Trivia / Abarat

• Schedule Slip:
  • The third book, Absolute Midnight, took seven years to finish, officially getting out on September 27, 2011.
  • Twelve years after Absolute Midnight came out, the planned fourth book has not even received an official release date.
• Writing by the Seat of Your Pants: For the first book, Barker admits that most of the pictures came first, and a story just kind of sprung up around them. He's planned the rest a bit more carefully, though.