Shay’s Eyes, etc.

Thanks to everyone who came to the NYPL reading last week. It was totally awesome and packed, which is how we authors like it. For those of you who weren’t there, I read a bit of Chapter 2 of Leviathan, the part that goes with the image I posted last week.

And now a message from our sponsor, Swarovski Crystal.

Tally took a steadying breath, the room spinning again, but in a good way. She gestured for the windows to transpare a little more, and in the sunlight she saw the new additions.

“Ooh, pretty-making.”

Bolder than all the other implanted glitter, twelve tiny rubies ringed each of Shay’s pupils, glowing softly red against emerald irises.

“Bubbly, huh?”

shayseyes

No, I didn’t photoshop that, and it’s not a prank. It’s the second-place winner of a competition co-organized by designboom and Swarovski Diamonds, by Anthony Mallier. It’s kind of amazing how close this design is to Shay’s eye surge.

Not that I’m complaining. I doubt I’m the first to come up with this idea, given how long people have been saying, “you’ve got a sparkle in your eye.” It’s only a matter of time before diamond-laced contacts are real, and not just a prototype. Read more here in Mami Magazine.

Of course, there’s no time-telling feature with these, so Shay still wins!

Thanks to Twitter-pal @13stars_above for spotting it.

In other news, the Leviathan trailer has almost 60,000 views on YouTube! Thanks to everyone who watched it, and told your friends about it. (Clearly, some of you did.)

Sorry I haven’t been posting much, but there is a book to write—Behemoth, sequel to Leviathan! That’s right, I have to finish Book 2 before I go on tour for Book 1 at the beginning of October. Speaking of which, I’ll be posting the tour info soon, once I get a few details sorted.

Watch this space for details!

Update:
Click here to read the Romantic Times’ blog entry about the reading last week. Complete with this picture of me, Lauren McLaughlin, E. Lockhart, and Bennet Madison.

70 thoughts on “Shay’s Eyes, etc.

  1. haha… I love the name Amy too!

    If I ever have kids, my first daughter will be Amelia Rochelle and I’ll call her Amy

  2. Would you ever get contacts with gems in them? Also, is there any such thing as Zombie-Unicorns? I mean, I’m totally Team Zombie, but, do they exist in the argument?

  3. Just wondering, Scott–if the first two books are Leviathan and Behemoth, is the third going to be called Ziz?

  4. pretty-making!!!

    and yes jasmine-la, the third book is gonna be called ZIZ if i have to start a petition! hehehehehehehe so much fawesomeness in so little letters!

    -Lizzy-wa OUT! 😆

  5. Around my place heaps of shops are advertising JEWELS (well, fake jewels. I think) that you stick on your teeth. I haven’t enquired as to how this works, but I’m oddly curious…

  6. ok there seriously need to be more uglies posts!!!!!! i LOVE uglies and am very eager to hear about the movie, future technology, and more literature… u makin any more uglies books???? pretty please???? :D:D:D:D:D

  7. I have a question, are you an X-men fan? I was wondering because of how you named Dr. Cable. The cyborg in X-men is named Cable. Is there an correlation?

    And, on topic, Shay’s eyes are great.

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  9. Hey– btw i heard this song called “They”, by Jem, and I think it fits in perfectly with the uglies series. The lyrics are:

    Who made up all the rules? Think Specials
    We follow them like fools,
    Believe them to be true,
    Don’t care to think them through

    And I’m sorry, so sorry Think Special Tally
    I’m sorry it’s like this
    I’m sorry, so sorry
    I’m sorry we do this

    And it’s ironic too Think Special Tally & New Pretties
    ‘Cause what we tend to do
    Is act on what they say
    And then it is that way

    And I’m sorry, so sorry
    I’m sorry it’s like this
    I’m sorry, so sorry
    I’m sorry we do this

    Who are they? Think Ugly and Pretty Tally
    Where are they?
    How can they possibly
    Know all this?
    Who are they?
    Where are they?
    How can they possibly
    Know all this?

    Do you see what I see?
    Why do we live like this?
    Is it because it’s true
    That ignorance is bliss? Think New Pretties

    Who are they?
    Where are they?
    How do they
    Know all this?
    And I’m sorry, so sorry
    I’m sorry it’s like this

    Do you see what I see?
    Why do we live like this?
    Is it because it’s true
    That ignorance is bliss?

    And who are they?
    Where are they?
    How can they
    Know all this?
    And I’m sorry, so sorry
    I’m sorry we do this

    Look it up on youtube. I listen to it like a billion times a day. LOLZ

  10. What is it with bubble heads I mean my whole town has turned into them the speak and act like them and it rubs off it is anoying I mean how many times can you as bogus in one sentence. its brain-recking ugg see what i meen

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