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Post by malingomango on Jan 21, 2009 6:59:13 GMT -5
all I can say is HOLY CRAP. because I just read on wikipedia that the 3rd book is going to be 1,800 pages long!!!  That's longer than WAR and PEACE (which I've read). Holy Crap Clive Barker. Its supposed to come out spring/summer of 2009. holy holy crap. (lol i still cant get over the length of it.) I'm going to have to carry it around in both arms. xD It's going to be ridiculously big. by the sheer length of this book we'll NEVER stop talking on this forum. ;D It's going to be awesome  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_Midnight |
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Post by THE LADY OF MIDNIGHT on Jan 21, 2009 17:59:05 GMT -5
Yeah I heard it was gonna be huge. Its rather exciting to think that atleast after all the wait we'll get enough to fill our empty yearning stomaches for the world of the Abarat for a bit.
Ha yeah both arms fo sho!
If it comes out this spring/summer I'll be estactic except I'll probably be taking classes and I know that will be the biggest distraction of the century! ha.
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Post by RedStockings on Jan 24, 2009 9:39:59 GMT -5
Guess We'll all have to sit at tables to read it, it'll be too heavy to hold! Let's all hold a party when it finally does arrive in the bookshops!
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Post by gaz on Feb 1, 2009 15:06:52 GMT -5
Woah! I figured book 3 would be long but...dang! Oh well. More Abarat goodness to savor then.
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Post by rawk on Mar 13, 2009 23:51:25 GMT -5
Guess We'll all have to sit at tables to read it, it'll be too heavy to hold! Let's all hold a party when it finally does arrive in the bookshops! Yes! We should have an internet party! XD We could all get on webcams and read together, lol. |
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Post by THE LADY OF MIDNIGHT on Mar 14, 2009 3:07:26 GMT -5
haha that would be the funniest but greatest thing ever.... if we had a big old party like that . I think the abarat fans are too scattered to do some actual gathering.. but we could do that if the book ever came out.
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Post by NoxLight on Mar 16, 2009 16:56:18 GMT -5
Oooh, that would be so awesome if we could all have a party *wistful* But since we prolly can't... I like the webcam idea. Or, for the less technologically advanced, post pictures =D A party would still be better though  |
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Post by rawk on Mar 18, 2009 14:18:22 GMT -5
Oooh, that would be so awesome if we could all have a party *wistful* But since we prolly can't... I like the webcam idea. Or, for the less technologically advanced, post pictures =D A party would still be better though Don't be afraid of technology! It's really easy to do webcam stuffs. Especially if you have a stickam account! www.stickam.com |
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Post by Abaratian on Mar 18, 2009 16:55:39 GMT -5
I think it's more about a lack of a webcam then a lack of knowledge  Cuz I know I don't have one |
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Post by gaz on Mar 18, 2009 22:04:54 GMT -5
Nooo!!! A new interview was posted on this website. www.clivebarker.info/intsrevel24.htmlAccording to the interview he's still finishing up the final draft of Abarat 3 and there's the possibility the release could be pushed back to 2010!! He can't do that to us! We've already been kept waiting 5 years for this bloody book! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2009 1:07:35 GMT -5
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Post by rawk on Mar 19, 2009 2:19:34 GMT -5
GAAAAAHHHHH.
This book is going to be amazing, though. With all the work he's put into it.
At least it better bea. *shakes fist*
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Post by THE LADY OF MIDNIGHT on Mar 19, 2009 18:51:46 GMT -5
Oh Boy I just read that interview. Thanks for sharing it Gaz!
Lordy Lou! If they push it back any more I'll cry! We've waited so long, but again I don't want to pressure him too much. I know he's been working hard... but Boy oOo Boy what a sad tale that would be if it gets pushed back any more than needs be.
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Post by gaz on Mar 22, 2009 18:56:41 GMT -5
I'm sure the book will be really good, as has been said, with all the work he's putting into this. But I really hope he doesn't keep us waiting too much longer.
And anytime. I check that site often for any updates. It's one of the best sources I've come across so far.
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Post by malingomango on Mar 29, 2009 12:54:45 GMT -5
What?! 2010?!
*dies* are you kidding me?!?!?!?! T_T
*sniff*
It better be really good. That's all I have to say.
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Post by malingomango on Mar 29, 2009 13:09:26 GMT -5
"Whew, that's a tough one... Each one takes about a year to write and then it's a case of where the Abarat books come in the list of all Clive's projects. He's stopped writing a big adult book in order to write Book 3 and he's told us that he's likely to roll straight into writing Abarat 4 as soon as number 3 is done. That probably means publication dates in 2009 and 2010 on those two (probably!), but as he's told Kidscreen and us, there's no definite timing on Book 5 and there's that adult book still to go back to... " I guess its on time? www.clivebarker.info/yaabaratunpub.html |
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Post by RedStockings on Apr 11, 2009 17:44:51 GMT -5
I have a feeling the webcam party would just end up as a face-pulling contest... But it most certainly should be a fancy dress party… ;D |
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Post by caitycat66 on Apr 28, 2009 13:23:21 GMT -5
WHAT?!?!? 2010? That's waaaaaaaaay too long. I haven't been waiting as long as some people- I found the books about Christmas '08- but that's still...*speechless*
Anyhoo, when it does come out, maybe we should see who reads it the fastest. My guess is 4 days tops for me. I'm a fast reader. However, I do know people who read INSANELY fast, so who knows? ( Apperently it's possible to just run your eyes down the middle of the page and catch everything. That would be so cool!) 1,800...
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Post by RedStockings on Apr 28, 2009 16:29:59 GMT -5
I accept this challenge! When the book finally does arrive, I'm planning on cancelling my life so that I can read it non-stop! Harry Potter took me two days, mainly because I had to stop for sleep due to major jet-lag. How many pages was in the last Harry Potter book? Not many compared to the beast of Abarat 3 I expect.
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Post by Abaratian on Apr 28, 2009 20:38:27 GMT -5
I think his point is that it will be finished in 2009, but it's up to them whether or not they publish it in 2009.
At this point, I won't be surprised if it never gets published. I know that's a terrible thing to say, but I've been waiting for... hmm.... 6 years? That's almost a third of my lifetime. I'm glad he's putting so much work into this and trying to make it perfect, but if authors like Stephen King are capable of producing twelve times this rate, he's soon going to run out of valid excuses as to why it took him so long to get this thing out there. I mean, JKR was popping out babies while she wrote the Harry Potter series, and she was still publishing them in a timely manner.
I'm getting a bit irritated - I know I shouldn't and I feel terrible and I would apologize to Clive's face if I could - but I'm so sick of hearing these dates being pushed back further and further, and I'm losing a lot of faith in him.
Sorry if I offended anyone. Just stating my opinion.
edit: I imagine I'll have the third Abarat book finished in a day. I've been waiting so long for this book that I'll gladly give up a day's worth of life to gobble it all down. Abarat's better than food, dreams, a social life, drugs or sex to me anyways.
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That's longer than WAR and PEACE (which I've read). Holy Crap Clive Barker. 
Cuz I know I don't have one