Like an off-key violin, the Roman Empire, or food poisoning, all things must come to an end. Thankfully, this includes A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, the depressing and mysterious chronicles of three unlucky orphans who are plagued by villainy, conspiracy, and itchy clothing. The End, the thirteenth and final installment in the groundbreaking series will answer readers’ most burning questions: Will Count Olaf prevail? Will the Baudelaires survive? Will the series end happily? Is there a point to reading all 13 books in one miserable series? If there’s nothing out there, what was that noise?
On Friday, October 13th, 2006, beware of black cats, don’t walk under any ladders, and most importantly don’t visit your local bookstore, as The End will be on sale. In addition, The Beatrice Letters, a bound collection of correspondence that will try to answer the question “Who is Beatrice?,” the woman to whom Snicket dedicates every book, will go on sale September 5, 2006.
A Series of Unfortunate Events has shocked and engrossed millions of readers worldwide since the release of the first book in 1999. Each of the books in the series -- including The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival, The Slippery Slope, The Grim Grotto, The Penultimate Peril and Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography -- has been a national bestseller. The books, which feature illustrations by Brett Helquist, have inexplicably already spent more than a combined 762 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and sold over 50 million copies worldwide. In December 2004, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, and Nickelodeon Movies released a major motion picture based on the first three books in A Series of Unfortunate Events, starring Jim Carrey and Meryl Streep.
You might want to avoid looking at “13 Shocking Secrets you’ll wish you never knew about Lemony Snicket,” an invaluable booklet intended to prepare you for The End. This guide contains information about Lemony Snicket, the Baudelaire orphans, and a secret organization that is watching you right now. You can find the guide at www.lemonysnicket.com, where you will also learn more about the books, Lemony Snicket and Illustrator, Brett Helquist. You can also find information at Harper Collins Children's Books.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End