Julia Golding

meggie wrote on 18 February 2007:

have just read the books for the fourth time i never get tired of them. i just keep going back and reading the best bits. i could probrobly recite it!!!! i know i keep writing but i cannot wait for Cat4 and i keep having lots of questions. does Cat see any more of Lizzie and Jonny or do they stay out of harms way in America?

Hi Meggie I can't give too many hints... Julia

susan wrote on 18 February 2007:

Hey Miss Golding, I am a friend of rabia's- if you remember going through her email. I did send you a message before but I don't think it worked becasue it never came up among the other messages. So here I am typing once more. I just wanted to do this because I really do like your book and, I like the way how you made the words simple to understand but the storyline facinating and unique. Rabia and I only found your book in the school library because of its colours. It caught our eyes. Well I hope you all the best in your future publication and I hope that I will enjoy all of them.

meggie wrote on 17 February 2007:

i am writing again to ask if cat is going to have anything to do with billy sheperd in Cat4. I know you can't give any details but i would like a hint please. i cannot wait for Cat4 to come out. You are the most amazing author ever. P.S i love this website most authors just have cheesey websites but this ones wicked. Thanks for replying to my last message.

Hi Meggie Billy does make an appearance :) Julia

layah wrote on 17 February 2007:

hi again just wondering, cos i am a fan of you and your books please can i have your autograph, i cant wait to read the last book of compainions quaret or is it the last one?

Hi Layah If you write to my publisher they can forward your request for an autograph to me (please don't send your address online). The fourth book is the last in the quartet. Julia

layah wrote on 17 February 2007:

hi, i am soooo mad about your mythical creatures books that the day i got them individually i finnished them! anyway just wondering does anyone like col, rat, connie ect gets killed in the 4th book cos the blurb says that will anyone survive or something like that and when does it come out?

Hi Layah I can't tell you what happens but I think you'll find it exciting! It comes out in September. Julia

Rachael Bernice Robinson wrote on 14 February 2007:

Hi its been a long time since i wrote but ive been reading every day, I have now read both secrets of the sirens and the gorgons gaze twice just to keep me from getting over excited about the 4th book and the fifth book and i cant believe that the 4th book is actually coming out on my birthday YIPPEEE! but I actually wanted to know, in the companions quartet books do Connie and Col get a bit more closer.

Hi Rachael Hmm...well, that would be telling. Julia

charlie wrote on 12 February 2007:

ive only read secret of da sirens but it rox! lol

Lewis Price wrote on 12 February 2007:

Hi Julia! Sorry i havent been on in ages! I've read Cat among the pidgeons AGES ago and i just bought Den of Thieves yesterday! I'm already half way through! I'd just like to point out that i spotted Signor Antelli and Signor Angelini (Companions and Cat)! I take it you like that name! :D Anyway, im also saving up for your other book, The Ship Between The Worlds. What is it about? Anyway, i was wondering if i could get another badge and card as i have lost all of my Companion certificates and such when moving to my dads and back. I'm sorry if this is an inconvenience! Is it possible?

Hi Lewis Nice to hear from you again. I suggest you email the companions site explaining your problem about the badge and I'm sure it can be arranged. The people who distribute the badges seem to have gone very quiet recently - I hope they wake up for Minotaur which is creeping into the shops even as we speak. My Italian names are different - Angelini is based on angel, Antonelli is just because I liked it. They share the first two letters though as you've spotted, but then I also seem to like 'c' don't I? Cat, Col, Connie... Note that the hero of Ship is called David - a deliberate attempt to break the pattern. Julia

alisha wrote on 11 February 2007:

hi i love your cat royal series i can never put them down!! i feel quite sorry for syd though!! i was wondering if you could tell me when cat4 comes out because i really cant wait!! can you leave us some teasers? please please!

Hi Alisha Teasers? Well, I don't kill everyone off. I don't make Cat into a princess left on the doorstep by mistake. Hmm... that's probably not what you meant. Ok then. Syd takes a big role. Cat goes to sea under protest. She and Billy have a close encounter. Is that enough? Julia

charlotte wrote on 11 February 2007:

What date will Cat 4 be released because it does not say on your site and can i please have your autograph please !!!

Hi Charlotte If you write to my publisher with your address, I can send you an autograph (please don't tell me your address on line). Cat 4 comes out in August, though if Den is anything to go by it will be in the shops earlier. Julia

Sophia Paravalos wrote on 11 February 2007:

hollo Julia! I can reamember when you came to my school (Saint Christina"s)I was the one who whent up and had Been pedro.I love your books!!! thanks,love sophia

Hi Sophia I remember my visit very well. Say hi to all the girls. Best wishes Julia

Beatrice wrote on 10 February 2007:

Hi, Ive just finished reading the first two books in the series of Cat Royal. They're absolutely great. I feel really sorry for Syd though. Im on to Den of Thieves and cant wait to finish it!! I think your books are great, Im just wondering where you get such fantastic ideas from. I used to live in the Eastend of london, the Isle of Dogs but I am now living in Worcestershire. I really liked thew way you got the cockney accent into the book with Billy Boil. I cant wait to finish Den of thieves but I think Ill go mad if I dont get my hands on the next book.

Hi Beatrice Ideas come from all sorts of places - sometimes spontaneous such as Cat's decision to take refuge in Westminster School in Pigeons. I hope you enjoy Den. Julia

Anna wrote on 09 February 2007:

Dear Julia, I love cat i have read all the published books and i have got all my friends interested,also my school librarian is buying loads of copies for our libary cant wait for more is there going to be more than 4?

Hi Anna That's great. There may be 9 on the basis that cat's have 9 lives... Julia

rabia wrote on 09 February 2007:

I have only read the Secret Of The Sirens but I am already loving it. I am looking forward to reading your other books in the Companions Quartet. Everyone I know, and including me, says that Connie and Col do sound like they would become the cutest couple in Hescombe. I also love the colours of the front after. I say this because I am into art. Is there any other books that are would be similar to this?

Hi Rabia From me, you might like The Ship Between the Worlds, out in April. I'm not sure if they are a close match to what you want, but I like the fantasy stories of Garth Nix, Susan Cooper and Tamora Pierce. Julia

cicely wrote on 08 February 2007:

i have only just started to read your books but as i wasnt able to get the diamond of drury lane so i got cat among the pigeons instead.it is FAB so far and whenever i read it i cant put it down! i was lost in the story from the first page of the prologue!

Hafsa age 10 wrote on 07 February 2007:

Hi Ms Golding Its me Hafsa again. I am now 10. Thank you for your reply to my message 2 weeks ago. I finished cat among the pigeons after 1 week. I thought it was even better than the first because it was more adventurous. My best part of the book was when Cat was pretending to be a boy. I was so scared she was going to get caught. BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT!!! I will write again when I have read Den of thieves. My mum has got me secret of the sirens which I have just started. I'm sure it will be just as good as the Cat books. Bye for now. from Hafsa

Lily wrote on 07 February 2007:

I think you are the best author in the world. I would really love to know if you are going to make a film out of the cat series?

Hi Lily Thanks for the very high praise! I'm afraid I'm not able to make a film but I'd be happy for someone else to take on the project. There is an audio tape of Diamond with BBC audio books. Julia

meggie wrote on 07 February 2007:

Is there much about Syd in Cat4 'cause i think he's fab and i want to hear more about him. Please don't say that she goes of in the navy with Frank without talking to Syd.

Hi Meggie There's much more to find out about Syd in Cat 4 but I can't reveal the details! Julia

angy wrote on 04 February 2007:

hiya!!!i have av just started ur book 'the diamonds of drury lane ' i am loving it so far!!:-) keep up your hard work ps. i love your idea about writing books on the 4 elements!!

Katherine wrote on 03 February 2007:

Hello Julia I was just wondering if in the future books of Cat will she be in London much becasue i love the sinister London settings?Do you think you will do 9 books? i think they are amazing and by the looks of your website lots of other people think so too so i hope you do! Thanks, love Katherine

Hi Katherine I'm sure Cat will do back to London at some point. Julia