Today is Hirac Delest’s 2 Year Anniversary! I’m surprised at how fast the time has flown by, and by the fact that the site has successfully still been around for as long as it has. I just wanted to take the time and thank you, all of you, for the great amount of support that you’ve shown for this project and this site over the last two years.
It honestly has received a lot more praise, attention, and dedication than what I had originally expected when I first started this project, so thank you. The last 2 great years have been a great pleasure for me, to work and interact with the fanbase that is still very much active all around the world, we’ve certainly accomplished a lot during that time, and I’m looking forward to the many more years to come.
I do have something special set aside for today’s occasion, an insanely huge update that I want to share with you. However, I wanna make sure it’s all set and ready to go without any problems, so stay tuned for another update coming soon. 🙂
Not a whole lot of updates for the actual database today. I’ve been in a blur of busy-ness the last couple of weeks, with my graduation and all. I’ll hopefully add some new stuff in soon though, so no worries. In the mean time, I thought I’d update on Michael Grant’s latest online activities.
Those that follow Michael Grant on Twitter will already know this, but for those that don’t, he has begun posting ‘video tweets’ of himself reading his latest book ‘Hunger’ from the ‘Gone’ series (Hunger came out a few weeks ago, so grab it if you haven’t yet!). Each video tweet will have Mr. Grant reading from the book, eventually covering all of it. Five parts have been uploaded already, but here is the first one for you to view:
Lastly, there is a foreign subtitled interview that took place with Michael Grant which was posted on youtube (I have no idea what language, but he talks in English). There are 10 parts to it. I’ve assembled them all into a playlist for you guys, so you can watch it all easily here:
There’s a new video on youtube showing off the many places that Michael Grant and K.A. Applegate have moved to over the years, via Google Earth. Check it out:
Also, an update with Michael Grant’s appearance in the Chicago area, a time has been set for 7:00 PM on May 28th according to the Anderson’s Bookstore website. Thanks to Michael for letting us know!
Remember in Animorphs #16: The Warning when Jake searched for Yeerks online and accidentally found an entire community based around discussing the conspiracies for the Yeerk invasion? Well, this might be something a bit more similar.
A video has surfaced on youtube that has begun to gain some popularity amongst fans at the RAF and Livejournal communities. Much like in the book, this video is presented in a way to make it seem as if the invasion is truly a real threat. Check it out:
The video is really just a promotion for an RPG called The Yeerks are Here, a forum which has been around for quite a while. I believe we already added their link here on Hirac Delest for them in the past (It’s now been added to the right side of this blog). If you haven’t heard of them until now, then go check it out. It’s a neat setup and actually quite fun if you’re looking to role-play with some fans.
And don’t worry. There haven’t been any reports of users being abducted from cannibal eating Yeerk controllers.
Nothing new today, I’ve been too wrapped up with my final term, but I did come across a new trailer for the Gone series on youtube. Check it out:
The promotional image for the book series seems to have also been set to this now (as seen in our previous post). Be on the look out for the newest Gone book, ‘Hunger’ coming out this month, on May 15th.
A poster named thedolphingirl at the Animorphs LiveJournal Community recently posted a new flash animation of Cassie talking. The animation itself is done by a Trisha. It’s a small clip, but I actually thought it was really well animated, so I just had to share it with the rest of you as well. Check it out:
Also, an update in the Articles & Interview section. Matthew Weaver, an Animorphs fan who also works as a staff writer for ‘The Vanguard’ at the University of South Alabama, recently published an article for Gone’s next book ‘Hunger’. In the process he got to interview Michael Grant and allowed us to post it here on Hirac Delest as well. Take a look here.
It’s actually a very interesting interview, where they discuss everything from how K.A. and Michael first started out in the writing business to where they are now. Do check it out if you haven’t read it yet.
According to Michael Grant’s newest blog post at Stupid Blog Name, both him and K.A. Applegate are planning on making some special appearances in this month of May.
K.A. APPLEGATE Ridgedale Library.
Minnetonka, Minnesota. May 4th.
7 PM.
K.A. Applegate is also visiting some schools in Minneapolis during this week. She will be making personal visits to talk about her last book ‘Home of the Brave’. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find out any information regarding which schools she may be visiting as the blog post itself is pretty brief on this.
Be on the look out for Michael Grant in that week as well, as he may sign books at the International Reading Association. If anyone knows of any specific times, then be sure to forward them to me so that I can pass them along to the rest of you.
MICHAEL GRANT Anderson’s Bookstore.
Naperville, Chicago. May 28th.
Time unknown.
Michael Grant is also planning a second visit at the end of May in Chicago for the launch of his newest book in the Gone series called ‘Hunger’. The time is currently unknown, but I would assume it’s in the evening. If anyone can give me a confirmation on this, it would be much appreciated.
That’s all for now. If you happen to be one of lucky fans in Minneapolis or Chicago that ends up seeing these two authors, then be sure to say ‘Hi’ from the rest of us. 🙂
Its been quite some time (well over a year) since we last heard about the possibility of an Animorphs movie. Previously Michael Grant and K.A. Applegate stated that it was being pitched by a producer to some studios to be considered. This was around the time when the WGA strike was still happening. Since we never heard anything further and were told that the entire thing was a 20 to 1 shot, I assumed that nothing ever became of it.
However, according to Michael Grant’s newest blog post at Stupid Blog Name, it looks as if an Animorphs movie is still in discussion amongst him and some Hollywood producers that he knows. His new series ‘Gone’ was also apparently part of the discussion too. Unfortunately, it seems as if the meeting itself didn’t go too well, but it’s hard to say from the post since it doesn’t exactly go into a whole lot of detail. Here is the direct quote:
“Talked to various Hollywood weasels re: ANIMORPHS and GONE. Results: blah blah blah, we respect your work, blah blah blah.”
Think of that what you will from reading that. As for the rest of blog post, it’s a list of highlights for many of the things that Michael Grant has been preoccupied with lately, such as the Crack and Stack Signing Contest in England in which he recently participated in, in order to beat Meg Cabot by signing more than 1000 books in one hour.
Some other highlights in the blog post also include upcoming appearances by him and K.A. Applegate (info coming soon), along with new information for the Gone series — The 3rd book, titled “Lies” is now complete and being edited, with the 4th book now being named as ‘Plague’ (Still a working title).
There’s also 2 new videos of Michael Grant that he filmed while in UK for Wordia. Watch as he describes “Nemesis” and “Bald“. Also, check out the new poster for Gone in the back, featuring Stephen King’s quote from our previous post 😉
More coming soon regarding appearances by Michael and K.A., so stay tuned!
A poster named faerykore over at the Animorphs LiveJournal Community posted a short live action Animorphs Fan Film that was made by his friends. The movie involves a person in question being interrogated by two authority figures, where they slowly reveal the secrets about the Animorphs.
Wow, its been a while since my last update. Apologies to all. College is finally coming to an end for me in 2+ months, so life has been heck lately. Rest assured that I have been getting your emails and submissions, and I’m trying to do my best to keep on top of them.
Anyways, for today I’ve updated Fan art section with some new stuff by Dan. You may have seen his stuff already if you go on Deviant Art, but if not, then check these out:
He’s recreated many of the scenes in the Animorph books through a variation of photoshop effects and stock images. He’s even made some original 3D models for the ships, and an short animation of it! All of this has been updated in the Fan Projects section under Fan Art and Multimedia. Very cool stuff, so take a look!
I’ve also added in 3 more Quotes. Thanks to those that submitted them in! I’ve also received scans and pictures on several new items, but those will have to wait until the next update, since I’m short on time at the moment.
If you have items or things to share, then please keep sending them in. I am organizing and sorting through them, and you can be certain that I will put them up on the site (eventually).
According to Michael Grant’s newest blog post at 
