Undercover: October 2011

The Clocks Go Back... and we launch Daylight Saving

Today, in fact right this second, the clocks are going back an hour. For most of us, this is a fantastic day as it means we get an extra hour to stay wrapped under the duvet, safe in our beds. But for one of the main characters in Edward Hogan's debut young adult novel, Daylight Saving, this time of year brings nothing but fear...

Intrigued? We don't want to reveal too much about the book, but it's a thriller ghost story by a new voice in YA fiction that will have you utterly gripped. We can also tell you that this very night, when the clocks go back, is one that fills the characters with dread.

To countdown to publication in February, we've created an animated version of the cover, complete with a countdown clock. Drag your mouse over it to really see the full effects.

 





























It's completely shareable, so you can send it to your friends and place it on your own website too.

What do you think of it? It's the first time we've launched an animated cover of this kind, we'd love to hear what you think about the cover and the book concept? Leave a comment below for your chance to win a very early proof copy of the book.

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Queues around the block for Cassandra Clare...

Shadowhunter fans were in for a real treat yesterday at Cassandra Clare's London event. 150 fans gathered in the gallery at Foyles to hear her in conversation with Sarah Rees Brennan...


After the event, the pair of authors signed books for a few hours. The queue wound right around the store and we had 400 people in total. This, Foyles told us, was more than when Anne Rice was signing there, which is amazing! Check out these photos of the queue and of Cassie signing - we love the glittery skull...


This morning (27th October) Cassie jetted over to Ireland for an event at 6 p.m. at Eason in Dublin - this event is sold out, but you can meet her at Eason on Shop Street, Galway, on the 28th October at 4 p.m. to sign copies of City of Fallen Angels and the brand new boxset of the first three Mortal Instruments books...

If anyone's still unsure about Clockwork Prince, the first edition in the UK and Ireland, out 6th December, is a Collector's Edition that will contain a letter from Will to his family, (that he never sent), as well as a short story called "Burning Bright", which tells the story from Jem's point of view of how he first met Tessa.

Obviously it's nearly impossible to guarantee that anyone will get the first edition, but as long as you pre-order or buy Clockwork Prince within the first week or so, you will almost certainly get your hands on it. It won't matter where you pre-order or buy it from.  If you’re buying in a  bookshop, tell them you want to pre-order a first edition. If you’re buying online, check the picture when you’re ordering. If the cover says “Collector's Edition” then that's the right one.

If you don't manage to get your hands on the Collector's Edition, don't worry - Cassie always puts online extras up on her website a few months after publication. You'll have to wait a little longer, but you won't miss out!

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Clockwork Prince is coming...

Exciting news Shadowhunter fans...

Cassandra Clare is in the UK! We welcomed her to London this morning with a very British breakfast at the Walker offices (tea and coffee with bacon sarnies, strawberries, pineapple and chocolate brownies...) 

It was a great start to what will be a very busy day. Cassandra Clare's event at Foyles this afternoon was sold out within hours of the tickets being released, but you can still get a copy of your books signed by Cassandra Clare from 2.30 p.m. in the children's department, on the ground floor of Foyles, Charing Cross Road. But if you are going to the event, we'd love to hear from you on twitter: just tweet @WalkerBooksUK.

We also had an opportunity to make a few videos of Cassandra whilst she's over, including a reading from the hotly anticipated Clockwork Prince, which we let you see once the book is released... All of the videos we made, including some fun Shadowhunter Top Trumps questions, will go up here on Undercover in the following weeks...

Clockwork Prince is out on December 6th in the UK and Ireland - the same date as the US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, which is very exciting as it means that fans from all these countries will be able to read the books at the same time. 

There are a number of different editions flying around depending on where you are, but in the UK and Ireland, the first edition of Clockwork Prince is an extra special collectors edition, that has the
letter that Will Herondale writes in Clockwork Angel and the short story, "Burning Bright".


All of these short stories always go up on Cassandra Clare's blog around three months after publication, so no matter what you will be able to read them, but if you want to read them right away be sure to get a copy of the first edition, which is available to pre-order now.

If you're not from the UK and Ireland, take a look at Cassandra Clare's website to find out more about the different editions... 
In the meantime, there are some teasers for Clockwork Prince up on her blog which you can read here.


More exciting news is that the cover for City of Lost Souls, book 5 in the Mortal Instruments, will be unveiled in December. You can see the official placeholder image above. Any thoughts on what the cover might feature?

If you're completely new to Cassandra Clare, you can watch this teaser trailer for Clockwork Angel... it's the first book in the Infernal Devices, her prequel trilogy to The Mortal Instruments. You can also find out more about both series at www.mortalinstruments.com/








This month, we've also released a pretty stunning boxset of all three of the first Mortal Instruments books, which is the perfect way to throw yourself into the world of Shadowhunters and Downworlders... you can buy it here.
 
If that isn't enough, Cassandra Clare has also written a short story for an anthology of fantastically rich and strange stories: Steampunk is out now, and there are stories from some great authors, including Garth Nix, Holly Black and Kelly Link. To celebrate this amazing anthology, we've released one of the short stories as a free ebook, so keep your eyes peeled for Clockwork Fagin by Cory Doctorow on the Kindle Store. You can also buy Steampunk here

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Shadows on the Moon extended trailer

When we released the trailer for the amazing Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott in June, she made a promise - that when the trailer had 1,000 views she would upload an extended version of it. We passed 1,000 views last week, so here it is, the uncut version!



If you haven't seen the original yet, or need to remind yourselves what it was like, here it is as well...



Which is your favourite? Comment on this post to let us know...

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