While you’ve been patiently waiting for Torment…
I’ve been hard at work on the first draft of Passion. It’s third book in the Fallen series, and a prequel to everything that occurs in Fallen and in Torment. In its conception, this book felt like an impossible project to me: It covers a span of 5000 plus years, dips into a new setting, a new country, and usually, a new century with each new chapter. And it aims to explain just about every important moment that ever passed between Luce and Daniel. Definitely the biggest narrative challenge I’ve ever given myself.
I was nervous before I started writing it. I’d had such a great, fun, charmed experience writing Torment, but I know this book was going to be much more complicated, much more taxing. Just as I did when I started writing Fallen, I turned to books for help. Only this time, in addition to the theological research books I used for Fallen, I also got to look at some of my favorite novels for help with period and setting. Recognize any of these?
Everything a writer reads, loves, and is inspired by eventually sneaks its way into his or her own work, but it isn’t so often that a writer gets to say the books truly become a part of the story. I turned to North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, and A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway. I read books about horse racing, books about the Globe Theater in London, books about the Mayan ball court at Chitzen Itza. If this sounds crazy and disjointed, believe me, there were moments when I felt precisely the same way. But the cool thing about this book, I think, is that Luce and Daniel’s story stays clear and solid across time, place, and history. It’s a survivor.
I still have a long way to go with this book. The first draft is a skeleton compared to all that will be fleshed out by the time the second and third and, cringe, sometimes even fourth drafts are completed. But the book has a shape and a backbone now, thanks in big part to all these texts I had so much fun weaving in.
My computer and I are going to take a break from each other. Just for a little while. This weekend, I’m running a half-marathon in memory of my grandfather. I’m running with a group called Team in Training to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. (To those of you who took part in my auction: you helped raise over $2300!)
After that, I’m heading to Berlin for a week for my publisher’s 175th Anniversary Gala. And then—the moment we’ve all been waiting for—Torment comes out on 9/28!!! And I start touring across the US and the UK. Those of you who live near one of the cities I’ll be visiting, I hope you’ll come out and say hello!
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Omg i love your books Fallen and Torment they are so good . I lent the books to my sister after i had read them and she loved them. Afterwards i gave it to my mum to read and she thought it was brilliant. My family and myself cannot wait for Passion to come out and for the films to be produced into films. It is a good book for all ages as i am 11 my sister is 14 and my mum is middle aged . Hurry up and write Passion xxx
hi, i would love it if lauren would put a short plot on her upcoming books specialy passion on a wiki page many authors do this and it is a good way to encourage people to read their books and give them a glimps of the story while they are waiting for the book, thanks.
wen is passion coming?????????????
OMG!! The Fallen series is magnificent!!! Will there be a fourth book? Will the books be turned into movies? I love the past lives and ghosts in it! I couldn’t stop reading it. I read it everywhere!!!! I hope there is a movie!!!!!!! Lauren Kate is the best!!!
Hi J.Lookin forward to it!
I am so glad that Passion will come out soon I love the Fallen series sooo much I read Fallen and Torment six times on my seventh now! But I can’t wait
I am so glad that Passion will come out soon I love the Fallen series sooo much I read Fallen and Torment six times on my seventh now! But I can’t wait
I think Luce should get with Miles! Daniel is a little overborad when it comes to keeping Luce in the dark.
I absolutely love the fallen series! they really mean a lot to me :] Im sure everyone who has read the books adores Daniel, like i do ^^ but i also love Cam! I would love if Lucy would just give into his charm just once haha, then she can get on with making her and Daniel work. Even though Cam has a rather nasty side, i don’t know if even i would be able to deny his charm XD
Did i hear that these books are going to be made into movies?! that would be amazing!! one thing though, i would hope more care and thought will be put into making them perfect, more than was put into making the twilight movies “/
Lauren Kate i love you, you are amazing :’] xx
I love your books!! is there a film out ?
hi! write this review because I feel the need to tell you how much I like Fallen and Torment! ladies are wonderful! I could not help but finish Torment in just 2 days. after exams I started to read them. end of the second book surprised me. clearly characterizes your romance! Why do not I give all the books they read have a bit of style to showcase your happenings! but it is not possible because you are unique!How many books will be read to umpe gap between your books? However when I read the passion will be totally happy! ^ _ ^ Look forward to any book written by you and I hope they are as numerous!I must admit that I do not handle too well to write in English (still learning) and so use a translator on google, I do not know how correct is what I wrote, but I hope you understand. I promise next time will be better written. sweet kiss you and you want all the best! xandra
Im 12 and it took me 5 days to read both fallen AND torment, they are amazing!!! i want the new passion to come out soon!!!!
Omg, I finished reading Passion the other day and I loved it so much and I really hope you write a fourth book. And are they really being made into movies because that would be amazing!! <3 x
I think that your books are amazing, they have such brilliant themes to them, plus i envy all of the dresses on the front covers, cannot wait until i get my hands on a copy of passion x
I almost started crying when i found out passion was already out!! I didnt think it came out for another month :0 im going to get it tomorrow and im not leaving the house till im finnishes reading it, and thats a true fact! X
the fallen series is soooo amazing. I finished Fallen in two day, and Torment in just one day. I can’t wait for Passion to come to my country. there’s something about these books.they arouse feelings in me that I just can’t explain.no book ever had such an affect on me.and it’s really strange,because I can’t really identify with any character or with their love story,but it’s like I can feel all the emotions in the book.I even cried once,reading Torment. I just really,really,really hope Luce and Daniel will end up together because I adore them,and I would give everything just to have someone like him.I know they are not real but with them I learned what true love is.
okey,now I’ll just cut to the chase,the books are truly amazing,I adore them,and I’m convinced that every person who will read these books will feel the same way.
so I just can’t wait till I get a chance to read Passion,and I can’t wait till you write the fourth book,and of course,I heard the books will be turned into movies.
I just love the books,I love your work,and all of it had a great affect on me.I’m really glad I had a chance to read the books and feel all of this.
OMG I love this series I read both books in two days. I can’t wait for passion. Torment left me with ma mouth open. Well done. I heard they gonna make movies out of your books please ask them not to leave anything out and the characters remain the same. They making a movie from ur book that is what we wanna see. Can’t wait . Thank u.
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OMG!!!! Your books are amazing, they made me really want to read on!!! I really want to read passion, when is it out?!
are the Fallen series ment to be read in order? Will it make more sense?
I bought Passion yesterday and found out it was the 3rd book in the series, should i read Fallen first? So far it seems like a good book though
Love The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Love the Fallen series !!
Right now I’m starting to read FALLEN.. This is just a gift to me but i can tell I have never read other book much better than this. Though the emotions are sometimes dark, there is always a glimpse of sweetness. I hope this becomes a movie, cause this is brilliant. Fallen angels are cool. :]
jus read the third book Passion so heartfelt i cud hav cried. Its way more Spectaculare than the other two. *.* i felt like i wuz right there by the end i wanted to travel way more than i already do..^.^.. RAPTURE is gonna be Amazing. I cant wait!!!
I LUV IT ALL OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!
I just bought the 3rd book Passion and I am VERY disapointed.. It is the EXACT same book of Torment with a different title.. what the heck is up with that? What did I miss?
The only complaint I have is that i wanted to read more after finishing passion and there wasn”t a prologue
I need a little something until the next book comes out, just a glimpse.
I can’t wait to read Passion!! It took me a few hours to read Torment, I am really loking forward to it. I have recently gained acess to the book and am very exited!!
When’s the release date for the new book? And what’s the title? I’d like to preorder! It’s been so long since I’ve found a series I could really get into. I’m 1/2 way through Torment and have Passion sitting on the shelf above my computer desk waiting. My husband would love these books, if I could only get him to pick one up! Keep up the good work. You’ve become my favorite author (:
okay Lauren me and my friends are always debating on which is hotter Daniel or cam. i always read or get the books befor my friends and start telling them about it, its super funny. im only 13 but these are my favorite books. Also got to say we all agree that Cam is hotter , we all love that bad boy attitude and cam sweetness. Daniel reminds me of my ex boyfriend and my friend Trent. Lauren plz keep writing these books i cant wait for the 4th book. LUV THEM ALL!!!!!!
Lauren! When is Rapture coming out?! I have read all of the other books that are out but I really want to finish the series so that I know what happens to Luce and Daniel!!! <3
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