A year ago , we were writing to you about this new series, from the author of CHERUB, which was codenamed Jet. This series, which will take over from Henderson’s Boys series of which the last volume (Scortched Earth) was published in February, has been made official by Hodder Children’s Book, Robert Muchamore English publisher.

Hodder took advantage of 2013 Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy) to announce the launch of the new series from bestselling author early 2014.

This series which was named JET until today will be finally named Rock War. The author had announced to CampusCHERUB.com that the book series will not be another Spy/Teen Thriller series like CHERUB and Henderson’s Boys, but it will be aimed at the same audience.

Actually, this new series will be based on rival boysband and will include a good zest of, I quote: “Sex, Drugs and Rock’n’Roll”.

This series is long-waited by fans, but also by reviewers, since , let’s remind it, it will be the first words of Robert Muchamore on another subject than CHERUB. Can the author make as good or even better than CHERUB and Henderson’s Boys ? We will have our answer next January. What about you ? Are you excited by this series ? What are you expectations ?

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Here’s the official summary:

Ryan is about to board a plane, knowing that the next twenty-four hours will change everything. His mission is to stop the biggest terrorist attack America’s ever seen. Ryan works for CHERUB, a secret organisation with one key advantage: even a trained terrorist won’t suspect that a teenager is spying on them.

The cover will be online very, so stay tuned !

The book is to be out on September 5 2012 and will count 400 pages, so it will be as long as CHERUB 13 – People’s Republic. And, if you didn’t know yet, it will be the last books of the Aramov trilogy. You can pre-order it BY CLICKING HERE.

Here are all the details of the UPDATE of the site. Since Early August, Emma & I have worked for hour on this update which will stay for some times. We wanted to make the site more accessible, more intuitive and more actual. All the details of this UPDATE herebelow:

+ Addition of a new dark and modern theme. Dark Red, which is the symbol color of the site has been kept.
+ Addition of a new menu at the top of the page which scrolls with the page. This menu contains links to all the important places of the site and of the CHERUB Community.This menu also highlights CampusCHERUB.com creations.
+ Reorganization of the right sidebar with the addition of a shortcut to register for the Newsletter.
+ Addition of a footer inclunding links to different pages of the site, to social networks to our RSS Feed and to CampusCHERUB.com sister sites (French, Portuguese, Polish).
+ Recasting of page Fan Action. Added new Fan Actions as well as a form at the bottom of the page to send us your FanActions.
+ Search Engine Optimization.
+ Recasting of the books infos.

So what do you think of this new version of CampusCHERUB.com ?

Here’s the official summary:

The final and eagerly anticipated adventure in the Henderson’s Boys series: find out how CHERUB began!

Summer, 1944.

As Allied soldiers prepare to land in France, Marc and his friends must destroy a battalion of German tanks that could halt the invasion in its tracks.

The tide of war has turned against the Nazis, but desperation has made them more brutal than ever.

Henderson’s Boys’ final mission will be their most dangerous. With food and weapons in short supply, survival is the biggest challenge of all.

Here’s the actual cover of the seventh and final book in the Henderson’s Boys series:

At CampusCHERUB.com we are fond of it and we’re looking forward to reading it in February 2013 . So what do you think of it ?

It’s your last chance to vote in the 2^nd Annual CHERUB Awards which has been live since August 27th with completely new categories for 2012, only on CampusCHERUB.com! You can vote once a day for your favourite scenes & characters until the 27^th of September.
You can find the CHERUB Awards from the navigation bar at the very top of the page; or by clicking here. So what are you waiting for?!

Results will be announced first on CampusCHERUB.com shortly after voting closes.

You can see the results of last year’s awards here.

We’re looking forward to a new academic year full of action, we’ll see the final two Henderson’s Boys books, One Shot Kill and Scorched Earth and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for developments on the pre-production of the CHERUB Movie. CampusCHERUB.com has a few surprises for you along the way too, so watch this space!

If you’ve never been to one you should! They’re a great opportunity to meet some other fans & ask the author all those questions which you’ve always wanted to know the answer to, such as:

What is your favourite cheese?

As well as getting your book signed, there are always free goodies around, such as:

-Posters

-Badges

-Bookmarks

-Pens

-And more

Posting something on Twitter about the Guardian Angel tour? Use the hashtags: #CHERUB and #GuardianAngel.
Have some images for us to post? Tweet us them @CampusCherubEN or email them to postmaster@campuscherub.com.
If you still don’t know what Guardian Angel is about, check out this clip of Robert Muchamore on BBC Radio Northampton on the 2^nd August.

We will keep this article up to date with tour details as it comes in-

Friday 3^rd August

Nottingham

Robert’s first signing of the weekend was at 10am at the WH Smith in the Victoria Centre, Nottingham.

At 7:07 Hodder Children’s Books posted on Twitter with-

We’re up bright & early & on our way to Nottingham with @RobertMuchamore – get yourself to WHSmith in Victoria Centre at 10am to meet him!

You have to feel sorry for Rob when fans start to bring 10 books each for him to sign. I suppose it’s his own fault for using a policy of ‘You buy it, I’ll sign it.’ I wonder how many books it would take to make him crack…

Derby
The second signing of the weekend was at Derby at 12:30pm, but there were fans waiting from nearly 2 hours before! After a 2 hour train ride from Halifax to Leeds and then Leeds to Derby, I arrived at WH Smith to be just behind the first group of fans, just before 11:00 as Rob was setting of from the previous signing, as he tweeted at exactly 11:00-

WHSmith Derby here we come! @RobertMuchamore will be there at 12.30! See you then!

We were informed at about 12 o’clock that Rob was in the building.

Below you can see a video of the event.

COMING SOON

Birmingham

Rob’s third event of the day was in Waterstones on Birmingham High Street. For this signing he was joined by Ian Edginton, the scriptwriter for The Recruit: Graphic Novel. They arrived in Birmingham at around 20 past 3, ready for the signing at 3:30pm.

Saturday 4th August

Northampton

Rob’s first event of the second day, was at Waterstones,  Northampton at 10am.

London

The tour welcomed Ian Edginton and John Aggs for the signing at Forbidden Planet in London at 1 PM.

Hodder Children’s book described the trio as ‘hard at work signing’ but I think most of the hard work was done when creating The Recruit: Graphic Novel & CHERUB: Guardian Angel.

Amongst the crowd was Laura Harvey, who you may remember from CampusCHERUB.com’s most recent edition of Fan’s Words.

As with every other release, Rob will be going out to several bookshops to sign your copies! Some of the signings will even be attended by the Illustrator of the Graphic Novel (John Aggs) and the Scriptwriter of the Graphic Novel (Ian Edginton). As ever, I will try to get to at least one of the signings and take some photos! You can see some past CHERUB signing videos here & here.

A list of events in the Guardian Angel & The Recruit Graphic Novel tour is below. Make sure you check Rob’s official website and twitter for any cancellations so you’re not disappointed!

UK Tour
FRIDAY 3^RD AUGUST

• WH Smith, Victoria Center City Center, Nottingham – 10:00am.
• WH Smith, London Road, Derby – 12:30pm.
• Waterstones, High Street, Birmingham (With Ian Edginton) – 3:30pm.

SATURDAY 4^TH AUGUST

• Waterstones, Abington Street, Northampton – 10:00am.
• Forbidden Planet (With John Aggs & Ian Edginton), Shaftesbury Avenue, London – 1:00pm.
• Octavia’s Bookshop, Black Jack Street, Cirencester – 5:00pm.

SUNDAY 5^TH AUGUST

• WH Smith, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol – 11:30am.
• Waterstones (With John Aggs), Bentalls Centre, Kingston – 3:00pm.
• Octavia’s Bookshop, Black Jack Street, Cirencester – 5:00pm.

Irish Tour
FRIDAY 7^TH SEPTEMBER

• Easons, O’Connell Street, Limerick – 4:00pm.

SATURDAY 8^TH SEPTEMBER

• Easons, Patrick St., Cork – 11:00am.
• The Book Centre, John Roberts Square, Waterford – 3:00pm.

SUNDAY 9^TH SEPTEMBER

• TALK & SIGNING Mountains to Sea Festival, Royal Marine Hotel, Dublin – 4:00pm.

MONDAY 10^TH SEPTEMBER

• Easons, White Water Shopping Centre, Co. Kildare – 4:00pm.

TUESDAY 11^TH SEPTEMBER

• Waterstones, Fountain Street, Belfast – 4:30pm.

WEDNESDAY 12^TH SEPTEMBER

• Easons, O’Connell Street, Co. Sligo – 4:30pm.

THURSDAY 13^TH SEPTEMBER

• Dubray Books, Shop Street, Galway – 4:00pm.

FRIDAY 14^TH SEPTEMBER

• Easons, Athlone Town Centre, Co. Westmeath – 4:00pm.

SATURDAY 15^TH SEPTEMBER

• Easons, The Pavilion Shopping Centre, Swords – 12:00pm.
• Easons, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Dublin – 3:00pm.

Hello Laura-Jane, could you introduce yourself?

Hi guys, my name is Laura-Jane Harvey and I’m 19 (so close to 20 it scares me!). I’m from East Anglia, but everyone thinks that’s abroad, so I say I’m from Hull, because that’s where I study at University. I love reading and have just started a book review blog.

How long have you been reading CHERUB? How did you discover the series?

I have been reading CHERUB since the start of 2005. I discovered the series because I was a judge for the Red House Children’s Book Award, and The Recruit was shortlisted in 2005. I was hesitant to read it at first because it looked like such a boys book, but I loved it instantly and voted for it to win, which it did. I was also at the Award Ceremony the same year to see it win the award in the Older Readers category. At the time, there were only the first three books published, so I bought them all and got them signed.

Laura-Jane and Mr Muchamore

What do you like about the series?

Where do I start?! I think the characters are very realistic both due to their likeability and their flaws. The first book wasn’t the most well-written piece of literature, but I have enjoyed following Rob’s writing develop and think he has created some amazing and inspiring series of books. I’m very impressed that they have connected with such a large audience all over the world! I also like that none of the plots seem too far-fetched or forced, which helps all three of his series flow smoothly. I love reading about relationships from the male perspective too, as some female teenage fiction can get too soppy and far too idealistic!

How devoted are you to CHERUB?

I honestly don’t think I could be more devoted! I own every book (as many as possible are 1st editions!), they are all signed, I have many posters and badges from signings, own a signed copy of The Recruit audiobook and have tons of signed photographs and t-shirts! In February 2012, I also won a goody bag for being 2 hours early to a signing and therefore 1st in the queue – won a cool CHERUB hat and playing cards and other awesome things. I also have a tattoo of the CHERUB logo on my leg, but more on that later…

Do you think you could live like a CHERUB agent?

I think I would enjoy basic training as I enjoy bootcamp style attempts to get fit, but I almost certainly wouldn’t last the whole 100 days though… I also think missions would be really hard as I would probably get nervous and forget my own name! I also tend to injure myself a lot because I’m really clumsy, so I’d most likely spend my entire CHERUB career at the Medical Unit.

Laura-Jane’s permanent CHERUB tattoo

So you have a CHERUB tattoo, right? Why that choice? How did Robert react?

Yes, I do! It’s on my right leg, just above my ankle. My friend wanted to race me to see who got a tattoo first and I won because I got mine done the day after our conversation! He still doesn’t have one… I wanted something really important to me and something that wouldn’t change – a tattoo is for life, not just for Christmas! It hurt a lot, so I wouldn’t recommend it. I chose the CHERUB logo because those books had been in my life since 2005. They were a huge part of my teenage years and I know my life would’ve been very boring without them! Rob initially thought it was fake when I showed him at a signing. He told me he was impressed by my commitment however, the best response came from his publisher who took a photo and tweeted it instantly! My leg tends to become famous around signings, as everybody asks for pictures! I’m hoping to have the Henderson’s Boys logo put on my left leg before the series ends next year.

Have you already met Robert Muchamore? If so, what did you think of him?

As you have probably worked out, I have already met Rob! The first time was back in 2005, at the Book Award Ceremony I previously mentioned. His books sold well that day and I got all three of the first books signed. He visited my school in 2006, for the launch of Man v Beast. It was great to hear about why he started writing CHERUB. He recognised me from the first signing because I had brought along a picture to get signed! We met again in 2008, where unfortunately I didn’t bring a picture, so I was therefore unrecognised. Due to the fact that I wasn’t wearing a pink dress like the first time we met and had cut my hair, Rob managed to mistake me for a boy! Bluewater shopping centre were the hosts of the Shadow Wave tour 2010 and the People’s Republic tour 2011, both of which I attended. The People’s Republic tour is where my tattoo was first revealed. In February 2012, I finally attended a Henderson’s Boys signing for The Prisoner, where I met some of the lovely people from the CHERUB forums and campuscherub.com. It was great that Rob had started recognising me and knew me as female! I also attended the top-secret reading of his Jet project in May and was pleased to be able to give campuscherub.com all the gossip first. He’s really friendly and happy to sign practically anything, so I enjoy going to signings. It’s always great to meet other fans too!

Laura-Jane and CampusCherub.com Head Administrator Oliver

And finally, what is your favourite moment/quote in the CHERUB series?

My favourite quote comes from The Sleepwalker, which isn’t my favourite book! I don’t currently have it with me but the quote would be the insults Jake McEwan shouts when he rounds up the black shirts for a training exercise. I think it’s impossible to choose a favourite moment because all of the books are fantastic, but because The Recruit is the first one I ever read, it has to be the ending with James and his friends in the campus dining hall.

Thanks for answering our questions

Thank you for having me campuscherub.com and happy reading guys!

There’ll be another interview next month! If you think you’re a devoted CHERUB fan and you want to be interviewed, let us know by sending us an e-mail at postmaster@campuscherub.com.

Live from the server, i’ve just escaped from a horde of creepers and zombies, daily life. Anyway, i’m not here to talk to you about that.

CampusCherub.com have been working on a new secret project for 6 months: The CHERUB Campus on Minecraft. Actually, that’s not really secret, because French CHERUB Fans have been able to follow the building of the campus through Youtube Videos you can watch by clicking here (In French).

Today CampusCherub.com is happy to announce to you that after months of construction, the Campus map will open doors to host a RP CHERUB server.

This server will allow you to play and act for the first time a CHERUB agent. You will wake up for the first time in the Campus, will spend 100 days in the cruel Basic Training before you get your accreditation and go on a mission to get your Black T-Shirt. A dream, isn’t it?

So that’s now official the server will open on July 1st. For this amazing opening night, server will be unwhitlisted, basically it means that this night everyone will be able to connect on the server without suscribing even if you have a cracked version of Minecraft

At 8 P.M. BST you will be able to connect (IP address: ServeurCHERUB.tk).

At 8:30 P.M. BST you will visit the campus and all the buildings

At 9:00 PM BST we organized plenty of games to have fun all together until the end of the night.

Do you want to join the CHERUB-Minecraft Server ? So come and join from now on on the forum to reserve your place for the Basic Training. TO GO ON FORUM, CLICK HERE.

And make sure to join the Facebook page of the project BY CLICKING HERE.

So will you be there?