So I have a new theory on what book 5 will be named

[Procyonpi]

Considering it's getting really long and is book 5 (possibly out of 7), after all.

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Larry Gardener and the Order of the Pheonix!

Edit: Actually, considering the desert setting, a better name might be:

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Larry Gardener goes to Pheonix

[Olinser]

Considering it's getting really long and is book 5 (possibly out of 7), after all.

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Larry Gardener and the Order of the Pheonix!

Edit: Actually, considering the desert setting, a better name might be:

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Larry Gardener goes to Pheonix

Phoenix. (confusing word, I know)

But, all jokes aside, I still think that this book is going to be titled, "Blood Ties."

[Gift Jeraff]

Larry Gardener and the Order of the Stick

[Halghare]

"Larry Gardner and The Order Goes to Phoenix"

[B. Dandelion]

Hmm, reminds me of that gag about the wham episode in this book: Snake kills Humble dwarf.

[KillianHawkeye]

So just because it's the 5th book of OOTS, it should be named after the 5th book in a completely unrelated series?

[Mutant Sheep]

Because early on, they had a Star Wars theme. They would go LOTR, but it's too similar of a setting.

[Procyonpi]

So just because it's the 5th book of OOTS, it should be named after the 5th book in a completely unrelated series?

I was also making a joke about it being the longest book to date, as the Order of the Phoenix was, and wound up being for the whole series.

[KillianHawkeye]

I was also making a joke about it being the longest book to date, as the Order of the Phoenix was, and wound up being for the whole series.

Well in that case, it definitely should be named after Harry Potter. The similarities are too great! THE UNIVERSE HAS SPOKEN!!

[FlawedParadigm]

Hmmm...book five of seven? Maybe...

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A Dance with Dragons! Oh, wait...

[EvilRoeSlade]

Shoot The Medic.

[SaintRidley]

Amusing.

I'm laughing inside at the very slim (completely certain it won't happen, but theoretically possible) possibility of the title being Blood and Thunder Victory at Sea!

Fits well with Durkon beginning his character development arc in the book, as well as the blood themes.

[Sunken Valley]

Blood in the Family.

Importance of Family

The Father-land

The Family of Blood

[Zmeoaice]

I was also making a joke about it being the longest book to date, as the Order of the Phoenix was, and wound up being for the whole series.

IIRC War and XPs is larger due to the fact it had more pages per strip.

[SaintRidley]

IIRC War and XPs is larger due to the fact it had more pages per strip.

Porthos posted this back in March, when #880 was current.

Note: Not counting DCF
{table]Book | # of Online Strips |# of Online Pages| Total Book Pages
NCftPB| 180 | 197 | 244
W&XP | 183 | 242 | 288
DStP | 188 | 226 | 272
Book 5 | 208+ | 233.75+ | ???[/table]

Updating to include 881-83, we have:

{table]Book | # of Online Strips |# of Online Pages| Total Book Pages
NCftPB| 180 | 197 | 244
W&XP | 183 | 242 | 288
DStP | 188 | 226 | 272
Book 5 | 211+ | 237.75+ | ???[/table]


We are 4.25 pages of comic from reaching the online total of War. The other books have had bonus strips, commentary, and such averaging 46.33 pages. Basically, if we go five more pages without reaching the end of the book, we can reasonably predict that Book 5 will be longer than War.

[TheWombatOfDoom]

Because early on, they had a Star Wars theme. They would go LOTR, but it's too similar of a setting.

It could be named after the 5th episode of StarWars - The Vampire Strikes Back! Hahahaha.

I surmise the title will likely be another play on an existing book.

[Finwe]

Hmm, reminds me of that gag about the wham episode in this book: Snake kills Humble dwarf.

This is most excellent.

[137beth]

Well in that case, it definitely should be named after Harry Potter. The similarities are too great! THE UNIVERSE HAS SPOKEN!!

It's a joke...

At any rate, I think that with the "Larry Gardener" thing being a 1-strip gag, people might not remember who he was in the OOTSverse. Now, the vampire strikes back, on the other hand...

[Rakoa]

To those advocating "The Vampire Strikes Back":

I don't think the Giant would name a book with a spoiler right in the title. Yes, it doesn't out and out declare Malack is a Vampire, but simply the suggestion of a Vampire being involved in the book will set new readers on high alert and ruin the surprise for many of them. This is not something I suspect the Giant would allow to happen.

[Loki_42]

I'm actually thinking the book might have already ended. There are a couple of spots that would make alright endings, and if the book gets much longer than this, it could get ridiculous. Although, that might be wishful thinking on my part, I'd really rather not have the book move out of the $20 range.

[Aolbain]

Someone suggested "Empire strikes bard" in another thread which I still think is awesome.

[Belkar<3]

I dunno. I think it should be somewhat Tarquin-themed, but . . . I'd rather wait than speculate.

[ScubaGoomba]

Something along the lines of "Blood is thicker than water" could be nice.

Regardless, blood should be a part of it since it's been EVERYWHERE.

[ThePhantasm]

I'm actually thinking the book might have already ended. There are a couple of spots that would make alright endings, and if the book gets much longer than this, it could get ridiculous. Although, that might be wishful thinking on my part, I'd really rather not have the book move out of the $20 range.

The endings are always very obvious, and announced along with a break.

So no, the book is still ongoing.