Amazon.com are now listing the publication date for book 10 of the Night World series, Strange Fate, as 6th April, 2010. Most of us in the fandom are probably prepared for this date to be shifted at any given moment, but this time we do have a cover to keep us going as we wait. You can view a larger version by clicking on the image.
I don’t know about anyone else, but when I zoom in on the image on the Amazon page, the girl on the cover seems to be sporting a rather Hannah-like birthmark smudge on her face. Though everyone seems to be going with the ‘bad blush in photoshop’ theory, so I’ll go with the masses on that. ;)
UPDATE: Strange Fate now set for publication in April, 2011. Sorry, guys.
UPDATE 2: More bad news that Strange Fate is delayed again. We don’t have a publication date. More info here.
When you enlarge it, it looks like it’s on both cheeks, and the lips are tinted too, so I’m hoping it’s blush and not a lying cover. :)
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Red Replies:
July 3rd, 2009 at 5:38 am
Might be my monitor then, because I just see the other cheek as plain. Eh, it’s an LJS cover. They have to boggle us, or we’re not happy. ;)
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breanne Replies:
June 13th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
the blush is on both sides and hannah had a red birthmark not peach and its supost to look like a smeared handprint or something that looks like that so on the cover isnt hannah.
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Malynda Replies:
May 6th, 2011 at 8:58 am
The birthmark is actually a dark rose color and is a shaped like a thumb wiping upon her cheek when her true love wiped her cheek with her blood. The mark would be thin, not over the whole cheek area like in the picture.
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Skyblue Replies:
June 16th, 2010 at 9:13 am
Hi,
have jsut been notified by Amazon that this is not going to be published. Does anyone know where I can get hold of an old hard cover copy?
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Red Replies:
June 17th, 2010 at 1:09 am
It hasn’t been published before – LJS hasn’t finished writing it yet.
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Rkane Replies:
August 31st, 2010 at 8:20 am
Strange Fate has been published. It was originally published in 1997. Seeing as how it’s basically impossible to find a copy of the original print we just have to wait for the reprint.
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Red Replies:
August 31st, 2010 at 10:49 am
No, it was supposed to be published back in 1999, but due to illness in the family, LJS never finished writing it. Since she came back in 2008, she’s working on a new version of Strange Fate. We’ll never see the original version, and now we’re waiting on the new version. It’s well-documented in her blog and website (including a story involving one of the new characters that will be in the book) that that’s what’s happening.
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the dark angel Replies:
September 12th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
ok it will be published and i believe that is has been before
and on the covers by order of the books are Poppy,Rashel, Keller,,
and one the strange fate cover will be Sara Strange the book may be
out before April or May 2011
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Missy Replies:
February 27th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
I don’t think it’s Keller…blond and violet eyes either has to be Iliana or Sylvia, and I’m betting Iliana. Keller’s definetely got black hair because (*SPOLIER*SPOLIER*) well, no it’s on LJ’s website. “Deeper Than Water”. ljsmith.net. Tells you a little something about Keller.
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carrie Replies:
May 5th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
not coming out now until feb 1 2014 it’s getting kinda pathetic.
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it isnt hannah, i remember reading the blurb for this book a few years ago and its a completely different girl..unless shes changed the story entirely from the one she planned 5 years ago, but i doubt she changed the planned characters. never know though :P
last i heard, strange fate was about some blonde chick called sara strange..and she has two soulmates. so thats who it must be on the cover
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Red Replies:
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Yeah, going by things that LJS has said, Strange Fate seems to have undergone some drastic changes since the original was planned. I believe Sarah Strange is still in it, though some gal named Brionwy also seems to be featured a lot.
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Uhm.. wow.. how could they go with a cover like THAT? o_O
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Red Replies:
July 8th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Well, it fits with the recent omnibus editions (in theme and size from what I can gather), so they’re sticking with that theme. Sigh. I want them to release a limited edition run of the originally planned US and UK covers so we older fans can complete our sets. :D
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she has taken so long to write this book that i have outgrown her writing. 5 yrs is a long wait for a sequel
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beeb Replies:
July 8th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
geez when is it supposed to come out
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Jenny Replies:
August 6th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
the original was supposed to be out in ’99! I have waited 12 years for this book to come out! I guess it’s nostalgia that keeps me waiting..It BETTER be good for all the time it’s taken for it to come out!
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CJ Replies:
August 9th, 2011 at 9:48 am
It better be good. The new release date isn’t until 2014 (which is total BS but ok) and it is about Sarah Strange( possibly a Wild Power)
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I think it is just bad photoshop…
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just wanted to say how much i have loved the twilight series so far. i recently discovered them (about a month ago) and am depressed that i will have to wait until april 2010 to read the next book. i just finished the 3rd one before i started my letter to you. i love to read but rarely find a book and/or series that have held me captivated like the twilight series has. if you can release the final book sooner i would be thrilled.
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Shannon Replies:
May 17th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
I love Twilight too but this is about the Night World not Twilight.
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In my opinion, I think the cover looks great, and I think that’s supposed to be Sarah, right? Either way, I wonder if this is just Book A for Strange Fate? I remember LJ saying that there’s going to be two separate books for this.
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Samantha13 Replies:
April 2nd, 2010 at 4:17 am
If there’s to books I swear I’m not reading the second one. It’s taking her five years just to write one. Like, I’m not going to wait another five. I can write the next book and have it published by then!
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Sheesh Replies:
October 5th, 2010 at 1:40 am
Actually it took 10. :( Thats how long I have been waiting.
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If you go on her web page you can see son extra stories and a previews of strange fate, and its not all abiout the last wild power its also about the battle i thinmk a loads of other super natural things,
http://www.ljanesmith.net/stories.php
Go onto that
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I won’t bother going into it since that post was in August, but twilight? Um… anyways. Are they going to keep that cover for the book, or will they change it by the time the book is due for release, I wonder? I don’t know if I like it or not.
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sarah strange apparently has another book.. slightly different plot published about 1997..
there is a story about brionwy on ljane smiths website, http://www.ljanesmith.net/brionwyslullaby.php
it is aboutwhen vampires rule after the end of the world.
INTRO-This is a story from the Night World book Strange Fate about the future—the future which awaits the world if the Apocalypse is not stopped. In this future, Dragons and vampires rule. The vampires pick the most beautiful of human girls, called Beauties, and keep them as slaves in harems. Brionwy is one such girl who is unlucky enough to catch her vampire master’s eye. There will be much more about Brionwy in Strange Fate, but this story is meant to stand alone. Rating: for mature people who enjoy suspense and vampire tales.
Happy reading!
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WHY in the world is it taking so long for this book to come out? This is crazy!
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If you go to ljanesmith.net and go to stories there will be one ab;out Keller the panther. It says that Hannah goes with Iliana to fight the apocolipse. So I’m betting that Hannah is the 4th wild power. I’m going to die waiting for Strange Fate. ;)
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I’ve been waiting for YEARS for this book to be released and if they change the date yet again i’mma get angry >:! haha, theres nothing scarier then an angry fan [;. And whaaaaaaat the “twilight series” isnt that stephanie meyers books, this series is called night world… ¬¬?
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i love L.J. smith books especially nightworld and the vampire diaries i am just starting to read the third one huntress and the others and cant wait to read strange fate.
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It looks like the release date has been pushed back again. Amazon is now showing a release date of April 26th, 2011.
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It says that the Hardback will be out in 2011 but the paperback in 2010 :)
Luckly i only started reading these books 2 or 3 months ago but from what ive read on websites people have been waiting for years :/
I only Hope strange fate will be out soon otherwise ill get bored of waiting :,(
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haha lol. theres been a lot of moaning about the wait of this book but its understandable, its a very good collection lol. im happy i havent waited 5 whole years for it but i love the cover. i own the over three and it fits in perfectly, but y blonde? havent they done blonde girl on front cover b4? lol.
Aaahh, well this still sounds good and i didnt no it was coming out till today (22nd feb) so i dont have long to wait :) Plus i dont want the hardback cover, i got the paper back ones for the other three and the first two books of the vampire diaries series (that books not stories lol) are there any more?
And i agree that vmapire books are the best cuz their fantasy and romance :D Lol. At least im not the only one waiting for this book, thats good to know. :D
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I’ve just bought the new nw companion thats out and in that lj says she’s bringing back characters from ALL the nw books for the final battle, she hints at Ash and Hannah in particular so that COULD well be her on the cover.
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I’ve been waiting 12 years for this book now, 12 whole years! Obviously I’m not in the target age group any more, but I’ve been waiting so long I need to read this, now! From what I can tell, the story has changed a lot from that original synopsis which I’ve been clinging to for years which mentions a choice by Sarah between two soulmates: Blade, a vampire, and Keirlan Harman who was suppossed to be the 4th Wild Power.
Being the big geek that I am, I bought the Ultimate Fan Guide for the sneak preview chapter of the new Strange Fate and Keirlan has changed surname and race to Keirlan DRACHE (I assume he’s some relation to Galen from Witchlight) and there’s a new character called Mal Harman.
I guess the story had to change so much because L.J. didn’t publish before the millennium and a lot of the main plot seemed to revolve on that. I hope it’ll be worth the wait now and that it’s a fitting ending to the series. I’d be so dissapointed if it’s not
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Very, very, very annoyed. i just checked the date and it’s gone from this year to next year. I am sooo ticked off! I have been waiting since 1998 for this book and stupidly yes I got my hopes up, i ordered it the day it came out to pre-order. and i have been checking everyday for when it will come out :(.
So dissapointed.
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WWOOOWW REALLY??!!! since 1998?? omg i would die! they said that is comes out this year and only a coupple weeks away.. (its March 22, 2010) im really excited! i hope the date dosnt change anymore!
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Red Replies:
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Unfortunately, it got pushed back to April, 2011. Sorry.
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Sue Replies:
October 12th, 2010 at 3:00 am
Now it’s July 2012, i just seen it on her site. I’ve been waiting for a few years now and a getting mad. First April 2010, then April 2011, now July 2012, I’m getting mad
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where did you read that at?
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Red Replies:
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Uuh, some author alert email, I lose track because I get so much Vampire Diaries stuff in my inbox. You’ll note that it’s been removed from pre-order from Amazon, and that Simon & Schuster (the publishers) have removed it from their site, and yet still have The Forbidden Game listed (which is due for reprint in June). I doubt we’re likely to see it until a few months after the next Vampire Diaries book has been published.
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dang! thanks for your help though :) and i love the vampire diaries also i just bought the newest one last thursday
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Well, I’ve just been on Amazon, and the new release date is 7th April 2011 :/ its been pushed back again! And in Night World fan guide, she said that she needs to complete and publish the next Vampire Diaries first :/
But hey, at least it’s been written!
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I bought the fan guide the other day and read the first two chapters of strange fate. I thought it may zap my craving slightly, stop me wanting it so badly… Hopefully it would start really bad or something, but I got sucked in as always. *sigh*
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I have checked amazon.com and for the U.S. there is still no date on the actual book, But the audio version still is being released on April 6, 2010.
The address for the hardback book
http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Fate-Night-World-Smith/dp/1416986774/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1RMB9IUGN6XZ7&colid=1YLHIWE9THO7U
The address for the audio book
http://www.amazon.com/Night-World-L-J-Smith/dp/144182085X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270079661&sr=1-1
You can use these links to keep updated and they can send you an email when the books get released
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I can’t wait for Strange Fate. I’ve only been waiting a few months for it to come out because I have just recently heard of Night World. I finished all the books in a couple weeks! I was a huuuuge fan of The Twilight Series, I loved all of Stephanie Meyer’s books, they were great. Then my bff showed me Night World, and I fell in love with that instead of Twilight ( and I’ve seriously read Twilight and all the other books 15 times, no joke). I really love Night World, and even though I only found out about it a couple months ago, I really want Strange Fate to come out right now! I hope the news saying it’s going to be released in 2011 is not true, cuz that would really suck T_T .
<3333333 Ash, Quinn, and Galen <3333333333333 Lol. <3333
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Bella Sawyer Replies:
June 21st, 2010 at 7:01 pm
youre lucky ive been waiting for years for strange fate and i hate twilight but ive read the books i tolerated them but i read them before they got famous and then way too overrated. and my name just happens to be a coincidence. its not even pronouced the same. you should also try reading the house of night series or the mortal instruments series like the city of bones, city of ashes, and city of glass those are good alternatives while waiting
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jessica Replies:
June 25th, 2010 at 8:25 am
I love Ash, Quinn, and Galen too! I also like Morgead and James and felt so bad for Thierry. Well i guess i basically like everyone ha hah but Ash, Quinn and Galen are my favorites.
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Missy Replies:
February 27th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Yeah I’m pretty sure Ash is my favorite. He’s so incredibly mean but then so incredibly awesome and I start hyperventilating just thinking about him!
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I have also been waiting for this book to come out since 1998. I can’t believe that it’s written, and they are going to just hold on to it for an entire year. I was in junior high when I first began reading L. J. Smith’s books; now I am thirty years old. What are they waiting for?
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Red Replies:
April 6th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
LJS hasn’t finished writing it yet – she’s concentrating on the new Vampire Diaries trilogy first.
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I had the book on preorder with Barnes and Noble with a April 6, 2010 release date. They have now cancelled the order without any explanation. Their website now shows a release date of April 2011. None of my emails to Simon & Schuster have been answered. I get error messages when I try to send emails to L. J. Smith or her agent. I am thoroughly disgusted!!! I will definitely not read any more of her books and I know of a lot of other unhappy readers who have said the same thing. Why in the world would an author release a new trilogy before finishing a series that was started years and years ago? The thing that bothers me the most is that neither L. J. Smith or the publisher, Simon & Schuster, have addressed this problem. They know that the readers want to know what’s going on, but apparently they don’t care.
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I am so unhappy. I have the orginal books from 1998. THe last one even has the release date of strange fate as 1998. This is horrible for her to treat her fans this way. I have been waiting 12 years and again and again been ignored and lied too. I refuse to read any of her other books until she delivers what all of her fans have been waiting for. I really feel she has lost touch with her fans and only cares about money.
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OH MY goodness, i cannot beleive that this book is not goin to come out ’till april of NEXT year now. i have already been waiting FOREVER. and now i have to wait a whole nother year. this is so lame, i am sooo UGH i cannot beleive this. The publishers, or the auther are so mean for making all of us wait this long. UGH .
Signed,
the girl who’s angry.
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*seethes* are you effing kidding me???? i’ve been expecting this book then she freakin…!!! ugh, if the day before it’s supposed to come out next year, she postpones it to 2012, i’m going to send her so much hate mail, it wouldn’t even be funny. then, i’d quit on strange fate, and just assume that everybody lives happily ever after–its all we can do, right? i bet you, i’ll be freakin 60 yrs old, and it still won’t be out. goddammit. i’m pissed off.
according to what red says, she concentrating on the vampire diaries trilogy, and i don’t give a crap about it. i know she’s finishing it and whatever, but honestly, this whole trilogy sucks. compared to the original series, anyway. this trilogy feels like every book is being stretched to the point where it’s like, ‘OMG WHEN CAN WE GET TO THE FREAKIN SAVING STEFAN PART?’ and it’s just ugh. the series is beating how the series is starting to become.
this has pissed me off to a new level. it’s just ugh. sorry for all of you reading this, but i felt like ranting somewhere after i found out that it was postponed. :P
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Every character has a part in Strange Fate, and its quite a long book. Shes trying to finish Vampire Diaries first though, which i dont agree with. Not all of it is about Sarah Strange and her two soulmates, one from the day world and one from the night.
(Weird because I know the girl on the front cover, and she says that it is just blush and was never meant to look like Hannah. If i grew my hair we’d look alike ;))
Apparently the apocolypse is in it, and the fight as well as the last Wild Power choosing her side. She is the ‘One from the twilight, to be one with the dark.’ so it seems to me as if she chooses the dark side.
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I can not believe that we have to wait another year! I love her books but I will not be reading anymore of them untill Strange Fate is out and I get the chance to read it I know I having been wating for what seams like foREVer and I am personly tired of waiting. I mean why would someone say there going to releace it then not… THIS IS NOT FAIR!!!!
-Very upset fan.
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On amazon.ca it says release date for Strange Fate April 2011 but on the chapters.ca site it says July 2010 . I’m hoping chapters is the right information.
I’m thinking that there is no actual release date set. I’ve looked what seems like everywhere and the date always changes.
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Bella Sawyer Replies:
June 21st, 2010 at 7:05 pm
sorry hun still no book
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I’ve been hooked on the Night World series for only less than a month, but I’ve read the first six books and am getting a headstart on the last three. I haven’t had to wait for Strange Fate as long as the others, but I really, really hope it gets to be published before the end of this year at least. I’ll go stir crazy if it does not get printed before that. But at least we know it’s written already.
And as for those who have mentioned Smith having to finish the Vampire Diaries series first, well, one can’t deny that those books are the ones getting most attention now. Probably the publishers want those finished first because they think it’ll draw in more crowd. But really, I’ve heard of readers who have waited more than a decade for the release of Strange Fate. That’s just plain torture for the fans, and meanness from the publishers. Don’t they realize that they will lose fans from the ever-changing release date?
Maybe somebody should let Smith’s agent of publisher see this page. I think this is just one of many pages that discuss the unstable release date of the dang book.
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Bella Sawyer Replies:
June 21st, 2010 at 7:08 pm
ya the vampire diaries are getting more attention now but i only like the first two volumes but now with the tv series and the new books its almost as overrated as twilight sooooo gay
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I started reading the Night World books when I was a teenager, maybe 13 or 14. I am now 28. When I saw that the 10th book was gonna be published I did get a bit excited but I’m not gonna bother now. LJ Smith is obviously in it for the money not the satisfaction of writing a good book so it’ll probably turn out to be rubbish anyway. What a complete waste of my money buying those books all those years ago.
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I LOVE THE NIGHT WORLD BOOKS!!! I have only just found the night world books a little over a year ago but I love them all the same. I can’t believe the first few books came out before I was born! But even though I’m only 13 I am a bookworm, really. I can’t stand the wait and I can’t even imagine what it must feel like to all of those who read the books when they first came out. I do hope that she hurry’s up and I hope that it is really good for it being such a long wait. I can’t wait!!
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Katie Replies:
July 13th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Shannon, I’m in the EXACT same position!
The Ultimate Fan Guide was published in 2009 (both US and UK), and that suggests that Strange Fate is to be released shortly, which isn’t really saying anything, as they’ve been saying that for twelve years!
I feel so so so sorry for all the fans who have waited that long, personally, I’ve just finished the first nine books this morning, and I’M getting impatient, so I can’t imagine what it must be like for all the long-lost fans.
I’m trying to read up on all the info I can get on it really, and probably email LJSmith, seen as in the guide, it DOES say that she likes to get emails from fans ¬_¬
I just hope it’s released soon! Everything suggests that it is finished, but I hadn’t heard before that she was waiting until finishing TVD trilogy, which the final book of is supposed to be getting published later this year, so maybe we will have to wait until 2011!
I really hope not though o_o
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 24th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. FRUSTRATION!!!!!!!!!! This is so unfair. I’ve been a fan for little over a year and I’m thirteen and I’m impatient, and now there’s no definite date??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This sucks. I’m gonna go bang my head against a wall or something.
P.S [the cover of strange fate] told it was make up. well I didn’t tell you, but I thought it.
P.P.S[the vampire diaries series] It sucks. lj is so wasting her time on it. people will just watch the tv series (it’s dramatic without being boring) PUBLISH STRANGE FATE ALREADY!!!!!
signed
the angry, impatient 13 year old, who wants to smash her head against the wall
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 30th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
I want to apologise. for some reason what i said about V.D is eating at me. it doesn’t suck, it just seems sort of mediocre compared to N.W. so sorry again, i feel bad, cant sleep at night blah blah blah. ( no seriously i am sincerely sorry) sincerely, profusely and a lot.
signed
the deeply regretful, sad, guilty person who thinks ( and is) she’s outrageously funny
no seriously i’m sorry
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Erica Replies:
July 24th, 2011 at 11:17 am
dont hit your head against a wall
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Kay Kay Replies:
August 1st, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Too late. Think I have a concussion.
Strange, I don’t remember buying a second computer……
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I think that LJ Smith has been done with the book for a while now, but her publisher keeps putting it off. That’s what I heard somewhere else, anyways. This is the second series that I have had to wait years for the final book. The first was The Wicked series by Debbie Viguie and Nancy Holder. I had to wait over 3 years. For this one, I finished the 9th book about two years ago. This is ridiculous. I’m going to buy it when it comes out, but we shouldn’t have to wait this long for it, especially if it’s already finished.
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Anita Replies:
December 27th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
i agree 100% (i have the wicked series but i havn’t read it :()
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And as for her being in it just for the money, I think this shows just the opposite. The fact that she is taking so long means that she wants it to be the best it can be, especially if it is the last in the series.
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It’s coming out June 8th in the US…….. and that’s from L. J. Smith’s website……
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Preevz Replies:
June 6th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
woops…. sorry misunderstanding…….
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so when does Strange Fate come out then?
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Red Replies:
June 17th, 2010 at 1:09 am
No publication date yet.
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Message from Amazon today – order for ‘strange fate’ cancelled as it is no longer available!
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Bella Sawyer Replies:
June 21st, 2010 at 7:12 pm
SSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY this sucks alot of big hairy cahones. excuse my rudeness but im angry and there is no ligit date on when it comes out im gettin different answers every time and no body freakin knows and the author is keepin it to herself but i still love the woman and im nice enough to say that at least
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beeb Replies:
July 8th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 24th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
GRRRRRRRRRRR
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So I just got into night world 2 years ago, I will admit I thought twilight was awesome but then when i discover other books i realized how lame it was. i just can’t believe the torture other fans have to go through waiting 12 years!
I can’t stand waiting 6 months sometimes for a book!
My only thought is that Lj Smith has better have a kick-ass story for us readers. For it to take 12 years i think we should have a story that was worth the wait, even exceed our expectations, especially for those waiting since 1998.
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Hey there. I think that the cover is cool. I thought it resembled Iliana but I see that the girl on the cover has very green eyes? So obviously not. Was just wondering too- are Keller and Rashel sisters? Because on LJSmith’s website there was an “extract” nd was just wondering if it was true or not? Thanks!
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hey everyone i found out the release date it is april 2011
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 24th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
U sure that’s true? Veerryy sure?
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HEY GUYSS!!
The reason for the delay is mostly because of S&S (Simon & Schuster, the book company thingy)
They don’t want a contract, so no publishing.
I KNOW! So it you guys want it to be published, flood the company with emails! Or else it won’t ever be published :( Said so on LJ.Smith’s website :(((
So please TELL EVERYONE WHOS REMOTELY interested!
We did not wait for years to have it not PUBLISHED!
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I’m so sick of it.
I might as well expect her to push back the date AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
Who knows? She might publish it ON THE END OF THE WORLD.
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beeb Replies:
July 8th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
I HOPE NOT
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 24th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
yeah, where will we find the time to read it. y’know between all the death and destruction and stuff??
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I heard the release date got changed Again! I’ve only been waiting one year. How can you guys stand waiting for 7 years?
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 24th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
some have been waiting 12. And I just wanna take a moment to praise those patient people. you rock!!!!
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I JUST barley got them and some one has been waiting 7 years i can hardly wait a day
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I’ve been waiting for ageeees (a year and a half) D: Why does it take so long to publish a book? :(
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i thought strange fate was due this month in july!?!?! SO WHAT THE HELL IS THE RELEASE DATE?!?!
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Rhianne Replies:
December 18th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
JULY 2010
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Rhianne Replies:
December 18th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
*2012
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5:56am its only 11:10 here?
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ive only got into these books 4 about a year and a freakin half!!!
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i went on the borders bookstore and it says that u cant get the book until MAY 3 2011!!!!!
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I just hope that when it does come out, it’s the ENTIRE conclusion, not just Sarah Strange’s story. Otherwise I’ll seriously go mental. L.J. said on her site that you should email S&S if you wanted Strange Fate to be published, seems to me that they want to push the date back as much as they can to ‘arouse’ the fans. HELL I AM STRESSED OUT! I AM NOT TEASED BY IT I JUST WANT TO READ THE DAMN CONCLUSION!CRAP! S&S!WHY?! Just PUBLISH it already!
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 24th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
I hear that!!!!!!!! I have the feeling u and i could be great friends.
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*pulls on her black leathers and mask* I say we steal it girls, i’ve been waiting since 1998 and it better freaking be coming out soon one way or another *cracks knuckles*
by the way anyone who is a die hard fan (no i am not reading the new bloody vampire diaries, no way) she is bringing out night of the solstice and heart of valor next year too!
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Melissa Replies:
August 12th, 2010 at 1:16 am
Ill help you on your mission to steal it xD
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Pol waumsley Replies:
August 12th, 2010 at 1:19 am
yay!!!
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Melissa Replies:
August 12th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Im booking my plane ticket to California right now, now just gotta find Smiths exact adress… :P
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 24th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
can I join you? don’t forget to bring a t-shirt or something. wrapping it around a rock and throwing it through a window doesn’t make too much noise. oh I have an old one. I’ll bring the shirt u bring the rock. heehee
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I read Twilight first, and I though nothing would replace it. Then I read Vampire Diaries and found out I was wrong. THEN I read Night World, and realized I like NW more than VD AND Twilight.
WEll Im kinda considering myself lucky that I only started to read these about a week ago, Ive bought and finished all 3. I dont have to wait 12 years, but 8 months is still long… Well I am praying right now that I DONT have to wait 12 years, hopefully. But as with Vampire Diaries, her publification date has a SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IS ALWAYS BEING DELAYED even though VD is not from Simon & Schuster…
Also I have to say I love nearly all the characters, but my ultimate favourite is Ash <3 <3 (I ever thought Id use that symbol a week ago)and I like Mary Lynette but shes a complete idiot to say no to him :( :P Then its Quinn, Garen and Delos… :)
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wow ladies…um…i had just read the books a couple of months ago and waiting for it just several months is pure agony…well i couldnt imagine waiting for yrs…so i have been keeping myself entertained with other book series that are not done either….so i have like seven unfinished series and im going out of my mind…
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 24th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
you’re not alone…
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Anita Replies:
December 27th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
same here its sad how we can keep them strait (if you can)
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I’m going to be fifty before this gets published… and I’m only 18. Hrm. Gotta love exaggeration and sarcasm.
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Almost 6 a.m.? What.
It’s like… only almost 1 a.m. here. >>
*scratches head* How odd.
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I can’t believe this…there is no way I’m waiting… sorry but this series just isn’t worth it…now it’s only a 102 day wait for the 6th book for the vampire academy books to come out…now tht’s worth a wait….not that I’m counting or anything… ;P
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So far all the Vampire/Night World books have been Great. But i truly feel that the GLASS series knocks ALL of these books out of the water. I behind the time and i finally finished the 3rd book of the Night World series and I was sad to realize that the next book wont be out till next year! :(
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Rhianne Replies:
December 18th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Appaently JULY 2012 now, :/
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I’ve seen on play.com (uk) that the release date is dec 2010. But after reading all this, i wont hold my breath! Just finished reading the nw series and loved it! So im very new compared to some of you on here. Nice to find other bookworms though!
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 24th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
me too. I’m in a school where out of about a thousand people there are 3 bookworms.( A.K.A me and my friends)
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This is a great series and to set the record straight. Strange fate is about a girl called Sarah Strange who has two soulmates. Keirlan Drache and Mal Harman. If you can’t work it out from the names, Keirlan is a shapeshifter and Mal is a witch. They are both very different and don’t like each other though they both love her. Keirlan is the bad boy like Ash sort of and Mal is the good one. Sarah isn’t totally normal though. She gets really bad migraines that make her extremely sick and when she gets it she sees things. Like the future. This is where Brionwy comes in. She is part of the future she sees as well as a girl name crispy. At first she is unaware of what her soulmates are but as the apocalypse approaches, they both attempt to keep her safe and realize what she knows about the future can help. L J smith says that seven of the characters from previous night world books go on a mission to save the world but only two come back.
I just hope Ash will be okay…
Ps. if you want more Night World go to L J Smiths blog she has stories about Jez and Morgead (why they originally hated each other), Keller and Rashel (massive twist here)and Ash and Mary Lynette (so cute)
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Leah Replies:
December 27th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Wait so five of the characters die??!! :O . Wow thats really going to ruin the ending for me :(
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Does ANYONE know why the release date keeps getting shoved back? Since I’ve read the books, it’s been, April 2010, April 2011, now I read on her website JULY 2012! UNBELIEVABLE! How rude and inconsiderate of whoever keeps changing the relaease date
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Heyy guys, i honestly can not believe how stupid this is getting. I started the books earlier on this year and already im going out of my mind waiting. Im only 14 but im scared that if they keep on pushing this date later and later, that i won’t even want to read it by the time its released…hopefully that wont be the case. </3
(('_')) xx
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roses are red
violets are blue
waiting sucks
and i’m hungry
wait no that was supposed to end differently. hmm, i seem to have lost track of what i was saying.
anyway, I HATE WAITING. grumblemumblewhydopeoplehavetowaitsolonggrumblemumble
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k if its been published before could someone please tell me where i could find the first release of the book. i have tried the library and came up short.
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Red Replies:
November 25th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
It hasn’t been published before. L.J. Smith hasn’t finished writing it.
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Kay Kay Replies:
November 30th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
we say that a lot, don’t we say that a alot
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They should seriously stop delaying this and just publish it i mean seriously i can’t wait any longer for this :( Hope you agree with me
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Rhianne Replies:
December 18th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Completly agree
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Kay Kay Replies:
January 16th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Definite agreement over here.
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I agree with you :\
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Strange fate is about sarah she has two soulmates and in fact it carries on from the rest, the big fight happens with the wild powers and so seven of the people from the book sarah included fightes but only 3 come back…
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What is taking so long for it to get bublished? Many people have been waiting for this book so why can’t you just publish it already? It is not fair to the many dedicated readers of L.J. Smith and by giving us false hope when you give us a date and don’t live up to it, its like breaking a promis. I am sorry is I sound like a bratt but seriously, i read that is was supposed to get printed in 1997 and its taking over 13 years??? That’s insane! L.J. Is an amazing writer and as a writer my self i understand writer’s block but seriously i havn’t had it for 13 years (i havn’t been writing for 13 years :) ) I hope if i ever choose to publish my stories it wont do this to my dedicated readers.
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Stephen King took 22 years to write his Dark Tower series. I’m not saying it’s ideal, but LJ Smith has a lot going on, and writers don’t always just flow from beginning to end book after book without some delays. Stephen King put out tons of books in the 22 year timeframe, but he finally finished the series. I’m just glad that we have a great writer like LJ Smith writing the type of stories I love to read & keeping them coming. Even when waiting for one book, she is working on and releasing others. You know when It’s over, we will all wish it wasn’t, so read other releases & authors till the release, I’m sure it will be worth the wait.
By the way, I’m a new fan. I just started reading LJ about a month ago. I flew through the Vampire Diaries & now am consuming all the other books I can get a hold of by her. She is an amazing writer.
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Kay Kay Replies:
January 16th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
She is, totally. Don’t think I don’t love all her books, I just have a problem with waiting.
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Ams Replies:
January 22nd, 2011 at 6:22 pm
It is true that the rest of her books are great but I’m completely dedicated to the Night World. You can only re-read a series so many times before you start quoting it randomly. Heck, I’ve gotten to the point that I’ll just jump to whatever part of whichever story is nagging at me at the time. But after waiting for 12 years I’m not going to give it up now. The plus side, I can entertain myself by writing my own Night World stories while L.J. is finishing her’s.
I don’t blame L.J. for how long the release is taking, I blame the publishers.
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i cant wait for this book :)
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Amazon now say July 2012…. but we shall see
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Blondie sorta freaks me out…from my best guessing that is Sarah Strange. Poppy’s on the front of the 1st newer edition, then Rashel on the 2nd, and I’m thinking Iliana on the 3rd because (Jez is a red head, Maggie has auburn I think) from my understanding Keller is not blond with violet eyes (tell tale sign of a witch, correct?). That would be pretty weird for a panther.
I can NOT believe people would wait twelve years! I know Witchlight came out in ’98…but that was when my little sister was born haha. I’m glad I didn’t read these until last year. But I’m still DYING! At least we have the Ultimate Fan Guide but I’ve reread the series about five times now, trying to be ready for Strange Fate. I think I’m gonna cry with all the depression once again.
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Missy Replies:
February 27th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Hmm it might be Sylvia on the last one but I’m betting Iliana. Just saying.
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does anybody know the new release date for the book? god im glad i didnt read the series until last two years ago but still, im dying here.
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when is the book coming out??….LOVE THE SERIES !!
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heaven Replies:
March 14th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
ya iknow its such a good series and so are her other books but when the hell is the release date for the last one? has she even come out with one yet?
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ever heard of sarah strange? i think that’s the girl on the cover
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WTF! Have been waiting forever for this book, was supposed to be released on April 10, now its not!? Why oh WHY??????
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so when WILL it be published? ive been waiting for YEARS!
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i heard its supposed to come out in may but i also heard that last summer. i am starting to give up on this book being published. :(
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my gran brought me the series for my birthday a couple of years back we both have been waiting years for strange fate to come out. sadly as my gran died in January she will not be getting to read strange fate :( the only reason i will buy the book when it comes out is for my gran and i will not be touching any more of her books as it makes me angry to think that we waited 5 years and i am still waiting for strange fate to come out.
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AHHH!! This is going to drive me nuts!!! I`ve ordered this book THREE times already and had to cancel due to the fact that the date has been pushed forward by not days, but years!!!! When is it, finally, going to (ACTUALLY) come out?!?!?!
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omg she just-wow i have no words for this author
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Supposedly now its not supposed to come out till 2014??? What! Does anyone know the actual release date for this book? I’ve looked at a bunch of different sites all of them say it’s coming out at a different date then the others!
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I just heard that it’s being published Dec. 2011. I mean that I just read that about 2 minutes ago. Beside guys I mean really they are just books. If it never comes out it won’t be the end of the world. I’ve read all L.J.’s books except for Strange Fate and I loved them all, but if Strange Fate takes forever to come out then so be it. It’s not going to be the apocalypse to never read the last book.
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Just read through all the posts and cant believe some people have been waiting so long. I just read the last book this afternoon and am hooked so really need the next one to come out soon. Treating fans this way is so wrong and she should realise that. Hope the book comes out soon otherwise i especially will lose interest. Ash is the best character by far!
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Kitten Replies:
August 23rd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
well, personally, i like rashel .shes rocking the vampire hunter thing :P
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jessica Replies:
November 29th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
I KNOW RIGHT! SHE’S AWESOME but i also like Mary- Lynett she puts Ash in his place
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Why, Lisa? WHY?????
:’( i swear im gonna cry. febuary 20 14. 2014!!! the WORLD may be GONE by then!!!! and… all… i wanted…. was… to fionish… a series…. before…. the world exploded… :’(
i THINK ill just write my OWN verson of it. haha. yea, ill do that. wont be able to publish it though, but who cares? ill feel happy.
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i dont think you’d finish it before the actual book was published
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If you do write it, please do send me a copy!! :D This wait is painstakingly long and ive given up hope. (Especially with the fact that LJS has stopped doing TVD series 8-l)
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What a joke. I have been waiting 13 years for this BLOODY book. L J Smith you’re such a disappointment. Stop writing other booms and finish this one!!! PATHETIC I will be writingher another letter to let her know how disappointing this is to be LET DOWN again!!! Why?? I do rare any excuses anymore
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can anyone tell me when stange fate comes out?!!!!?
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omg just found this on play.com and same date is listed on zavvi really hope hardback will be much sooner else what really is the point!
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omg!there is a release date… long time though :/
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On several sites I see the book listed for publish Feb 2014. BUT……. The audio book is set for October 20, 2012. Can anyone explain why the audiobook is set for an earlier release. It’s not just one site. It’s at least three, amazon being one of them.?????????
Thank you in advance. :)
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