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Hi SF Said! I really love your book Varjak Paw and the sequel, and I've read them both too many times to count! Their amazing, and I was really pleased to hear there would be a third book! It helped me to get some ideas on a book I'm trying to write (I hope that's OK with you) and it really inspired me! I want to read some more of your other books also, as they seem great too!
Keep the Way alive!
Dear SF Said
I read Varjak paw in 13 years. This book made a huge impression on me. I'm 23 now. It was the best book I've read so far. Though much time has passed, I am still waiting for the third part Varjak and wait until it comes out.
I hope someday I can personally express my gratitude
Thank you so much from all the Russian fans Varjak.
All the best
Ivan
Dear Ivan,
Thank you so much for your comment! It's amazing to hear that Varjak Paw is still the best book you've read, after all that time. The third part will definitely happen one day - thank you for your patience. And please thank all Russian fans of Varjak Paw for me, and tell them to keep the Way alive!
With best wishes,
SF
Hello SF said! I absolutely LOVE the book the Outlaw Varjak Paw! It's my favorite book and is just as good as warriors! But now to my main point. My point is that I'm a really good 2d animator and am willing to make a movie for it. I just need voices! I've just got a unique drawing style for cats but that's fine! I need to re-read the book and write a script first though!
-Narwhal Girl
I think PHEONIX should have a sequel about what happens after the space wall comes down and how there is still tension around Axxas and Humans.I want to know who Gala gives her power to and what Theobroma says about the alliance once the black hole has gone: is he still willing to unite?
Thank you so much, Bex! I will definitely write that third Varjak book one day. But in the meantime, do look out for TYGER, the new book I'm writing right now - I'm very excited about it! I'm still not sure when it will be ready to publish, but hopefully not too much longer now...
Keep the Way alive!
SF
Dear Sofro,
Thank you so much for your very kind comment! As I say, there will be a third book one day, but not for a while yet. In the meantime, have you had a chance to read Phoenix yet? It's not about Varjak, but it comes from the same place, so I think you will enjoy it too.
Thanks again, and keep the Way alive!
SF
I've read the Varjak Paw books hundreds of times, and they're always just as thrilling each time. I first read it in primary school, and ever since then, they've remained my favourite books. Thank you for writing them, they are a huge part of my life and have taught me so much. Do you still plan on writing a third? I love the concept you had for it.
Keep the way alive!
-Inkghost
Dear Inkghost,
Thank you so much for your amazing message! It means so much to an author to hear things like that. How long has it been since you read it for the first time?
I do still plan on writing a third book about Varjak one day. But at the moment, everything I've got is going into a new sequence of books that I think will be my best yet. The working title is TYGER and here's a bit about it, if you'd like to know more:
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Thanks again, and keep the Way alive!
SF
Hi SF Said,
I'm a primary school teacher in my 6th year of teaching and have had Varjak Paw suggested to me by many pupils over the years and I finally got round to reading it and was really blown away. It really captivated me and brought me back to being a 10 year old boy who was never a big reader but had a few books that I adored. I am now really lucky to have the opportunity to share my favourite books with kids in my class and I have a long list desperate to read this after my review.
Thanks for an awesome book!
Adam
Dear Mr Said.
I'm just finishing your "The outlaw Varjak Paw" and it feels a bit sad because there are no more books.
I have Asperger's and even though I love to read I find it difficult to read thick books with lot's of text as I get stressed. Your two Varjak Paw books however I haven't had any problems reading because they are so good I couldn't stop. So thank you for these great books and I can't wait for the third one to come out.
/Kaiden
Dear Kaiden,
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment - that really means a lot to me!
As I said in the post above, there will be a third Varjak book, but not for a while yet. In the meantime, you could try Phoenix - it's longer than Varjak, and not about cats, but I think if you enjoyed both Varjak and Outlaw, you should enjoy it too. And I think I'm in the late stages of a new book called TYGER, which I've been working on for the last 6 and a half years! Hopefully that should be the next book of mine to come out - you can read more about it here, if you'd like to know more:
-had-amazing-message-from-reader.html
Thanks again, and keep the Way alive,
SF
Dear S.F. Said,
I just want to say I am very grateful and frankly overjoyed to have found this post here explaining your thoughts on a third Varjak Paw book.
I read the first book on its release when it was very relevant for me, though a copy of the Outlaw didn't find it's way to me until late 2010. I guess I had by now considered myself to have outgrown the series somewhat, being well and and truly an adult (and if I am not an adult at this age, then society is in a spot of trouble). But I just recently paged through the original while inspecting my bookshelf prior to a move and I was struck again by how well constructed and engaging every passage I came across was. It got me thinking, at least, how Varjak's story might continue. Your points of discussion above are the best thing I could have heard on this subject. I will look forward to reading your next entry into Varjak's world when you have gathered the experience necessary for it. I certainly would like to hold on to the series for many more years so that I can help another generation appreciate it.
Kind Regards,
Roland
Dear Roland,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! That really means a lot to me. I hope you do hold on to the series, and it would be absolutely wonderful if you do pass the books on to another generation. I always hoped that my books might be ones that people would hold onto and continue to read even when they were adults - as my own favourite books tend to be ones that you can read and enjoy at any age. I think the best children's books are books for an audience that includes children, but excludes no-one. They are really books for everyone, and that what I set out to write!
Thanks again, and keep the Way alive,
SF
I see many similarities between the fabulous How to Train Your Dragon series and your book. I've read both the Varjak Paw books and they're both great! While I haven't read the HTTYD books, I've seen the second film and some of the TV series. I'm pretty sure an on-screen adaptation as well as a third book would go really, really well. HTTYD's characters grow from 15 to 21 years along the course of the trilogy (plus various shorts and 7 series) and from what you've said, you want Varjak to grow too. Also both HTTYD and VP are British - if you make a film, it should be (preferably) be voiced British people, I think.
I'm keeping the Way alive...
Regards,
Huzaifah (15 years of age)
Dear Huzaifah,
Thank you so much for your message! I'm really honoured - I love How To Train Your Dragon, and all of Cressida Cowell's work, so it means a lot to me. I still hope the Varjak film will happen one day, and will have British voices if it does! I'll definitely blog about it and tweet about it if I have any news to share on that front.
In the meantime, have you read Phoenix yet? It's not about cats, but I think if you enjoyed Varjak and Outlaw, you should enjoy it too.
Thanks again, and keep the Way alive,
SF
Thank you so much for writing your Varjak Paw books! I am reading the first one with school and I absolutely love it! I can't wait to get back to school so I can keep reading it! after that, I will read the Outlaw Varjak Paw as well! You are a brilliant author so I will also read Phoenix, the third Varjak Paw book, and Tyger when it comes out! Thanks so much for writing these great books! You have inspired me and I want to become an author myself now.
Keep the Way alive!
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Hi Rupert - thank you for your wonderful message! I am definitely planning to write that third Varjak book one day. In the meantime, have you read Phoenix yet? It's not about Varjak, but I think if you enjoyed his adventures, you will enjoy it too!
Thanks again, and keep the Way alive!
SF
Thank you so much! As I said in the blog above, there will definitely be a third Varjak Paw book one day. In the meantime, if you've enjoyed the first two, have you tried reading Phoenix yet? It might sound very different - humans and aliens instead of cats and dogs - but it comes from very much the same place!
Here's Dave McKean's amazing book trailer, to give you a flavour of it:
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Thanks again, and keep the Way alive,
SF
Hi As a primary school teacher, I have read Varjak Paw to different classes over the years and every single one of them has loved it. I am currently reading it to a class virtually and they too are really enjoying it. One child commented how 'she loves the way each chapter leaves you wanting more'.There are so many positive messages for the children within the story. It is a wonderful book that just gets better each time I read it. I have never read the sequel but I think this year I will read it to my class after we have finished Varjak. Thank you for giving us Varjak Paw it has helped so many children develop a love of reading and books.
P.S. I also have a signed copy of the book which a previous pupil gave to me after listening to one of your readings. I proudly show this to my pupils.