It's an undeniable fact. The second book in a series is like the younger brother in the family – always trying to get out of the shadow of his big brother. Not to mention that second books don't always deliver. So that's where Marg and I are…trying to make sure our second book is worthy of Beautiful Creatures. And more importantly, worthy of our readers.
I'm always sentimental about the first book in a series I love, but the ultimate challenge is for the second book to be even better. Not easy to do, I know. But it has been done.
Most notably in
Because Days of Magic, Nights of War has it all.
Twists, reveals, major characters you love (and hate) die, and
it ends in the middle of the action. Which is the reason it won
the Bram Stoker Award for Young Readers in 2004. They say
great writers aren't afraid to kill off their characters when the story demands it. When it comes to great writers, Clive
Barker is the ultimate.
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And his husband, David Armstrong, is pretty fantastic too.
a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. As an award-winning, Bram Stoker Award-nominated young adult author of 12 novels and graphic novels, she has been published in 51 countries and 38 languages and her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Kami’s best known works include the Beautiful Creatures series, Teen Titans: Raven, The X-Files: Agent of Chaos, The Lovely Reckless, Broken Beautiful Hearts, and the DC Black Label comic Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. She is also a cofounder of the Kid Lit book festival YALLFest.
