, and with a cocky smile. Nicole makes sense, in y mind, but Sam doesn’t look as disdainful…it’s like, the guys i see in my head when i read the books are totally different that what other people see. So, what about you guys?
I picture Maya like the actress in the book trailers (and I guess the girl in the picture as well).
I pictured Daniel to be tall, not extremely built (although I know that he is a wrestler. my brain just refused to put two-and-two together), with dirty blonde hair sort of spiked on his head (so kind of like Simon’s hair). (it’s really, really close to the picture given)
I pictured Rafe just like your description.
Sam I pictured EXACTLY like the yearbook photo.
Nicole looks like how I imagined her.
Corey is pretty close.
I didn’t really have an exact image for Annie, so I guess the model works for me.
Hayley looks NOTHING like how I imagined her. I pictured Hayley to look exactly like actress Haley King with her light brown hair.
So all of mine are pretty similar to the pictures. I saw the pictures right when they were released (and I think that was before The Gathering had come out), so that’s probably why most of mine are similar. Haley is most likely different because her picture was not out before I read The Gathering so I had developed my own image.
Ok this has taken waaaaay too long. I can’t believe this! I haven’t even been in this site for more than two months and its still like this?! What the heck? What’s happening Kelley?
i dunno. the next ones will prbly be out when another book event happens. either a new short story or when the rising comes out…
What is she going to post about though?
Tell me about it… It’s been almost a whole season and still nothing!
I know!!!!! I’m dying too know whats gonna happen!
An when we really need a short story, we dont get one!
Its not fair…
Kelley is extremely busy so don’t blame her!
Where is Kelley? Anyone else feeling like she disappared off the face of the earth?? HELLO!? It’s been 1…2…3…4…5 months!! I honestly understand if she’s busy, but FIVE MONTHS!!! That’s… I’m not sure how to describe it even. It’s just too long!
I know right! Even a post about what Kelley had for breakfast would be AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
Kelley updates her Twitter quite frequently! She’s finished Nadia 3, she just got done with the Smart Chicks tour, she posted the UK cover for The Rising, etc.
SADLY, my mom does’t really know what twitter is so she won’t let me get an account
I’m not allowed on those sites–Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Same! I don’t have a Facebook or twitter account. My parents wont allow me to get an account. So this is technically my only source, but….. U can see what’s going on.
Oh, you don’t need a Twitter account to look at other people’s messages (“tweets”, if I’m using the correct terminology)! Viewing others’ accounts does not require making one. I went a long time before I made one, and one of my favorite things to do on the Internet was keep up with my favorite musicians and authors on Twitter.
If your parents don’t want you going on Twitter period, then I understand. But if you just aren’t allowed to make an account, I would definitely recommend viewing Kelley’s to keep up-to-date with everything! Here is the link: https://twitter.com/kelleyarmstrong
@Ms Kelley Armstrong
Hey most-awesome-author-in-the-world, I was checking up on amazon.ca today and I noticed that your Darkest Powers Omnibus was sold for over 400$, while in spring 2011 it was sold for around 20 dollars. This has really been confusing me. Do you have an explanation for this?
Big fan,
Monica
I’m not Kelley Armstrong (darn!), but I think I may be able to give you an explanation. This might not be the exact reason as to why they are priced that high, but this is my take on it.
The omnibus came out in December of 2010 (someone please correct me if that is wrong). It was only available for one month, and only in Canada. That makes it super rare. Also– if the book you are looking at is signed, it is also going to increase significantly in price.
Do I think that the price is reasonable, despite these reasons? No, not at all. If you want the book, I would suggest searching other sites, like eBay.
k thx lol
Darkest Powers bonus pack 2 is available on ebook, for those of you who missed it on this site!
Dear Kelley (Savanah, I know you will answer),
When will you be put an expert of The Rising on the website? I am having a hard time waiting for April (bad Emily, bad Emily).
Thanks! Keep writing!
Love,
Emily
You mean ‘exerpt’?
LOL!!!
I just got my 74 year-old Grandma hooked on the Darkest Powers Series
OhmyJosh! Can I be best friends with your grandma now?!
Haha…
Ok. So i was talking to my mom and my grandma was sitting close by. The conversation:
Me: Mom, I can hear the dog whining in the other room. That means I have really good hearing.
Grandma: Just like Derek!
Wow! My grandma is referencing DP. How COOL is that?!
Haha! Love it!
LOL
the one thing that she shows alot on the darkest powers covers is the earringing
OMG, it’s November, and still no updates! Did Kelley abandon this site or something??
I think there just hasn’t been anything new. I’m sure it’ll be alive again once it gets closer to the release of The Rising.
(I can’t wait for TR!!!)
Neither can I!!!!
OMG!!!!! Have any of you guys (girls?) read the book TEN? So creeping. You should check it out, but only if you like mystery horror books.
I haven’t, but it seems like my kind of book! I’ll definitely have to check it out!
Any Beautiful Creatures fans out there? If so, have you read Beautiful Redemption? I just finished it yesterday and it was AMAZING!!!
I read Beautiful Creatures a long time ago (I think it was about three years ago? Right when it came out!). I really enjoyed the first book (it was even the basis for a school project of mine… along with the Darkest Powers trilogy). Sadly, I didn’t like the second book (and haven’t read the others), but I’m excited for the movie!
(side-note: I really, really like the cover for Beautiful Redemption!)
I think the second book is my least favorite of the series. The rest of the books are amazing, though.
Wow well I have been waiting for a new blog but I guess not xDD I lover her books I read all kinds of books, adults,teens even though I’m 12 So i really lover her books. Her Darkest Powers had all the elements/ traits I loved in a story, romance, drama, friendship, paranormal, teens everything ;D
I miss the blog. But I reread The Reckoning while I was sick yesterday and I can’t believe how much I miss it! Can’t wait to Derek to return in The Rising <3
I know, right? I wonder where Kelley went… AND WHY ISN’T SHE POSTING HERE ANYMORE!? Sorry, just had to get some of that frustration out…
I also can’t wait for the DP characer’s returns (mostly Derek)
Anyone looking forward to The Hobbit? I’m a big fan of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman!!!!!
seriously miss the blog i keep checking and hoping that it will come back
EVERYONE! BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (movie) COMING OUT IN FERBRUARY!
THE HOST IN MARCH!
THE SMURFS 2 & PERCY JACKSON IN AUGUST!
srry, i was bored and ended up on imdb…. :S
I know! I can’t wait till they come out!!!!
I wish they would make a movie of the darkest powers series…….
Yes, IMDB. One of my daily sites
I can’t wait until Beautiful Creatures comes out! It’s one of my favorite series, besides DP of course.
I love how we have this little family going on here.
Well, I’m sure Kelley will be back on the blog before March because last year there was A LOT of activity on the blog in March. Hopefully it will be sooner, but if not, we have a somewhat set date for a return on the blog
I hope so! No blog posts=no comments=diedown of fans=TRAGEDY, since DP/DR are such good books!
This has me wondering… is Kelley purposely not posting? You know, to get more comments?
Happy last day on Earth everyone!
I’m sad: that means that there’s a chance we won’t be able to read the “Rising”!
HORROR!
Actually, it’s just been proven via NASA that we’re not going to be destroyed. They’ve observed no particular object headed towards Earth. It turns out that the Mayans’ end of the calendar actually didn’t mean the end of the world. The meaning only got twisted once Westerners came and interpreted the calender cycle the wrong way. That’s right, *cycle*. So, apparently, it’s not the end of the world and we still have a chance to read the Rising!
Happy Holidays to everyone!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!!!
Oh, I got lots of gift cards for Amazon.com for the holidays and you can imagine what I pre-ordered…The Rising! I’ll get it mid-April, and it was a fair price. I can’t wait! I loved both series’ and can’t wait for them to mix! (My favorite part of any TV or book series is when two of the groups meet, I don’t know why, I’ve just always loved the tension and what the characters act with each other.)
I’m super excited and hope that one day Kelley will write a few books for the Valhalla and Thunderbird projects! I love, love, love the series, it even helped coax me to become a writer myself. Keep writing, Kelley! Please!
I’m the exact same way! This series is also what made me want to become a writer. I realized just how much I love characters and how I would love to one day myself spin stories with intricate characters like the ones Kelley writes. I’m still deciding what I specifically want to do with writing, but screenwriting is definitely something I’m closely considering (which I have a feeling might subconsciously stem from Chloe’s same dream).
Awww I wish Kelley hadn’t abandoned this blog
Especially now when we needed her!
The wait for the rising is like a slow death…….
But we all forgive her right?
So pretty!