We are happy to share that THE INHERITANCE paperbacks have now populated on most retailer websites.

These are print-on-demand (POD) editions and include the interior illustrations, rendered in black and white for the print format.

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Above are links to a few of the major retailers that carry it. The distribution for the paperback is handled through Ingram, which means the book will populate across many other international sellers as well. If your favorite store isn’t listed here, a quick search in their catalogue should bring it up.

If you’d like to order through your local indie bookstore, or if you’d like your library to order a copy, you’ll need this ISBN: 9781641973403.

Audiobook news: the audio format of THE INHERITANCE is also in the works!

Narrators Hillary Huber and James Konicek have been given detailed pronunciation guides and will begin recording soon. This will be a dual POV, unabridged, traditional audiobook.

We expect it to be available mid-autumn, and in the meantime, we’ll share audio clips and snippets as soon as they’re ready.

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Tor released This Kingdom for preorder and did not warn us. We found out 30 minutes ago, and Mod R tells me that the links are already up in Discord and fan groups. BDH: zero chill.

Zero.

The EBOOK is up everywhere.

The PRINT EDITION is up at other places but not up on Amazon US because Amazon US only allows hardcover preorders in 300 day window before release. Most other country Amazons already have it (UK, Canada, Germany etc). It should be up everywhere some time in the summer. We will remind you again when we have the cover. THERE WILL BE A PRINT EDITION.

The AUDIO is not up anywhere except BN because it has not been recorded yet. The book is still being copyedited. THERE WILL BE AN AUDIO EDITION.

If you are ordering from BN: Members Save 25% Off Pre-Orders With Code: PREORDER25.

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Synopsis, once again:

Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.

When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy, and naked in a gutter, it doesn’t take her long to recognize Kair Toren, a city she knows intimately from the pages of the famously unfinished dark fantasy series she’s been obsessively reading and re-reading while waiting years for the final novel.

Her only tools for navigating this gritty world of rival warlords, magic, and mayhem? Her encyclopedic knowledge of the plot, the setting, and the characters’ ambitions and fates. But while she quickly discovers she cannot be killed (though many will try!), the same cannot be said for the living, breathing characters she’s coming to love—a motley band that includes a former lady’s maid, a deadly assassin, various outrageous magical creatures, and a dangerously appealing soldier. Soon, instead of trying to get home, she finds herself enmeshed in the schemes—and attentions—of dueling princes, dukes, and villains, all while trying to save them and the kingdom of Rellas from the way she knows their stories will end: in a cataclysmic war.

For fans of Samantha Shannon, Danielle L. Jensen, Sarah J. Maas, and isekai and portal fantasy, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the beginning of the most epic adventure yet from genre powerhouse author duo Ilona Andrews.

At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Also, different retailers are showing different page count. Nobody has the manuscript yet. These are placeholder page numbers.

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Mod R presented me with a list of questions. Let us get to it.

When will the preorder be availlable?

We don’t know. Well, that was easy. The usual MO is to wait until the cover is done because people tend to preorder in higher numbers once the cover is up. Maybe having the cover is proof that the book exists?

When will the cover be available?

We don’t know that either. I’m knocking these out of the park today.

Can you make Tor publish it faster?

Hahahaha. No.

Will there be opportunities for signed books or bookplates?

Absolutely.

Will there be a e-book and audio version or just print?

There will be all the things. Tor is fully behind this release. So here is how this book sold: it went to several publishers on Thursday and on Friday morning Tor came back with an offer so impressive, that our agent called for an emergency zoom meeting to discuss it. They read it that evening, and they really wanted this book. So there will be everything: ebook, print, audio. The whole kaboodle. We’ve discussed maps and extras.

Will there be special editions/ hardcovers/ book boxes, since it’s Tor? We want all the special editions (Fairyloot, Broken Binding, Forbidden Planet and Illumicrate mentioned specifically) 

We don’t know. But our personal feeling is that yes, there likely will be special editions. We are working on some extra scenes, deleted scenes, and so on.

Can you share a cover artist at least? Are you using Luisa Preissler?

We don’t know who the cover artist is. No idea. It probably will not be an object cover, simply because there have been so many of them that it’s hard to come up with a new distinct image. The direction is more toward illustrative rather than graphic. And that’s all I can say.

A note about Luisa Preissler: Luisa recently changed her creative direction. She is taking a break from covers and is working on landscapes instead. She now paints beautiful gouache art. Here is that story in Luisa’s own words and images, and here is how her first gallery went.

(She is teaching a class on her Patreon and I really want to take it. I haven’t yet, because I paint very, very badly. Like hilariously badly. Only my singing is worse.)

So although Hugh 1’s cover is in desperate need of a makeover and we would love her to do both Hugh 1 and 2, we are not sure that she will have an opening in her schedule. We will definitely bring it up, but we might have to go in the new direction.

And now you know why sometimes we do things other than sequels to the beloved series. Artists, writers, and musicians don’t usually stay in one lane. Creativity is a layered, branching expression of one’s inner self. As we go through life, the direction of creativity changes because we are affected by events that happen to us and the world around us. It is the natural evolution of us as human beings.

Will it be translated into French/ German/ Spanish etc?

Probably. Let me tell you a little bit about foreign rights so you will have a cool industry insight.

Twice a year, the publishing world gets together at two major book fairs: London and Frankfurt. The Frankfurt one is held in Germany and it is the largest book fair based on the sheer number of publishers who attend. It usually happens in October. London Book Fair, which is almost as large, is happening this week, March 11-13. It is held in London, to no one’s surprise, and both our agency and Tor will have a presence.

These are not reader-centric events, but rather events where publishers and agents from all over the world get together and talk about upcoming projects and sell and buy foreign (to them) rights.

While we don’t expect to have offers from foreign publishers, because the final edit was just turned in and hasn’t been accepted yet, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, and this was so long to type, let’s call it This Kingdom for short, This Kingdom will be “a topic of conversation.” At least that’s what our agent told us.

To sum up: yes, we expect interest from foreign publishers and we will let you know what is happening with that when we know something ourselves.

Does that mean you are going to London?

No, London Book Fair is not for the authors. But we would love to go to London. And Ireland.

Why are you using comps to announce the book?

We are not. Tor is using comps to announce the book. Comps are mostly for industry insiders to let them quickly identify what the book is about. For some reason, you guys are really concentrating on them, but it is a minor detail.

Will the series be called Maggie the Undying?

Yes. We all loved Maggie as a title, but unfortunately it’s really hard to go to book 2 with it. Something has to beat out the Undying. And then you end up with Maggie the Undaunted or something equally silly.

Is it a series or a standalone?

It is definitely not a standalone. The original plan was for three. The caveat here is that Book 1 ended up being enormous, so Book 2 will likely be equally so, and we may pack the story into two books instead of three. But for now, three is where it is.

Are the 808 pages Word pages or formatted pages and what will be the final length of the book?

So if you take Magic Bites and Magic Burns and put them together, that will be about the right thickness. Typical KD was 90-95K, because the publisher wanted it that way, and this is around 180K.

Is there romance or isn’t there? How spicy is it?

It has strong romantic elements, meaning that you can yank romance out of the book and it would be still make sense. Like Kate books – you can remove Kate and Curran’s relationship and they will still make sense. The romance is slow burn. You will just have to read it.

So is this a twist on the concept from Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint?

Oh good question. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint is a manhwa, a Korean comic, and a webnovel.

The manhwa is available on Webtoon and the official translation of the webnovel might have been up for preorder some time recently. Not sure about that one.

ORV throws the reader into his favorite book as a character. He starts tugging at strings and influencing events. This is a common trope used by a lot of portal (isekai) manhwa and anime.

The variation on that is being thrown into a video game. If you are in the market for an anime with that theme, there are so many, but I want to mention two here just for fun. First, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The heroine ends up stuck as a villainess in the dating video game with hilarious results. Vegetables! All the vegetables ever.

The trailer, which is below, doesn’t do it justice. This anime is available on Crunchyroll. Although the trailer is subbed, the anime is dubbed and the dub is pretty good. (Link for newsletter readers.)

Once you watch that, there is this gem in Hidive.

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! has the exact same premise, but he is a middle aged dad, which leads to ridiculous moments, such as him telling another girl that her presence in the magical academy could mean only one thing – her parents love her very much and they want her to succeed.

But back to the Omniscient Reader, yes, This Kingdom has the similar premise of a reader being thrown into a book and changing events as they unfold. But Omniscient Reader is structured like a LitRPG, meaning it has a video-game like narrative. The character goes through a sequence of escalating fights with emphasis on classes and skills. It has more in common with Solo Leveling than Maggie.

(That genre is super fun. In fact, we are working on a very derivative novella in that genre on and off in our spare time because it’s been nagging at me and Gordon suggested that we need to download it onto page and out of my brain.)

This Kingdom has zero LitRPG elements. It is all about political intrigue and fantasy kingdoms, which is where the GOT comparison comes from. There are no defined classes or skills, there is no system window, etc. There are heists and murders and to quote Maggie, “Deadly swordmasters, thieves prowling through moonlit streets, dark magicians, ruthless nobles, hideous monsters…” It’s is meant to be an archetypical fantasy.

So a little bit different. A better comp would be the Lout of Count’s Family, which is available on Tapas. Highly recommend. And now we have it in novel form, available on Amazon and presumably everywhere else. Tada!

I haven’t read the novel, but the manhwa is awesome. He is the best dragon dad ever.

Since Maggie is getting sprayed edges, is there any news for a Kate hardcover/sprayed edges, uniform box set release?

We don’t know anything about sprayed edges or where they will go or what they will look like. We first saw it on Tor’s announcement.

We’ve brought up the possibility of reissuing KD in hardcover to Ace, which originally published that series. They are not interested in pursuing that at this time. As much as we all love Kate, it’s an older series.

How are you feeling about all of this?

Cautiously excited. For me there is a little bit of a disconnect, because in my head Maggie was a small weird book, and now This Kingdom reads like a medieval thriller. The book has grown bigger and more vivid. But despite the many editorial passes – or maybe because of them – I love the story. I love the world. I love Maggie and her fierce fandom heart. We both hope you will enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed writing it.

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Ilona Andrews have partnered with Dreamscape for distribution of the audiobook, meaning it will be pushed to over 60 retailers, it’s worth searching the catalogue of your favorite one if I haven’t mentioned it.

Hillary Huber and Michael Glenn (the narrators of the dual-POVed Wilmington Years audios) have reprised their roles as Kate and Curran and extended their repertoire to the other short stories in the anthology: Of Swine and Roses, Grace of Small Magics, Retribution Clause (Adam is magnificently menacing!), Magic Tests, and Jim’s POV.

The audiobook will, of course, include the extended version of Small Magics, all 319 pages of it, in unabridged glory- almost 11 hours of Ilona Andrews goodness!

Happy listening!

Samples:

Grace of Small Magics

Of Swine and Roses

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• For Arcane Society members: first access, at 1 pm Pacific Standard Time
• For public: open access at 4 pm Pacific Standard Time . Clarifying here that you do NOT need to be an Arcane Society member to buy it, it’s open to everyone.

If you click on it now, it will prompt you for a passcode. This is because it is not live. I know some people were confused- we have to w*it until tomorrow. I know, I know.

The Ilona Andrews Special Box will contain exclusive hardcover editions of both Iron and Magic and Blood Heir– here is the first look at Iron and Magic and here is the sneak peak of Blood Heir.

The price for the box is $70. The boxes are likely to ship in March 2024. There are limited signed copies and unsigned copies available.

Arcane Society editions do not get reprinted. Once the stock is gone, that’s it. The signed copies usually sell out on the day of release (tomorrow), between members and public access.

If you need to ask questions, make shipping arrangements etc: their contact email is help@arcanesociety.com.

Luisa Preissler designed both dustjackets, and there will be foil design on the hardcover, interior art and signing sheet art if you buy the autographed copies.

Arcane Society are a book subscription service, specializing in fantasy and paranormal romance. You do not need to become a member to buy their Special Boxes (like this one), but you can if you want to have access to their monthly ones. You can find out more about it on their About and FAQ pages. If you want to check out previous Special Boxes from them to look at their products and see what you’re signing up for, YouTube has you covered (just click).

To figure out Pacific Standard Time where you are, I like this website.

Good luck!

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Graphic Audio reached out to our literary agency.

Thanksgiving is a time when we come together with friends and family to share a delicious meal and reflect on everything we have to be thankful for.

We want to help you show your fans how much you appreciate their unwavering support and enthusiasm for your work with this 60% discount on your audiobook, “Sweep In Peace [Dramatized Adaptation]: Innkeeper Chronicles 2”.

The promotion starts today and will be available until 11/30/23.

This promotion is ran by Audiobooks.com. It is NOT available on Audible. To listen to Audiobooks.com titles, you have to download their free app.

PS Mod R: Also a reminder that there’s an Early Black Friday deal going on at the moment on the Graphic Audio website for 50% off all downloads, so if you want to grab the latest Kate adaptation or the rest of the Innkeeper Chronicles (Sweep of the Heart is coming out in January and the preorder is already live), now is your time.

Happy listening!

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And I was afraid they would leave it to the launch day of the special box hehe. Which, reminder, is November 15: for Arcane Society members, the link will go live at 1 PM PST; for public access, it will be 4 pm PST.

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The Ilona Andrews Special Box from Arcane Society will contain exclusive hardcover editions of both Iron and Magic and Blood Heir- here is the sneak peak of that cover cover. Luisa Preissler designed both dustjackets, and there will be foil design on the hardcover, interior art and signing sheet art if you buy the autographed copies.

The price for the box is $70. The boxes are likely to ship in March of next year. A word of warning here that Arcane Society editions do not get reprinted. Once the stock is gone, that’s it. The signed copies usually sell out on the day of release, between members and public access.

Of course, we will do a reminder on the blog before the 15th.

Arcane Society are a book subscription service, specializing in fantasy and paranormal romance. You do not need to become a member to buy their Special Boxes (like this one), but you can if you want to have access to their monthly ones. You can find out more about it on their About and FAQ pages. You can get in contact with them about special delivery arrangements or other enquiries at help@arcanesociety.com.

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The release date is Black Friday, November 24th.

Preorders are live (see links above) and House Andrews have partnered with Dreamscape for distribution again, meaning it will be pushed to over 60 retailers. So if your favorite isn’t linked above, give their catalogue a search and it will probably pop up.

Hillary Huber and Michael Glenn (familiar to us from the Wilmington Years audios) have done a fabulous job, reprising their roles as Kate and Curran and extending their repertoire to the other short stories in the anthology. Adam, Saiman’s cousin from Retribution Clause, is a personal favorite: you can feeeeeel the menace!

The audiobook will, of course, include the extended version of Small Magics, including the long version of Curran’s POV (all gloriously growly 132 pages of it), and Jim’s POV on top of Magic Tests, A Questionable Client, Retribution Clause, Of Swine and Roses and Grace of Small Magics.

And that’s not all! ::late night shopping network voice::

Magic Bleeds, Kate Daniels 4, will be released by Graphic Audio tomorrow, November 8th.

How much do you love me? Because I have the first sneak peek sample of it, which is different from the sample that will go live tomorrow on the GA website:

A classic scene. I have a feeling the acetone won’t be a great idea hehehe.

As usual, these dramatized adaptations are first released on the Graphic Audio website and their streaming Access app.

It will go to third party retailers such as Audible and Hoopla etc on November 29th– I don’t know why people keep missing this, but this means that it *will* be available on Audible. On November 29. There, I made it Bold too hehe.

There is, however, an Early Black Friday deal going on at the moment on the Graphic Audio website, so if you want to grab the 4 Kates released so far, or the full set of Innkeeper Chronicles (Sweep of the Heart is coming out in January and the preorder is included in the sale), now is your time!

I have a tutorial here about Graphic Audio and the Access app if you are new to them.

That’s it for now, but there will be more excitement and announcements to come, I will let Ilona tell you about them.

Happy listening!

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