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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I just finished Torment about 15 mins ago and I’m totally ready to read the next one now. I read a book probably every day and I pretty much only like ones that are a series, seeing how I always wonder what would happen next! After seeing these books on the shelf at walmart for months I finally decided to read them and was pleasantly surprised to find that I thoroughly enjoyed them! I’m with everyone else…write faster! I have too many books that aren’t coming out for awhile!!!
i love the fallen and torment can’t wait for passion =}
OMG my sister lent me your book Fallen and I absolutely fell in love with it. The best book I have ever read. And I have just finished reading Torment, can’t wait for Passion! OMG when is this being made into a movie!!!!
I love these books so so so much. They are perfect, dont change anything about the character requested by your other so called fans. Ha ha, anyway plez write as many in the series as you can. I have read fallen and torment when they first both came out. B4 torment came out i looked in 8 diff book stores seeing which would get torment first, so i decided to pre order passion. They r my fav books every.
Hello Ms. Kate
im dying to read yor book. but i was wondeing when exactly is it coming out!? i really want to know for i have to know how much money i need to start saving.
Ohmigosh!!! Just finished reading torment (i literally stayed up until 2am to finish) and i seriously can wait till passion comes out!!!! By the way, all u guys who love the fallen series should really read the “Hush hush” series by becca fitzpatrick i thought it was just as exciting and romantic and dark as this
I loved both books! Stayed up all night and finished them in two days
I’m living in Australia and can’t wait for passion to come out! 
I totally loooove the Fallen series!!!!!!!!!! it inspired me alot to write books of my own…..except my books are beyond different……anyway, i am desperate like really desperate to know what happens next in the series……..i cant wait!!!!!!
I truely love the fallen series and just finish reading torment and as same as Ella i stayed up until 2am as i couldnt put it down and so cant wait until passion comes out so i can find out what happens,
Ella i have also read Hush Hush and yes it is just as exciting and romantic, so ppl need something to read while waiting for passion to come out this book it is must.
love the books! I have such a soft spot for romances, I love them. Luce and Daniels relationship is so beautiful and I cant wait to find out how Daniel will travel throught the shadows to find his love! But please please please never sign anything saying you agree to a movie being produced of it cause for everyone who has been a fan before the movies like me for example it will cimpletely ruin the way they see the characters and story just like it did with twilight! please please please dont! x
omg!! just finished reading torment. absolutely loved it! looooooooooveeeeeddddd fallen as well. dying for passion to comee outt!!!!
Yes this would be a great movie! Its got it all Love, Drama, SiFi, Comedy…. Everything to make a great movie. But even if no chance of that it is still just a great series to read, I love them.
Please write faster!!! Your books are amazing I love them an your writing style. Dont change a thing they are wonderful. I just finished torment an I am dyin for passion. Your books are intensely amazing. Just pretty please write faster I dont think I can wait for june XD
I love this series!
They are the best books I have EVER read! I stayed up until 1:30 in the morning with Fallen, and 3:30 in the morning just last night, totally unable to put either down and reading each in less than a day
I wish this series could just carry on and on and never stop.
Omg i just finished the torment and can’t contain myself to wait for the passion I read fallen and torment in two days, got my sisters and coworkers to read,even my mom wanted to know but I actually had to tell her during dinner and spring cleanup . I did such a poor job but she was all excited the next day she called me to know more.. Lol too funny. I cant wait for thenext book, and to become movie, I feel like cam and Daniel very soft cute boyish looks, the story is amazing and cant wait for the next one, and all the traveling.. Keep up with such amazing work… I can’t wit for the detailed stories od Lucinda price rewind, play and fast forward… I feel like the movie jump where they jump from one location to the other .. I have a feeling that Daniel will look forever for her… The whole book and I wouldnt mind.. As long u write several books
i loooooove the fallen series and cant wait till passion comes out .
I LOVE YOUR BOOKS!!!! cant wait for passion to come…
Adorei os dois livros Fallen e Tormenta .Estou ansiosa pelo teriro da séreie e gostaria de saber quantos livros serão da série.
adorei os dois livros da série, Fallen e Tormenta. Estou ansiosa pelo terceiro livro da série e gostaria de saber quantos livros serão da série
Just finished Torment in less than a day. Cant wait for the next one. This series is one of the best ive read in awhile. cant wait to read what happens next!
OMG ! I loved the book Torment, i just finished it. I can’t wait for Passion. I’ve fallen in love with Daniel and Miles! Is there a movie, or coming up?
I live in Holland. Can’t they bring out the book sooner? I mean, really, 2012?
My English isn’t great, btw (;
I loved both books! I cant wait for Passion to come out… I live in South Africa. Love your books!
OM DOUBLE G!! I gave honestly n truthfully read torment AND fallen 5 times and LOVE thm… I got a detention at school for reading torment during class (thn anther for tellin the teacher to go make out wit his grandpa…….) ANYWHO Ms Kate I was wondering if u cld ask these 2 questons every1 is DYING to know.. #1 R u gonna make the series into a movie? Evn jst one u put on ur page n #2 Will u post the 1st chapter to Passion? Thnks ya! anyone who wnts to email me n ylk abt the books r anything my Email is sophiasmiles15@hotmail.com
LOVED Torment. I liked fallen as well but Torment really grabbed my attention and I loved the change of scenery in that one. Sword and Cross was such a dreary place
( but necessary to truly appreciate the new setting in Torment. Will Passion be the final book in the series? Can’t wait to read it!
omg i love love love fallen and torment plz write passion quickly these are the best books i have ever read!!!
I LOVE YOUR BOOKS!!! I’m a BIG fan! But I have one question and that is: when will u post the first chapter of Passion?? I really can’t wait to read it!!
Oh my gosh. I just finished reading Torment about 10 minutes ago and I am DYING to get my hands on Passion. I love love love these books! The whole sha-bang of Fallen and Torment is amazing to me. I get so sick of seeing all of these “vampire-forbidden-love” books. So when I stopped by walmart and saw Fallen and Torment, I decided to read the description on Fallen and almost hit the floor. Seriously, I was on the edge of my toes, about to shout as loud as I could “Hell yeahhh! Bring on the fallen-angels books! Finally something I can get into instead of all this vampire crap. I want something REALLY forbidden.!” And let me just say, reading these two books really hit the target(: The way you give so much detail makes the books dark, sexy, and delicious. It’s like an addiction that makes you beg for more. Please let everyone know the exact release date of Passion! I want to be prepared to run for the stores with my money in my hands(:
edit to that previous book of a comment that I left: I just then saw the release date at the top of your page. Forgive me. Lol. and by the way, I’m sorry about your grandfather. He’s in better hands!
Omg, your book torment is so amazing!!!!
I had to wait a litlle longer because I am from Belgium, europe.
I really loved it and I hope you will write many more books !!!
It was realy a great journey reading both books. I realy love the parts of love and passion in it. You did a good research on angelology books and thats the part were you realy did magic on me on fallen and torment. I realy hope that Passion will be translate so i can buy it here otherwice i’ll need to wait longer of odering it in English. Keep on going you are a great writer thanks
I loveeee “Fallen and Tormentt!!”,best books i have ever read about fallen angels the first book i read bout fallen angels was “Hush Hush” i was in love with the series but then my friend showed me Fallen and then Torment im in love with those books sometimes i dream about Daniel! you did a good job discribing him! i cant wait for passion! after summer long way to go but ill wait for ever to read that book i cant wait whats going to happen next
Thanks for writing these awesome books i one of ur Fans!!! <333
what is the releas date in holland from this book?
I Love both of the books Fallen and Torment. I’ve falling in love with Daniel and Miles! But it seem to drive me crazy or it seem annoying everytime Luce think about Daniel because there would be his name in alot of pages in fallen and also in torment. Yet still alot of people like Daniel in fallen and part of torment but until Luce changes her ways and break the rules, she then has a new mind. She doesn’t think about Daniel as he is the bestest person ever. But still I think that your books are awesome I have fallen in love with so many books and your books are one of them. Fallen is the reason why not many people read it anymore because my friend I told her to read Fallen and Torment but she doesn’t seem to like the book since it isn’t interesting (Fallen). Normally if it isn’t interesting in the beginning as in the first four chapter ment to be very interesting and then the drama. I mean all of the drama start. I think your should make Daniel do something really nice so that it would get more people to like him. The ending of Torment is sad and so then it make people want to know what going to happen after that. Calm is an awesome character that is why I don’t think when someone did something really nice should be evil. I get it that he is the emerie but still I don’t get why him and Daniel are in the same place. The part when Daniel know that Luce would come every 17 years. It should be better if Daniel were to be in a romantic place so then it would be an awesome start to the story it then would have so much drama. Daniel getting jolous and mad over some guy has alot of drama in it. I guess that if you are the reader insead of the writter, you will wonder why didn’t __ happen or so that the a great start in getting better so then you would be able to understand what the reader would feel and add things that you would want to happen or the reader would want to happen. I guess Luce friend dying is a part to remember that I really like because I keep reading that page non stop. Yet I guess it must be hard getting all the information for everyone. Calm must be every hard because he changed through the story that is why I like him. Just like Daniel he used to be mean yet he is also kind. I’m wondering what the front over of Passion would look like and can’t wait to read it! I’ve started reading novel five years ago and I hope that you would still write more looks like them! Being 13 is awesome! Just so you know you are great at writting romantic books!
ahha,im in love with daniel grigori<3 lol. to be honest these books are the best ive ever read!:L cant wait for passion!:')<3
hey i think passion should already be out right??
well, i absolutely love the books can you please tell us when there’s either going to be a series or a movie on tv??? I love it is Alex pettyfer played daniel becuase they are soo similar. I am so enthusiastic for the next book hopefully you havn’t let all of your fans (including me!) down! ♥
OMG!! fallen and torment are absolutely amazing I can’t put the books down it’s so dark and romantic and it’s in so much detail to, I can’t wait for passion to come out I’m really exited, but it’s really sad at the end of torment but I know Daniel will find Luce I just know it
will he find her. Without question
will he save her. Always
OMG love torment so much finished it in one day and can not wait for passion
MY heart was shattered when i thought that luce didnt love daniel but I can tell its the whole ”edward bella” concept because even though she loves jacob its not enough to change wat she has with edward xxxxx I <3 ur books lauren kate!!!!!!!xxxxxxx
OMG i luv the book torment i just finished it about 20 mins ago and i wanted to cry when Daniel saw luce and Miles kissing.i absolutly LUV Daniel!!!!
Im seriously addicted to the Fallen series so far!!!
really cant wait to read “Passion”
those books were genius! Go for TEAM DANIEL!!! i hope your series will go up to six books!
omg i love fallen and torment and i know every body says that but realy love them and i dont know if im the only one but i think iv fallen in love with miles and think they should be more than just friends <3 anywat i love your books and please write faster
Wow! the first book was genius. But the second one really pissed me off at the end. I am so mad i dont know where she is. Though i guess that really makes me wanna read the next one. i wonder what daniels going to say about her kissing miles. i wanna know more about what happened between shelby and daniel. I love your books, you are an inspirational and amazing writer. I cant wait for your third and forth book. Luuuuuuuuv u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just finished reading Torment!!! It was sooo awesome especially at the end!!! Cant wait till Passion!! I love these books and im only 12!!!
Awwwww… Miles loves Luce<3… Still team Daniel!!!
they should make a movie 4 dis!!! =D
can you post chapter 7 through 10 passion i love your books and cant wait till june 14th
GO TEAM DANIEL GRIGORY!!!!!!
PLZ SAY THAT FINALY HE WILL BE ABLE TO BE HAPPY WITH LUCE
THE BOOKS ARE SOOO GOOD I COULD READ THEM TILL THE WORLD ENDS!!!!!
when I first read ur books 2 years ago i was amazed of how great they were, i started crying at the end of fallen the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth time partly because it was over, partly because i had gotten so use to the characters. I almost ALMOST cryed during torment it was such a great book and the newer characters were funny, and a good touch. i LOVE ur books they r so heart-wrenching, suspencefully, romanticly, supertasticly, amazing!
P.S. CAN’T WAIT FOR PASSION I’VE ALREADY ORDERED IT IN HARD COVER, PAPER BACK, IPONE AND ON MY NOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN’T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love “FALLEN & TORMENT” can’t wait for “PASSION”…..your a wonderful writer. congarte on the run sorry for your granddad.
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