...in Other words...: Once Every Never

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Once Every Never

I have news!
Exciting-new-project news!!
Officially-announced-so-I-can-now-finally-talk-about-it news!!!

As announced today in Publisher's Marketplace:

SOLD:

WONDROUS STRANGE author Lesley Livingston's ONCE EVERY NEVER, about a modern teen girl who spirals back in time to Rome's bloody conquest of Britain -- where she befriends the daughter of a fiery queen, falls for a fierce warrior prince, and discovers that she may be the only hope of averting a devastating blood-curse, to Jennifer Notman at Penguin Canada, by Jessica Regel at the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency.

Very! Excited!
!!!!!

17 comments:

Sara@OTW said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; January 21, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Sara@OTW said...: WOW! Congrats Lesley!!
You really do incorporate everything I like into books! Fantastic =); January 21, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Lexie said...: Congrats, it sounds really interesting! I just read Wondrous Strange and Darklight last week and I can't wait to read more from you!; January 21, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Anonymous said...: congrats! cant wait!; January 21, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Anonymous said...: congrats! cant wait!; January 21, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Rina said...: Fantastic News!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!; January 21, 2010 at 7:43 PM
Rebecca Herman said...: Sounds awesome! I love historical fantasy. Do you know yet when it will be published?; January 22, 2010 at 10:33 PM
Unknown said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; January 22, 2010 at 11:58 PM
Vivian C said...: CONGRATULATIONS!! I can't wait to read it already! If it's possible, may we know approximately when this book will be released? :D please?; January 23, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Test said...: Congrats! It sounds like it's going to be FANTASTIC! :); January 23, 2010 at 6:57 AM
Jenn (Books At Midnight) said...: Sounds amazing, can't wait for it to come out! Congrats! :D; January 23, 2010 at 10:33 AM
J. said...: Sounds great! / I haven't read "Wondrous Strange" yet but only because I'm still waiting for my copy of it to arrive (I'm Polish, so it's a little bit harder to get it). I'm sure I will love it, though. I find all your ideas pretty amazing :-); January 23, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Anonymous said...: Congrats! This sounds like a really good book and I can't wait to read it. I loved W.S. and Darklight and I can't wait to find out what happens with those characters. Any hints on the next one's release date?; January 28, 2010 at 2:31 PM
yearoftherat said...: New fan here! I'm so excited for you (and for me because i get to read another book of yours)! Congratulations! I can't wait!; February 8, 2010 at 3:47 PM
ArcaneTempest said...: Wow that's great! Once Every Never sounds like it will make an incredible read.; August 2, 2010 at 5:31 PM
ArcaneTempest said...: Wow, that's great! Once Every Never sounds like it will be an incredible read, a different kind of story. I look forward to its release.; August 2, 2010 at 5:32 PM
Natalie said...: Eeek! So excited for you, Lesley! Congratulations!; September 6, 2010 at 12:53 PM

What They're Saying!

PRAISE FOR WONDROUS STRANGE

"Oh, bestselling Twilight, thou hast a strong contender. Livingston delivers with skillful momentum, in the same way she unveils the complicated faerie plots lurking behind the fabric of the everyday... With mastery, Livingston handles the dramatic agony of growing up... As a young adult fantasy, this book has it all."~Globe and Mail

"Dark enchantment and treacherous magic enliven every page."~ Melissa de la Cruz, author of the Blue Blood series

"Wow! Wondrous Strange is enchanting from beginning to end! With a marvelously refreshing heroine, a genuinely lovable hero, and a swift-moving, fascinating plot, Ms. Livingston gives a modern twist to the age-old epic ihero's coming of age' story. Set against the play A Midsummer Night's Dream, Wondrous Strange shows that the world of Faerie can be updated and yet retain its age-old charm—as well as its aura of deadly danger. This is my kind of fiction, and my kind of heroine! I enjoyed it immensely, and think Lesley Livingston will go far!" ~ LJ Smith, author of the NY Times bestselling Vampire Diaries

"The narrative is rich with incident and mouting tension, but allows for imaginative set pieces ... it builds on the familiar without sacrificing originality... here's hoping that the two remaining books in the trilogy succeed as well." ~ Robert J. Wiersema, for Quill and Quire (starred review)

"Completely absorbing and perfectly polished — Livingston's vision of faeries in the modern world is bright and exciting. A dazzling debut!"~ Don Bassingthwaite, author of The Doom Kings

"Many novels start off well. But rarely do they keep getting better, and better, until they deliver so much more than they promise that, by the end, a standing ovation is in order. Wondrous Strange is that rare kind of novel. A nearly miraculous balancing act that juggles Celtic faerie shenanigans, New York City, a sense of humor, Shakespeare, courtly love, peril and honor and a perfectly logical plot that keeps twisting deeper and darker into layer after layer of magic -- and oh, by the way, did I mention that the characters are to love and die for? If you have ever in your life felt the lure of things most wondrous strange, don't miss this book." ~ Nancy Springer, Edgar Award winning author of The Enola Holmes series

"Set against the backdrop of present-day New York City, this enchanting first novel weaves together the worlds of theater and magic in a way that is sure to please fans of both. Readers will revel in the hints of Shakespeare within the text as they are introduced to faerie creatures both familiar and 'wondrous strange.'" ~ Misti Tidman, Boyd County Public Library, Ashland, KY

DESCENDANT "ROCKSTAR" BOOK TOUR!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Once Every Never

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