The "I shall wear midnight" thread

[NeoNico]

Thanks for the review! I'm glad it got a good one I'm starting to feel so excied now

As the the cover art, I'm speechless (not really, I have a LOT to say about it ) I just feel so sad that you have to buy a tiffany novel with THAT *points* on the cover

I mean, I can understand if a publisher was publishing a new author, that they might not want to invest too much in their book in case it doesn't sell well, but Terry Pratchett? Gaaaaah it makes me so sad And angry. Quite a bit of angry over here

 

[Tonyblack]

The cover really doesn't matter so much. It's the book that's important.

 

[NeoNico]

Ah, you're right of course! It's just that I'm doing Graphic Design and it's hard for me not to point these things out to myself

So what is the American (and otherwise worldwide?) release date for I Shall Wear?

 

[Tonyblack]

US release date is September 28th according to Amazon.
October 26th in Canada.
October 26th in Germany.

Anyone know of release dates in their countries?

 

[NeoNico]

Something's bugging me... on the Paul Kidby cover art, Granny Weatherwax is holding a shepherd's crook. Is that odd? She doesn't usually have that, does she? Actually, is that Granny W? I'm confused! She looks way too kind, too! :/

 

[Tonyblack]

Something's bugging me... on the Paul Kidby cover art, Granny Weatherwax is holding a shepherd's crook. Is that odd? She doesn't usually have that, does she? Actually, is that Granny W? I'm confused! She looks way too kind, too! :/

I'm pretty sure it isn't Granny at all. The witch in question is wearing a hare-shaped brooch, which is also unlike Granny. Paul Kidby has done a whole new set of covers for the series and on each of them is Tiffany and a witch that she meets during the story. Miss Tick on Wee Free Men, Miss Level on Hat Full of Sky and Miss Treason on Wintersmith. This suggests to me that the witch will be someone we haven't met before.

You can see some close-ups of the cover HERE. As you can see - the witch looks younger than the pictures we've seen by Paul Kidby of Granny.

 

[NeoNico]

Ah, thank you! Well that clears that up! Soo is this the 'urban witch'? Although I doubt someone in the city would have a crook...arrgh so many questions, and only 4 days to wait D:

 

[Tonyblack]

Exactly! Presumably all will be answered AFTER we've read it.

 

[NeoNico]

Now why didn't we think of that before?

 

[Tonyblack]

You can see the other new matching covers HERE.

 

[NeoNico]

Ohhh thanks for showing me! They're beautifully done of course, but I liked the original ones PK did for the Tiffany series as well, these just seem a bit unnecessary ^^' Not that that there's such a thing as too much DW art
Plus PK's a cool guy, I have his autograph and a note from him wishing me well on my art A level :'3

 

[poohcarrot]

Did you pass your Art A level 3?

 

[NeoNico]

>__> Well, I got a D...which counts as a pass, but it's complicated. Because I got A*s at GCSE, they made me take 4 A level subjects which I really didn't want to do, I only liked art, and I failed every other one. However, I now do a BTEC in Graphic Design, and I'm expecting a destinction :3 This time next year I should be doing my degree in illustration at University :3

And baaaaack to subject

 

[poohcarrot]

Been reading I shall wear Midnight on the plane home. Up to page 280.

It's very good! Some excellent quotes.

I reckon it could be the possibly the second best Tiffany book after Wee Free Men.

 

[NeoNico]

*frustration frustration frustration*

One more day to wait for me How do you have a copy ?

 

[The Mad Collector]

Pooh has had a copy since last Friday, he got it off Rob, I've been trying to pursuade him to read it for days

 

[NeoNico]

This conspiracy reaches far, then! My jealousy knows no bounds

And how did Rob get an advanced copy?

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Rob is Terry's PA

 

[NeoNico]

Hehe I should have 'noob' tattood on my forehead

Gaaah one more day Wee Free Men was the first DW I ever read...ah, fond memories

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Hi there Mad Collector!

The older witch - no telling how this will pan out and we haven't got long to wait to find out anyway, but she does have quite a marked facial similarity to Tiffany...