07 May 2010

Help me find the third book's title

The titles The Badness of Ballydog and Lost Dogs were both dreamed up in minutes. But the search for the title for the third and final book of the trilogy has been going on for months. So now I am asking for any ideas you might have. I would welcome and appreciate any suggestions.


The setting looks a bit like this

The last book is set in a valley high in a Northern Irish mountain range. In the valley is a lake with a village by its shore. The village is the opposite of Ballydog. Their community is a utopia, everyone is sweetness and light. The citizens are all blessed with long and contented lives. But they have a secret, revealed early in the plot. The lake is home to a monster.

Here are some titles I like, although not quite enough:
Last Days of Legend
Trial by Water
The Last Days of Lough Linger
Dark Water
Monster Rise
Human Soup
Lost Soul Lake
You could build on any of the above or be original. No suggestion too crazy. There’s a prize for the winner. Not sure what yet.

12 comments:

  1. human soup? how about:

    Eat, Drink, Monster

    J.J.

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  2. slime crawler
    good lurker

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  3. Has the village got a name? How about 'Ballybeneath'
    Alternatively...
    Still Water
    Beneath the Surface
    Mirrorlake
    Hidden Depths

    Good luck! Cathryn
    cblindsay.com

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  4. Just though of another - if it is supposed to be the opposite of Ballydog, why not call it 'Ballycat'?!

    Cathryn

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  5. Better still - 'The Goodness of Ballycat'

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  6. Both previous titles have 'dog', do you want to continue with that? How about 'Under Dog'.
    The first thing that came to me though, was 'Below'.
    Good Luck!

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  7. Both previous titles have 'dog', do you want to continue with that? How about 'Under Dog'.
    The first thing that came to me though, was 'Below'.
    Good Luck!

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  8. Thank you for those. They are great food for thought. Keep them coming.

    Now I will address a few of the issues raised above and in emails I have received.

    The name of the village, the lake and the valley will be the same. For a while I was calling it Lough Linger, then Lough Legend. As you can tell I like the alliterative use of ‘L.’ But I have no set name yet and the name of the setting could be changed to suit a good title.

    I don’t envisage the word ‘Dog’ being in the title, nor the name of the setting involving ‘Bally …’ The word ‘Lough’ can’t be the in title either, that won’t fly with the publishers unfortunately.

    Thank you, let's hear more.

    Garrett

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  9. DEEP TROUBLE

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  10. The Lakewater Legend
    Deepwater Legacy
    Darkwater Legend
    The Darkwater Testimony (Hmmmm... I rather like that one)
    The Blackwater Legend

    Best,

    Paul

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  11. Lake Pleasant
    Pleasant Valley
    Pleasant Village

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  12. Hmmm....

    Primordial Soup,
    The Gorge of Lake Legend,
    The Legend of Lake Gorge (the monster with the sweet tooth ;)
    The Legend of Lake Burp (the mysterious burping Lake)
    or Sweet Valley High (but I think this one might be taken :)

    By the way, loved The Badness of Ballydog. I've been spreading the news. Keep up the good work!

    Deirdre M

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