Justin Somper Books In Order

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Justin Somper was born on August 18th 1975 , in Hertfordshire . He is a Bestselling British author renowned for the ‘Vampirates’ and ‘Allies and Assassins’ children’s novel series . Justin was associated with many professions including an author , a publicist and a trainer . He lives in Crouch End , North London with his partner and their two dogs. In spite of his demanding career , Somper manages to find time to enjoy cycling and long walk with his dogs in the local area including Highgate Woods and Hampstead Heath, the places which have been an inspiration for the world of ‘Allies and Assassins ‘ one of his prominent works.

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER

Justin Somper attended his school at St. Albans and went to study English and American literature at the University Of Warwick. Shortly after graduating , he received his first publishing contract by Usborne Publishing for their bestselling Puzzle Adventure series , this marked the beginning of his career in the literary world .

In 1992 , Justin published his book ‘The Pyramid Plot ‘ which is still in print for over 20 years of its release . Then , in the mid 1990s he wrote three successful short novels featuring teenage vampires published by Penguin Books . The books gained appreciation though they are not in print now. His career as an author took a huge leap with the publishing of ‘Demons Of The Ocean ‘ in 2005 the first book of his popular six book series ‘ Vampirates ‘ , from then he published one book of the series each year ,the last being published in 2011. Soon after the completion of the Vampirates he wrote another book ‘Allies and Assassins’ which also gained prominence among both critics and readers.

In 1992, Somper joined Penguin Books as a junior publicist where he worked with leading names and creative talents such as Roald Dahl’s literary estate ,Anne Fine and Raymond Briggs . Later , in 1996 he joined Random House as a Children’s Publicity Director continuing his work with the leads of the literary world. Further , in 1998 he set up business as UK’s first children’s books publicist . He is also acknowledged as one of the most famed publicist . He has independently worked with star authors such as John Connolly , John Grisham and David Levithan.

Somper also has an established name as a trainer since 2011 , when he co-founded Authorprofile along with Phillip Norman , which provides training focused on the needs of contemporary authors . It covers media training and developing online strategies for successful devising and delivery of events.

NOTABLE WORKS AS AN AUTHOR

VAMPIRATES

In 2005 , Justin published first book of the Vampirate series which proved to be a life changing event in his life gaining him abundant popularity and appreciation worldwide. Vampirate named after the vampire characters of the book who are pirates , has been published in over 20 languages in 35 nations. For Vampirate , Justin was titled as “the Next Big Thing” by Sunday Times Magazine and a natural successor of J K Rowling by Waterstone’s Harry Potter Report. Somper described his journey of the ‘Vampirates’ as a ” roller coaster ride” . It also secured him the Solihull Children’s Book Award and an opportunity to write a short story of extra adventures of Vampirates for World Book Day 2007 along with 100,000 sales in UK of ‘Demons Of The Ocean’.

Vampirates : Demons Of The Ocean

The first book of prominent ‘Vampirate ‘ series is set in the year 2505. Connor and Grace Tempest are twins who set out into the sea to find a place to live after their father’s death . In the midway ,they are separated by a storm which wrecks their ship leaving them to struggle for life in cold water . Connor is rescued by pirates of the ‘ Diablo ‘ ship where he has to pursue the life of a pirate. He tries to adjust in his new life trying hard to determine if he is really meant for it ? On the contrary , Grace is saved by different kind of pirates and she lands on a strange ship of vampires called the ‘Nocturne ‘. But all the vampirates around Grace are good till she follows the rules set by Captain except for Sidorio who has cruel intentions.

Vampirates: The Tide Of Terror

The second book of the ‘Vampirate ‘ series and a sequel to the ‘Demons Of The Ocean’ further extends the adventurous journey of Grace and Conner making Conner a pirate protege who has his loyalties torn between his love for his sister and his pirate mates. Grace , on the other side leaves the vampire ship to resume her journey in some other direction but she still cares deeply for all those vampirates. Conner and Grace set out on an unbelievable journey for fourteen year old teens which include their visit to the pirate academy and various other incredible yet dangerous pathways.

ALLIES AND ASSASSINS

Justin Somper got the idea of ‘Allies and Assassins’ series from a librarian friend Hedd on his tour to wales . Hedd accidentally puts a seed of idea in Somper’s mind by providing him thorough knowledge of the culture and history of Wales which sets the world of ‘Allies and Assassins’ indirectly . With research of famous landmarks Somper wrote another incredible piece which transports readers to the land of Archenfield , where the ruler Prince Anders is assassinated and his younger brother Jared has to take over and at a very tender age solve his brother’s murder and make princedom safe , dealing with a row of chaos and conspiracy.The book has richly-drawn cast of characters, including members of the royal family and the Council , who assist Prince Jared .

CHARACTERS CREATED BY JUSTIN SOMPER

Conner Tempest : A young athletic teen who turns out to be a pirate protege
Grace Tempest : Twin sister of Conner Tempest who is intelligent and deeply connected with vampirates
Lorcan Furey : Vampirate who saves Grace and later they both share a bond
Sidorio : A member of Nocturne Crew who is evil , unlike all other vampirates

FILM AND TV

There has been no information regarding adaptation of Vampirates books into movie or television series though it might happen as the fans are keen to watch the characters and plot of the books . Although , there has been stage adaptation of ‘Demons Of The Oceans’ by Scene Productions which took successful extensive tour throughout UK in 2011-12 .

2 Responses to “Justin Somper”

1. ImMoRtAl-sNiPeZz: 7 years ago

   Could you let me know if your making another, all the other books were fantastic!

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2. ImMoRtAl-sNiPeZz: 7 years ago

   When will the next book come out for the vampirates

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