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It means a lot. To be honest, that was one of the least satisfying endings I have ever read, and I read fanfiction. Very little was wrapped up, and there is so much more that could be done. It was a brilliant ending, if there was a sequel to wrap it up. Cadel is too interesting to be left like that, and so is Prosper. Thank you so much for writing and gifting us with your stories, but we want more please.
Its not finished yet. A Oh dear, Jared. It would be something else. Q I think you should write another Evil Genius book. It can be all about how Cadel keeps seeing Prosper everywhere and nobody really knows whether he is dead or alive. It can end by turning out Prosper is still alive and is found in Mexico or something like that and he ends up in a Mental Institution and Cadel visits him sometimes.
That would be a great book and a really good finish to the series. I have a feeling it might be a bit repetitive. Q Did Proper English die in the end? Hence the end of the triology. His interaction with Cadel was my favourite parts of the books, and it very frustrating not knowing. The ambiguity is what makes the relationship so fascinating. The way you describe it makes me feel like I am there. Like whenever Cadel enters a room, like Hardware Heaven, I can just picture it so clearly. So far it has taken two of the teachers out and all of the first-year students except for Gazo and Cadel.
When Cadel realized that his father was manipulating him I was so shocked that I had to put the book down and think about if there were any clues to prove it like Cadel said. Then I just had to keep reading to see what happened next. Also it is interesting that how there is a twist around every corner. For example when Cadel gave his homework to his teacher and how he was paralyzed basically because of it. When you come up with the names they are very interesting and keep me reading to learn more about them. A few suggestions I have is that you put a little more action in the book. I mean the most action that has happened is when Cadel is running or something along those lines.
Also you might want to put a few more characters in the book. Mostly because everyone that Cadel meets is somehow taken out. Plus you might want to describe the characters a little better because when ever you mention the Virus I have trouble picturing what he looks like. Also you may want to tell what the weather is like, for example when Terry or any other teacher or student it could rain.
You may also want to try writing in first person because, in my opinion any way, it is much easier to connect to a character if we get everything from their point of view.
It would probably add a lot more drama. You could also add a picture or something on the front of the book. I mean think about it, the title is catchy yes, but the way almost everyone picks out a book is by its cover. You may want to add more romance. You may want to also add more drama. Lots of people love drama. I mean so far the students and most of the teachers have been taken out of the picture one by one.
Also why does Cadel keep miscalculating. I thought he was like the smartest person alive. Also, I have very little say in what my covers look like — almost none at all. The publishers make that decision. Q I am a huge fan of your Genius series. Sorry that I am such an OCD nitpicker. A To be honest, Ian, I think you might have picked up a continuity error — so well done!
You ought to be a copyeditor or maybe a proof-reader, since those are the kinds of jobs where OCD nitpickers come into their own. We possibly could have used someone a little OCD for the Genius edits! Q You are my favorite author, but I really want to know the answer to this question: What inspired you to write the Evil Genius series? I am obsessed with those books. A I wrote Evil Genius because of an action figure my nephew used to have. Also with Evil Genius, the day at school when Cadel shows up but no one else does, how did he manage that?
And what made you decide for him to be doing things like stopping the train network with a bomb threat and doing other things like breaking into SCATS and making the traffic clog up? Once again they are truly great books… XD. Some of the plotting was really, really hard and not very enjoyable. As for all the system-related glitches that he engineered, I wanted to do that to show what an interest he had in very complicated systems, so that the reader could get an idea of how his weird little mind worked, and how clever he was.
Q Have been enjoying the Pagan Chronicles. The epilogue is tantalizing — it feels like a factual reference. What is fact and what is fiction? I have ordered Babylonne to read. Thanks for your imagination. A The characters in that series tend to be weighted towards the fictional, though there are some real characters. Bram never had a castle. Most of the people in Babylonne are also real, except Babylonne herself. Even her family are in some of the historical records. Q I just finished The Genius Wars, and it was great.
The ending was perfect though, I was nearly in tears. So thanks for writing such a great book! When I first read Evil Genius there were only a few reviews on Amazon… not sure about other sites and now there are over thirty! Its book section is seriously lacking and only keeps the most popular. Anyway… I suppose this was a little useless to write. But again, I just wanted to thank you. Q Well first of all, I would like to say that you are the best writer I have ever read from! And I have read the whole Twilight series and the last two books twice , and nothing matches up to what I have read from you!
Even though I am only twelve, I hope that we could become good friends. If that were to happen, I would be the happiest girl in the world! I know I wanted to be and author before I discovered you, but your books are one of the reasons my life is worth living. You inspire me everyday, and I never go a minute without thinking of your unspeakably remarkable talent! It truly is such an honor just to be typing you this message! I would really like your opinion in which to title my book, which I hope will put in me in the Hall of Amazing Authors like you!
Please take your time in answering me, I know how busy a successful author like you must be! I am very much looking forward to reading your other books!
A Goodness, Riley, this is all a bit overwhelming! I make it a policy not to freely distribute my private e-mail address. If you really want to send me a private communication, you can do it care of my agent, Margaret Connolly, whose mailing address is P. I wish I was. Q Kay, this is maybe my fourth time writing, and I promise this will be my last. I just had a niggling annoyance … Were the poptarts raspberry or cherry? I swear they were cherry. Q I have written you a letter as a school project and my teacher wants me to mail it to you. Is there a mailing address where I might send this letter to you?
I have just finished reading The Genius Wars. If really not really facts and just fictional science, please assure me. The question of Cadel being right again with his facts or in denial drives me crazy. Q I never really liked to read before, but now I love it! And I know what you mean about escaping. Creating and writing about your own imaginary world is even better than reading, because you control everything. And thanks so much for your kind praise; it means a lot to me. Thanks, and again, I love your book. Q I just wanted to say that I have been a huge fan of the Evil Genius series since junior high and have waited four years to read all three books.
Thank you for putting Evil Genius into the world!!! Can I ask, how do you feel about the ending? In your mind, what happened definitely? Thank you for reading this! Also, I love your other books. Thank you for putting Evil Genius and all of its amazing characters into the world!! A How do I feel about the ending? It was the only ending possible. Cadel could not have led a normal life with a certain person drifting around the world, so I had to be cruel to be kind. Only not too cruel, because a dead body is too final.
Thanks for being so supportive, though — I really appreciate hearing from you! You are a really good author, and I almost wish there was another book in the Evil Genius series so I could find out about Cadel, how he does, and all that stuff. I live in the U. This is definitely my favorite series ever!!! Because I was there myself a few weeks ago and it would be cool if you turned out to be one of the people in the audience!
I am a fan and I wish I could own a copy with your signature. Can you maybe send me a copy of The Genius Wars to me signed? I would love it and my friends I suggested to love it! They will be so jealous! I want to be an author and I want to send you my story so you can read it. Please, if you read this message reply quickly! I have a website I am working on to write about my personal life. I have to draw it somewhere. I also like to keep my email address private, rather than having it posted all over the net, because privacy is a very precious thing nowadays.
A Not that I can think of, Joey; you might find something helpful if you check out some of the Internet reviews on various blogs or on Amazon or I guess the blurb is a good starting point. It is kind of funny — I had been excited for the conclusion ever since I finished Genius Squad … and then I forgot the release date for The Genius Wars. I suppose I was so caught up with my life — it was not until I waltzed into the local Borders to buy some music that it dawned on me that The Genius Wars had come out.
What I did come here to do is ask if there was any book that you could suggest I read of yours. What do you suggest I read?
I adore your books! The third part Die Hard: Q I am probably not entitled to write anymore messages, but one can always try. Bernstein Theater 4th Floor. A I guess you must mean Pagan in Exile, Clyde? Also would ever consider writing a Zadia Bloodstone novel?
A Thanks so much, Sarah! A You know what, Ajha? A , where the librarian or bookseller will probably have a whole stack of recommendations. But I totally understand that you were in America, I expected it would take a bit for you to respond to my message. Thank you, thank you a thousand times over for your response— I was having a truly bad day today, no joke, but this just turned it around— you are my favorite author ever! Q I just finished The Genuis Wars and thought it was wonderful! Cadel is such a great character, you are really an amazing writer.
Thank you for writing such amazing books, and keep up the great work! I really appreciate hearing from you especially since I was just recently in Boston. I would also like to know, what happened to Alias? He is my favorite character and I missed him in The Genius Wars! In fact, I rather liked the cover; sometimes simplicity is a good thing. Anyways, I was wondering if you have friendships with other authors.
Is there like a novelist book club? The form of the plot, the highly developed characters, the twists and turns, and the many times that I gasped and viciously read on, like a starving person at an all-you-can-eat buffet are just a few aspects of this amazing literary work. Eagerly awaiting the chance to read Genius Squad! One more thing, I was wondering about your method for developing your characters. Do you plan them out, or let them grow and blossom as you go along with the plot?
Do you use a storyboard when laying out the plot, or allow it to unfold as you write? The characters in Evil Genius were marvelously complex. We have both constantly battling inside of us. Everyone is both good and evil. The thing that classifies us is the one that dominates the outside of us. To answer your question about other authors: I also think about my characters a lot before starting, though not necessarily the minor ones. And despite all my planning, the characters themselves can sometimes take over a little as I write, developing so strongly in one direction that I have to rework the plot slightly.
Q I have been wanting to contact you ever since I finished reading The Genius Wars — which was two days ago, I am so psyched I found this message board! I have gone over and over in my mind the events of the boat crash, and have come to this conclusion on my own, but it is all based on the assumption he saved Cadel. Oh, how could he NOT have saved Cadel? But I wanted reassurance from you — because of course, the author is always the expert and veritable god of their creations! I have one last inquiry: If only to say goodbye, or to tell him he saved him?
He went after him! I picked up your series as an after thought one day at Barnes and Noble. I just wanted to say, you do me an honor by reading this message. And — thank you. Thank you for this series. I will never forget it. Or was the fact that they were cherry flavored just sort of a no-correllation-coincidence-type thing? Keep up the great work and awesome books, please! As you say, I can now respond to that all-important question, because The Genius Wars is out in the States — but do you really, really want me to reply?
To answer your other questions: Q I would like to marry Cadel Piggot, with your blessing perhaps? But I really do love your Genius trilogy, they were all absolutely amazing reads. I was wondering if there is any merchandise available for the novels? My only advice is that maybe you should draw your own poster.
Maybe I should scrape together some of the postcards and badges and things that have come my way over the years and set up my own competition!
Or is it you that illustrated them both? My favorite character was Prosper English, though he was a criminal and did many awful things, he still loved Cadel in a way no one else understood, and Cadel also kind of loved him. Are you going to write anything similar to these books? Unfortunately though it seems to be a pretty obscure topic and sources are scarce, and so I wondered if you could give me some background on the historical content of the series.
I really appreciate it, and thanks again for your wonderful historical fiction! And the little we do know about them tends to be derived from the inquisitorial records of the time. Any book on the Albigensian Crusade would prove useful; you might even find something in the spin-off stuff from The Da Vinci Code. I was hoping if you had a movie deal on the book, if so I would love to see it. I just finished listening to Genius Squad and wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed it.
All of your characters seem very real, never two dimensional or stereotypical. I look forward to buying more of your books for the library! A Thanks so much, Sandy! I can see a common theme with the Genius books: Congratulations on creating such a powerful and believable historical fiction. A I guess you must mean Pagan in Exile, Clyde? There were lots of lay brothers in monasteries who never learned to read. Q You simply cannot imagine my delight when I discovered I could contact you here on the young adult forum! My two other all-time favourites are Eye to Eye an absolute joy and Piggy in the Middle, and I have a question regarding the latter.
I was completely drawn in by the characters, especially Felix and Dallas, but I finished the book feeling like I wanted to uncover more, that there were unearthed secrets still waiting to be told. Did you ever intend for a sequel? Please accept my gushing praise of your work, Catherine!!
Are you planning to write your own detective novels one day? I would have thought the background reading for that kind of degree would be a hundred times better than my humble backlist, but — hey! And to answer your question about Piggy in the Middle: Not that I ever plan a sequel to any of my books when I first start writing them, but in that case it never even crossed my mind.
Q I am a big fan of your books. I love reading the Evil Genius series. I love writing and am having a bit of a problem getting published since I am only sixteen years old. Do you have any advice for me?? There seem to be a fair number of online and print journals that publish writing by young people, plus a few newspaper competitions etc.
Q Hey I love your books. I like writing fictional stories and would like to do something on a larger scale. That needs more planning than I am doing now. How do you plan your books? A I plan my books by spending quite a lot of time up front just sitting and thinking and taking notes. Sometimes I have to do research, and when that happens I take a lot of notes — pages and pages. Do you know what a synopsis is? I clicked with Nina instantly. She reminds me so much of a person I once knew. The character, all the way down to her aches and pains and bleak outlook are nearly identical to my friend.
It was like a reunion of sorts. It makes me feel like a young adult again! Any plans for another RVSG? I crave this Meyer-antithesis like Nina craves a squigglywiggly furry guinea pig in the upstairs bathroom! I sure hope so. It was a change from most supernatural books and it was a pleasent suprise for me. I loved reading it and enjoyed the story very much, it made me laugh so much. The thing I like most about this book was the ending. I really like the way you ended this book because it gave me a sense of true ending.
But obviously you and I find the same things funny! Q I just wanted to say a big and belated! I read the first four books many years ago when I was in school and kind of lost touch with them, and YA fiction in general, over time. But it all came rushing back when I noticed that my local library had a copy of a new Pagan book in the series. It was wonderful to pick it up and be re-immersed in the series and I was really surprised at how much I remembered of the series!
Thanks again for a wonderful series! Thanks for such a welcome pat on the back! Now I have something fun to suggest that is well written and uses my students brains. A Boy, do I love it when I reel in a teacher! Besides, geeks are taking over the world, now, and a good thing too! The Pagan series was really good I love anything crusades and a girl pretending to be a guy is beyond cool to me and then I picked up Living Hell on a whim and it just slammed me how ingenious it all was!!
I am a complete biology nerd though my degree ended up being in Dental Hygiene so that book had me riveted from the start. Intrigued, I chose Genius Squad next and it floored me too though computers and mathematics are a little beyond me. I am anxiously waiting to get my hands on The Genius Wars now, but I wanted to tell you that you are now my new favorite author of all time. I am also convinced that you yourself should belong to a genius squad. I feel rather inspired after reading your books to do…. Thank you so much for all your fantastic writing!!! May I suggest that you shorten your response page and have it on different pages with the first displaying a limited number of posts?
So — sorry about that!
Obviously you do too. I only wish there were more of us in the world. It was a really great book that made me smile. It left me sitting there like …. Still, it was like a really great book. Not impossible; just much harder than most people realise, I think. But thanks so much for sending me such a kind message, even though I did leave you hanging. It shows a surprisingly rare spirit of generosity. What really struck me was your Genius trilogy; it was… quite awesome? Your writing amazes, intrigues, inspires, and involves me; so, congratulations, since only one other author has done that before, and not nearly as well.
Have a nice day, week, year, decade, century, and if you live past a century, millennium? Second only to no one? I work very hard on my style, you see. I am yet to read Genius Squad. I normally despise all reading and just literacy in general but your book has left me hooked with all the twists and logic to it all. I just got a copy of The Genius Wars from a friend it was an ebook. I just want to tell you though about how much I missed your characters especially Cadel. When I started reading the first chapter I kept swaying back and forth in the seat with excitement.
I just hope it was better than my last drawing which I looked at today and realized how horrible it was! It kind of makes me wonder why so many people are saying that old-fashioned paper books are on their way out. Q Your books are wonderful. It should be; generally Australian and New Zealand editions are published at the same time — often by the same people. Have you tried to order a copy from your local bookshop?
I adore your books! I would like to be an author when I am older. I have some good ideas for books. Anyway my questions are: What types of books did you read when you were eleven or twelve? Horror like me , fantasy also like me? Fairy books NOT like me? I often use music to visualise my characters; different kinds of songs, for instance, give me their different moods. Will there be a sequel trilogy to The Genius trilogy? Do you plan on writing more young-adult fiction soon, or are you busy with other books?
Okay… I think those are all my questions. Because you are really the best author I have ever had the pleasure of reading. However I can answer question number two: The very thought of having to do another one makes me feel like having a cup of tea and a good lie down. Sequels get more and more difficult, because you have to keep summing up the books that came beforehand in an elegant and unobtrusive way. Question number three is easy: And number four is also easy: Really bucks me up.
Your writing style is so elegant and sleek, I savour every phrase. I am fourteen and I just want to let you know what an inspiration you are to me and, I assume, countless other children. Thank you so much. Listening to the audio book gave me extra time to draw doodles of what I thought he might look like which I have in a box under my bed for safe keeping. The book of Prosper. Hmm, almost sounds like a religious book. So forgive the ramblings of a Prosper obsessed fourteen year old and have a nice day.
A Do you really do lots of drawings of your favourite characters? I used to do that, all the time. Your idea about a junior Prosper is also interesting. Q Hey, I really love all of your books. The Evil Genius Series is absolutely amazing! I really love how you use all the science-fiction mixed with some fantasy. My question is, where did you get the computer information for the Evil Genius series? A Well, Sierra, I got most of my computer information from a friend called Richard Buckland, who teaches computer engineering and cryptography at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
A Funny you should ask that, Colin. I keep getting inquiries from Hollywood producers, but no one has yet crossed the line when it comes to putting up the money for such an expensive undertaking. Perhaps the main reason I like the series so much is that Cadel and his friends and enemies seem like real people, in the real world. On two completely unrelated notes: Seriously, though, I used to do a lot of school workshops when I was young, childless, energetic, and poor.
But I do make the odd appearance occasionally, at festivals and things, so you never know … As a matter of fact, no one in WA has ever asked me to do a talk, so there you are. Your US fans are always clamouring for more! Anyways I was recently looking up another author and in her biography section instead of listing her likes dislikes etc. Also what new book s? The fact is, I never imagined that ANY of my characters would react well to being told that they came out of my head — would you? I mean, can you imagine what Prosper would say to news like that? Total scorn, is how I would imagine it.
Sequels can really take it out of you: I have to stop every couple of chapters and get up, walk around, do something else for a few minutes while I digest what happened. Since my first year of high school actually, so about ten years. But it was so nice to read your message when I got back home; thanks very much for your long-term support. I just finished reading Evil Genius. Evil Genius is like my new favorite book. It was touching, dark, humorous, clever, and had great surprises here and there. Otherwise you could try Amazon, or even the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt website. Q Evil Genius is my favorite book!
I have friends who have read the book over twenty times! Every book in the series so far has been amazing and very imaginative. I just wanted to say keep up the amazing work and say hi to Cadel for me how do you pronounce his name? Q I read your Pagan series about 15 years ago and have just put my 14 year old daughter on to them. She, like me is finding that they are ushering her into an immersive world.
Thanks for a brilliantly evocative character and a wonderful window into another time. A Goodness, this makes me feel so old — but happy too, of course. Its one of the best books I ever read. A Thanks so much for your ringing endorsement! Q I am probably not entitled to write anymore messages, but one can always try.
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