There will be a sixth Stravaganza!

[DuchessaIbby]

[QUOTE=Mary Hoffman;
Falco's body was buried in Giglia; it was his shadow that wasn't there, because he had been translated to our world.[/QUOTE]
Thanks so much for explaining that. I thought that Duke Niccolo was a really interesting character in City of Stars. He seemed to be able to love his son so much but yet you knew all the bad things he'd made happen. As a reader I really loved this as you are able to see him more as a real person rather than just an opposing threat.

[rachel1]

what a good thread!
i just registered because this seems like such a good site, and i love these books so much. i remember finding city of masks in a bookshop while on holiday when it first came out, and loving it at once. i've read them all so many times in the intervening years. i can't wait for the 5th and 6th!

i really want the 7th one, if they commission it (i REALLY hope they do!), to be about the city of music (volana i think?), because i play cello and clarinet, and i really want luciano to start playing his violin again!!!

thanks for the amazing books, mary

rachel

[Stravaganza-Fan]

Hi What good news
I´m from Gemany, sorry for my bad english.
It´s very good to hear that you write a sixth stravaganza.
And I hope that it don´t takes very long time.
I´ve read City of secrets in germany it´s stadt der geheimnisse about 7 times.
I only read Eragon more times.
Now I´m looking forward to City of Ships and hope that it is like city of secrets and the other books.
1 day in the week i´m looking in the www if there is s.th. about the german release of city of ships.
From the little town wolfsburg in germany
Stravaganza-Fan

[Mary Hoffman]

Dear Stravaganza fan,
The best way to find out about the German release of City of Ships is to ask the publisher, Arena. it is due out in English on March 1st. I'll try to post the jacket here soon.

So glad you like the books!

Mary

[Stravaganza-Fan]

thanks for the answer i´ll try to contact arena to find out the german release

[FireDragon-16]

MaryHoffman:
-You said that City of Ships is due in English on March 1st. Does this include Amercan english, or just England english? I really, really want to read it!

[Mary Hoffman]

Originally Posted by FireDragon-16

MaryHoffman:
-You said that City of Ships is due in English on March 1st. Does this include Amercan english, or just England english? I really, really want to read it!

I should perhaps have said "in the UK." I don't know about America. The publication is usually simultaneous but remember the US are still doing hardbacks first, whereas the UK ones go straight into paperback.

The best place to find out would be the Bloomsbury USA website, I think. I hope you don't have too long to wait!

Mary

[Stravaganza-Fan]

Hi i´ve another question
Why did you changed lucas name into fabrizio?
Stravaganza-Fan

[Mary Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Stravaganza-Fan

Hi i´ve another question
Why did you changed lucas name into fabrizio?
Stravaganza-Fan

AAAAARGH! (Runs screaming round the room) I DIDN'T! The German publisher translated the first books from proofs that had not been finally corrected (goodness knows how many other mistakes there were) and in that proof the Prince was called Luca. But I realised that when Niccolò died, his son would become Duca Luca!

So I changed it to Fabrizio. The very same translator who did the first three books did not remember the name from the first books and just used Fabrizio in the fourth (which is correct). The German publishers will change F back to Luca in the reprint and subsequent books (and Herzog Luca sounds OK).

I'm very cross with them for this mistake. Really the only safe text to read is the English one.

Mary

[Stravaganza-Fan]

Thanks for the answer
When i´ve read the 4th book i was very confused.
What happened with luca ?
Marsians kidnapped him and sent a disguise marsian called fabrizio to earth?
Now i´m not longer confused but when i read the books again i everytime have to think a moment about the persons.
Maybe it´s a good idea to read the original books so I can practice may english.
Stravaganza-Fan

[Stravaganza-Fan]

I´ve another question
In the 4th book fillippo had travel from talia to London with a talisman from talia but in the first book you wrote that it´s impossible for a Talian to travel with a talisman from talia.
How did fillippo do this ???

[Mary Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Stravaganza-Fan

I´ve another question
In the 4th book fillippo had travel from talia to London with a talisman from talia but in the first book you wrote that it´s impossible for a Talian to travel with a talisman from talia.
How did fillippo do this ???

This will all be explained in Book Five, City of Ships, out in the UK on 1st March 2010.

[Stravaganza-Fan]

Ah thanks I was a bit confused when i´ve noticed that

[nr15]

Hi again! I just thought I should let everyone know that the City of Ships will come out on June 22, 2010 in the USA.

[A_I_13]

Hello everyone,

I am so glad that there will be a sixth stravaganza. It is one of my favoutrite series. I think that Ms Hoffman if one of those few but fortunate and talented people that have a good plot as well as being able to write. Stephanie Meyer, who I like too, only has the plot and has no sene of balance between action and romance. Ms Hoffman has all the factors of an excellet book. I wouldn't be surprised if Stravaganza is as big as Harry Potter or Twilight one of these days. The cover art is really good.
It is very dramatic. Even thought in my books the first three are the old covers I like these ones better.

Anna