I’ve had some requests for more information about WICKED: RESURRECTION. Debbie and I were just speaking with our editor, and the manuscript is being copyedited right now. We are thrilled. We worked very hard on this book and we hope you love it even half as much as we do. Thank you so much for your patience.
Blessings,
Nancy
PS: Debbie and I are writing a short story together! It will be about vampires…!
~FISHY!!!~ | 16-Nov-08 at 11:38 am | Permalink
cool! good luck with the story! is it a romance, a horror or what?
hugs and vampire bites!
~FISHY!!!~
Princess | 17-Nov-08 at 1:48 pm | Permalink
I’m so excited, I can’t wait until it comes out! I hope they don’t edit out too much, I love your books. A short story about vampires my favorite mythical creature, and Wicked 3 can it get any better!
Alex | 17-Nov-08 at 6:34 pm | Permalink
im so excited for wicked three
i wish i could get an exact release date
Jane | 20-Nov-08 at 12:23 pm | Permalink
July 7 2009 and it’s 384 pages…yay!
Jane | 20-Nov-08 at 12:23 pm | Permalink
Well at least the simon and schuster website says it’s 384 pages. I mean…it’s probably not set in stone.
~FISHY!!!~ | 21-Nov-08 at 5:26 pm | Permalink
it’ll probably b more than that. i know that for Shadow kiss it said 278, but it was 444 pages.
hugs and vampire bities!
blessed be,
~FISHY!!!~
vasilissa | 24-Nov-08 at 12:33 pm | Permalink
OMG!I CAN’T BELIVE HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR NANCY TO WRITE ABOUT WICKED 3. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT IT FOR MONTHS! AND THERE STILL IS NOT A EXACT DATE ON WHEN IT IS COMMING OUT. IT IS TOURTURE WAITING THIS LONG FOR A POST THATS SAYS IT IS BEING EDITED!
SIGNED,
VASILISSA ROSALIE DRAGOMIR
adam | 24-Nov-08 at 6:20 pm | Permalink
i believe that we all truely love the series wicked, and it’s just so painful waiting whats is simply going to happen next! personally i have forgotten the characters and what had happened in wicked 2… i am hoping that wicked 3 will help us remember what has happened…
vasilissa | 25-Nov-08 at 5:38 pm | Permalink
i think adam took the words right out of my mouth. that is totally what i think too.
Nicole | 26-Nov-08 at 8:40 pm | Permalink
I just started reading the Wicked series alittle while ago (actually 4 days ago):) I have finished them and I almost lost my mind hoping there would be a 3rd/5th book! Im really excited for Wicked 3! I hope I dont have to wait much longer!
Rowan | 27-Nov-08 at 7:09 pm | Permalink
We all hope that we do not have to wait much longer. To bad it is just being edited. that sucks. totally sucks.
Vasilissa | 27-Nov-08 at 7:10 pm | Permalink
Agreed Rowan. totally agreed.
Gabi | 30-Nov-08 at 12:27 pm | Permalink
bro, i read these books like 6 months ago and like their awesome but their taking way too long for the next books, like if they want sucess like twilight and harry potter, get a move on! their not the only writers in the world :] and advertiseing is keyyyy
adam | 30-Nov-08 at 8:36 pm | Permalink
is their a possibility to give us a vague idea of the date of whne it might be released?
Princess | 01-Dec-08 at 12:33 pm | Permalink
I have to agree that this particular series is taking forever to be released. People tend to forget about the characters and the story line of each book because the gap between the release of each book is taking quite long. I hope the next book does give us a brief description of what happened in the previous books or I’ll just refresh my memory by skimming through the books. I love this series but I feel like these books are taking more than the normal amount of time to be released. It’s hard to stay connected to the characters because you forget about them when there’s such a big gap between the books. I’m a big fan of this series, I guess it’s worth the wait. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book. Oh yeah, I love how each book is nice and thick, it’s a great way to pass time and be entertained!
Nancy Holder | 01-Dec-08 at 12:47 pm | Permalink
Hello, everyone, and thanks for your comments. Some of you have been talking about how long it has taken for this book to be released. Here is why: as some of you know, the four WICKED books were released a few years ago. I had a four-book contract to write them, and Debbie and I completed them with the intention to write more. But then our editor left the company, and no editor there expressed an interest in pursuing the series.
Debbie and I queried the publisher many times, expressing our wish to continue the series–at the very least, to finish our original story. We sent on many of the letters and emails we received, as proof that we had readers who wanted us to write more books.
Then the books were repackaged and sold, and they sold very, very well. And we continued to send our publisher your requests for answers. Well, they finally listened and gave us a contract to write the book. But it takes a long time in publishing between contract, manuscript, and book. It just does. We aren’t the only book they’re working on, and everything has to be scheduled and organized.
We are so grateful that you have stayed with us all this time, and we really hope you like the next book. We do, and our editor does, and now we are in the production phase of publishing…time-consuming but, we sincerely hope that you will find it worth the wait.
–Nancy
Princess | 01-Dec-08 at 10:51 pm | Permalink
It definitely is worth the wait! Thanks Nancy, for creating such a wonderful story that takes you out of reality and into a world that is completely different. Not all books can make you feel like you are the character, it’s like a vicarious experience you feel like you are in the book. Thanks for pushing for the next book to be published so we fans can know what happens next in these characters lives. Never stop writing and creating wonderful books!
Jackie | 04-Dec-08 at 8:23 pm | Permalink
Omg!!! I am so excited for Wicked 3!!
I can not wait until it comes out!!
The books just keep getting better and better!!
Thank you, Nancy and Debbie for writing the books!! Luv you guys!
storm | 07-Dec-08 at 8:23 am | Permalink
The books are great, the wait sucks. I know that is what all of you are thinking.
Hope | 07-Dec-08 at 2:06 pm | Permalink
Nancy,
I have a few questions for you as I’m re-reading the first book…
1. what was holly’s mom and dad fighting about? You never really say. Did her mom find out about the witch line in Daniels family? How?
2. Why exactly did Daniel leave his family (mom and sister) after the big fight he had with his mom? What was the fight about?
3. Did Daniel know that Holly would be a witch?
4. Why didn’t he take the advice of the ‘dream” to heart and ‘get away”?
5. When holly saw her father in the hospital was it a vision or was it really him trying to communicate with her?
6. Who was in Holly’s room? was it Micheal using the ottoman Turks eye?
7. HOw do you pernonce Cahors?
Thank you,
Hope
Storm | 10-Dec-08 at 2:57 pm | Permalink
to hope,
there is not any characters in this book that are named Daniel.
Allie | 10-Dec-08 at 3:16 pm | Permalink
I TOTALLY CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK!!! The end of the last one is SUCH a cliff-hanger!
Who wants to see Holly and Jer back together? I know I do!
Elphaba | 13-Dec-08 at 5:40 pm | Permalink
OMG, I am such a huge fan of the wicked series. It is so much better than the stupid twilight series. I was going insane when I finished the fourth book and I couldn’t find a sequel. Hey, could make sure your publisher makes it into a kindle book. If not I’ll go to the store and buy it, but I wanted to read it on my amazon kindle.
Hugo D. | 14-Dec-08 at 11:18 am | Permalink
when Nancy says “the production phase of publishing” does she mean that they’re printing copies of the book?
Kristine | 14-Dec-08 at 6:48 pm | Permalink
I keep hoping to see a preorder date on barnes or in the store when I am looking for new books. Please if anyone has a release date for this book I would love to have a date so I can start a count down.
kaykay | 15-Dec-08 at 6:15 pm | Permalink
hey guys u all love wicked i made a video on youtube who i see as the cast tell me what u all think
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqQ40a_2Bns
Hope | 16-Dec-08 at 8:43 am | Permalink
Storm,
Daniel is Holly’s dad…so yes there is a charicter named Daniel in the book.
amanda | 17-Dec-08 at 1:07 pm | Permalink
Any idea when the book will be out? I’m dying to find out who the heck is the guy that’s pretending to be Alex Cauthers or whatever. I also want to know what happens with Holly and Jer.
Nancy Holder | 17-Dec-08 at 3:58 pm | Permalink
Answers to some questions:
The book is due out next July.
Cahors is pronounced “KA-OAR.” I think most of the rest of Hope’s questions will be answered in July. If not, JLM/Us/K! BTW, our editor ROCKS and he really liked our manuscript!
Princess | 17-Dec-08 at 7:38 pm | Permalink
I can’t wait!
amanda | 19-Dec-08 at 2:43 pm | Permalink
thanks for the info Nancy. I can’t wait.
kira | 20-Dec-08 at 5:33 pm | Permalink
OMG I LOVE VAMPIRES AND VAMPIRE STORIES I HOPE ITS REALLY GOOD BECAUSE LIKE I LOVE VAMPS SO GOOD LUCK WITH WITH THAT STORY!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE-KIRA
kira | 20-Dec-08 at 5:35 pm | Permalink
OH AND WATS IT ABOUT IS IT HORROR OR LOVE OR WAT EV JUST HOPE IT YOUNG ADULT DUMB PARENTS DONT LET ME READ ABOVE!!!!
Kayla | 21-Dec-08 at 9:21 pm | Permalink
I’m kinda confused…I haven’t read the Wicked series but my friend said she read the first 4 but can’t find the rest. She says there are 8 books or something in the series but this website is saying that the 3 (or 5? I’m confused about that too) is just barely coming out. I want to get her the rest because she said she really liked the books. Can one of you people help me out?
Hope | 22-Dec-08 at 7:22 am | Permalink
There are only 4 books currently out of in the Wicked series. The reason that it says the 3rd or 5th is because the publisher rebound the books with Barnes and Noble and sold them in a different way after so many years. The new way had two of the original books in one book, so if you were to go and get wicked it would have book one and two in it (witch and curse) and wicked 2 has books 3 and 4 in it (legacy and spellbound). Then Wicked Resserection (aka Wicked 3) is due out in the summer of 09.
I would ask her if its by Nancy Holder…theres also the Wicked years series (about the wicked witch in OZ){only 3 books so far} theres also a Wicked in the Pretty little liars series (which wicked is the 5th book in that series){looks like theres only 5 in the series so far}
Good luck!
Kayla | 22-Dec-08 at 7:55 pm | Permalink
Oh ok I get it now…so far. When is the 5th (or 3rd or whatever) coming out?
Kayla | 22-Dec-08 at 7:56 pm | Permalink
Thanks so much for explaining it to me! You were a major help and saved me alot of time, Hope. Thanks again
Mariah | 27-Dec-08 at 6:34 pm | Permalink
I picked up this book for the first time ever during my cruise to Alaska. I had just got done reading New Moon, a very inappropriate book for my age group seeing as it was very detailed with the sex scenes, and was begging to read something else again. I met this girl, and she had Wicked 1 laying about, I asked if I could read it.
Needless to say I read Wicked 1 and 2 in two days when I could have been paying more attention to the open ocean while on a VERY expensive cruise. That series almost made me feel sick to my stomach whenever I had to put the book down. I feel a real connection between myself and Holly. In fact, your series and The Host by Stephanie Meyer inspired me to start working on my own story MoonCraft. I don’t think it will go anywhere, but thank you for the inspiration, and thank you for the series!
I am currently in the process of attacking my English 2 teacher with the series to make her read it after reading Twilight. She’s having us read Wuthering Heights right now, so I felt that this would be the perfect type of romance series for her to be reading other than “oh lookie here~ happy endings everywhere!” love stories.
Jamie | 28-Dec-08 at 11:22 am | Permalink
I’m happy to read that your new book will be out soon cant wait to read it(*
amanda | 28-Dec-08 at 7:17 pm | Permalink
you should really update this website
Meirue | 30-Dec-08 at 8:08 pm | Permalink
I loved the first sets of wicked and can’t wait to find out who the imposter aka alex realy is! Nancy and her partner are great writers!
cait | 01-Jan-09 at 11:22 am | Permalink
thanks for constantly putting pressure on your editor i’ve missed holly. I think i have re-read each book ten times cant wait till the new wicked comes out. Nancy your one of my favorite authors.
Kaykay | 01-Jan-09 at 7:46 pm | Permalink
i can’t wait till jully i think this book will be more of an anticiption then breaking dawn breaking dawn was stupid ur a much better author Nancy
nancy can u give me what kind of authors are ur fav. like have u read any stephen king or anne rice i love them both and u u guys are my fav authors
Kat | 02-Jan-09 at 7:43 pm | Permalink
yay! i can’t wait for july 7! only it’s along time away
my mom always says that if u wait for something, and u finally get it, it makes the experience better. wat i believe is that the experience is the same, that’s just wat parents say to keep there kids from wining. anyway, i really like ur p.s. about ur vampire short story. i’m really into vampires and i think u guys r really talented authors and the short story will be great.
au reviour!
kyle | 03-Jan-09 at 7:19 pm | Permalink
i think that these books were amazing!!! they just had such emotions i wasnt used to feeling while reading. i loved it
BookFanAttic | 05-Jan-09 at 4:21 pm | Permalink
I Love the Wicked series!!!!! I was so into the story I read them both in one day (i mean one day for each book), and i took them everywhere, dentist included!!!!! please, please finish Wicked: Ressurection, soon, i’m gonna explode!!!!! I gave my friend a copy of the first one for christmas, and now she keeps calling me to ask what happens next.
good luck with the vampire one, i’ll mow down anyone in my path as i get to the front of the line to buy them!!!
Kathryn | 06-Jan-09 at 9:13 am | Permalink
I was so excited when I found the release date for the next book!! My friends and I have been very impatiently waiting fo the next book! The cliffhanger left by Wicked 2 was too much for our literature loving constitutions. I hope your editor loves it and releases it before July 7th!