Whereas the reactions to some of the things in The Dying Of The Light, absolutely some of it was shock, some of it was "I can't believe he did that" and heartbreak, trauma, all very fine and expected. There was no one reading the twist in Death Bringer and laughing about it. That kind of twist is very effective, but it's deadly serious.
They had to sit down and absorb it, and go "what just happened?" They had to revaluate everything they thought they knew. It was as if each reader got to that point and they got a punch in the chest. Me: And how do you compare those reactions to the ones you got after Death Bringer when the big secret was revealed?ĭerek: The reaction to that revelation was uniform. But then eventually they do pick it up again, because they have to finish it, and then they realise what I've done, and then they hate me even more. The amount of stories I've been told about readers getting to a certain chapter near the end and slamming the book closed, throwing it across the room, not picking it up again for a few hours or even a day or two, because they're so distraught and tormented by feels. Readers have taken selfies of themselves in tears, and then once they realise what I've actually done. The reaction to that, the screams and the wails, is brilliant. You think it's going one way and then it spins. With Dying Of The Light my favourite reaction is the reaction to the twist at the end. It's never less than enjoyable, but it's standard. Me: What are some of your favourite reactions to the end of Dying Of The Light?ĭerek: I've gotten used to releasing a book and then watching the anguish, heartache and the heartbreak when I do horrible things to people's favourite characters, and now it's just standard. You write a nine book series and unless the final book is up to par, then what's the point of the other eight? I've read plenty of series where it starts off brilliantly and then it flatlines. I feel happy that I didn't fumble the ball at the last moment.
I feel glad that I managed to do what I wanted to do. How does it feel now that Skulduggery is over?ĭerek: I've been back from touring for about two weeks now and acclimatising to normal life, such as it is, and for the first time I'm looking at a life without Skulduggery. This interview was between laura jordan and the golden god.
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