So. News.
It is not a movie deal, so let’s just all get that out of our heads for the moment (but keep your fingers crossed!). This news is hugely huge, though, and requires a bit of backstory.
For so long, my loyal Minions, you’ve asked that fateful question, “Will there be more Vlad books?” and for so long, Auntie Heather has answered you directly and honestly. No. There will be five books about Vlad. No more. His story will end with TWELFTH GRADE KILLS.
But there is another story, about another boy, that demands to be told. And my publisher, Dutton, is making that possible.
I’m proud/ecstatic/thrilled out of my ever-lovin’ mind to announce a new series that will debut in September 2011, a five-book spin-off series inspired by one of my fave characters from The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Ladies and Gents, loyal Minions, fiendish fiends, I give you….The Slayer Journals, an entire series exploring the life and times of Joss McMillan!!! Here’s the link to the PW announcement (ignore the typos).
I’m just so, so happy that I’ll get to tell Joss’s story, Minions. And I hope that you’re happy that you’ll get to read it.
And in honor of this announcement, I’m going to give away a vampire slayer kit. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment. I’ll draw a winner Friday morning.
(Edited to Add)
AND THE WINNER IS…
Joshua!!! Who commented on August 13, 2009 at 4:24 pm. Please contact me with your info, Joshua, and I’ll get that out to you soon!
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yay!! more books to read!!! but… its gonna come out in 2011.boo..but! more joss! I GOTS AN IDEA!!
AH HA!! all you minions want to know what it is dont you?! dont you!?! DONT YOU!?! *points random stick thingy at minion horde, while holding on to random tree*
YOU SHALL NOT KNOW! bahahahahaha!
jeez im a loser.. im taking to myself.. but that makes me a SUPER BAMF!! YAY! *do’s a little dance* dancey dancey dance dance!! and i can do so many things with a sl-You thought i was gonna say slayer kit didnt you? DIDNT YOU?! No you silly moose! haha… moose.. the plural of moose is moose..cool.. any way… i was goona say slinky…
slinkys are cool..slinky! slinky! everyone wants a slinky! you gotta get a slinky! slinky! slinky!
GO SLINKY GO!! ima stop now..
I Bid You, Ado…
(is that correct?^ i doubt it):D
YEAHHHHH!!!!! I cannot believe that ur gonna write about Joss!!!!!!!! That is so awesome!!!!!!!! But, Auntie Heather, I am dying to know if Vlad and Meredith get back together!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait!!!!! It’s far too long a wait!
These books seriously get u hooked!!!!!!!!!! 
WOW!
A Joss Book!That would be amazing.He was mean but a book.I would read it for sure.It will come out when i am in eighth grade so i hope it is long.
Oooo. I want a slayer kit! It sounds fun!! I can’t wait to read the new books. They sound amazing to me.
omg!i can’t wait till joss’s story comes out…even though he betraded vlad…poor vlad…-crys a bit- i can’t believe joss actually staked him…JERK! but hey…he’s a slayer…D’Ablo ain’t so tough…i might be 13 but most guys i know are scared of me…so D’Ablo BEWARE! i kinda relate myself to vlad…i mean he has trouble fitting in with everyone at school…same here…some kids call me EMO-ly…ygh..i really want to win the kit…not cauz i hate vamps…but cauz i actually want to win something in my so called weird-o life
omg!i can’t wait till joss’s story comes out…even though he betraded vlad…poor vlad…-crys a bit- i can’t believe joss actually staked him…JERK! but hey…he’s a slayer…D’Ablo ain’t so tough…i might be 13 but most guys i know are scared of me…so D’Ablo BEWARE! i kinda relate myself to vlad…i mean he has trouble fitting in with everyone at school…same here…some kids call me EMO-ly…ygh..i really want to win the kit…not cauz i hate vamps…but cauz i actually want to win something in my so called weird-o life
i can’t wait to read the rest of vlad’s story!!!
Can’t wait!!!!!! *chants* (please pick me. Please pick me. Please pick me.)
hey those books about joss are gonna be soooo awesome!! I also thinks more books about tomas would be cool!!
P.S. can you read my story at http://www.attackontikuihe.blogsopot.com and email me you comments to me at elvispenguin@wowway.com thanks you rock!!!
a series about joss….. wowtastical.
the mcmillans are the shee-ite.
I’m so excited!
I can’t wait for the new book series to come out! Ps. I also really want to win the slayer kit! 
Dear Auntie Heather,
Like I said before Im soo excited for the new series thats coming out. I hope that this new series will be as better hit than then the Vlads series. Also I would just like to say I cant wait untill the 4th book of Vlads series will come out. One last thing I really think that if possible you should sell Vlads t- shirt design to Hoot topic because than we could all have tshirts like Vlad anyway I would love to get one.
A fanpire for enternity,
Destinee Bates
P.S. Auntie Heather keep up your fantastic writing and love the books keep it up!
This sounds Awesomely AWESOME!!!I can’t wait for The Slayer Journals to come out!!!I usually don’t like vampire slayers but I love Joss!The slayer kit sounds really awesome……………..But I Don’t think my parents would trust me with a stake…lol
Im so excited… ooo… new books… YAY!!!!!!
O My Gothic Club……. I wonder if they will be as good as Vlad’s books, I doubt it.
VLAD ROCKS THE WHOLE WORLD!!!! NO ONES COOLER THAN HIM!!! [excpet Henry McMillan, hes coolio...]
BUT NOT AS COOL AS VLAD!!!
So… I really want a slayer kit, [ but I would never use it, who wants to kill a vamp??? NO ONE BUT JOSS AND HIS ANCESTERS!!!
( did I spell that word back there right??? I dont think soooo..........)
Anyway, cant wait!!!
Good luck Auntie!!
Hoping your books rock the world, and blow the tops off people everywhere and make them say, 'FOR GLOB'S SAKE, THAT WAS THE BESTEST BOOK EVER!!!', I wish you good luck.
~House_of_blood
(Samantha)
ps...
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if a movie does come out 'bout Vlad, that would be sooooo coooollll if I could be October!! [cause im goth ]
=D=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)=)
i dont care who its about, so long as Auntie Heather writes it!!!!!!!!!!!! CANT WAIT!!!!
omg!! AUNTIE HEATHER you are so amazing!! I’m doind a little dance right now im soo happy! I love vampiers! And I love vampire slayers they are bloth pretty cool! Scratch that! They are FANGTASTIC!! Well I can’t wait till 2011! Goth I am so happy!! I want to scream it to the world on the the top of my roof WOOOOO WOP WOP WOP! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!
I love the color black! I have a black cat! My mom thinks black is for goths! What is with that?? I’m Skater thank you and I wair black like ALL THE TIME! What is with her?? Gosh I’m sorry I just started talking to my self like a crazy person wich I’m toally am! (I can’t belive I just admitted that! WOWIE! I am crazy) ( hahahahahahaha)
Gosh I really hope your books are as popular as the twilight books!!! Cuz then People will be like vald is awesome! Or Joss is Fangtastic! ( Wich ever works for you) Fangs a lot Anutie Heather!! ( I love your book keep up the good work!)
P.S. Like love the word Fangs!
FANGS and BLOOD!
FANGS FANGS FANGS FANGS FANGZ FANGZ!! Oh no randome Blood! BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!Fangs!Blood
I’ve already read the first three Vlad books! I can’t wait for the other two and no knowing that Joss is going to have his own series makes me so impatient! Heather Brewer you rock hardcore style!!
Again Auntie Heather I congradulate you on your new series and just your ultimate shear awsomeness. I do hope though that even with Joss’s series I do hope that he will at least come back into Vlads life and or story. Also how many books will be in Joss’s series? And will the people from Vlads series be a little part of this one because I would love that because even though its joss’s series I think it would still be cool ro have some of the old charcters incorperated in the book.Last thing, I also would like to say I cant wait for the other two boooks that are comin soon to join the other thhree books of Vlads series.Well untill I wrte again farwell.
A fanpire for eternity,
Destinee Bates
YAY! Congrats, cant wait.
cant wait joss was my favorite character.i wonder if it will start bs(before staking)or as(after staking)it would be nice to find out more about joss,even though he staked vlad.hope i win the slaying kit.
Oh My GOSH!!! i loved joss except the part were he tried to kill vald
but i just cant wait!!!!!
That is fantastic news, Heather!
Congratulations!
omg!
Heather, that rocks! Exciting news! We knew you’d continue on with something creative and astounding.
As our little guy says *clap clap8 “YOU ROCK”
~S
that is so cool i thought only 2 more books come on but the joss thing sounds good
! it made me so sad when he staked vlad!!!! i thought he was gonna relize that vlad was his friend and they were gonna beat the tar outta D’ablo and jasik 
!!!!! but its cool 
omg…..thats like….sooooo cool! i cant wait!!! im sure it well be awesome!
what awsoume this is like so freakin cool!Joss books are next to vlad books in my book!
omg 
omg! 
Great news, Auntie Heather! That’s amazing!
YAY! I’m soo excited that we’ll get to read about Joss!! But i feel like i’m still going to miss Vlad
Either way, i’m looking forward to reading about Joss!
OMG!!! i cant believe your gonna write books about joss!!!!
i cant wait to read em all!! but cum on 2011?!?!?!? are you kidding me?!?!? thats WAY TOO LONG!!! But, i gess i can wait. *SIGH* anyway, I CANT WAIT!!!!!!! Bye.
Love and Blood, April.
kool
I really want read the books. till 2011
awesome! honestly i think Joss is better than Henry! I just cant wait till 2011! – - – - – - no, really. I cant wait.
soo exited
ummmmm yea thats awsome ill try to write alittle but not to much okay sooooooo its gonna be awsome to read about joss nd his life!!!!!
this is kinda aaaaakkkkwaaaarrrrd 
yea soooooo bye 
I think it will be good to see if he and how he continues to slay vampires after meeting Vlad and when they will meet again.
i hope josh’s stories are as good as vlads
Thank you some much Auntie Heather I cannot wait for this book to come out but what about that other book Blood Hound:?: Also Will Vlad get killed in 12th grade.
Auntie Heather once again I have to say you are one of the most talented authors Ive ever read a book by. I mean you never dissapoint me your books are always fiiled with the right pazzaze. Also just enough of supense to keep me reading. Ussaly other authors dont do that. Well I will say that Im mad that I have to wait untill 2011 for your new series but I still cant wait untill they come out. And you can beleive Ill be one of your many minions to have one on the day it comes out well untill I write again farwell.
Love a fanpire for eternity,
Destinee Bates
Sorry auntie heather all the times Ive been writing you I gave the wrong email adress the email this letter is coming from is my real one.
OMG OMG OMG thats AWESOME I cant wait more books from auntie heather:] maybe the first could be like a prequel about Joss’s story thats what I imagine it being!!!
more books ya i love the vlad books
wow slim chance ill win huh? WHY MUST YOU HAVE SO MANY FANS!!!! *pick me* *pick me*
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!1 more vlad,otis,dáblo and other characters i will love to see the movies or even be in it OMG!!!!!!! i have been reading the books for like a week over and over again! like once i slpet at 1:00 am bcuz i love the series and i couldnt put it down
yeah i cant wait 2 c what happens at the end!
also josh wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i like him even thought he tried 2 kill vlad i think he is awesome that opart i was like omg what will he do and when it happened i was like omg will vlad die i think these books will be awesome
Auntie Heather, I can’t wait for Joss’s story. Your books are the best thing I have in my backpack when I go to school. When I feel down, I just take out Vladimir Tod and focus on his troubles for a while. I love reading about vampires that are my age. And that vampire smiley? PURE GENIUS!!!! That and Vlad’s glyph are my favorite signs. I completely adore you (a little birdie told me u love to hear such things).you’ve gotta be my favorite author. many fangs!!!!!!!
Auntie Heather, I can’t wait for Joss’s story. Your books are the best thing I have in my backpack when I go to school. When I feel down, I just take out Vladimir Tod and focus on his troubles for a while. And that vampire smiley? PURE GENIUS!!!! That and Vlad’s glyph are my favorite signs. I completely adore you (a little birdie told me u love to hear such things).you’ve gotta be my favorite author. many fangs!!!!!!!
Sorry, I sent that twice. Woops.