Knightley Academy is back in session, and Henry Grim is confident that nothing else can prevent him from earning his knighthood. But Henry and his friends quickly discover that their professors have made some troubling changes to the curriculum.

News from the Nordlands has grown more disturbing, yet school life offers plenty of distractions in the form of a new medicine master with a penchant for disguise, Frankie’s schemes to chase off her chaperone, and an old classroom filled with forgotten weapons. It is the discovery of this classroom that prompts Henry and Valmont to become the unlikely leaders of a secret battle society. And when Henry and his friends have the opportunity to join an envoy to the Nordlands disguised as servants, they seize the chance to find proof of a gathering invasion before it is too late.

But disaster strikes as Henry, Adam and Frankie find themselves stuck as Partisan School servants. And when Henry is discovered by a secret society of outlaws with a sinister purpose, he must come to terms with a great sacrifice that will take him away from everything he has ever known and wanted.

Pre-Order on Amazon HERE. Pre-Order on B&N HERE.  Goodreads HERE.

That’s right, the Knightley Academy books are getting a repackage! I’m waiting for the go-ahead (and the high-res image files) from my publisher before I can share, but it’s a very different look. Knightley without the mysterious building on the cover–it’s like Emma Watson with short hair.

There are some fantastic things Knightley coming up in 2011, most notably the paperback (which has a SURPRISE inside) and the release of book 2 (any guesses which character dies?). I don’t have much info yet, but there will definitely be an official Knightley T-shirt from the good people of DistrictLines, and of course loads of YouTube, Twitter and BlogTV adventures closer to the release of the paperback.

Thank you so much to all of the bloggers who included Knightley Academy on your top books of 2010 lists! Here’s hoping we finally have some movie news to share for 2011!

x Violet

But CLEARLY this is not the real title, or the real cover (I mean, just LOOK at how small my name is!).  The real, actual definite title for Knightley Academy 2 is…drumroll please…

THE SECRET PRINCE.

You can read the short summary here.

So, what do you think of the new title?

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Well. Here we are. On the front page of a newly re-designed KnightleyAcademy.com, and I seem to have found myself typing away at a blog! Surely I’m imagining things! It must be these copyedits for Knightley Academy #2 driving me mad. In any case, please do look around. I hope you’ll find things to your satisfaction. And of course the site isn’t finished yet! We’ve got loads of polishing to do, so don’t be alarmed if bits fall off in your hands. Unless they’re important bits. Or gross ones.

-Violet.

I almost forgot! News! What’s going on over here in Haberdasharia (no? well, I tried. Haberdasharia is clearly never going to be a thing. Sigh.)?

News the first! You might notice some interesting things in the FAQ section.

News the second! The summary for book 2 is hiding somewhere on this site.

News the third! Come see me at New York Comic Con!