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Other Authors => Speculative Fiction => A-E => Topic started by: CheekyHalfWit on September 02, 2007, 06:31:29 pm
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Her first book came out reallier in the summer. Its "Urban Paranormal", with a twist. Magic and Technology are "fighting" for time in our world. I really cant wait for her next one to come out.
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The book is Magic Bites. There's a sequel coming out next March called Magic Burns. I've not read the book yet, but it's on my TBR pile. I have heard some good things about it, though.
Here's a brief blurb on Amazon, along with a recommendation by Patty! Hmm, I might have to move that up the TBR pile.
Patricia Briggs
Splendid...an edgy dark fantasy touched with just the right amount of humor.
Book Description
Mercenary Kate Daniels cleans up urban problems of a paranormal kind. But her latest prey, a pack of undead warriors, presents her greatest challenge.
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Magic Burns, due out April 1st.
Here's the blurb from Amazon:
As a mercenary who cleans up after magic gone wrong, Kate Daniels knows how waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow across Atlanta like a tide. But once every seven years, a flare comes, a time when magic runs rampant. When Kate sets out to retrieve a set of stolen maps for the Pack, Atlanta's paramilitary clan of shape shifters, she quickly realizes much more is at stake. The stolen maps are only the opening gambit in an epic tug of war between two gods hoping for rebirth, and if Kate can't stop the cataclysmic showdown, the city may not survive
BTW, here's what else is due out that day:
Small Favor (hardcover) by Jim Butcher
Embrace the Night by Karen Chance
Rogue by Rachel Vincent
Dagger-star by Elizabeth Vaughn
I'll definitely be at BN the minute I get off work!
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To get back on topic: ;)
I just re-read both Ilona Andrews' books, and am sooo eager to know who Kate's father was (someone mentioned earlier on in the thread that it could be R which makes sense to me, but I have a feeling it's too obvious) and what exactly makes her so special, magic-and-power-wise. And of course, her relationship with Curran... I love how they dance around each other *dirty grin* and the last scene of the book was priceless and now I want MORE!!
*gnaws tail in frustration*
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I joined Ilona's Yahoo group and I got this today- its info on her new series which sounds fantastic.
Hello everybody.
Let's see, the new series.
Originally it was titled Borderland, but we had to rename it due to
another well-established series with the same title. It's now titled
the Edge series, and as soon as the marketing figures out how they
want to title the first book, I'll post it here.
Imagine that there is mirror world to our own. In this world magic
dominates. People there developed the same level of civilization,
except they achieved it through magical means. It's a place of
carriages without horses, soundproof spells on hotel rooms, magic
devices and people who're able to bring down a house with a burst of
power. This world is called the Weird.
Because in the Weird magic power is extremely important, the idea of
aristocracy never died. The land is divided into districts. A noble
who presides over the districts acts as a governor. A baron or earl
might only have a small area, while a duke might preside over a
territory equal to a state, containing numerous districts, each in
turn governed by a lesser noble.
Being a noble is no picnic: to formally assume the title, one first
has to take competency exams and do seven years of military service or
ten years of civil service and once the title is assumed, the noble
take with it the ultimate responsibility for the social wellbeing of
the citizens in their district. The Weird nobles are nasty customers
in a fight. Some of them, those who come from powerful families deep
within the Weird, are called bluebloods. And you never ever want to
piss one of them off.
Some people in the Weird are aware that there is another world, a
place quite similar to their own in geography but completely
different. In this world technology rules and magic doesn't work.
Even if a person with a magical ability does cross into this
technological world, it strips off their magic and they're left
feeling incomplete and crippled. Broken. Therefore, this world is
called the Broken.
The Broken and the Weird sit like two joined soap bubbles, barely
touching. The place where both worlds exist at once is called the
Edge. It's a narrow strip of land, about fifty to a hundred miles
wide that encircles the world. Here both magic and technology work at
once.
Living "on the Edge" is hard. The edgers are a mongrel lot. Most
aren't educated well enough to hold a decent job in the Broken and
their magic is rarely strong enough to let them succeed in the Weird.
They belong in neither world and they know it. Although they cross in
and out of the Broken and the Weird with ease, they're bound to the
Edge. Staying too long in either one will make them permanent
residents of that place - they will lose the ability to cross forever.
Most edgers make their living holding down minimum wage jobs, shopping
at Wal-Mart, and trading between the worlds. In both the Broken and
the Weird, they're illegal immigrants. Even if the were talented
enough to get good jobs, nobody would give it to them. They survive
the best they can. They're as likely to come at you with a gun as
with magic, and they don't like strangers.
In this odd place between worlds, lives Rose. Rose is a born and bred
edger and she comes from a family of doubtful reputation. Her grandpa
was a pirate. Her grandma is a disagreeable old woman who enjoys
cursing people. Her father is a gold digger and grave robber
(literally), forever looking for that next big treasure and never
finding it. Her mother was a slut. Of all the Draytons, Rose might
be the most responsible: at the time of the story, she's trying to
raise her two much younger brothers. Mom is dead, dad has ran off,
grandpa is dead too, after a fashion, and she's doing her best, poor
as you can get and working hard.
Unfortunately Rose has a problem. She's a fluke - magically she's
incredibly powerful. Instead of benefits, this power brought Rose
nothing but trouble. After she revealed it in a spectacular fashion,
the Edge families scrambled to grab her for the breeding rights and
when she and her family declined the marriage offers, a couple of
clans tried bridenapping. After Rose fried a few kidnappers, people
left her alone, but she became somewhat of an outcast. She keeps to
herself, raises her brothers, works her little job in a maid service,
and rebuffs all offers of marriage with a gun and a magic flash.
One morning she finds a blueblood on her doorstep and she tells him
exactly what she told all the others: she won't marry him.
Unfortunately, one just doesn't brush a blueblood off. He sticks
around and he isn't taking no for an answer. Soon it becomes apparent
that all is not well in the Edge: monsters are appearing, people are
dying, and Rose's family becomes a target. This blueblood, who calls
himself Declan (Declan Riel Martel, ade Dominik, ade Logran, ade
Rotibor, Seventeenth Earl of Camarine, Belyi Knyaz, and Lord of
Lynkshire to be precise)knows what's going on but he isn't talking...
Except to assure Rose that come hell or high water, she will be
joining him on his return trip to the Weird.
And that's the run down of the first book :) It's still very much a
contemporary fantasy with a definite modern flavor, but because it's
not set in a city, we're calling it rustic fantasy (rather than urban
fantasy.) Kate Daniels series is a bout 25% romance, and this one is
more like 50% - it's right in the middle.
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This entry from yesterday on Ilona's blog cracked me up (only because I'm surrrre she wasn't serious):
New morning, new day filled with hate.
:stares at Kate 4:
Rocks fall. Everyone dies.
I've felt like that whilst writing before. I love how honest she is about that stuff. :)
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Hey Maz this is for you! - I know you had a crappy day I found the pic- but all credit to e_booklover she thought of the caption :D
Enjoy :-*
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g82/Hascape/lion-1-1.jpg)
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I really enjoyed these two books. ;D The monsters were successfully 'icky' and even though I'm not a huge fan of fantasy worlds, I really liked her take on the future. I thought her vision was much clearer in the second book. I kept wondering what year they were supposed to be in? :D I saw that White Street got it's name in '14 but did I miss it somewhere?
I love Curran but I think I love Samain more. The dancing in the snow scene was a hoot! :D
I cackled out loud when Bran showed up at the Keep and she head butted him in the nose. She's my kind of girl! I'm really looking forward to the next one and I don't even have to wait that long. ;D
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She posted an excerpt of something she wrote while under stress last year. http://ilona-andrews.livejournal.com/274951.html (http://ilona-andrews.livejournal.com/274951.html). It looks good but darker/grittier then what she currently has out. Me likes :)
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*coughs* back to the original topic.... before the mods are getting angry at me *ducks head*
a little hint: there are two different blogs where ilona and gordon post their snippets. they post the same things on both, of course, but sometimes you have to look through the comments on both pages to find out all the goodies.
http://ilona-andrews.com/index.php/blog/
(modified to remove outdated link - Ellyll)
have fun
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Saw this basic pic on icanhazcheeseburger and had to add an Ilona-related caption. :)
(http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/kescheu/JimLOLZ.jpg)
Ooh, and I got the pic right!
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:) demi I answered to your post on ilona's blog too. I ordered it with book depository now.
hey, do you remember jeremiah's dog from book 2? that's about how I envision that dog ;) all credit for that impressive creature goes to the makers of "riddick", though ;)
(http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo114/CheeseBK/jeremiah_dogKopie.jpg)
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I notice it's something pretty common: I too wasn't much hooked until halfway through Magic Bites, and a friend of mine (who's hating/loving me right now coz we need to get an exam done and I'm lending her my copy of Magic Strikes ;D thus precluding her getting much studying done) had the same problem.
I think it's due to the fact that in the first half of the first novel we still have to get the gist of Kate's world and not all the characters have been introduced yet, so that may be the reason why it's a little bit "slow". :) But after that...zomg...me wantz more... T_T
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Silent Blade is out today!!! :D
http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/silent-blade
Maz I think you will be able to read this on the computer fine - its pretty short and its around 48 pages.
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I'm really amazed at how much Kate has changed since Magic Bites, you can see how all the relationships she's developing (with Curran, Andrea, Derek...) are making her redesign her POV on lots of things. :)
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Yay!!! Glad you managed to download it okay.
By the way Ilona has posted another short story on the blog, this is their first sold story but recently the rights were reverted ;D
http://ilona-andrews.com/2009/06/happy-saturday/
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Ilona has a new forum!
She suffered a server outage and lost the old one :(
But come over and join there will be an underpants thread to start things off :D
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/forum/index.php
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And today's blog post (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/2009/07/23/revenge-is-sweet/) has a glimpse of a short story (?) about Kate as a youngster growing up with Greg. Very interesting!
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I started reading Magic Bites and I found it hard to understand and get into at first. I'm on Chapter 7 now and its starting to make sense. Are the other 2 books of this series hard to understand like this one? Do they get better with each book like the Mercy novels?
I haven't bought the other 2 books yet because I don't want to get disappointed.
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The first book is the only one I've heard any complaints on. The series definatly gets better as it progresses, if only because you understand the world.
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Yeah, I think in the first one, she has to take so much time explaining the world and establishing the relationships, that it takes a bit longer for the story to really get started. For the next two books, she doesn't have to take that amount of time up front.
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I started reading Magic Bites and I found it hard to understand and get into at first. I'm on Chapter 7 now and its starting to make sense. Are the other 2 books of this series hard to understand like this one? Do they get better with each book like the Mercy novels?
I haven't bought the other 2 books yet because I don't want to get disappointed.
You wont be disappointed. I thought the same thing when I began Magic Bites. I pushed through the first half of the book wondering if I made a mistake buying all 3 books at once. Then once I got to the second half of the book, I couldnt put it down. The next 2 books are fantastic. Keep going!
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I agree... It's better to just make it through the first part of book 1. After reading all 3 books, I went back and read the first again and liked it a lot more. The series is really fantastic and I'm so excited for the next one.
Read On the Edge yesterday. Another great book! :D
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Love love loved how Declan just agreed to Rose's challenges to marry her when that wasn't the reason he went there at all. I can just imagine a snippet from his POV about this crazy lady coming out of the house telling him she won't sleep with him, etc.
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Love love loved how Declan just agreed to Rose's challenges to marry her when that wasn't the reason he went there at all. I can just imagine a snippet from his POV about this crazy lady coming out of the house telling him she won't sleep with him, etc.
Oh yes, that is a great scene! Especially when we found out why he went to Rose's house in the first place. He had been chased off by half the town by that point. LOL Another favorite moment is when Declan helped Georgie realize that he couldnt help keep everything he loved alive after they died. I really love Georgie and Jack.
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Me too! It's heartbreaking to see her like that!
About On the Edge, I love Declan's family! They totally cracked me up! And the two boys were just adorable.
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Me too! It's heartbreaking to see her like that!
About On the Edge, I love Declan's family! They totally cracked me up! And the two boys were just adorable.
Kate needs to kick Curran's arse! (and then ravish him! LOL )
I love Declan's family too! One of my favoroite lines in the books is from his grandfather (I think)
"Did you see that?" He just rescued her from us. The wedding is on!" LOL
(I dont have my book, but I believe that is the correct quote.)
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I love the hero and the story behind the baddies.
I loved hearing about the de-evolution of the group that created the monster-maker. Very interesting. I'd love to hear even more. And I found a few other things interesting: 1) did it seem like there was a hint of a foreshadowing of an attempt by the Weird to sabotage or invade the Broken? I'm just thinking of Ellie's reaction to hearing about William & Declan's training on how to do this. But then again, what purpose would it serve? If they stay too long in the Broken, they lose their magic. Well, it sparked a thought.
And I'm really wondering why Declan joined the Red Guard, why he didn't want to be an Earl in the first place. He seems like he loves his family and vice versa. Maybe they've been too overbearing? They pressured him too much initially? It sounds like a very interesting backstory.
And I couldn't quite understand the strength of William's issues with Declan having a loving family. I understand his being upset, etc., but he really seemed to hate him and want to kill him, so is there more to this story? Since the next story will be William's, hopefully we'll get to hear more.
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Cerulean, I didn't think that William hated Declan for HAVING a family. I think he was furious with Declan for having that loving family and walking away from them to join the Red Guard. To William, who values having a family so much he was trying to court Rose just so he could have one, it must have seemed that Declan had everything and just threw it away.
And as to why Declan would walk away, I think he put it pretty plainly: he just didn't want the responsibility. He wanted to be beholden only to himself. If you've been raised since childhood with the knowledge that a world of responsibility rests on your shoulders, I imagine that a footloose kind of life might be tempting.
I'm looking forward to finding out more about William, though. :D
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I had no idea the next book was about William since I stay away from the snippets. That's good to know. I really like William.
Didn't realise that they'd be switching main characters either. I like William too. He's quite interesting, and here's hoping he deals with his emotional issues.
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If there are more books contracted in this series- Ilona also said she will do more with Rose and Declan. I really hope there will be more and I also cant wait to read William. Definitely became a fan fave for me in the book :D
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I'm sure I'm not the first person to think of this, but I have an idea about why Curran blew Kate off for dinner.
I think it's because of all that blood in the last book. Kate's always so careful about letting her blood get found, and there was an awful lot of random blood flowing around and not getting mopped up. I wonder if Curran found out, and now he's not so sure what he's planning to mate.
Like I said, I'm probably not the first person to come up with this theory. It just struck me this morning, though, so I share.
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Interesting! Might be, but that doesn't really sound like Curran to not show because of speculation.
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But what if it's not speculation? The assumption throughout the books has been that the blood is a definitive indicator, and anyone who gets a hold of it will know for a fact what Kate is.
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Yes,that would put a different spin on it. I'm still not convinced not showing is what he would do with that info. Just seems off to me.
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I'm not convinced, either. But I like the theory. ;D I really look forward to finding out for real.
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IMO, Curran has made his decision and is, for some reason, protecting Kate by his sudden rejection. I have a feeling that when she finds out why, she will give him some trouble. ;)
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Maybe he's figured out who she is.
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I hope the spoiler thingys work cause it's my first time using them...Okay so here's my half-baked, harebrained idea on why Curran didn't show up for dinner. Curran suspected who Kate was, but didn't get comfirmation until she broke the sword. He's upset she didn't tell him. He's claimed her as his future mate and sees her not telling him as a trust issue(think of it as your spouse not telling you a huge secret). She doesn't trust him to keep her safe or to keep it under wraps and he feels he's proven himself by everything he's done for her (Midnight games/flying castle,etc). He sentenced himself to manual labor for participating in the other's "silliness" and has that time to brood about it. Meanwhile Mahon(who someone on Ilona's board said has something to do with Curran missing dinner and doesn't want them together) sees Saimen sp? posing as Kate do something very un-Kate-like. Mahon tells Curran, who is already upset with Kate, what happened, he doesn't believe she would do that, but doesn't give her the benefit of the doubt. Instead he decideds to distance himself from her to give him time to think without his need for her making decisions for him. I also think he's keeping tabs on her and is the tipster in chap 2. Who knows??? Is it May yet???? This waiting is killing me!!!!!!
EDITED to fix spoiler tags - Ellyll
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Oh, thank you. Not that I mind spoilers (and I was the one to come up with the Mahon-is-the-bad-guy-theory, after Ilona said that he thinks Curran isn't really in love with Kate), but I know that others do. So thank you for making it work.
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Do you think Aunt B and Mahon are having an affair? Wouldn't help if their fighting in separate corners over the Kate/Curran scenario.
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I can access the page again.
As a little thank you I'll bring you the links to some Alpha Menz...
Part 1: http://www.ilona-andrews.com/2009/11/23/okay/
Part 2: http://www.ilona-andrews.com/2009/11/23/alpha-menz-snippet-part-2/
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What exactly is Alpha Menz? It sounds totally great! Will it become a novel/series/anything? Will there be more Alpha Menz stuff? Enlighten me, please! ^-^
it's a ongoing online-story Ilona is writing and posting whenever she has time. although we devoted readers would love to see it published, it seems the editors think it's too .... special to publish it. *shrugs*
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This is all I could find the links to Alpha Menz its via tag search - I couldnt find a direct link hon
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/tag/alpha-menz/
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Kate this may help!!!!
Curran POV!!!! :D
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/2009/12/02/magic-strikes-curran-pov-part-1dedicated-to-the-mods-of-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-6185
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Curran POV part 2 is up!!!
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/2009/12/24/magic-strikes-curran-pov-part-2-dedicated-to-reece-n/comment-page-1/#comment-7219
I think this is the best one yet
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I've been re-reading the Kate Daniels series, I've picked up some snippets that I'd forgotton or glossed over.
1. Roland is still missing an eye.
- He must have some regenerative abilities, he's 4000 years old! But obviously not enough to grow back body parts. Personally, if I was Kate I'd go for the other eye. If you can't kill at least maim. He'll be blind...a bonus. ;D
2. Kate knows Rolands real name.
- But does she? He might have lied to Voron. A leader wouldn't share everything. But is it important? I'd like to image if you know an old, powerful beings name (that no-one else does), you get power over said creature. Cool, if it were true. 8)
3. Currans family is dead.
- It puts him on an equal personal level with Kate. :P
- Though I remember Ilona said on her blog or forum "who said Currans parents were dead?" ...umm you did! And it was mentioned in the recent POV.
4. How the hell did Voron come to know the witch Oracle?
5. Kate is immune to both the immortus (vampire) pathogen and Lyc-V.
(I'll shut up now, am rambling!!)
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I read the first two Kate Daniels books over again last week to remind myself what's going on :) So here are some questions.
Does anyone have any ideas about what kind of creature Roland is? In the second book, Kate tells someone (Red?) that Roland was alive when The Morrigan was just being dreamed up. And she says he's several thousand years old, too. What is he and how did he survive that long? And what did he do when the tech was in full swing for so long?
What is the timeline for the world in these books? How long as the magic been back in the world?
What made Curran decide to pursue Kate?
What other kind of magic can Kate do? And would she age normally? And do shapeshifters age normally?
Just the ones I could think of offhand.
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Pendle, I'm pretty sure Kate's not human. She can't catch Lyc-V or become a vampire. And I think it's pretty well established that Roland is DEFINITELY not human. ;D
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Pendle, I'm pretty sure Kate's not human. She can't catch Lyc-V or become a vampire. And I think it's pretty well established that Roland is DEFINITELY not human. ;D
She's not. Remember in Magic Mourns? That guy that brings her the apples no human can eat and she munches them for snack? I'd say that makes for her not being human.
As for Roland: he's the head, the founder member, the creator of the People. He's got his hands in death magic and he could very well be a demi-god or something that deals with necromancy and the likes. My mythology sucks so I have no idea who he might be or resemble. :P How did he survive during tech? The same way that ancient vampire from book #1 did (one of the ones his ex-wife wielded), the one with the odd-shaped head, remember? I have no idea how it managed, but if something so insignificant as a vampire survived, then Roland could too. :)
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@ Pendle- hey no harm in trying :P LOL
And you never know! ;D
I agree Maz but I think the growing influence of magic in the world adds to Roland's influence and magic. i think age is def a factor on how powerful a person is in the series.
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That's for sure, twin! :)
Could it be that I remember reading somewhere Ilona saying that shapeshifters age way more slowly than the average human? I could be utterly wrong, but I have the feeling I read something like this, I just can't remember where... :-[
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I think it was on the forum somewhere but there was something about them aging slowly. Makes you wonder if older the shape the more if affects aging. Ohhh wonder if i should ask ilona this- I am not sure if this is gonna get stamped though :D
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It could be related to shape, but I think it more likely it could be related to their power: the more powerful the shapeshifter, the slower s/he ages. :) And Curran can eat those apples too... ;D
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There might have been magic 4000 years ago. Probably was. Remember that whole thing about the pendulum swinging the world from magic-based to science-based, and back again?
Makes sense. How advanced would tech have been 4000 years ago?
Anyhow about Gods. I thought they couldn't set foot on earth unless during a powerful magic flare. I've got this image in my mind with a bunch of deities having a ruckus on Olympus, but they can't get off the mountain to meddle in the lives of us lowly mortals. I'd imagine it's like watching a soap opera.
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Pendle, I'm pretty sure Kate's not human. She can't catch Lyc-V or become a vampire. And I think it's pretty well established that Roland is DEFINITELY not human. ;D
She's not. Remember in Magic Mourns? That guy that brings her the apples no human can eat and she munches them for snack? I'd say that makes for her not being human.
Where did you read that scene? I cannot remember it.
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I thought about mentioning these questions at her forum, but I thought I'd just get us all talking here :) And now I definitely don't want to get "stamped!"
I can't remember Magic Mourns ... was that a short story/novella? I don't see how Roland can be human, but maybe just not completely human. And maybe this is a big assumption, but wasn't Kate's mother human? So even if Roland was nonhuman, Kate would be at least partially human. But then in the second book (I really need to remember names better), there's the issue of women taking on the powers of their lovers if they take their seed. So would Kate's mother have been changed by that - more than temporarily? (This might start another issue of what would happen to Kate if she and Curran had unprotected sex.)
In one of the books I read - maybe it was the second one - Kate says that the magic left the world around the Stone Age. That would make Roland around that old if he was around when magic was still in the world - which I think sounds right. Wow, that would make him *really* old. Again in the second book (geez), Kate tries to save Bran by pouring magic into him and she hears/thinks "this is how undeath is created." So 1) Kate could make vampires or other forms of undead, and 2) is this how Roland started the People? But vampires aren't supposed to be over 200 years old (somewhere in the series, probably that pesky second book) because Kate was surprised to be attacked by a vampire ~ 300 years old. So what was Roland doing in the ages before then?
And as I started the third book (Burns?) last night, I smiled to see a connection - we see Kate trying to talk a banshee down from a telephone pole because the woman's family called on her. But I'd just read in the first book where Kate related a very similar story to an innkeeper/barkeeper (?) she knew who wanted to know if his nephew should to into the Order. She tells the story of a family who called on the Order to contain a harpy (I think). But it turns out that the harpy was the man's aunt and he didn't know it - and the harpy was atop some kind of pole or structure. But the Order killed her even though the man begged them not to. I wonder if that was a deliberate similarity or an accidental one.
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Cerulean, I always assumed that the banshee/harpy stories similarity was purposeful.
"Magic Mourns" is a short story in Must Love Hellhounds, I think. It's mostly Andrea and Raphael.
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If Kate passes on some of her power to whomever she sleeps with (without the use of the mirror lock spell), the same should be said for Roland. I'd presume that's why Olathe was that powerful, but does the power transfer effects wear off?
It only works from the male to the female, not the reverse. So Kate couldn't pass anything along to a man using the mirror lock spell (as you mention); did you have other suggestions? They said that there was no other way for it to go from female to male. I think the effects do wear off, but it might take a long time. Olathe was still powerful and I got the impression that she'd been dumped by Roland a while back.
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Having sex with me meant sharing some of my magic.
Magic Burns pg188.
Kate's going to pass some of her power on regardless. I presume her mate's going to get a power boost, and that's why she only has one night stands because the effects less noticeable.
Do you think Curran can handle it?
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Pendle, I'm pretty sure Kate's not human. She can't catch Lyc-V or become a vampire. And I think it's pretty well established that Roland is DEFINITELY not human. ;D
She's not. Remember in Magic Mourns? That guy that brings her the apples no human can eat and she munches them for snack? I'd say that makes for her not being human.
Where did you read that scene? I cannot remember it.
It's at the end of the novella Magic Mourns, in the Must Love Hellhounds anthology. :) The novella revolves mainly about Andrea and Raphael, however Kate does appear at the end. Without wanting to spoil anything to anyone, let's say that there are these apples and no human is supposed to be able to eat them and Kate munches on them without problems of any sort. :)
Having sex with me meant sharing some of my magic.
Magic Burns pg188.
So we can more or less safely assume the same is true for Roland. :)
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Having sex with me meant sharing some of my magic.
Magic Burns pg188.
Kate's going to pass some of her power on regardless. I presume her mate's going to get a power boost, and that's why she only has one night stands because the effects less noticeable.
Do you think Curran can handle it?
*scoffing* Of course he can handle it. He's the Beast Lord. Of course, that means he has to make up his mind to handle it and not get his panties in a bunch. :P
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What I found the most disturbing about the Alpha Menz excerpts is the part where - and now I forget their names - (Lucas?) the main guy who may be the "hero" basically says as he's chewing on the heroine's arm, causing her great pain, that the only reason he didn't have sex with her is that she didn't want to be bound up, therefore trusting him, somehow. But he does fondle her without her consent. So basically, this guy is nigh unto torturing her, molesting her, and then would've raped her if she hadn't "trusted him." This same guy also believes he now owns her and her daughter. After she wakes up, she starts to make breakfast for everyone. It's clear she's going to be the cook, the slave, and the food for these men. Forever and with great pain, apparently. I don't need my heroes to be shining pure white knights, but I would prefer them to less monstrous.
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What I really love about Alpha Menz is that it is not romanticized. It is openly brutal, it is violent and it is ugly.
I often find a lot of so-called anti-heroes not that anti at all. If it wasn't mentioned I surely wouldn't have known that the writer intends them to be cruel.
Then I am often disappointed in their development: It is like 'Oh, you are my soulmate, all my foul behavioral patterns are forgotten'.
Both of these things won't be possible with characters like those.
It is extreme, but I love it.
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Eh, the blog didn't really say much other than she'll do what she feels right for the character. Which is as good and true answer, but it's not really revealing. I'll be honest, I don't quite get how people can find this hero attractive. I certainly know people have different preferences, but I'm just confused ... what was it about that excerpt that made the hero ... well, identifiable, maybe? He was interesting, and he was unique, but I don't get the fascination. I get that it's fun to see Illona writing a creative new world, but the characters and the plot sound just horrible. You know I wasn't so sure about The Edge at first b/c I couldn't see how she could make (I suck with names) the hero likable. But she completely turned me around and I love that book. However, Alpha Menz just had things that are line-crossing for me. I don't see how a hero can be redeemed when he molests and thinks about raping the heroine. Maybe I'm belaboring the point (and I apologize if I am), but I just don't get it.
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For me personally I think I am more interested in the world and the characters as in what will happen with/to them next. Based on the snippets so far I am not viewing the main male character in a romantic light but more of a can he is he capable of becoming "redeemed"? What happened to make the family dynamics the way they are? What is with this particular world? Why did they pick her? All those questions. Do I think the possibility exists that he might change? Yes, but I have no idea where it will go.
Again not every story is for everyone. I am just glad that we can all discuss this without folks jumping on each other :).
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I DO trust them, till now they never disapointed me. Every book i have read from
Illona Andrews was absolutley satisfying and i am sure, the next will be no exeption.
Thats why i am not fretting. They stand in the same line for me as our host, Patricia Briggs :-LOVE.
All i do with both authors is: looking happily forward to the next book.
All three are good as that, no worry´s from me. 8)
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I'm looking forward to see what they do with ALPHA MENZ. Why does Lucus have to be redeemable? Is he even really an anti-hero ? I guess I just see a dark, violent character who I want to read more about. I think its going to be published by ACE, its not a romance but UF, unless I'm mistaken. So, I'm hoping under the umbrella of UF the story will be allowed to be what it is.
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I can see Lucas as being reseemable. He is definitely an animal but I'm not sure that he actually had a chance to be otherwise, so he does fascinate me. But the real reason I would buy Alpha Menz is the world building. The little bit shown in her snippets is fascinating.
Back to the Kate 4 snippet. I'm very glad that the spoiler was taken down before I knew it was there. I'm not so sure I would have been able to resist looking and I really did not want to know. I voted "no" too.
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okay, 1st of all LOL on that snippet.... can't wait to get that book. bOuNcY
2nd on the other snippet with the tub..... ??? I was assuming it was the protagonist as we get her POV in the 3 previous books... but, if the authors decided to make a turn and get another POV on this scene the speculation will be driving me mad.... so... I refuse to think who those are and will wait patiently for the book... as patiently as I can >D
and last but not least... on Alphaz.... well... to me at least it's an interesting combination of... the worldbuilding, the characters, the story, the relationships, and the big mystery of Lucas.... Yep, he is one big mystery for me, because okay, he says he would do all of those things... he was craving to do all these things... but still he didn't. and the reasons he gives for Not doing anything is that she didn't give him those rights. That the deal didn't cover those rights, that she actually trusted him to stick to that deal. And yes, it is highly disturbing, and violent, and all of these things normal people consider sick... But, how is he any different than those Pirates Andrea reads about? To me at least the 'thinking' of something isn't the same thing as doing it, and how much different is he from Raphael in Nalini Singh's Angel's, the androgynes in Lili Saintcrow's Dante Valentine, or Nikolai in her Selene? Or any other dark character in any other book? Just because we can't have a POV from those dark characters doesn't mean they are not considering, thinking, craving something that would give any sane person pause.
Still, he understands that wanting something and doing it are to different things. I am curious as to what will happen with her daughter and maybe... the Stockholm's Syndrome?
Yes, I do have things I cannot read about, child abuse for example rises my hackles...
But those Alphaz intrigue me in a good way, and I have faith in the author's abilities to tell me a story that will continue to intrigue me.... 9) guess that's just me... :)
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I'm kinda disappointed that the story isn't a continuation of Rose and Declan. I also was curious to see the mischief Georgie and Jack could get into.
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Oh, how could I forget Dolittle? And Aunt Bea, too, so she can make us tea and bring us sex toys. :-whistle
You need someone to bring you those?
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you might know about it already, but..... kate daniels now has a wiki. it's still under construction and there'll be a lot of changes, but if you want to check it out:
http://kate.ilona-andrews.com/wiki/pmwiki.php
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I found the British cover for Magic Bites. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/0575093935/sr=8-7/qid=1267921539/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=266239&s=books&qid=1267921539&sr=8-7
I really don't like it. She looks like the girl playing Lucy in the Narnia films.
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About Kate. He is the information man.
i guess you mean that you think saiman knows more about kate than he lets on. gotta admit, I was pretty confuzzled by your comment.... it seemed so out of the blue :)
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Wouldn't be so sure wether he truely knows that information would be quite valueable at least for blackmail 9) and he is selling information after all. I guess he suspect, still wants to prove or to find out something... he just has to have a hint - don't think he would be so interested in Kate otherwise
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Sorry, when I said "he must know", I meant he must have worked it out. He would have been at the midnight games when Kate impaled herself on the blood sword. If he knew what the blood sword was, being the information man and all, then he's already got it all figured.
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or sells the info to Kate's enemies?
But Kate knows about Saiman. I don't think he'd sell her out.
And I am pretty sure Curran has figured out some if not all of it on his own.....I think.....
And Jim. I think it depends on exactly what Andrea told them about the Scarlet Star.
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Wasn't Kate 25 at the start of Bites?
I thought the same thing. That kinda stopped me from reading for a bit. It just wasn't my cuppa. I'm just waiting for Magic Bleeds.
I couldn't read it either, but there's an answer to the age question on Ilona's blog.
I always figured it was her birthday when she was enjoying her solitary drink, until Ghastek ruined it all. And I can't get that out of my head now.
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Compliments of the fabulous Jill Myles!!
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/forum/index.php?topic=17.330#lastPost (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/forum/index.php?topic=17.330#lastPost)
Hey a little NSFW warning! Thank goodness none of my students popped their head in my office. Still ... was totally worth it :-LOVE >D
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New short fiction up on her blog.
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Wow, love the new look. I think I like it better. Very cool! :D
You have my vote on that one. The new Kate on the website may not be as beautiful as the one on the book cover, but she is in "reality" more of what a trained, fierce, "take no sh*t" fighter would actually look like, physique, clothes and all. Of course that is my opinion.
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Actually, 'the rock' is usually the engagement ring, which women get and men don't. The wedding rings for both sexes are customarily (but not always) plain bands, or with very limited decoration. And it's usually (in the U.S., anyway) on the left hand. :)
Really? My mom's engagement ring has three rocks, her wedding ring has two; my best friends are both getting studded wedding rings (though the one threatened dire things if her fiance spent the money to get real diamonds). I guess I just thought that was typical then.
Also, they all still wear the engagement ring along with the wedding band; and my mom additionally has a third band my dad got her for their first anniversary (they fit together into a little roseate of diamonds). So there's still a rock there.
Black ring, though... does anyone know what powers would traditionally be associated with onyx, obsidian, or any other black stones?
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You are probably thinking that Slayer should be a huge medieval broadsword. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Without going all technical and saving my aching fingers a tremendous run around the keyboard, swords have come in all lengths, shapes (curved, straight,{variations of these} etc.) and weights. Swords from various areas of the world have taken on all these aspects (and more) as well as time periods they have come from.
So, until Ilona articulates very specific traits of Slayer, I think each reader can paint in their mind whatever image they want. Go for it!
I do like the blood all over it. Looks like Kate just had "a go" with something evil!
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ilona posted a pic of a saber (shashka) on the forum once, saying that was pretty much how slayer looked like. if you go to the kate daniels wiki you can find the pic there too....
http://kate.ilona-andrews.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Slayer
I actually carefully chose a such a sword for the wiki header :)
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Ah, thanks for the info!
Now that I think about it more carefully it makes sense for a woman to have a thinner sword.
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There is always a trade off between strength and weight, when going for a thinner blade. A broader blade is stronger, but a thinner blade is lighter and faster.
For length - longer blades are heavier, for one thing. Secondly, a long blade increases reach, but for a short person, you'd have to have a ridiculously long blade to have that reach give you an advantage over a tall person (I'm a short person, and when I fence, I'm up against people 8 inches or more taller than me... if I use the longest blade available and they use the shortest, we might break even on reach... and then my arm will get tired faster). On the other hand, a fast, skilled fighter with a shorter (lighter!) weapon can get inside the effective range of the longer weapon.
On the other hand, Kate strikes me as the type (with Voron's training) to use any weapon to her greatest possible advantage.
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Okay, all, I think we're getting a bit too heated about the sword picture.
Cheese, I'm sure no one intended any slight to Ilona about the picture of the sword. You and I both know how caught up readers can get in the accuracy of the pictures that go with books; it's an occupational hazard for the authors. :)
And, yes, all, it's definitely not a completely accurate picture of the specific sword that Kate uses, but I expect it's fairly difficult to find a picture of a woman wielding that particular uncommon saber, and we have no reason to suppose that it was custom-drawn for the occasion.
It's great to discuss it, but let's try to keep it civil, okay? ;D
Ellyll, Moderator
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OH. Holy. Crap. Ilona just posted a "what if Kate, Curran, and Jim Tweeted" scenario: I had to mute my business call so I could laugh. http://www.ilona-andrews.com/2010/05/04/phhhhttthhh/
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Poor Kate and Curran and Jim, can't twitter when the magic's up, won't twitter when Kate's mad at Curran. 9) *snort*
I agree Good Mazoku... I was doing a great job until I got to "I kil u." and then I absolutely died.
Also, how often has Kate NOT been fuming at Curran over something... and hasn't one of her primary goals a lot of the time been to avoid talking to Curran? I fail to see how this "declaring war" is different from usual... I mean, I have every faith in the author's abilities to create a special "Kate and Curran destroy the world because of their love/hate relationship" thing; I just have little faith in a reviewer who so obviously has not read the books.
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Actually, yes: I won Must Love Hellhounds last year. :-[
EDITED TO ADD LINK TO CONTEST: Go here and enter to win an early copy! I believe in spreading the :-LOVE.
http://hurog.com/forum/index.php?topic=4959.msg262757#msg262757
Ahahah: you know how I had already ordered it on my internet bookstore? I'm keeping the order standing and giving that copy to a friend of mine I got hooked on the series!! LOL LOL I believe in spreading the love too!! :-LOVE
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did you see ilona's blog post about the short story 'the questing beast'? it's now available in e-reader formats. for FREE!
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There is a very fun interview with Mahon and Aunt B from the Paperback dolls - :D
http://bit.ly/aVLRXH
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Another short story is always a plus.
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I wasn't worried so much about Kate being angry at Andrea, I was worried it was the other way around. I thought Andrea was mad at Kate for doing something she both wanted to do/felt she should do, and felt duty bound not to do.
This was kinda what I was thinking... Then I had an evil thought. What if Ted figured out what Andrea was and something happened to her and that's why she hasn't contacted Kate.
I had it as I fell asleep last night and it has stuck in my head. Just thought I'd share.
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I have a feeling Ted is going to find out about Andrea eventually, but I doubt that's why Andrea is avoiding Kate. She may be upset and feeling guilty for not helping the Pack. Kate and Andrea need to team up and work together -- Maxine could be the secretary. :D And not to mention, if Aunt B wants Andrea to be Alpha, she wouldn't be able to keep her job at the Order. She couldn't keep her identity secret if she was Alpha.
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My feelings about is that she is probably embarrassed about facing Kate and more specifically Raphael due to her torn loyalties with the Order and the shifters. I think she will be facing a similar crossroads that Kate faced and she has to choose and I agree Ted will find out sooner or later and I suspect that deep down he knows that Andrea is a shifter especially after that Loup attack with her partner.
I really hope she works things out with Raphael and she is going to have to face a lot more later when her is secret is known with other shifters. I feel for her but I don't think the Order especially the people who are running it will have the shifter's best interests at heart and they might even join forces with Roland especially since he is trying to get rid of them.
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Okay, I'll try. Given the peroration from Ted on what constitutes "human", I really don't see the Order joining forces with the People. In Magic Burns, didn't the Order pull everyone out - except Andrea - leaving the weres and the People to face the Fomorians because of something Roland was up to?
There, did that work?
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Arrgh! I want to read beneath the evil black lines, I want to read beneath the evil black lines, I want to read beneath the evil black lines, I want to read beneath the evil black lines, I want to read beneath the evil black lines!
But I haven't got the book yet! (http://www.home.no/sirip/sur_2.gif)
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Stayed away from chat, no spoilers for me. book is in shipping. bOuNcY
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Can we still speculate about the nature of Curran's beast? I have an idea I'd like to toss around.
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Sure, why not?
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Okay. Panthera leo spelaea, the cave lion. Makes modern lions look puny. Here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera_leo_spelaea
Supposedly stood better than 5 ft tall at the shoulder (gulp). Now extinct - in our world, anyway - but the author(s) have been hinting for some time that Curran's magic goes way back, so when I first read the description of him, I got suspicious.
What do y'all think?
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Sorry for the double post but check out what I just found!!!!
A Curran POV for Magic Bleeds!!!!
Warning! Spoilers present!
bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY http://www.ilona-andrews.com/2010/05/26/magic-bleeds-curran-pov/ (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/2010/05/26/magic-bleeds-curran-pov/) bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY
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I'm still lookinf for the thread where Ilona herself mentioned it but here is a thread where a forum member answered a that question.
He is a Panthera leo atrox.
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/forum/index.php?topic=75.0 (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/forum/index.php?topic=75.0)
art, when we had the forum break down some of her answered questions got lost, but luckily most long-time members have the answers memorised *lol*
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Aha! Well, I wasn't too far off; spelaea was most probably the Eurasian form of the same beastie. Looks like the morphology of the skull is pretty much identical, from what I can see. Depending on when and how often the Bering land bridge was open, migration between the two continents would have been a cinch. Another mystery cleared up - thanks much, Art!
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Oh, wow, the Curran POV. :-LOVE :-LOVE :-LOVE :-LOVE
Ummm... Saiman is dead now, isn't he? ah, I'll miss the *&$%#@$
OK, in reality, I think that as a character he is too useful to let Curran or Jim ACTUALLY kill him.
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Kyria - Kate got Curran to agree not to kill Saiman, remember? Because she needed him.
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This is semi related to Ilona but I had to link it. Jill Myles who writes funny paranormal UF did a fantastic mini fanfic based on Magic Bleeds. Its on the Odds Shots blog plus there is a giveaway!
http://www.theoddshots.com/2010/05/magic-and-my-heart-bleeds/
Beware dont drink or eat anything when reading- its hazardous to your health :D
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*snerk* at Mary Sue Bleeds. I don't think I've ever read any Jill Myles. Must rectify that. :-whistle
Yeah, thought same thing when I read this "fan-fic" myself - was very amused!
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I just finished the book. I loved it. :-LOVE :-LOVE :-LOVE :-LOVE It's maybe the first time in my life I finish a book and feel the need to read it again right away. ;D It's so awesome I have no words for it.
Erra is one of my favorite villains ever. She and Kate drinking tea together and looking up the definition of "psychopath" had me in laughing fits.
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I was rereading the last fight yesterday and came across something interesting that I hadn't noticed the first time round.
After Erra dies and when Curren picks Kate up, there is a vampire watching them... and Kate breaks Erra's blood ward with her own blood so Curran doesn't get hurt again. I wonder if Gastek is piloting that vamp? I have a feeling that he will definitely notice something like that...
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Interesting. I didn't notice that Art, good call.
However, I get the feeling that Ghastek may not use the info against Kate because he respects and likes her.
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Oh, I totally agree with you! Ilona and Gordon have brilliantly written Ghastek as likeable so I forget that he works on the 'other' team. But when I see how he has respected Kate in a lot of ways, I wonder if he would turn on her. But, whatever direction Ilona and Gordon write his character will be interesting, of course. :D
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Did I miss what happened to Grendel?
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In the spoiler chat that Ilona and Gordon had, they said that: Ghastek is VERY power-hungry. He's very good at hiding it, but I think Gordon said something along the lines of, "he has big plans." So I suspect Ghastek would do what's best for Ghastek, regardless of the fact that he does like Kate. If being nice to her goes against his best interests, I don't think he'd hesitate to sell her out.
So maybe he will use her to get Roland down and all his lackies. Then he'll be the most powerful of the people. But yeah, I agree with you. He is an opportunist.
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mtomni, Andrea has Grendel at the end of Magic Bleeds.
Pfeff -- I wouldn't call Ghastek an opportunist. Just VERY pragmatic. And with a very long-term plan.
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I know Kate always seems to think that Nataraja is the mastermind and that Gastek has no idea what he is up to, but I'm not convinced. I agree that Nataraja is the mastermind, but I'm convinced that Gastek has a very good idea of what he is up to and is just giving him enough rope to hang himself with... a void at the top in the People's palace would be very good for Gastek. I wish I knew more about Rowena so I can figure out where she is in all of this.
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I agree about Ghastek being an opportunist. I think he is close to guessing if not has guessed Kate's background by now. He has his vamps watching her closely so he will use her in his power plays against Nataraja.
What I find interesting is Erra's comments about Roland's melancholy about losing Kate- I don't think Voron was honest about the reasons why her mother fled with him. I also think this would be a fantastic twist if it was true!
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That would be an interesting twist.
It doesn't register in my brain, but did Voron actually see Kate's mother die?
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That is something I've been wondering too Has. Is Roland as evil as we thought? I believe he did lots of bad things, but in a life that long anyone would make lots of mistakes and with that much power they would be far reaching mistakes. Was there another reason why he killed her mother? Did Voron raise her to kill to protect herself... or maybe because he was in love with her mother too? So many questions... What really happened?
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I think Roland is very ruthless and is ambitious but I also he has to be multilayered instead of the being the big bad evil guy, which is way to cardboard cut out villian. I think Kate has to realise that and my gut feeling is that Voron manipulated the situation to get revenge back on Roland and what better is to twist his own daughter against him- I loved the juxtaposition of Erra who is the woman which Voron tried to turn Kate into. I also find it interesting Hugh has held back as well - even though I suspect he has information/proof of Kate's background.
I think the confrontation between Roland and Kate will be very twisty :D
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Has - I like the way you think -- I had some of the same thoughts but couldn't quite put them into words as well as you did. ;)
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Erra keeps referring (sneeringly) to Roland as a builder-type, whereas she's definitely into kicking over the anthill. Or she was. I was never sure all through MB whether Roland had sent her, or whether she saw a chance to kill someone and went awol. They almost sound like avatars of the original forces of order and chaos, and now chaos is out of the picture. Hmmm.
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Just a heads-up. We're going to be pruning here soon.... >D
Your tough, but fair, mods.... >D
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What did some of the commenters mean by "trolls"? What's going on with Ilona and Gordon? Where are the trolls bothering them?
They got some really nasty comments when Ilona changed the look of the website to the bright, cheery fall stuff. I think they deleted the worst of them, but their kids were reading the comments and got really upset. It was a mess.
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LOL When I read that i couldnt help think of this :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxiv3CBMS4M
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All I could think about was.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmu5sRIizdw
Thanks Rob, that made my day!
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LOL LOL LOL LOL A bunny duck!! LOL LOL LOL
uhhh... is that a buck? a dunny?
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(http://thedevilspanties.com/comics/20111230.gif)
(The previous comic, which was commented on, will shortly be posted in the naughty corner.)
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This was on Ilona's Facebook page.
(http://www.ilona-andrews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Magic_Bites1-198x300.jpg)(http://www.ilona-andrews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kitty-in-a-curran-hat-300x300.jpg) Which leads to the "Next" cover?
(http://www.ilona-andrews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Magic-sees-a-bird.jpg) LOL LOL LOL LOL
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Someone has set up a PIRATED kindle download of http://www.amazon.com/Questing-Beast-ebook/dp/B009I4OWAS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351603844&sr=8-1&keywords=questing+Beast
~~ an item that is free at the Ilona Andrews website, for $5.99, none of which will go to her & Gordon. She's requesting people post reviews saying it's stolen & urging others not to buy.
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So, I was rereading Magic Strikes and found an interesting typo. Accouding to my ARC Saiman sent Kate flowers and a thank you CAR. Wouldn't it be nice to get a car as a thank you? I knew Saiman was rich, but that's just taking it to a whole new level.
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:D now that would be taking it to a whole new lever.
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...sadly, the car was one of the ones that Curran got a hold of... LOL
(I'm pretty sure the car attack was post-flowers/card, but that was the first thing I thought of...)
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was the next book.
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NEW INNKEEPERS!!! :)
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I don't think I'll be getting tired of Sean any time soon. LOL
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cocky thing, ain't he... and yet somehow he's still somewhat underpowered in this relationship...
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For those of us who don't have it on bookmarks, or whatever, chapter 7 part two Inkeepers: http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2013/01/clean-sweep-chapter-seven-part-2/
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Isn't it up to chapter 7 part 3? Can't get it to move forward...
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Chapter 7 part 2 is as far as it has gone so far. :)
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New Innkeeper http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2013/01/chapter-eight-part-1/
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So, after Chapter 8, Part 1 of the Inkeeper was posted I reread the story from chapter one to eight and I really like how the story is coming together.
I then re-read all her short stories and really hope that Ilona and Gordon write more Kinsmen and Julie stories. I'm really curious about the dragon boy in An Apple for the Creature.
I hope that the announcement is a new series!
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New Inkeeper http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2013/01/chapter-eight-part-2/
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Gorgeous cover for Magic Rises which was just unveiled! http://www.ilona-andrews.com/news/publishing-news/cover-reveal-magic-rises
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It suits Kate. :)
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I *love* this cover. Kate is powerful without being sexualized. And the colors really will make the book stand out. I think it's wonderful.
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Love the cover! So sexy! :-LOVE
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New Clean Sweep http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2013/02/chapter-nine-part-1/
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Can't wait for the next installment LOL
That cover is lovely, it's my favorite so far!
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Very good news on the Blog!
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/news/publishing-news/new-and-exciting-announcement
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New Clean Sweep http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2013/02/chapter-nine-part-2/
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New Clean Sweep:
http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2013/02/chapter-ten-part-1/
I have this irrational urge to whap Sean on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper.
I wouldn't do it to a real dog, but somehow werewolves with testosterone poisoning don't count.
If I was feeling charitable, I probably wouldn't do it while the vampire was watching. I have a rule of never trusting vampires. Even intergalactic ones.
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It is amazing that both of them have the same reaction to raw sewage. LOL
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well, they're similar personality types, aren't they?
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LOL Sort of. Not that they'll believe it until they finish their fight. Testosterone poisoning.
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It isn't a fight it is bonding for the testosterone poisoned :P
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New Clean Sweep.
http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2013/02/chapter-ten-part-2/
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OMG that was epic. And in other news, Ive never understood the "naked-type" drunk, either.
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Found it.
And another interesting tidbit:
"Curran is Panthera leo atrox, and when we were researching this prehistoric animal, we stumbled onto an article that said they may have been grey and striped. We thought a grey lion would be kind of cool. We did take the liberty of giving him a mane, even though this particular breed of lions were mane-less."
Is that something they mention in the books at all? I just looked that species up on the internet, and holy moly! Big cat! I like the images that show the comparison between that animal and today's African lion. Big size difference. And the fact that it's a prehistoric animal also sort of helps to explain why Curran is referred to as a First. (I guess.)
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(http://www.ilona-andrews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/here-kitty-kitty.jpg)
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New Innkeeper http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/03/chapter-11-part-3/
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wow
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Hey, Pagan rituals are very dramatic and tend to be very beautiful, just ask the Pagans... :-whistle
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So Magic Breaks and Burn For Me are both semifinalists at Dabwaha today, and BFM has a comfortable lead in its category, but MB is floundering after an early lead in its. Nook won't let me post links easily, but if you go to IA's blog there is a voting link and a Kate-Curran-Julie Twitter conversation to sweeten the deal. Let's fly those UF colors high!
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http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/04/chapter-twelve-part-1/
Go Dana! LOL
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http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/04/chapter-twelve-part-2/
Poor Orro!
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and Sean Arrives...
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Part 3&4 (http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/04/chapter-twelve-part-3-and-4/)
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Delightful.
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I seem to have forgotten, but can someone remind me who Turan Adin is?
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The fantastic warrior that the Nuan Clan has that the other two sides can not beat.
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Ah. Thank you. I hadn't remembered him being mentioned previously.
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Chapter Nine
“Turan Adin is a creature of war,” Robart said and drank some of his mint tea. “He breathes and lives battle. Slaughter runs in his veins. The Nexus was settled almost twenty years ago in Nexus time and he has been there since the very beginning. He is the rassa in the red grass, the shirar in the deep water. The demon of that hell.”
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Man, now I feel even worse for him than I did in the last bit.
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http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/04/chapter-thirteen-part-1/
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Wow! Psychology and physiology lesson as tactics.
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I'm not really sure if the first book is still for free or have I to buy the first now, and the second is (weekly I think?) online?
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At least the first three chapters of book one are still online. Book two is still coming out as a serial. It is supposed to be weekly, but ends up a bit more random.
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Thank you, Janilee. I know myself, if I start to read I need it all :D
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Pee Wee, I liked it so much, I purchased a copy, and will do te same when book 2 is complete :)
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:)
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Pee Wee, I liked it so much, I purchased a copy, and will do te same when book 2 is complete :)
I did too, or I was going to and happened to comment slightly sulkily :-[ at their blog about higher price for me here on the edge of Europe, and she happened to see it as I commented, and gifted me a copy of the book(file). Anyway, I am planning on buying this one as it comes avaiilable. :)
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http://www.ilona-andrews.com/magic-shifts-excerpt/ (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/magic-shifts-excerpt/)
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I hadn't seen the teaser of the Hugh D'Ambre before tonight...
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It was a fun April Fool's Joke.
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Haha, it amuses me that they left that where it still shows up on the main page, a month after April Fool's.
Granted, one of the blog posts was that now they kind of want to try actually writing it (based on the reaction it got). I would love to see it done, simply because I think that the writers are capable of creating a compelling story where the reader cheers for Hugh... without negating the fact that we all hate him from Kate's perspective.
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Who's hoping that Nuan Cee's guest is Sean? I don't even care whether it's likely or not. That's what I want.
I'm not sure this is what I want anymore. Poor Sean.
but it does make life more interesting.
and I'm still happy to see him. :)
P.S. - new Sweep In Peace (http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/05/chapter-14-part-1/)
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:D
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New chapters are up:
http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/category/sweep-in-peace/page/4/
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After much consideration, I am really suspicious of the motivations for bringing Sean to the Inn. Like I said, I'm happy to see him. But the merchants are aware of his personal connection with Dina and the Inn. They know that Dina is not always mercenary in her decision-making, despite her attempts to remain neutral. They may have brought him in to raise the stakes for Dina.
Plus, if anyone else figures it out, they might question her neutrality. Everyone is still floundering at this point, trying to figure out their next moves... so there's still the chance that they'll achieve peace. But although Arland didn't hate Sean so much when they parted ways, I don't imagine it would go over real well if the vampires figured out that the merchants' secret weapon scary monster dude is Dina's old friend Sean.
Just sayin' - don't trust the merchants right now, guys.
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And don't trust George.
These "Big Picture" guys do not look at the small bits of collateral damage that follows them. :o
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http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/05/chapter-14-part-2/
More information and a new challenge.
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And don't trust George.
...but I still picture George as the little boy from the Edge, so I have a hard time seeing him pragmatically after a certain point.
So... the merchants brought Sean into the mix, knowing they could put themselves in a win-win situation by exploiting Dina and Sean's... can I call it romantic subtext? I feel like they're not exactly friends, but they're not involved in a relationship at this time, either. Anyway, either they get Sean as their champion until he dies, or they get the peace treaty signed, or (as they were hoping would be the case) both.
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Wonder if it was part of George's calculation?
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I doubt it, I find it very unlikely he would have known that Dina and the current Turan Adins knew each other.
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I agree with Z, George already said he did not know "what" the Turin Adin was. Would surmise he wouldn't know either.
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This post will be chock-full of spoilers. Even though the last book came out a year ago, I'll use spoiler tags.
I just finished a re-listen of Magic Rises, and it raised a question that's been lingering since I read Magic Breaks: Do we think that the identify of Hugh's mole on the Pack Council has truly been resolved?
In Magic Rises, Hugh reveals that that he knows that Kate said to the Pack Council at the end of the events of Book 4. But in Magic Breaks, after Curran rescues Kate from Mishmar, he tells her that he found out that Jennifer was approached by Hugh's people after Daniel was killed...which was at the end of Book 5.
So that makes me think Jennifer couldn't be the original mole, and that that was a nice red herring Ilona fed us.
We readers don't know all the Clan Alphas. This would be the list prior to the events of Magic Rises:
CAT: Jim...and I think I've read online that the female cat alpha is one of his sisters? Has she ever been named? This is a plot hole for me, because when Kira is first mentioned in Magic Rises, isn't Kate surprised to LEARN that Jim has sisters? So how can the female cat alpha be Jim's sister if Kate is surprised to learn that he even has sisters? Regardless, I find it hard to believe that one of the cat alphas is the mole.
RAT: Tom and Robert Lonesco. Possible that one of them is the mole, but I find that hard to believe, especially after reading Magic Breaks. Just doesn't seem like their style.
HEAVY: Mahon and Martha. Come on...I cannot believe that one of them would be the mole.
WOLF: Daniel and Jennifer. The timing is wrong for Jennifer, I think, and I dunno...Daniel seems too honorable.
BOUDA: Aunt B and Raphael -- I think Raphael is the male bouda alpha at that time. NO WAY is either of them the mole.
NIMBLE: We know nothing about Nimble, except that the alpha couple challenged Kate at the Council meeting and she killed them and they were replaced by the betas. Clearly the original alphas could not be the moles. Maybe the replacement alphas -- the betas -- were. Clan Nimble doesn't really have much of a presence in this series.
JACKAL: I don't think we know who the Jackal alphas are. Have they ever been named. My vote for Council mole goes to the Jackals. If nothing else, it would tie in with Hugh's preferred shapeshifter soldiers of choice. Hibla and most of her people were Jackals.
(It could also be one of the BETAS. They were present in that Pack Council meeting as well. But that seems unlikely simply because it wouldn't be impactful for it the mole to be one of the betas.)
Okay, next questions:
Given Kate and Curran's separation from The Pack and Roland's agreement to leave them alone, does it even MATTER whether or not a mole is still out there. Kate is no longer in hiding, she has claimed the city, and one could even argue that she's under Roland's protection (since he agreed that he would give no order to any of his people to mess with her).
Obviously it might not be over for Hugh: Curran has bested him in a fight now TWICE and Kate has bested him once; Curran has Kate (whom Hugh wants); Hugh failed where Landon Nez succeeded (in persuading Kate to come to Roland of her own free will); and Kate -- after claiming the city -- will have more power than ever. (Magic Break explains that by claiming the City, Roland reaps the harvest of that land's magic. So the same should happen for Kate, and that upsurge of power will make her MORE of a challenge to Hugh, won't it?)
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But the pack itself could or would still be seen as a threat by Roland.
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Nimble: seems to read as a mishmash with no real "Alpha". Possibly they have a chosen delegate for Pack Business.
I think there is still a Mole, and, I think it is a Beta, not an Alpha due to being able to be more able to go places outside the Keep than an Alpha can unobserved as they are the ones running errunds for the Alphas all the time. not just enforcers but gophers as well.
I agree with Janilee on the Pack being seen as a threat. Especially since it appears the Pack Territory is not actually in the Claimed part of the City. Roland attacking the pack can't be seen as him attacking the City IF they don't actually lie in the Claimed part of the City. I can also see the Pack "Hiring" Kate and Curran to locate A Mole or Multiple Moles in the Pack to keep Open Ties as a way to keep Roland back. "We are Allies still even though they renounced their titles and severed all ties, we have Hired them under New Contract as our Advisors/Investigators" kind of angle.
As for Jim and the Female Alpha, I believe Kate 'assumed' Jim was the only Alpha of the Cats and when she finds out he has a Sister is when she learns of a Female Alpha. At least that is how I tracked it when I read them.
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I'm pretty sure that the keep is actually within the claimed part of the territory though.
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New Sweep in Peace http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/05/chapter-15-part-1-and-2/
A woman with a plan.
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Breathless - finished the first Cleen Sweep. Will reach you ;D
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:D
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And now I've to wait - this is hard :o
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http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/05/chapter-15-part-3/
Another note suggests they are trying to finish this soon.
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Wheeee!!!!
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Wheeee!!!!
+1
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New Innkeeper
http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/05/chapter-fifteen-part-4/
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See? I told you that everything with George came back to the little boy from the Edge.
Speaking of which, I want more Jack.
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Don't know if we're going to get more Jack.
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Kyria
(https://localtvwtvr.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/jack-daniels.jpg)
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I'm looking forward to how this all turns out.
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*sigh*
Wycked, you know that's not the Jack I'm referring to. I'm a Wild Turkey girl. 9)
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*sigh*
Wycked, you know that's not the Jack I'm referring to. I'm a Wild Turkey girl. 9)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Lynx_lynx_poing.jpg)
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Ah. Much more betterer. :)
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Yes, that's the missing lynx. :-whistle
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That one definitley belongs in Groaners.
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*obligatory somewhat-amused groan* :)
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*obligatory somewhat-amused groan* :)
No more? Sigh. I must be losing my touch.
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Chapter 16 part 1 http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/06/chapter-16-part-1/
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The End
http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/06/chapter-16-part-and-epilogue/
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The End
http://demo.ilona-andrews.com/2015/06/chapter-16-part-and-epilogue/
Loved it.
Including the epilogue. LOL
Always leave'em laughing.
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:D Poor Officer Maris. Orro has spoken! LOL
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Who didn't see it coming that Orro was going to stick around?
Officer Marais... sir, just be happy with your new fuel mileage and just Shut Up!
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Who didn't see it coming that Orro was going to stick around?
Officer Marais... sir, just be happy with your new fuel mileage and just Shut Up!
I expected Caldenia to offer to pay Orro's wages myself.
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Orro probably should have held out for that. It honestly sounds like Caldenia was desperate enough she might have considered it.
But, I thought from the beginning that it sounded like money is less of a motivator to Orro than the work itself. And having Dina not only give him the chance to regain his place but also look past the guy who prepared the tea as the obvious choice for the poisoner (not that it would have worked in anyone's favor to blame him, but by his reaction you can tell that he was still afraid that would be the outcome), both make him inclined to favor her.
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Very true. And he found a kitchen that need him.
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Oro? He now has a place he is needed, he is an artist in need of a place to perform his art, and he may well be foreseeing that this Inn will have gained a reputation that brings him more challenges.
Officer Maris? He has a questioning mind, and knows something far outside ordinary is going on. If it was his own car with that gas mileage he might shut up and enjoy it, and how is he going to explain the fact that he is not buying gas or using it from the Department's pumps?
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I suppose it would go against his morals to siphon from his cop car into his personal vehicle.
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It might be what saves his job. LOL
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uhm, you guys are missing something, that cruiser may actually belong to him if he is being allowed to drive it for personal business. If he was sent out of town on business, he wouldn't get to take his cruiser, he would be expected to fly and use his personal vehicle. If the cruiser is actually his personal vehicle, then he can use it for personal business. There are some jurisdictions that offer incentives if the officers provide or pay for their own cruisers so the department can save money
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In that case, he should just enjoy!
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uhm, you guys are missing something, that cruiser may actually belong to him if he is being allowed to drive it for personal business. If he was sent out of town on business, he wouldn't get to take his cruiser, he would be expected to fly and use his personal vehicle. If the cruiser is actually his personal vehicle, then he can use it for personal business. There are some jurisdictions that offer incentives if the officers provide or pay for their own cruisers so the department can save money
"Officer Marais rolled down his window. “I had a five-day training session in Houston this week. I don’t like leaving my family alone overnight, so I every day I drove to Houston and back.”"
For the story Officer Marais drove his cruiser on official business all this distance. I know nothing of police procedures, but I am startled at the idea that in some jurisdictions the officers own cruisers.
Someone higher in rank and wearing plain clothes I could understand using their own vehicles, but that shocks me.
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In TN it is required that constables procure their own vehicles.
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the training is out of town, the district would have paid for him to fly up, but because he chose to drive, he would have to use his personal vehicle. Remember, in going to Houston, he is going out of his jurisdiction, which means his cruiser is useless as a Police Vehicle. The only way he could justify driving it is if it belongs to him.
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the training is out of town, the district would have paid for him to fly up, but because he chose to drive, he would have to use his personal vehicle. Remember, in going to Houston, he is going out of his jurisdiction, which means his cruiser is useless as a Police Vehicle. The only way he could justify driving it is if it belongs to him.
Okay, it's just that the fact that there are jurisdictions where officers own the vehicles with the lights and sirens and radios and whatever else is way outside of my sphere of knowledge. Thanks for the information.
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Anne Sowards @AnneSowards 11 hours ago
also: @ilona_andrews is taking questions this week on Goodreads's ASK THE AUTHOR. Info: http://www.ilona-andrews.com/blog/2015/07/26/ask-the-author/ …
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http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/a-long-crazy-trip-chatting-with-ilona-andrews/
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Cannot wait to get my hands on that book.
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That was fun.
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I grabbed it today after work, but haven't started it yet. I'm looking forward to this!
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I expect mine today. And I saw this a few minutes ago:
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/blog/2015/08/04/errata/
Oops. Two letters. But it means that First Editions will have a distinct point of proof.
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LOL
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I got two copies, one for the house and one for Elder Daughter who has her own apartment. I had not reminded her it was coming out, and the look on her face when she saw me holding out her very own copy was worth every penny and then some. Younger daughter who is briefly at home between AT hike and internship is reading the house copy. I will get to it after I finish revising an article for reprint (after twelve years. Good thing it's held up well.). That kid better be done by lunchtime tomorrow or there will be trouble.
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One Fell Sweep has its first chapter up!http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2016/01/29/one-fell-sweep-chapter-1/ (http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2016/01/29/one-fell-sweep-chapter-1/)
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:D Woo! Hoo!
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Yey! bOuNcY
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bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY
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They are trying to put up an Innkeeper installment every Friday, and so far they are succeeding. This week's was particularly good.
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Who thinks that Arland's fixation on Dina will be moving to her sister?
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-raised hand- Me.
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That's what I'm looking at, also. I think she had him from the time he realized she fixed her own armor the hard way.
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I agree.
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:D
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So do I :D
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Instead of One Fell Sweep, they posted the start of Magic Binds! bOuNcY
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Instead of One Fell Sweep, they posted the start of Magic Binds! bOuNcY
Yes! And I tied right into it!
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Ooooh! Ooooh! How do you do spoiler bars? I don't usually comment on prepublished stuff, but WOOOHOOOO! A certain character finally figures it out!
Never mind, found the spoiler tag thread. Let me see whether I can make this work:
Mahon is finally onboard with Kate!
*buffs nails* Am I awesome, or what? I totally figured out what the average first-grader could!
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https://sweeps.penguinrandomhouse.com/enter/ilona-andrews-kate-daniels
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https://sweeps.penguinrandomhouse.com/enter/ilona-andrews-kate-daniels
Thanks for the heads-up on this.
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Out today! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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I know, I stayed up past 2am finishing it. It was amazing, needing to work on about 5 hours of sleep was not.
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LOL Been there and done that too.
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I started earlier and was only up until 11:30. WIN!
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I started it as soon as it was available. :(
Despite the warnings, I wasn't expecting so much introspection, but it really made the book.
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New OFS chapter up!
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O.K., it is good Dina should be getting more help soon. As for the rest, they need to write faster.
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They said they want to finish it this week! This is so awesome! And they couldn't have picked a better week - my mom is here. I totally deserve a reward.
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They said they want to finish it this week! This is so awesome! And they couldn't have picked a better week - my mom is here. I totally deserve a reward.
LOL Rewards are good.
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You totally do.
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http://www.ilona-andrews.com/snippet-for-you/
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O.K., so I want to se her in a book soon! LOL
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O.K., so I want to se her in a book soon! LOL
Seconded, though, if she does it in the Style of Innkeeper, as an online set, I won't complain either...
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:) Very nice thank you.
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Cool!
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I look forward to it.
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Whew, quite a haul.
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Entered.
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New Innkeeper up! WOOOHOOO!!! It's about Maude.
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:D
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About Maude, who was not told just how much she had impressed Arland's Uncle.
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Apparently.
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Even if she was, she has all that past experience to go by.
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Currently listening to White Hot,
and finding that though I really like the world and story building, I am finding too much similarity with Kate/Curran, almost like listening too the same conversation yet from a totally different book. Almost to the point it feels like the interaction is detracting from the story line. Probably just me, but that is how it is feeling to me. At one point, I really expected to here Kate or Curran's name slip out by mistake since the Narrator is the same for both book series.
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Separate from my previous post, Chapter 2 of Maud is up
http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/01/05/chapter-1-part-2/
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Helen is spectacularly cute as always.
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Currently listening to White Hot,
and finding that though I really like the world and story building, I am finding too much similarity with Kate/Curran, almost like listening too the same conversation yet from a totally different book. Almost to the point it feels like the interaction is detracting from the story line. Probably just me, but that is how it is feeling to me. At one point, I really expected to here Kate or Curran's name slip out by mistake since the Narrator is the same for both book series.
I didn't notice that in reading them. It might be specific to the audio versions.
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I didn't notice it either. I think Rogan and Nevada are more playful.
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New chapter:
http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/01/12/chapter-2-part-1/
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:)
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:)
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Maude's Novella Chapter 2.2 (I am waiting for the proper title!)
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/mauds-novella-chapter-2-part-2/
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Yay!
The name suggestion in the comments are quite fun, but I would like it to get a real one soonish.
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New Sweep of the Blade is up.
Yes, the new title was announced!
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:D
They must be feeling better. It's late because they had some of the crud that's going around.
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New Sweep of the Blade is up.
Yes, the new title was announced!
http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/01/29/chapter-3-part-1/
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:D
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They have been busy
Chapter 3 part 2
http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/02/02/chapter-3-part-2-2/
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The pic that goes with it is quite awesome.
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Missed this http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/02/09/chapter-3-part-3/
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I go there every Friday. They usually post new chapters in the afternoon.
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It used to be Mondays. I'll get the hang of it sooner or later.
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http://www.ilona-andrews.com/maud-novella-chapter-4-part-1-and-2/
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LOL Helen!
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Now I am totally dying for Friday.
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https://www.rtbookreviews.com/blog/140016/cover-breakdown-ilona-andrewss-magic-triumphs
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That is a lot more analysis than I usually put into a cover, but you've got to while away the time somehow.
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/02/23/chapter-4-part-3/
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Hmm.... Candy!
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Sweet!
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Interesting backstory.
http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/03/02/chapter-5-part-1/
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/03/09/chapter-5-part-2/
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LOL "What if I were a werewolf?"
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That cracked me up too.
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http://www.ilona-andrews.com/innkeeper-delayed-bribe-presented/
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Pretty fantastic.
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New Sweep of the Blade installment. Can't put up url with my Kindle. http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/03/23/chapter-6-part-1-and-2/
Sniff sniff Helen! :-' Child brings a tear to the eye every time.
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She is a fierce wild beast.
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Three (3) chapters of the new Hugh book posted!
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http://www.ilona-andrews.com/iron-and-magic-and-contest/
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New Maud chapter up!
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:o I understand Maud's concern for Helen a bit more now.
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:D I just want Illemina to see that video. :D
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LOL And, perhaps, her consort.
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A lot of folks are going to be revising their opinion of Maud. I'm wondering how her kill-count compares to others, and if she is given a title due to it.
I imagine a precis of the video will circulate shortly; perhaps soon enough for Illemina to see it while she still has some bruises from the Ladies Communal.
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Their opinion of humans in general may undergo a shift as well.
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:) Perhaps, but it takes a lot to pound through xenophobia.
I'd stick with their ability to see Maude in a different light.
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Sad but true.
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:D I wasn't expecting it. They have put up the beginning of Chapter 7. And we get to eavesdrop. bOuNcY
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Surprise, but pleased. And I love this one.
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Happy, happy, happyhappyhappy.
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Such a cliffhanger!
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New installment up!
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/04/13/chapter-7-part-2/
A story within a story! :)
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Fun. Wheels within wheels, with plotting and treachery abounding. Will it end in slaughter or a surgical strike?
Bwah-hah-haaaa!!!!
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Um, both?
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LOL Pretty please. And by tomorrow?
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Um, both?
Both? Hmmm, ahhhh, say as in a few quick eliminations in otherwise quiet rooms while out in the Main Ballroom the various groups have a Vampiric party/free-for-all? With House Krahr keeping it to a minimum by having pre-selected the plotters? Sounds like fun.
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Also, did you guys see that Goodreads says they have a Hidden Legacy novella coming out? This being the one they could neither confirm nor deny. That's almost as good as a conformation to me!
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WANT!
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Interesting!
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Can't wait! I shall certainly save the date.
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guess I need to read the most recent book that I haven't had a chance to read yet... :-whistle
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No new Innkeeper until the beginning of May. :(
And this: http://ew.com/books/2018/04/21/ilona-andrews-new-hidden-legacy-series-announcement/
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I can understand that. I can only imagine how stressful finishing up the Kate Daniel's series and the Huge book is. Though I am a bit sad, but I am also glad they want to do the best they can with it.
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I can understand that. I can only imagine how stressful finishing up the Kate Daniel's series and the Huge book is. Though I am a bit sad, but I am also glad they want to do the best they can with it.
Huge books are always hard.
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You're just delighting in my typos tonight. Hugh
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Quite so. But it's still true that huge books are hard.
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LOL
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They brought back the fraction test!
And apparently I belong with The Order. 0.o
I certainly don't take the rigid stance the Order espouses, and I really have no interest in getting into a fight myself.
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I am a member of the Covens.
I can live with that.
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A Knight of the Order, "disciplined, competent, and organized". Wow, did I ever pick some wrong answers for it to call me any of those ...
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What Bill G. said. The eyeballing smiley here is entirely insufficient for this answer.
ETA: I took it again, changing some of the iffy answers, and got...the same thing. Hmm.
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New Innkeeper installment. Laughed at the end. LOL
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The fun continues. This bodes to become significantly more than they anticipated it being. (Yay!)
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:D Happy, happy, happy.
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New Innkeeper ! And the plot thickens! LOL
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... but it doesn't solidify.
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Man, I needed that. And now I need the next installment!
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New! Innkeeper! Up! on a Tuesday! bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/05/29/chapter-9-part-2/
They were dealing with stuff. So I patiently stalked their site. LOL
Yay! Helen!
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I was doing the same thing. LOL
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/06/01/chapter-10-part-1/
Woo hoo! LOL
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Two in one week! We are not worthy!
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Worthy? No.
Greedy? Yes. I read it, anyway.
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I'm pretty sure it's just because the last chapter was late. But still, I didn't expect it. :-LOVE
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The Twitter bit they wrote was hilarious. LOL
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The Twitter bit they wrote was hilarious. LOL
As were the previous KD World twitters. Re-reading them was fun, too.
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I think they decided these latest ones were actually texts. They are like little short stories themselves. :D
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New Innkeeper.
bOuNcY
I could hear Maude's eyeroll towards the end. LOL
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Yes, Nuan Tooki was a bit over the top.
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New! Innkeeper! Up!
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/06/18/chapter-11-part-1/
<evil chuckle>
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As the paperback production for Hugh's book has been held up, or at any rate it's not going to be in stores yet, I broke down and ordered it for my Nook. There is a snippet up on their blog. LOL magnifying glass LOL
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I read until 2 AM last night, and forced myself to stop. In the middle of a battle! I'll be returning to it soon.
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My senior offspring borrowed my Nook to read it yesterday. I was finishing up two other books to clear the decks. :D Looking forward to reading it today during the thunderstorms (I made sure it was fully charged last night). Now off to finish chores and errands so I can read with a clear conscience!
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It turned out to be excellent.
Unfortunately, the entitled idiots who so frequently show up online have been harassing Ilona about Innkeeper, while she is trying to get contractual obligations - the kind for which she gets paid - satisfied while nursing a serious hand condition. I am fantasizing ways to electrify keyboards so as to zap posters who feel they are owed excellent fiction at will, for nothing.
Of course this technology could be adapted for other uses.
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I don't understand that attitude. They're giving you fiction, for free! Don't look the gift fiction in the mouth!
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I agree with both of you.
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Likewise.
I won't even harass about stuff I'm ready to pay for; as Neil Gaiman said about GRRMartin, "he's not your b!tch."
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Exactly.
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When I saw the post about the idiots harassing her over the lack of what they deemed themselves entitled to it made me wish for hair samples or fingernail clippings, for my occasionally alleged (and non-existent) voodoo rituals.
And that brought me to the idea that since it was electronic messages, perhaps the e-mail could be used for e-voodoo. Hmmm....
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And thus another techno -mage is born.
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LOL Like Harry Dresden only better!
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If only ...
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LOL
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Short Diamond Fire snippet on Blog. LOL
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:D Leon.
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Indeed.
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I started rereading the Kate Daniels series. Just finished reading Magic Bites. It's interesting to see how far they have come.
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Yes, most writers improve as they go along. MB was really good, though, for a first book from new writers (though not the first thing they'd written).
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I don't actually like Magic Bites all that much. But just looking at sentence and scene structure, it's really good.
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Loved Iron and Magic. I'll probably read 2 more times before the next book comes out. Wait! Aren't we supposed to read the next Daniels book before the sequel?
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I believe that's what the authors' note said.
Edit: New sweep of the blade up
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Arland's mother rocks! LOL
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And what will happen to the swaggering fool, er, groom?
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LOL We shall see. Next week. Same bat time. Same bat station.
http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/07/13/chapter-11-part-2/
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They are heading out on a two week vacation. I kind of hope they won't post so Ilona's hands get time off to heal. OTOH, WANT MOAR!!!
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I just keep reminding myself that if Ilona permanently damages her hands, we'll have a lot less to read in the future.
Also, finished reading Magic Burns, and I can totally see where the fan theory that Grendel was Bran's dog came from.
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Oo I like that theory; I haven't seen it before (I'm not active on their forum)
I can't believe that people are so rude as to send them things like that letter Ilona posted recently! We all want more stories, but authors are human, and being nasty to them results in LESS stories, not more. Jerks.
But then... I work in Customer Support, so I guess I can believe that people are that rude, I just wish they weren't.
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I'm not active over there either. But I watched one of their Q&As where that theory was brought up.
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I have a question that I want to submit to a Q&A... I've always wondered if the "magic waves" move across a temporal continuum, a spatial continuum, or both. ie, if I'm in Iowa, and Kate's in Atlanta, and a magic wave hits in Atlanta at 10:00 am, does it also hit in Iowa at 9:00am? or does it move across space like a rainstorm? Or does magic just exist out there in the universe and the earth plows into it as we hurtle through space? This has been pestering me for years but I have never actually submitted it. The answer may be somewhere, but I haven't seen it.
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Hmm, I will try and ask it if I see them do another Q&A. I haven't seen that one asked either, and it's something I've also thought about.
I've also thought it might start out one point and spread out in a circle until the magic is exhausted.
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That's a new one to me, but someone somewhere may have asked it. I would probably check the FAQ first.
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/07/20/chapter-11-part-3/
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The plot it definitely thickening. The games will begin, and I suspect all will see just what happens when Maud is truly in battle mode.
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:D
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/07/27/chapter-12-part-1/
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And it is awesome!
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They were early this week. The vacation must have helped. :D
http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/08/08/chapter-12-part-2/
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It's Wednesday. I hit the wrong button on my favorites bar, intending to come to Hurog.
But there was new Maude and Arland.
yay!
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And today there is more! Woooohoooo!
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LOL Misdirected kiss!
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I hope this doesn't get anyone to screaming at them about any possible missed days in the time to come. It was disgusting to read about how some folks reacted to not getting the gift that they thought they were owed.
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Ditto.
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Seriously. Where do these people come from? They are a serious test for my compassion practice. Bless their hearts.
I cracked up when she stabbed him with the sedative.
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I hope this doesn't get anyone to screaming at them about any possible missed days in the time to come. It was disgusting to read about how some folks reacted to not getting the gift that they thought they were owed.
I hope these people get spoilers to all future books and movies that are on par with finding out who Luke's father was. And that birds always poop in the middle of the driver's side of their window and their washer fluid reservoir develops random leaks
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I hope these people get spoilers to all future books and movies that are on par with finding out who Luke's father was. And that birds always poop in the middle of the driver's side of their window and their washer fluid reservoir develops random leaks
Agreed. And then, things should start to go bad for them.
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:D
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/08/13/chapter-13-part-1/
Wanna know more!
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Well, darn it, missed this.
http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/08/13/chapter-12-part-4/
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And a second one after that! Holy moly!
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The Authorlords are truly benevolent rulers.
lol.
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Has anyone else remembered that we've left Arland alone and sedated?
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Oh, yes. And Maude will be recalling that shortly. I wonder if the Tachi will follow her when she rushes back to him.
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Hmmm..... 8)
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At least he hasn't had coffee.
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LOL That would mess with the sedative.
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:D
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I don't think Maude has forgotten Arland. I think she just has her priorities straight, which are, Helen first, then everyone else. Even the man/vampire she loves. AND... she knows that if Arland had been able to voice an opinion at that moment, he would have told her to run to her kid and deal with the repercussions later.
If she didn't think Arland was the kind of man who would rather she leave him alone and unconscious when her daughter's life was in danger... she'd be back on Earth pestering Dina about Sean and plotting how to find their parents.
So, yes, she'll be rushing back there sometime in the near future... but first she needs Helen out of danger, and then she needs to ensure that rushing back to her rooms isn't going to trip some sort of trap or otherwise give the unknown antagonists a better position. Because vampires are conniving creatures, but they aren't omniscient... so Arland being unconscious in Maude's rooms could be something unexpected that will give Maude and any allies she can vet quickly, an element of surprise.
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I agree with your assesment of Maud's priorities. I'm just not certain she remembered to shut the door as she ran out.
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Yes, she needs to see that Helen is healing and the infirmary is secure before heading back. But the infirmary is probably a very secure location so that all injured individuals are safe.
The room door? In their stronghold, I expect that leaving a door unlocked or ajar requires noticeable effort. I think it would have shut and secured by itself as she ran.
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O.k.,the open door won't be a problem. LOL
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/08/16/chapter-13-part-2/
It wasn't, but not in the way I expected. Nor did I expect anything else here.
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Part of me wants to say that they should have locked Arland IN, so he couldn't go wandering around half-awake and half-dressed if he had a contingency plan.
But the other part of me is just happy that Maude has someone she trusts to back her up.
Also the imagery of Arland stumbling in was pretty hilarious. Someone get that man a coffee!!! *snicker*
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Sweep of the Blade Chapter 13 Part 3 (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/sweep-of-the-blade-chapter-13-part-3/)
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LOL Beat me to it.
Glad we are using our strengths now! :)
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I think we are getting into the home stretch. :D
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http://www.words-and-dirt.com/words/review-ilona-andrewss-magic-triumphs/
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I like that review.
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Me too.
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Fantastic read. I managed to practice some self control and stopped reading at 1 this morning. Finished it shortly after I got home. :-LOVE
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IT WAS SO AWESOME! Now I have to reread to see what I missed.
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I've also already began my reread. Did you see that foreshadowing with Thanos? the only a god can redirect bit? Also, my sister pointed out that the prophecy in Europe came true.
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...what j@ck@$$es complained about no Innkeeper this week?
Some days, I wish the interwebs could go "well this person is being an @$$hole" and stamp their actual, real-life forehead accordingly. Bonus points if it whacks them really hard with the stamp.
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Sounds about right! 9)
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...what j@ck@$$es complained about no Innkeeper this week?
Some days, I wish the interwebs could go "well this person is being an @$$hole" and stamp their actual, real-life forehead accordingly. Bonus points if it whacks them really hard with the stamp.
The entitlement that exists online used to be a source of amazement to me. When I moderated an author's board, we used to fantasize about having the ability to electrify the keyboard of any troll that gave us trouble, so that it would shock the s#!t out of them. Either that or have a hand come out of the screen to slap them upside the head.
I didn't see the complaints. There were a few morons in the MT spoiler thread who were upset that things didn't happen the way they had imagined. I don't know why they bother reading books other people write.
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The "Comments are closed" lead statement left me worried. Then I read the post and realized that yeah, the self-entitled scum have done it again. And blasted at their assistant. Bleh on them. An electrified keyboard seems about right, 220 across the hands, please.
I wasn't keeping track, but they've given us several more than the usual schedule and now they're on the release tour. It shouldn't take much brainpower to realize the next episode will be delayed, does it?
AAAaaarrrrgggghhhh ...
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Because of all of those issues, I only vaguely hoped for another episode.
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Just finished Magic Triumphs. As usual, it is great. However, I really hope this isn't the last of Kate Daniels or her world. Is it? I'm not including the next 2 Hugh D'Ambray books.
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It's not. There will be Roman's story, probably Julie and Derek's, and who knows what else. It's such a rich world that they can go off in pretty much any direction, as evidenced by Hugh's story. Who would have thought they could pull that off?
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I certainly didn't see any way for them to pull it off. And I like the way they've said they will let Kate, Curran and Conlan have their HEA, while continuing into new story arcs with other characters. So many ways they can go!
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And I totally forgot Ghastek and Rowena! Desandra and Nick is the one I didn't see coming, and I really can't wait for that.
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I was not a fan of the way that, at the very end (i.e., DO NOT touch this spoiler tag unless you have completely finished the book at least once!) Julie left without actually speaking to Kate. I understand that she needed to leave, but if she isn't holding Kate's slip up against her, Kate really deserves that conversation in person. Even if Julie is mad about it. Kate is protective of Julie but wouldn't prevent her from leaving in the end. It's just a crappy way to leave things and it makes me not like Julie. At least we can count on Derek tracking her down.
Also I hope that the people who are speculating that Saiman is not dead, are right. He's such an unusual and interesting character; I will miss him if he is really dead.
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I've missed the speculation about Saiman, but my own has been that his wish to be buried in Unicorn Lane was in the hopes/expectation that the wild magic there would bring him back.
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Aarg I'm two books back. Must not touch spoiler bars.
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Wait! Desandra and Nick? I really missed that one. I guess I'll have to go back and reread Triumphs again. We are talking about Nick the Knight, aren't we?
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That comes from a Q&A session at one of their appearances. Apparently Gordon confirmed it will be a thing, and Ilona gave him the Look Of Death. I had no clue, but someone evidently spotted something in one of the earlier books that made them suspicious, or else they were just speculating wildly.
I agree that Julie did not handle it well, but she is still a teenager who had a very rough start to her adolescence including the loss of her parents, and Kate, bless her heart, is not always the poster girl for effective communication skills herself. In particular, when they were over in Europe, Kate was kind of an idiot IMO. I cut both of them some slack, because Lord knows I need people to cut me some slack sometimes. And I am homing in on 60.
I'm not fond of Saiman and wouldn't miss him all that much, but he is half Aesir, and they're hard to kill permanently. Specifically, Kate has deduced that he probably descends from Loki. Most likely those who miss him won't miss him for long. From my perspective, he has progressed to doing the right thing of his own volition, though for the wrong reasons, so there is hope that he may evolve further. Before this I just considered him a garden variety sociopath, and I have had enough exposure to those that I don't find them particularly amusing. I've had even more exposure to teenagers, of course, and they generally do evolve eventually, much more frequently than sociopaths do. Hence my patience with Julie.
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I don't like Salman... but I find him valuable and interesting as a character.
I want to cut Julie some slack, but at the same time I'm really mad at her. There are times when it is acceptable to walk away from your parent and leave a letter. Trust me, I did it once. That in itself isn't the issue; it's when and how she leaves that I can't reconcile.
Also I hate the obvious cliffhanger at the end of a series. If you're giving Kate and Curran their HEA, then end it with that. Start the next series with Julie leaving. It leaves me feeling that Julie is being very disloyal to those who love her, and that doesn't belong at the end of a series.
TLDR: Loved the majority of the book but really hated the epilogue.
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I agree with most of what is said. I will miss seeing Saiman be his weird self, and seeing more character growth in these last two books than we've seen in the rest of the book for him.
My reread is taking longer, ir part because school has started, but in part because I don't want to be reminded about all that character death in the final battle. I was in part really amused by the epilogue, and in part really upset. I do think that Julie should have handled it better, but I also recognize that she is still a teenager, with her still developing brain, and an irregular childhood. I'm also upset that she apparently left without telling Derek anything. Yes, they're not dating, but they very obviously are close, and you don't just abandon your friends like that. Erra being resurrected and (to put it mildly) upset about it really made me laugh.
For future short stories or books, I would love to find out how Julie found out about Hugh (though I suspect that will be covered in the Hugh books) and I would love to see some of the adventures she has with Erra. I know both of the Andrews have mentioned being a little leary about how much Julie would change between the series they have in mind and the kate series, and how the readers would react to that. Some e-book short stories might fill the gap enough to not surprise/upset the readers as much.
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I'm guessing Julie learned about Hugh from Ascanio. Also, in some Q&A session somewhere, the ALs said that Julie has left a note for Derek. I'm not really down with that note either - one step short of breaking up by text - but I'm not going to argue with the ALs about it. Presumably it is part of Julie's development as a character and an adult.
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I haven't read any of the Q&As. I will need to go looking.
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Can someone tell me what HEA means, please? I'm assuming it's from texting. However, I don't text.
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Happily Ever After
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Interested FAQ post:
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/catching-up-and-answers-to-faq/ (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/catching-up-and-answers-to-faq/)
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And they've finally re-opened the Comments. Some folks must have really pi ..., er, peeved them. Looking a gift horse in the mouth is bad enough, but kicking the giver takes a special level of idiocy. (There, I did find something other than the obscenities that first occurred to me.)
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#2 on the NYT list! Woohoo!
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/09/07/chapter-14-part-2/ (http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/09/07/chapter-14-part-2/)
Huh, I didn't notice that the link to part 1 didn't get posted. Plus there is a snippet from Diamond Fire. We're really getting spoiled.
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Spoiled indeed.
Of course, all the books coming out at practically the same time has been enriching as well.
Fancy talk to seal a deal. :)
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This is really a highlight of my weeks.
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/09/14/chapter-15-part-1/ (http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/09/14/chapter-15-part-1/)
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Uh oh! Drunk vampires!
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She's not allowed to draw her sword. I wonder what Illemina's position is on forks.
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What was that line that... was it Hugh? said about Kate? Something about her being a killer, and if you took her sword away, she'd kill you with her knife, and if you took her knife away, she'd kill you with her bare hands?
Maude is more diplomatic in general than Kate... but no less likely to make use of whatever weapons she has. And if the only weapon she has is wit, then she will slice you open with that as well.
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This must be coming to a head. At this wassail, more than swords will come out. Should we say "In Caffeino, Veritas"?
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:D
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:D LOL
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The final posts in 'But, but, but, I WANT IT!!" are about maps. And this was yesterday's Blog post in Ilona Andrews' site: http://www.ilona-andrews.com/review-of-how-to-draw-fantasy-art-and-rpg-maps/
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Yeah, that's where Kyria's post came from, if I'm not mistaken?
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Yeah, that's where Kyria's post came from, if I'm not mistaken?
Oopsie! I didn't notice the hue of her word Maps that indicated it was a link. :-[ Viola, er, voila, I blush.
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:D
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http://www.ilona-andrews.com/kinsmen-and-other-questions/
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/09/20/chapter-15-part-2/ (http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/09/20/chapter-15-part-2/)
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:) A day early!
And she kept her temper!
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:D And next, the hunt! I hope they post another tomorrow! Ooooh, I hope they do!
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I was thinking that they might know they won't be able to post tomorrow and that is why they shared today.
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Either they posted early because they can't post tomorrow, or... sometimes in the past when they are getting close to the end, they post a little more often. So that's a possibility. Or, obviously, they will or won't post tomorrow for other reasons. lol.
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True. LOL
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Ayuh, she keeps her temper. Barely. Partly by imagining a sword through the stomach of one of her tormentors. It's going to come as a very rude shock when they learn by example what she's capable of. >D
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Indeed it will be. >D
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No installment today due to previously scheduled routine doctor's appointment.
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New chapter up, since they will be busy tomorrow.
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/09/27/chapter-15-part-3/
A hunting we will go! :D
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I like these new critters already!
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I want one.
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Hunting, all right. But who's the intended prey, and who's hide ends up on the barn door? Bwa-hahaaaaa!
House Krahr constantly underestimates her, in spite of what they know; the other Houses are clueless. I think the lessons are soon to start. Arland, Otubar, Ilemina and Karat are likely out front and thus more easily targeted. But Maud is going to get into the middle on a mount far better suited to the action. Hee-hee, hee-hee-heeeee ...
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:D Can't. Wait.
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Story up, presumably from Julie's POV.
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I don't believe it is Julie. I think a cousin or sister of Roman. Feel free to come up with a better answer. :)
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He calls her Julia, and she has a brother who is a shapeshifter and can hold warrior form at age 6... of course it's Julie. I am not entirely comfortable with the ending of the story, though, but interested to see where her story goes.
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I didn't notice he's used her name. And I agree about the ending.
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I'm just happy to read it. They are so unbelievably generous with their gifts.
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Agreed! The Authorlords are benevolent rulers.
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Generous and benevolent, indeed.
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What I want to know is the identity of her grandmother. Context suggest Erra. Roland is her grandfather by adoption. Erra said once that Julie was a child of the steppes. She has a ton of magic. I wonder whether she and/or Hugh is/are descended from Erra. Maybe one of her children managed to procreate before she killed them. Or maybe Erra is just her grandmother by adoption, though strictly speaking she's Julie's great-aunt by that means. It arguably could be Martha, but the description doesn't fit.
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I was thinking that possibly Erra's and Roland's mother had resurrected when they brought her back to her homeland. Roland had been worried about that. Erra makes far more sense.
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At the end of Magic Triumphs, didn't Erra and Julie decide that Erra could be Julie's adoptive grandma?
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Probably. That sounds right.
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Come to think of it, you're right.
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I had assumed Erra; but the 'child of the steppes' makes me wonder about her antecedents.
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Me too, Bill.
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Didn't Erra at one point state that Julie's ancestral people, the kurgan, refused to marry or breed outside of their own people, despite Erra's family's best efforts?
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I think so.
Also. The author lords' blog post made me curious what question everyone was asking. Not curious enough to dig through more than a page worth of comments, though.
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they were asking about Julie being called Julia. The page they reference has Barabas call Julie by her full name, Julia. Basically they're confirming that yes, it is in fact Julie.
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Okay. LOL
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I was baffled about that, too. And took a sampling. Some folks really came far away from the wall. And one post after the explanation thanked the AuthorLords for explaining that Julie was the Grandmother involved, this was her Grandchild, and I forget who the others were deemed to be. The next post said "I hope you're kidding".
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This scene must be kicking their butts, or else something dire has happened. I am trying valiantly not to pout. I have never needed an installment more than this week. Hope everything is ok with them (not just because of Innkeeper!).
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I can imagine it being a scene that just isn't coming out the way they want.
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I am feeling impatient, but that's my problem not the Authorlords, who are so kind as to share their creativity with us. I agree - hopefully they're just struggling to get the scene in shape and it's not a matter of some personal emergency.
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New chapter. Dragons!
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Linky (http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/10/08/chapter-15-part-4/)
Maud has a new superpower. Nifty.
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Woo hoo! LOL
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Grand.
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:D I so needed that!
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New chapter http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/10/15/chapter-16-part-1-and-2/.
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WOOHOOOO! I'm out of here! Catch you later.
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OK, obligatory romance scene; some exposition which advances the narrative slightly and will likely prove important in future books. What I want to see is a serious smackdown, ideally with the tachi getting a crack at the vampirates. Been waiting for it ever since the tachi offered to kill Seveline back at the beginning, which was only four days ago chronologically I think.
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I agree, nice chapter, but I was hoping for more action.
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We just had some action! LOL I feel like if we were reading this all at once, instead of in parts, the romance scene would be a more welcome break at this point. I'm sure we'll get a smack-down in the end!
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I'm sure you're right. I look forward to reading it when its all published.
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They just put Helen down for a nap she's had so much action! LOL
I do feel like we've got plot lines for several more stories. 8)
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Yes, and then they got some action. Just not the kind I was waiting for.
True, Kyria. I do have a regrettable tendency to skim some scenes on my first read through if it's getting late. This is not necessarily one I would skim as written, if it were in context with the previous chapter.
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A break, and information. Stories that are truly non-stop action get very old very quickly.
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True. And it is a good resting place. I suspect we're coming up on the final conflict soon.
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:D The novella has expanded to a full length book! :D
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Ayuh. I had expected Maud's arrival to be the climactic fight; now it's just an interval. And one that informs her enemies of what they face in her.
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Yep.
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/10/19/chapter-16-part-3/
Nice tidy piece. The enemy have shown their hand.
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That they have. But they must have had some last-minute changes to accommodate their new knowledge of Maud.
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They are also probably upset that she managed to upstage the wedding hunt. >D
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They are also probably upset that she managed to upstage the wedding hunt. >D
Yes, whatever the Happy Couple achieved was utterly upstaged by Maud and Arland's kill.
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Got that right.
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Wonder if they used that as leverage for the new venue?
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Could be.
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Deleted Scene from Hidden Legacy (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/deleted-scene-from-hidden-legacy-4-more-cowbells/) The Authorlords are truly benevolent rulers... :)
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Two weeks and we get the novella. :D
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It was pretty fantastic.
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Fantastic, yes. And never to be seen again? Sob. Perhaps in a revised format, somewhere down the line.
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Just so they catch the "turn left coming out of the elevator,"
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"the elevator door opened, and I turned right" bit...
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And the kid's name changes, and the Primes' wardrobe changes. And I'm not clear on whether Placeholder High reflected snark on Catalina's part, or procrastination on the part of the ALs. However:
NOT COMPLAINING. It was awesome.
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NEW! CHAPTER! UP! Even though they are sick as can be!
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I have already read Diamond Fire! It's good - I'm really looking forward to the next full novel in the series.
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I stayed up to read it last night. Definitely had me laughing.
I hope Alessandro didn't completely give up and that we will see him again.
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I think they've mentioned that he will be in the next books.
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Excellent. I either missed that or forgot.
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I really enjoyed Diamond Fire, and the new chapter. And I'm immensely enjoying how the new Maven is taking hold. Maud is putting her Innkeeper's knowledge to great use, to the benefit of House Krahr and the lees and the Tachi. There's going to be a ripple effect from this; Lady Dil’ki and Nuan Cee will prosper in their societies for it's success, the trade station is will benefit a large number of spacefaring peoples, and Maud's name will be associated with it as news spreads. The long-travelling brother may even hear of her and decide to visit.
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Both were fabulous reads and most excellent distractions from the current political polarization.
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Given that the brother is an Arbitrator and according to Sweep In Peace, the Arbitrators are forbidden from returning to their home dimension, I'm not looking for him to show up any time soon in this one. Definitely once they're closer to finding their parents, though.
Regarding Maude as Maven, I really liked the depiction. It was very action-y, but a different kind of action. Maude, if you haven't made yourself indispensable to House Krahr by the end of the wedding, I shall eat my own arm. It's a safe bet because she's already 99% there. lol.
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I'd forgotten that Klaus was an Arbiter. Oh, zooterkins, I might be forced to a re-read! And Maud/Maude is indispensable to House Krahr, the question is when did/will they notice it.
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Pretty sure they already have. I seriously doubt they offer random GFs the post of Maven.
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New chapter.
http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/11/09/chapter-17-part-2/ (http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/11/09/chapter-17-part-2/)
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It is ON!
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/11/16/chapter-17-part-3/
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The evil one's plan is disrupted and the gauntlet thrown! Maud the Red, the Sariv, is going into the fray.
Heh, heh, heh.
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Let the shenanigans ensue! LOL
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in the time-tested manner of ritual combat between rival tribes of humans in my area, when one is moments from being officially declared victorious: *sings* na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey, hey, hey... GOODBYE!
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bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY
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http://www.ilona-andrews.com/little-snippet/
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I can't decide if I'm more excited for the next Iron Covenant book, or the next Hidden Legacy book.
(http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/bth.gif)
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LOL
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At this moment, I am more excited for Hidden Legacy, as that is what we've been recieving. That will change when we get more Iron Covenant snippets. Both is good, indeed.
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Whatever! I'm in.
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http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/11/24/chapter-17-part-4/
Woohoo!
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Yes!
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:D
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EPILOGUE!!! (http://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2018/12/01/epilogue/)
OMGOMGOMG That last line! I knew Klaus was an arbitrator, obviously, since he recruited George. But still, when they said Arbitrator I was expecting George to be meddling again! I wonder if Dina found something new, or why Klaus is bending rules...
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bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY
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bOuNcY LOL bOuNcY LOL
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George doesn't seem to be much of one for the rules; Klaus may not, either. It might be a general trait of Arbitors. I suspect "Don't get caught" could be the only one they pay more than lip service to.
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What a tasty little tease.
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George doesn't seem to be much of one for the rules; Klaus may not, either. It might be a general trait of Arbitors. I suspect "Don't get caught" could be the only one they pay more than lip service to.
That is true, but Klaus hasn't been back to visit either of his siblings in years; presumably at least since he became an Arbitrator. Which tells me that he must have a REASON for breaking the rules now. Either Dina found something and got in touch with him; Klaus himself found something, and is reaching out to his siblings; or George is being meddlesome and suggested that Klaus might want to check in.
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George being meddlesome? Say it ain't so! LOL
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Certainly he has a reason for this, and we'll just have to wait to find out what it is. BTW, I don't recall any mention before of Maud of Dina knowing that Klaus was an Arbitor. Did George mention who recruited him?
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She doesn't need to have known he's an Arbitor. She just needs to know it's her brother Klaus. That would be enough. IIRC, Dina just thinks he's tooling around the universe looking for their parents. It's possible that Maud knew, but this is the first POV from her, so it hasn't come up. I kind of doubt that she knew.
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When Klaus recruited George, he informed him that the Arbitor's family is not supposed to be informed. On the other hand, the other Innkeeper family in Texas seems to know their son has the job of Arbitor.
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No, their son is ad hal, a secret keeper, not an Arbitrator.
Dina and Maid don't know-until now - that Klaus is an Arbitrator, but we do. His sisters have thought that he was "traveling"
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O.K.
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Mmm, yes. I'd forgotten that the family is to be kept in the dark regarding Arbitrator status.
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Rereading the Epilogue, I was again tempted into speculating on the chance that somehow Dina and Sean could get away from the Inn for it, and their being announced ... "Dina DeMille, Innkeeper, and Sean Evans, Alpha werewolf, the Turan Adin, kill count incalculable ..."
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I am completely on board with Sean being introduced at the wedding as Turan Adin!
The reactions of the rest of the vampires... and Arland, just calmly like, nah, we're cool now, totally allies. Friends, even; we have vanquished many enemies together! We are even sort-of in-laws, since he's planning on sticking with my new sister-in-law, Dina. Have you met Dina? I recommend her Inn. Very invigorating. You should definitely try the coffee...
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Oh, yes! Try the delicious native beverage of Earth, coffee! LOL
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I'm loving all the snippets they've been posting since finishing SotB.
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The Authorlords are truly benevolent rulers ;) they're very generous with the snippets. I can't wait for their next book to come out!
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I will admit to drooling over it a bit.
Alessandro will be making an appearance!
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Nice Alessandro snippet.
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/blog/
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https://totallyaddictedtoreading.blogspot.com/2019/01/book-review-diamond-fire-by-ilona.html
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Short but on par with my feelings.
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Mine, also.
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I loved DF and am eagerly awaiting the trilogy.
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New Cataline snippet up. :)
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Too short!
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Too short!
LOL Well, of course!
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Is there any word on when the new Iron Covenant be coming out? I really enjoyed it.
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Their website just says "2019," but I would guess later in the year. They do have to work on contract work (Hidden Legacy) before self published stuff. We will know they're working on it when snippets start appearing.
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I didn't realize it was self-published! Thanks for the info!
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Well, I think it is self published. I might be wrong.
Today they had a new post saying fall 2019 at earliest.
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http://www.ilona-andrews.com/sapphire-flames/
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*Snoopydance*
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First chapter!
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/sapphire-flames-excerpt/ (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/sapphire-flames-excerpt/)
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WOOHOO!!!!
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bOuNcY
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Chapter 2
http://www.ilona-andrews.com/sapphire-flames-chapter-2/?fbclid=IwAR1DEodLviqtfuO85CyN5NVKDIYqWC9oGgLhVtv1FfUWxftdWPmMQrdFNfY
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:D
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snippet (http://www.ilona-andrews.com/promotion-i-does-it/)
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bOuNcY
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Helen's perceptions are spot on as usual.
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Lovely.
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So I wanted to reread the serial SOTB all at once, but they have taken it down. :( Now I have to wait until it's published. :(
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Got to do it right after they post the last chapter. I think they I my leave them up for two weeks.
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Snippet for Hidden Legacy 5 http://www.ilona-andrews.com/working-on-hidden-legacy-5/?fbclid=IwAR1ee3e1aTFTahgsQQfkCC05T-9S5NiIPIux7MNDBniqYefaQSsZcCY5WXI
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Cue heavy theme music of some sort ...
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http://www.ilona-andrews.com/a-misunderstanding/
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Wow! :o Perfect story for her. Grandma Frieda is going to be in so much trouble! LOL
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LOL LOL LOL
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O happy day! Loved the Arabella POV.
Edited because Monday morning, not awake.
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SOTB is out today! bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY
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;D Have mine!
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:) I have mine, also.
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Mine has been obtained and read :) Even better than the free version!
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The introduction did fill out the story. :)
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Yep.
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Is anything known about the Iron and Covenant series? I keep hoping to see the 2nd in the series out, but so far nothing.
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I think the last update was that they were working on it. It's listed as "coming soon" at the back of Sweep of the Blade, if I remember right. They've had some personal things happen recently which have put them slightly behind schedule.
...according to the release schedule on their website, looks like they currently anticipate a release date in December; my guess is that it may be pushed back a little bit from that date. But we also get Sapphire Flames next month!
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Many thanks for the update!
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Just downloaded Sapphire Flames! Dead tree version is HB, so Nook version is a significant savings.
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After reading the first trilogy I was so sure I knew who Ceasar was, but now I'm doubting my conclusion!
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I'm not. Rogan thinks Linus is the most dangerous Prime alive. People like Linus are prone to thinking they know best, and therefore they should have final say. Their intentions are good; what they think is best is obviously right and proper. Because they consider themselves good people, whatever they do must ipso facto be good.
You have to remember that good writers work within the framework of true human nature - no one is all good or all bad. We're all a mix of both. Think of Roland. He's a great guy in a lot of ways, but they're all his ways. He doesn't respect perspectives that differ from his own, and that's what makes him dangerous.
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Linus looks to be a great complicated character.
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I agree.
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I just think Linus might be too busy to be the mastermind behind that plot. He could just be very good at multitasking, though.
Also, there are some snippets from HL #5.
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I have been thinking about Caesar and Linus. We have just a few real clues. Both Linus and Caesar "Hate to be bored" and have said so. We know Linus is a metal mage. From is visit with Grandma in jail, I thought Caesar was a plant mage. This does not mean Linus could not have two skills. Nevada does, truth seeking and targeting. Both Linus and Caesar are highly placed in the Houston magical community. Linus is focused upon no more magical serums escaping. Caesar is looking for devastation so he can bring back peaceful rule under his wing. The serums could create the devastation.
Linus could still be playing an incredibly deep game. He could have several talents. He could want devastation, but just not from the serums, because he has worked for a long time on their not being used.
Or Linus could be a metal mage, highly placed in society who has the job of keeping serums locked away.
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You be out a lot of thought into this. Thank you for sharing your reasoning.
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I am also suspicious of Linus, but not convinced that he's Caesar. For basically the same reasons.
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New Post: Clean Sweep Audio https://buff.ly/34WGcV5
The long-awaited audio of the SWEEP OF THE BLADE is now available for purchase. Bloody sword fights, space vampires, and ripper cushions await.
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In WTF news, a reader emailed me to let me know that our book she downloaded from a pirate site infected her computer with a virus. She is upset. I'm struggling to come up with an appropriate response.
to which my response is "caveat emptor" or, "ya take pirate booty, ya get what ya deserve."
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You lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
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LOL LOL Serves them right.
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Glad to hear it; may it happen on a regular basis.
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Seconded.
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https://ilona-andrews.com/door-is-that-way/
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https://ilona-andrews.com/door-is-that-way/
They are obviously nicer people than I am. I'd love to see the people-bashing that would engender. I'm having trouble not using expletives in this second-hand response.
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They've been at this for a lot of years, they've got the "Do not feed the trolls" thing down.
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They've been at this for a lot of years, they've got the "Do not feed the trolls" thing down.
Ayuh. They've got lots of experience at handling the controlls.
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I'm reminded of the line from the Star Trek episode on another thread: "He was an idiot." Sometimes that pretty well sums it up.
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Innkeeper snippet! (https://ilona-andrews.com/holiday-guests/)
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bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY MOAR!!!
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Fun! :D
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It sounds like another fascinating event is coming up at the Inn.
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Sounds like this one takes off where the last innkeeper left off. (https://ilona-andrews.com/happy-thanksgiving-4/)
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Ayuh. And "takes off" is correct. It does look like the Innkeeperverse is returning to Dina and Sean.
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Marvelous. Not the Maud and Arland are not fun as well. How are they going to explain chickens in the yard?
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I wants it!
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With the story line going back to the Inn, we may be left hanging as to what Klaus had wanted with Dina and Arland. Oh my, oh my!
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Maud and Arland are gong to come bombing in at the end of the story to rope Dina and Sean into the fun of course!
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Maud and Arland are gong to come bombing in at the end of the story to rope Dina and Sean into the fun of course!
I'm hoping the main part of the story will be finding the parents via the clue given at the end of "One Fell Sweep."
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Would be nice, but I expect that'll get dragged out through several more stories.
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Would be nice, but I expect that'll get dragged out through several more stories.
Ditto.
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I'm not complaining! More stories in that universe can only be a good thing.
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I just hope we get another hint in the next book.
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Would be nice, but I expect that'll get dragged out through several more stories.
More stories .. gee, how horrid ... snicker.
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https://ilona-andrews.com/link-salad-and-other-stories/
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Small snippet.
https://ilona-andrews.com/tiny-snippet-3/ (https://ilona-andrews.com/tiny-snippet-3/)
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bOuNcY
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How does Victoria end up with assistants in her "prison"? Is she out?
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It's a very fancy high-end prison for rich Primes, if I remember correctly. She gets a lot of perks, for a prisoner.
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Think Martha Stewart, only with throwing knives instead of Ginsu.
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I do rather like Alessandro's description of her facial expression.
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Ruh-roh!
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https://ilona-andrews.com/sale-blood-honor-and-weird-creatures-dirt-cheap/
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Neat-o. And I love the comment about Hugh.
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Hold my beer! LOL
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um. New Innkeeper, guys. Most of it has been posted before, but the end is new, AND it's labeled as "Chapter 1, Part 1," so we're gonna get MORE!!!!!!!!
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:D Very happy! New difficulties all around. And Caledonia is being herself!
https://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2019/12/17/chapter-1-part-1-2/
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We've got game! Chapter 1, part 1 of "Sweep With Me" ... heh, heh, heh ...
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Woohoo!
I am mildly impressed that auto corrupt recognizes the name Caledonia enough to mess up Caldenia.
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:) My mind takes Caledonia, goes to New Caledonia, and thence to McHale's Navy. And "I could just scream."
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:D I don't remember it enough for that line to ring a bell, but Lord knows we watched it regularly as kids.
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+1
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Two lines from it are stuck in my head. One was Ernest Borgnine's 'way hammed up "Oh, no! It's Captain Binghamton!" as they're about to be caught, and Joe Flynn's Captain Binghamton's quiet and resigned "I could just scream" after they've gotten away with it again.
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And the plot thickens.
https://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2019/12/20/chapter-1-part-2-2/
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Indeed it does. Philosophical space chickens, no less.
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Cover reveal for Emerald Blazeup!
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Indeed it does. Philosophical space chickens, no less.
“We’ll have to tell Orro to stop serving poultry.”
I like Sean as a new innkeeper. :)
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Indeed it does. Philosophical space chickens, no less.
“We’ll have to tell Orro to stop serving poultry.”
I like Sean as a new innkeeper. :)
I thought at first it was "Philadelphia Space Chickens", and thought of Sandra Boynton....
(https://d17lzgq6gc2tox.cloudfront.net/product/three_d_cover_image/original/9780761126362_3D.png?1489723201)
I can absolutely see them including the album in one of their books.
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:D
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You would do that, wouldn't you? Thanks. I now have Elton John in my head, singing about Philadelphia Chickens.
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It was actually Kevin Bacon & his brother who performed the song on the album... you can find it on YouTube, if you want to drive Elt- SIR Elton out.
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LOL
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Thanks, I think ... I was unfamiliar with that, and didn't listen to enough to have it sink in. What was between my ears was Sir Elton's "Philadelphia Freedom" transposed.
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https://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2019/12/23/chapter-2-part-1-2/
This answers several questions while creating others. LOL
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:D LOL :D
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More questions, indeed. Sadly, one question I have is "When will some smouldering boulder start whining about the delay in the next episode?" Or perhaps gleefully point out a typo or minor contradiction. It's going to happen. >:(
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Isn't that why they've mostly closed the comments?
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At times, yeah. And I think I recall that once some clown got highly abusive towards their assistant. Andi, I think her name is. Some jerks gotta prove their jerkdom ... jerkdom??? Ah, I'll claim it's early.
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Their current assistant is their daughter, though she uses a screen name. Going after her is a very bad idea.
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Yeah her screen name is Brandi.
People are so rude.
Luckily, IA continue to be incredibly generous with their talents and keep providing installments of Innkeepers for free, despite the turds.
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Brandi, yes, thank you. And I used to have a great memory.
At least, I think it did ...
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LOL I remember the most randomest crap.
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LOL I remember the most randomest crap.
Oh, my stars and garters, yes! And anything can remind me of some old song, frequently not even the correct lyrics, but some punned variant of the song.
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There's a bathroom on the right...
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https://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2019/12/27/chapter-2-part-2-2/
Capes! LOL
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:D
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Lovely. I'm voting for a black cape with red satin lining.
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https://ilona-andrews.com/sweep-with-me-chapter-3-part-1/
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:D This is such a great thing to have this time of year! They have the whole thing written, so it's guaranteed to show up on Fridays, and usually at least one other installment per week.
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:D I want an Inn! LOL
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I kind of love "Tiercel" as a title for Sean, although if I dive into the etymology of the term, it doesn't fit so well. A tiercel is a male raptor, but the term is applied because male raptors are about a third smaller than their female equivalents.
Still, I've worked with both male and female peregrines; I'm having a hard time articulating the difference in personality between the males and the female, but the boys were different in a way that I think applies to comparing Dina and Sean as innkeepers. "Sharper" is the word I want to use, but sharper as a texture of personality rather than any of the various other meanings that "sharp" has.
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I cracked up when I read it, mainly because Dina recognized it as a translation fail.
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Well, it's hilarious as a translator fail, as well. But I like it :)
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Sean does have a penchant for sharp; I wonder if we'll learn more about that green bladed knife he prefers. Perhaps some other culture's variant of the vampire's Blood Weapons?
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Sounds like we might be getting another part tomorrow.
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New installment up!!!
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I was a bit concerned when I saw Turan Adin as the cover picture.
:)
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https://ilona-andrews.com/sweep-with-me-chapter-3/
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Hey honey, I brought home a brigade for supper. They're going to strengthen up the security with me for the duration. LOL
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LOL That would be awesome.
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Nothing says "I love you" like top-of-the-line galactic-scale weaponry. Twue Wuv.
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Perhaps some of his friends will want to get in on the fun. "Sean and Dina throw throw the GREATEST parties, you know!"
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"Last time we got to go to battle with a cult of xenocidal humanoid bird-things. It was awesome!" ?
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And afterwards there was good food and drink! :D
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Somehow... I can see some of the wolves in the Mercyverse being in that camp.
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Somehow... I can see some of the wolves in the Mercyverse being in that camp.
I certainlly believe that Coyote would want to go see what was happening.
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Poor Dina!
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https://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2020/01/03/chapter-4/
The plot thickens. Plus some racey gossip. :D
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Oh, yes; more players in the game. And many playing the Great Game. I'm wondering how Mr. Rudolf "Badass" Peterson will react to finding out he's in the presence of people who will quite literally eat him and in a place where he can disappear from with no trace.
Meanwhile, this episode brought a thought to me. Over on farcebook folks regularly post that they think Medea must be more than a cat, without realizing it's Canon that she (he? I forget) is just a cat. But what about Olasard, the ripper of souls? Who suddenly attracts Dina while wearing a collar bearing a clue to her parents? Is this just a cat?
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If Peterson does find out, Dina is in deep trouble. Or Peterson is. If she drops him into that convenient ocean, I'm down with that.
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Goose!
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Man! I know some bloodthirsty people.
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*doesn't know WHO you could be talking about*
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Ahem . . . whom.
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I'm going to defend my statement by using the argument presented by my English major/librarian friend. Language is constantly evolving according to usage. "Whom" is an example of a word which even this friend uses only when speaking very formally. In everyday conversation, I don't think I've ever heard anyone in my area of the country use "whom." Unless they're being facetious.
As this is an informal situation, I stand by my use of "who."
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8) Fine. I will not argue your logic.
But I still include you in the bloodthirsty lot. :-whistle
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LOL LOL LOL
I really enjoyed the new chapter, but I'm a bit concerned with how many different groups are going to be at the Inn during this novella.
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I'm really intrigued to see the Inn under what should probably be a more typical Inn situation, with a number of visitors of different groups, rather than one or two factions with interconnected goals.
Gertrude Hunt is becoming more prosperous.
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Gertrude Hunt is becoming a bigger target!
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:D Just fun! :D
https://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2020/01/06/chapter-5/
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LOL LOL LOL Dina playing with the ninjas! Priceless!
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For someone who claimed not to be a cat person, Dina is a bit of a cat-person.
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That's a lovely one.
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https://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2020/01/08/chapter-6/
More depth of character.
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More depth of thought as well.
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How much trouble is Orro going to get into in San Antonio? >D
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FIRE!
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Lovely.
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https://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2020/01/09/chapter-7/
Poor Orro!
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<3
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Chapter 8 & Epilogue
https://ilona-andrews.com/sweep-with-me-chapter-8-and-epilogue/
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Going to read the whole thing again sometime this weekend while it's still up.
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Good plan! I really liked this, and I hope we see some characters again. Qoros especially, interested me.
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Wunnerful, wunnerful, wunnerful! Nothing I was even thinking of. Which is not unusual for The Clueless Kid, here.
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I liked Qoros too, and the female ninja, and Adira. Really, one of the things I most appreciate about IA is their ability to write characters that have enough depth to be redeemable, with some degree of effort (*cough* Hugh *cough*). Pure good and pure evil are not realistic, and realism is never more necessary than in fantasy, IMO.
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Downloaded the short story. The only thing I saw new or different was the opening to Emerald Blaze. Which, of course, starts with a BANG.
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New Emerald Blaze snippet, and sad news about their Doberman.
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https://ilona-andrews.com/missing-snippets/ Emerald Blaze Snipet.
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I want the BOOK! Where is my BOOK!
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New Emerald Blaze snippet, and sad news about their Doberman.
I did not see the Doberman news.
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That was a previous post. Their 13yo Doberman is incontinent, will not wear a diaper (Ilona explained at length that will not means WILL NOT), and therapies offered by their vet are not helping. Decision time is on the horizon.
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https://ilona-andrews.com/tiny-snippet-4/
Emerald Blaze Snippet
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A threat from someone who could probably poison the air in your lungs is not to be ignored. A fine little tidbit.
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:)
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I am a teensy bit worried about these guys. They've been maintaining radio silence considerably longer than they normally do.
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https://ilona-andrews.com/the-plague-sale-inkeeper/
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Very marvelous of them! :D
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Nice! I have sent notice to the offspring.
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https://ilona-andrews.com/the-bridge-part-1/ (https://ilona-andrews.com/the-bridge-part-1/) Julie Snippet
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I'm happy about the snippet as always, but when I read it this afternoon, I was not emotionally capable of dealing with the cliffhanger, and I really wanted to stomp my feet like a child and scream at someone. What do you mean, I can't read the rest of this story!? Gaaaaaaaaaah!
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LOL LOL I felt that way a bit too. I just hope for part 2 before too long!
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That's a neat little bit; I'm now eagerly awaiting, as we say, the rest of the story. Ah, Paul, we miss you.
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Woohooo!!!
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Another snippet!!!
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Neat-o!
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Makes me wonder what they are up to? :-\
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Makes me wonder what they are up to? :-\
Ayuh; and why she needs to remain incognito.
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Snippet!!!
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...now I'm going to need a Derek snippet, stat.
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Yes, where has he been? Looking for Julie would be my guess.
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That is my guess as well.
I'm suspicious that a new book may be in the future, in spite of the comment in the prior blog post asking people to stop trying to bribe them. They're smart enough to know that giving us a tidbit like that comment about Derek is only going to make us more voracious.
After reading the two bridge scenes, I wanted to know more of the story, but I was okay if they didn't give us any more. That scene gave us something interesting, left some questions, but nothing that I personally was in dire need of answers to. Now I'm going to need some additional information. Derek is a favorite of mine.
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I would be really happy for Derek to get his own book. Maybe a bridge between the Kate Series and the Julie series?
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Fascinating twists showing up here. Wonderful.
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It takes someone special to want to live on Unicorn Lane. ;)
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Yep!
Did you all see the Hidden Legacy in Quarantine post today?
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Ilona Andrews have always been so generous with their talents. I liked that they included House Madero. lol
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Oh, yeah!
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New Julie snippet.
They keep saying this doesn't mean there's a book, but they keep inserting information that makes me think they better at least be planning on finishing a storyline, because it's not nice to leave us on a cliffhanger like that when we're all already dealing with a lot of stress.
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A glorious piece. And yes, we all are hoping for at least a novella to come from this; they've opened up so many lines that I'm hoping it just grows into something they have to publish.
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BillG, were one of the ones trying to bribe them? >D
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Bribery? Me? Zooterkins, how could anyone think that of sweet, innocent, little me? O)
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New Ryder up!
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Groovy.
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Snippet:
https://ilona-andrews.com/aha-i-am-awake/
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Lots of fun in there.
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Indeed. Good to hear she's awake too. Zyrtec is a menace for a lot of us.
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Zyrtec certainly leaves me groggy. Even taking half a pill at night leaves me logy the next day.
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New Ryder! And, Gordon confirms that as long as the dumb-butts don’t get their panties in a twist and ruin it for everyone, this will likely be a novella- or even novel-length storyline that they intend to post like they do with Innkeeper!
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Awesome! Really looking forward to this.
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Wonderful. If the ruiners can only refrain from doing their thing. I wonder if it would help, when they do, to give a large supply of positive feedback to counter them. While, of course, only giving gentle hints or suggestions towards positivity to the @#$$$^* scum that do post the negatives.
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I agree, Bill.
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Posititivity is a good idea.
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New Ryder Snippet.
https://ilona-andrews.com/ryder-part-8/
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Lovely, and with the second half tomorrow. Again, with hints of the new magic she has. And how she had to undergo dangerous rituals to get it. I keep thinking that by the time they acknowledged this would be a book they had already gone far past the point where it could be anything less than a novella.
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Not seeing a downside there.
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My understanding was that they had a Julie novel (possibly more than one) tentatively planned when they finished Magic Triumphs, but put it on indefinite hold due to some of the negative things people were throwing around after that release; they were not ready to deal with the inevitable jerks who couldn’t handle Julie growing up and not being exactly the way they expected, and decided to take it out on the authors.
I get being frustrated when a much-loved character changes in a way you don’t like. I can point out a handful of examples from IA‘s writing... even in this Julie story. But I can’t understand the people who take it personally and worse, retaliate with viciousness against the authors.
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It's my understanding that those people are entitled, narcissistic twits.
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that is true, and i wish there was an omniscient Spirit of Human Decency capable of manifesting and slapping each of them whenever they start to do something like that.
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The next Ryder snippet:
https://ilona-andrews.com/ryder-9/comment-page-2/#comment-449280
Go nutzo on an author for something in a story? Eh; if I don't care for something I stop buying. And now my mind is back to murder at the con, in "Bimbos Of The Death Sun."
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I enjoyed Bimbos of the Death Sun. The following book, Zombies of the Gene Pool, didn't capture my interest as well.
They have added some interesting stuff to the story. :D
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More awesomeness!
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New Ryder: https://ilona-andrews.com/ryder-part-10/
Questions about New Ryder and other books: https://ilona-andrews.com/ryder-questions-and-answers/
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Some excellent news in the Q&A.
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Indeed!
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Yes! I want to see Iron Covenant, but I'm perfectly happy to read this in the meantime.
Also - WTF a$$holes?
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I’m really, really looking forward to Iron Covenant. But I totally understand not wanting to write something that is too dark right now, and so I will be outwardly patient. Especially since there is a new KD universe story to bribe me.
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Like those aren't dark too...
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Technically Iron Covenant is KD universe too. But there’s degrees of dark; IA said in the FAQ that a significant character dies in the second Iron Covenant book, and that tends to be darker than anything where only red shirts get killed.
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Yes, I definitely believe Hugh's next book will be darker than Julie's. Did any of you suggest a title?
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I tossed in a couple. Since they've used connecting words in their titles, I posted "Rite Of Passage" and, oops, I'm not sure of the other. Just hoping for more, as always.
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I wonder which death would cause more havoc, a close associate of Hugh or Elara?
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Well Felix died in Iron and Magic. So I’m guessing it’s one of Elara’s people. I also think that losing one of her advisors would cause more impact. Hugh doesn’t want to lose his people, but they’re soldiers who are regularly in the midst of battle. Death is a known risk. But Elara’s people, the Dogs are there to protect them so I think Hugh might take it as a personal failure if one of her advisors dies. And Elara would be sad for the loss of one of Hugh’s Centurions, but Dugas and ...witch lady whose name escapes me at the moment... are her surrogate parents; the rest of her people are her family.
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Excellent points.
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Good point.
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New Ryder up!!!
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Yes! Cookies! :D
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IKR? Now I want some.
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And background! I want cookies and more background!
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https://ilona-andrews.com/ryder-part-12/
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:D
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Okay who wants to speculate on who the large redneck with the dog is?
My initial guess is Teddy Jo and Grendal
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A reasonable guess, Kyria. I'd forgotten all about him. Over in farcebook someone suggested Curran and canine, which I decried with the comment that the greeter would have to know Curran by sight. But your suggestion is not widely known, highly powerful, and with canine assistance might be tracking her down.
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I was thinking new character, but he's a possibility. Beau Clayton was also suggested somewhere, but I have the same reservation about him that BillG has about Curran. Grendel doesn't transform readily, nor conveniently, so it's hard to know whether he would show up in his supernatural form.
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He isn’t necessarily in his supernatural form; he’s a large dog in his regular form. I’m rereading KD series currently and when Ascanio first meets Grendal, Grendal is described as being a hundred pounds.
Now, over a decade later, a normal dog would be pretty old and not so feisty, but Grendal‘s supernatural background may or may not come with extended life.
I considered Beau too but couldn’t come up with a good reason for him to be getting involved in the investigation at this point; plus I feel like he‘d have been more likely to flash some Credentials, and that’s IF he wasn’t recognized.
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At this point practically anybody could be getting involved with the investigation, I would think. I agree about the credentials, though, if that guard had enough nerve to ask for them.
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I'm betting on a new character. Maybe someone Julie knows but we don't.
Though I admit, my first thought were the two reflects with the winged horses.
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Now we know! New Ryder up!
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Chapter five has been rewritten which gives
substantial some background info.
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Oooh, I need to go back and reread.
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Not so much a new player as a new source of hired muscle. So who did the hiring, and how did they know to hire?
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Another installment up today!!!
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New! Ryder! Up!
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Interesting. I had not thought of Barbaras, but it functions very well.
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Her hiding from Curran made me sad even though I know why... but I also loved that she just KNEW that if she tried to lie to her dad, he would know.
I'm SUPER curious about Barabas and Chris's daughter... interesting that she's a weremongoose like Barabas, which seemed to be implied to be an uncommon species among shapeshifters, so I wonder if they are genetically related. Also, my speculation is that the one way to wind up with an albino shapeshifter, is to infect a human who has albinism with Lyc V, and the illegal thing that Julie alludes to is that it's probably highly illegal to infect a minor... curiouser and curiouser...
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That theory makes a lot of sense.
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*reaching for popcorn*
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LOL Indeed!
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Popcorn time, indeed. Lots of butter and salt.
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Ryder up! LOL LOL LOL
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Another new plot twist. :)
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Fascinating, as a certain green-blooded menace to mental stability was wont to say. (Alas, I don't recall which Star Trek novel had Dr. McCoy say that.)
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...that sounds more like something Spock would say than McCoy... plus I thought McCoy was human. But I’m not much of a Star Trek fan.
I have been to the Future Birthplace or Captain James Tiberius Kirk multiple times, however.
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McCoy was human, and some author had him refer to Spock that way. I don't recall any more of the story, though.
Are there any markers to the future event?
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Are there any markers to the future event?
Yes, there’s a “monument” model of the Enterprise.
New Ryder is up. *squealing outside the range of normal human hearing* this does not make me feel any less concerned about Derek still super excited though.
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:D I am a happy human.
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Hmmm... wonder at Derek's intelligence sources.
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Interesting. Also I want to know if Tulip is related to Hugh's horse.
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A model of the Enterprise; cool. And a very cool chapter of Ryder.
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Interesting. Also I want to know if Tulip is related to Hugh's horse.
To Bucky?
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Interesting theory!
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Yes! That was the name.
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New chapter!
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New Ryder!
The ending. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! *gesticulates wildly*
I’ve always been a fan of Luther, but now I REALLY want to know how he identified Julie when her power signature and physical appearance have both changed. Luther is generally good at reading between the lines, noticing little things... and making use of information from outside sources. Now all I need is for Roman to show up, and a couple of happy reunions before the end, and this story will be perfect!
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Wonder if saying, "If you do Mom dies," would have any effect?
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I am assuming that it would. Luther likes Kate and he's a good guy and an excellent friend... whose native language is Sarcasm.
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I'm a big fan of Luther's. I don't need Roman this time out unless he integrates smoothly. Still waiting for him to have his own book, and this one is Julie's and Derek's.
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I do love Luther's T-shirts. :D
The song was excellent as well. LOL
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Luther showing up made me all kinds of happy.
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I'm a big fan of Luther's. I don't need Roman this time out unless he integrates smoothly. Still waiting for him to have his own book, and this one is Julie's and Derek's.
Well yes, but I trust House Andrews to only use him in this book if he works in this book; just because I always want more of my favorite characters, doesn't mean I want them to be tossed about for no reason.
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Cool. With enough information, Lucas can become a useful contact. Perhaps even an ally; he's a wizard, and inside the legal system.
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Interesting. Also I want to know if Tulip is related to Hugh's horse.
To Bucky?
I just started rereading the Ryder chapters to date, and found this early on:
"Tulip tossed her head and took off down the street, a splash of white. Her mother was a blue roan, but she got her coloring from her father. He was one of a kind." Also recall that Julie was in contact with Hugh before he showed up in Magic Triumphs. So it's very possible.
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oo good catch!
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I think Tulip was mentioned in the second to last book, but I might misremember.
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Groovy. Continuity is fun.
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I think Tulip was mentioned in the second to last book, but I might misremember.
Pretty sure Julie's horse in that book was named Peanut. But Tulip could have been mentioned elsewhere. Or I could be wrong. That happens at least once every few years LOL
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I think Tulip was mentioned in the second to last book, but I might misremember.
Pretty sure Julie's horse in that book was named Peanut. But Tulip could have been mentioned elsewhere. Or I could be wrong. That happens at least once every few years LOL
Ah, yes ... I used to have a great memory. If I recall correctly, that is.
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What was the name of the giant donkey Kate used to ride?
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Marigold.
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Okay, it was a flower name. That was my confusion.
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No, marigold was a mule. Cuddles was the giant donkey.
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Good grief! LOL
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I forgot about Cuddles.
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I think Tulip was mentioned in the second to last book, but I might misremember.
Pretty sure Julie's horse in that book was named Peanut. But Tulip could have been mentioned elsewhere. Or I could be wrong. That happens at least once every few years LOL
Ah, yes ... I used to have a great memory. If I recall correctly, that is.
I think you're right. I was getting my horses mixed up.
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now, if you want human names, an awful lot of them are categorized as "spiky merc girl," "Vohlv with the celestial wolf," "witch oracle maiden," and "teenage dragon."
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https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2020/chapter-9-part-3/
Background! :D
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Significant background, and establishing a working relationship with Luther.
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https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2020/chapter-10-part-1/
:D
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:D
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As smart as Ascanio is, he's going to be steamed when he figures out who she is.
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>D Yes, he is!
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Ayuh. I like the title "Blood Heir."
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So apparently some readers have chosen to pick apart their use of terms for the priests of Moloch, and now they feel they have to make up a new one. I am annoyed.
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Ugh. People.
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I like the title too.
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So apparently some readers have chosen to pick apart their use of terms for the priests of Moloch, and now they feel they have to make up a new one. I am annoyed.
Yes. Distinctly annoyed. The brief glimpse I got of the start seemed to be "My modern usage does not gibe with you're historically referenced wording, so you must be wrong!"
Pfui!
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... And they're using "you are" not "your". That kind of people.
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New Ryder! Sounds like they found a new term that they are quite pleased with.
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Excellent!
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Ka-Boom! :D
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Where is the Earth-shattering Ka-Boom?
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New chapter up!
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I'm not convinced that Derek doesn't know who she is. She had the rose with her. Derek is observant, but he's also patient and a lot more cautious than he was when we first met him.
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Could be possible.
Like th way they use backstory to explain lack of immediate recognition.
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I'm curious who the aunt and uncle mentioned are.
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They've never explicitly said, but I'm about 97% sure that would beElara and Hugh. At the end of Magic Triumphs, Julie says to Erra that "He" is Semiramis's grandchild as well, and lest we think that she might be referencing Conlan, Erra responds with something about his wife. The person who best fits as "he" would be Hugh, who like Julie, has shared blood with the heirs of Shinar. And, considering that the aunt she references here, provided her with herbs treated with magic... that fits Elara.
Plus, I got the impression from Julie's reactions in Magic Triumphs, that we will be seeing Julie interact with Elara and Hugh when the next two Iron Covenant novels come out, and she and Hugh have some common ground...
In a related note, I KNOW why Iron Covenant is on hold... but I WANTS IT!!!
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Agreed on all counts.
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That was the conclusion I came to, after some thought, as well. And I agree with wanting the next iron covenant book.
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Awesome snippet up!
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I would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed that we aren't getting weekly Ryder anymore; but at least we are still getting the story, AND we get snippets.
And Emerald Blaze comes out this month. :)
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Oh, good, I've pre-ordered that, I'm pretty sure.
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I am dancing around waiting for that one.
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I was too relieved to learn that Ryder is continuing off the boards to be upset that we're not getting regular installments. I did like them, but the heading of the announcement horrified me; I thought they were dropping it entirely due to some fools going onto their forum and being rude and crude, the way some have in the past.
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es, that worried me as well. If memory serves, it is coming out in January, just when I need new books most.
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NEW CHAPTER UP!!!!! WAHOOOOOO!!!!
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Fantastic chapter.
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Chapter posted, AND it was a long one, AND it was awesome. House Andrews rocks!
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I love the concept that too many people concentrating on some non-existent critter can bring it into reality while magic is up.
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It does fit in with the rest of their world building.
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Paging Mr. Cthulhu...
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Fun world building is pretty awesome.
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Paging Mr. Cthulhu...
Please, No! LOL
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Okay, who had Cthulu on their 2020 Bingo Card?
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LOL
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It's here! And it was GREAT! Just kidding; I'm sure it will be, but I've only opened it, so far.
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I haven't even done that. Saving it to savor.
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*sigh.* If only my kindle was not missing.
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I am eagerly awaiting a package!
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My sister and I too. We wanted the free short story
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Just finished the book, it is awesome (did we expect any less!?)
Haven't read the short yet, but looking forward to it.
Warning: if you don't like cliffhangers, skip the epilogue for now.
ETA: also the end of the short story. *@#%.
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My sister and I too. We wanted the free short story
I pre-ordered before I heard about the short story. <Le Sigh!>
Just finished the book, it is awesome (did we expect any less!?)
Nope!
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By the way, those of you who have read the end of both the book AND the short story:
DO NOT LOOK UNDER THE SPOILER TAGS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE END OF BOTH!
What did I just tell you!? Quit looking at spoiler tags if you haven't finished!
ummmmm... Does anybody have a new guess about who Caesar is/was? Or just me?
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(also, new snippet of Ryder posted on their blog. SO MUCH WIN THIS WEEK from Ilona Andrews! The amount of money I would pay for just a bunch of random scenes of Hugh dealing with parenthood is just honestly a little scary. Like, more than I want to know >>Emerald Blaze spoiler>>what was going through Rogan's head when he saw Nevada using telekinesis and realized what it meant
>>back to Ryder only spoiler>>the world needs to really get its $h!t together because I need the next Hugh book.
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Agreed on all counts. They grow up so fast! :D
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(also, new snippet of Ryder posted on their blog. SO MUCH WIN THIS WEEK from Ilona Andrews! The amount of money I would pay for just a bunch of random scenes of Hugh dealing with parenthood is just honestly a little scary. Like, more than I want to know
>>back to Ryder only spoiler>>the world needs to really get its $h!t together because I need the next Hugh book.
I agree with both the above. Also, still waiting for emerald blaze to get here.
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(also, new snippet of Ryder posted on their blog. SO MUCH WIN THIS WEEK from Ilona Andrews! The amount of money I would pay for just a bunch of random scenes of Hugh dealing with parenthood is just honestly a little scary. Like, more than I want to know
>>back to Ryder only spoiler>>the world needs to really get its $h!t together because I need the next Hugh book.
I agree with both the above. Also, still waiting for emerald blaze to get here.
eReaders. Because I have patience for some things, but the arrival of books is not one of them.
Also because I travel and read both constantly and quickly, and my nook app means that I have hundreds of books with me at all times without having to carry even one book's worth of extra weight.
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Also, less COVID exposure is a plus.
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Sure, but since I first got an eReader in 2009 or 2010 or so, COVID did not factor into my decision to get an eReader. The weight of dead-tree books did.
I do still have five and a half large bookcases filled with dead-tree books, and a library of periodicals in my stairwell. I just don't have to carry them on airplanes.
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I love my kindle, but there was the promised short story of you ordered a dead tree version.
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eh, I bought both. There are a couple of authors that I still habitually wind up with both dead-tree and e-book versions. Ilona Andrews are one of them, though I haven't bought most of the Innkeeper series in dead tree form.
Also (as long as they keep the same voice actor/narrator guy) I will buy an audiobook version of the rest of Hugh's books. The fact that he does Andrea, Raphael, and Ascanio (all of whom were born and raised in the USA) with Italian-ish accents (in fact most, though not all, of the American characters have some version of a European accent. Hugh's men come from all over, and have presumably traveled extensively to boot, but Elara's people are likewise Southerners), is annoying. But otherwise, I really like the narration, which is saying a lot. I'm EXTREMELY picky with audiobooks.
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Limited room here, so I get one or the other.
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At this point I typically get whichever is cheapest. I prefer dead-tree but don't want to pay HB prices. If it's available in PB, that's how I normally get it, but nothing is normal right now.
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I've come to prefer the portability of ebooks for reading books (fiction, but also biography and topical narratives). For reference books, I despise ebook format and will not buy it. But I also like the freedom of organization of dead-tree books, so my very favorite 2-3 authors still get purchased in both formats. Basically if I'd buy it in hardcover, I'm probably going to get it in dead-tree and ebook both... though only in the Mercyverse to I buy the hardcover. IA (when they have one released in hardcover, which is not always) I will wait for the paperback. Jim Butcher may be getting demoted to ebook only, I haven't decided yet. that's what he gets for leaving such a gap between novels.
Anyway, I had a thought today that (Ryder snippet spoiler) the kid being yelled at by Hugh might be Conlan. Thus far, nothing about Hugh or Elara has left me anticipating that their child would have superhuman strength. Alternatively, maybe Bale's kid, that would be fun too.
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I just don't think Curran would get to the point where he would trust Conlan to Hugh yet. Not sure about Kate either. The cow reference reminded me of the cow sacrifice when Elara needed to find Hugh. Elara hosts some kind of elder being or deity, so that's kind of a wild card. We don't really know how that plays out. Also, we haven't learned whether Hugh is related by blood as well as adoption to Kate, and I think that's a real possibility. So that's another wild card, because I don't think all of Conlan's strength and control comes from Curran. Kate's family magic could act as a force multiplier. We could sit here and argue how genetics work but yo, magic?
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Also, we haven't learned whether Hugh is related by blood as well as adoption to Kate, and I think that's a real possibility.
+1 to this as well.
I was thinking more along the lines of Conlan visiting without necessarily getting permission. I know he would only be 9 at the time of this story, but he seems like a resourceful kind of 9-year-old and we know he gets a lot of freedom to run around Atlanta without direct/parental supervision. Yes, it's a stretch - I really do think that the kid Hugh is yelling at must be his own! - but an interesting alternate theory.
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I'm not ruling it out, mind you; just think it's unlikely.
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Because it is usually faster, I directed my copy of Emerald Blaze to be sent to the hotel. The tracker has not moved for three days, so I am not certain where the package is. Since it is not here at the hotel tonight and I am off the next two days, I won't be reading the story until Tuesday night at best.
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I got my dead tree copy today, Janilee, so hopefully yours will arrive soon!
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How frustrating! Maybe reread Sapphire Flames to refresh your memory? Or Diamond Fire - I don't want to give any spoilers, but it is pertinent to the story.
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Hip Hip Hooray! The package has hit LaVerne, TN, the Bermuda Triangle of packages.
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Dum dum dummm...(ominously)
I started a re-read from the get-go, and that's when my kindle disappeared.
Would anyone have a problem if I trimmed some comments from historical times, so this thread is under 60 pages again?
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IMO go for it, Patti!
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We could just take the last page and start a new one?
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We'd lose all the old stuff...cast an eye over it, I seem to recall there are some good jokes & things.
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Works for you, works for me.
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When possible, an archived "read only" thread is nice. I'm not likely to go back and read it though, so not taking a position on it.
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New Ryder chapter posted! It is another full chapter, and includes the phone call with Hugh.
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O.K., just what is that woman doing with babies plural?
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O.K., just what is that woman doing with babies plural?
which woman
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Grandma Victoria.
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Oh. We switched stories lol, thought you were talking about Ryder!
I assumed she was referring to Nevada, Catalina, and Arabella
Cool Aunt Spoiler>>The fact that she’s talking to the girls‘ grandfather seems to confirm that. Also, who is he and how does Arabella know who he is!?
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I have not read Cool Aunt.
I was thinking she might be experimenting with the Osiris Serum.
As for the grandfather:
He was mentioned when VIctoria was explaining to Nevada how she managed to have Nevada's Dad. He was paid for his services.
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oh yes, I think you might be right about the experimentation.
Continuation on the Cool Aunt spoiler. You've been warned.
Until this point they haven't had any details on who that grandfather is. Obviously that person exists, and they know that he had the same magic as Catalina and that Victoria somehow found him and convinced him to father her child, and paid him for that. But they've never met him, don't know his name, etc. But Arabella greets him as "Grandfather" so, how does she know?
Also... I've been thinking about Misha Marcout's family. Are any of them still alive, and how would they feel towards Arabella in particular?
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They knew his family name was Merope. (Spelling may be different.)
I'm guessing family resemblance.
Misha Marcout's family would probably be scandalized by the events that passed her genetic material.
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Misha Marcout's family would probably be scandalized by the events that passed her genetic material.
Right, but the sisters didn’t have anything to do with that. It’s entirely possible to be simultaneously horrified by an event, and have a totally different reaction to an eventual outcome of that event.
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Indeed it is. Sadly, I think we are just going to have to wait for that information to be written.
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Cool Aunt link is up on the blog today.
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Indeed it is. You are right Kyria. There is no information on how Arabella identified, the second male in the room.
I did have a thought. Rather than the greeting of a relative Grandfather, the greeting 'Grandfather' of a jeering youth referring to age.
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I did have a thought. Rather than the greeting of a relative Grandfather, the greeting 'Grandfather' of a jeering youth referring to age.
I would expect it to be "grandpa" if that were the case; at least in my part of the country and my generation. "Grandfather" can be used derisively but...
okay here's a conundrum, how to explain this quirk of use of the English language. So used jeeringly, "Grandpa" would be the term, as in, "Watch it, Grandpa!" or if I'm talking to someone I know and making fun of them for acting "old," I would still use "Grandpa." But I also called both of my grandfathers "Grandpa" and use "grandfather" to refer to the relationship type rather than to the person. "Grandpa" is an affectionate term when referring to a grandparent. So if I had a grandparent that I didn't like, I might address them as "Grandfather" to highlight the fact that I have a biological relationship with them but no real personal connection. I might also use "Grandfather" as a term of respect if I was addressing an older man in certain cultural contexts.
IA also uses "Grandma" and "Grandmother" in a similar way: The Baylor girls refer to Grandma Frida, with whom they all have a close personal relationship and a great deal of mutual love and affection, but Grandmother Victoria, with whom they have a polite but distrusting relationship.
TL/DR: I don't think Arabella is using "Grandfather" as a jeer.
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We ordered the dead tree book, finally received it, but never got the email with the link. :(
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I had to go back to a previous email to find the link, Z, but I guess it doesn't matter now since the story has been shared on the blog as of today :)
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I can't say either way. It was merely a stray thought.
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at the end of the book I thought the older man would be Ceasar. could still be, I gues
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I think he is Caesar. Who better to inspire fanaticism in his followers, than a man with the same power as Catalina and a lifetime of practice using it?
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Remember the growing flowers!
I find a time gap between when Catalina leaves Arabella and when she arrives at the hotel. It seems much longer in The Cool Aunt than in Emerald Blaze. In my mind I've added travel time to get to the pit before the battle begins to make up the perceived difference.
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https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2020/deadlines-and-elections/
Snippet.
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Funny snippet. LOL
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Creative infodump.
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https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2020/grand-master-damian-angevin-in-his-own-words/ (https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2020/grand-master-damian-angevin-in-his-own-words/)
Full scene!
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Now I have to go re-read the bit where Julie goes by over how New Shinar is involved with the Order...
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LOL
That was my thought as well.
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:D
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“What’s your relationship with the Grand Master?” Nick asked.
“I’m not at liberty to answer.”
My grandmother liked to describe her relationship with the head of the Order as “complicated.” From my point of view, there was nothing complicated about it. Damian Angevin was desperately in love with my grandmother. After he granted her the first Tower, she gave it to me. He found out and presented her with another one, so she would have one of her own just in case. My grandmother liked him, however, her heart belonged to a man who died over two thousand years ago. Damian knew this but he was never one to back down from a challenge.
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Thanks! You're awesome.
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I'm thinking this is a two birds one stone kind of thing for DA.
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bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY
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Lovely. As is the news that the first draft is submitted, and the book should be on schedule for January.
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I am so gonna need it in January.
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https://ilona-andrews.com/featured-release/
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House Andrews can always be counted on to make rough times better.
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bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY
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:D
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New snippet. With Derek.
Anybody else getting strong vibes of Kate and Curran's early relationship here? Because I definitely am...
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Sorta kinda.
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Another new snippet today!
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Woohoo! Now I wants the book. I wants it, my precioussss.
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Just now? LOL I've been wantsing it for months now.
...still wantsing the next Hugh book more though. *sigh*
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I wants ALL THE BOOKS!!!
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I wants ALL THE BOOKS!!!
Ayuh. So many authors with so many characters who's back stories, and futures, we'll never know. And so many folks wanting them. On farcebook it's not unusual to see someone post about wanting this, that or another story, which peeves me a bit; authors give us what they can, and they cannot satisfy every wish. Which has led to a thought that occasionally wanders through my alleged mind. Some day I intend to write out a bit about how we need to find, and contact, individuals who can jump time lines. And then convince them to hop nearby lines to bring back the stories written by the authors we want from those other time lines.
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Oooo! Good idea!
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To be clear, just because I want the stories, doesn't mean I feel entitled to them. The author(s) will write the stories they will write, and I will appreciate those stories.
I WANT a million dollars and a yard that mows itself. So far the universe has not been compliant.
I like your idea about stories from alt timelines, but I feel like there would be some really weird copyright issues LOL.
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I've seen a couple of stories about that...
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I don't believe that the posters feel entitled to the stories they want. Or not most, at least. It's just that there are times that I see so many such comments I have to scroll quickly to get past them. And copyright issues would be an amazingly tangled web.
Patti L., I didn't see those stories. And I am shocked, shocked to learn that the idea is not original to me.
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As someone who moderated a bestselling author's website, and frequents a couple of others, I can tell you that way too many posters absolutely do feel entitled to the stories they want. Specifically, they want the characters they want to end up together. Woe to the author who has different pairings in mind! That author clearly does not know how her story is supposed to go.
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Specifically, they want the characters they want to end up together.
This is why fanfiction excists. LOL
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As someone who moderated a bestselling author's website, and frequents a couple of others, I can tell you that way too many posters absolutely do feel entitled to the stories they want. Specifically, they want the characters they want to end up together. Woe to the author who has different pairings in mind! That author clearly does not know how her story is supposed to go.
Not just fans; Isaac Asimov recounted a time when he audited a class on Science Fiction, and afterwards had a word with the professor. The Good Doctor said that he didn't think the author intended it to mean what the professor had claimed, and naturally the prof asked him why he thought that. And Asimov replied "I wrote it." And the prof responded by asking "Why do you think that that means you know anything about it?"
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Teachers/Professors are infamous for wanting to ascribe meaning to everything. I’m sure that sometimes they are even right.
I swear I hope that someone somewhere has a book that will become classic enough to be taught in school, where they included something that feels like it may have a deeper meaning, but it’s there „because it’ll make teachers think it’s symbolic“
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As someone who moderated a bestselling author's website, and frequents a couple of others, I can tell you that way too many posters absolutely do feel entitled to the stories they want. Specifically, they want the characters they want to end up together. Woe to the author who has different pairings in mind! That author clearly does not know how her story is supposed to go.
Not just fans; Isaac Asimov recounted a time when he audited a class on Science Fiction, and afterwards had a word with the professor. The Good Doctor said that he didn't think the author intended it to mean what the professor had claimed, and naturally the prof asked him why he thought that. And Asimov replied "I wrote it." And the prof responded by asking "Why do you think that that means you know anything about it?"
That almost happened in the one Rodney Dangerfield movie, where his character got Kurt Vonnegut to tutor him about whichever book the professor had assigned.
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LOL
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LOLFrost had a similar problem with his poem about a ride on a snowy night.
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One of my favorites was a teacher who liked to pick apart the poetry of songs, and one that we studied was „Vincent,“ by Don McLean. There’s a line that had the teacher utterly stumped as to what the songwriter was trying to convey:
„Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colors on a snowy linen land“
She was totally bewildered by the „snowy linen land.“ I put forth the suggestion that maybe it meant that Vincent, the painter, had painted The Starry Night, which the song directly references, on a white linen canvas. She stared at me like I’d sprouted 3 extra heads and blustered over how she‘d never considered that before, but well, that was one possibility but that there was likely some deeper meaning that we were all missing.
Look, sometimes a duck is a bunny and a cat and belongs to a witch... but sometimes a duck is just a duck.
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I think it was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that had an intro where Mark Twain outright states there are no ulterior meanings. Didn't stop my high school English teacher from making us write essays on those non-existent themes.
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New! Snippet!! Up!!!
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https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2020/happy-holidays-and-a-little-snippet/
Sounds like the house works for them. LOL
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Ayuh.
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For $20M, it ought to serve them breakfast in bed every day.
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Definitely not in my price category!
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Too pricey for me, as well. :D
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Well, we’re not Primes.
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Indeed, we are not. LOL
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I don't care to think too long on how far past my prime I am. :-whistle
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I haz it, my preciousss! Bye.
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LOL
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I finally read to the place where they hadn't posted anything and my Kindle looses power! >:(
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:o
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I attended the Zoom launch party last night, it was really fun.
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Cool!
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Ruby Fever snippet. https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/ruby-fever-a-snippet/
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Yes!!!
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:D
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Very nice.
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They're doing two more! bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY
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YAY!
Also, at the virtual release party, they shared that they intend to do the next Hugh book this year. It was really cute that the daughter (kid2 I think) who moderates is also very excited about Hugh, and they only recently found this out. Incidentally, I like Kid2, she kept winding up with different pets on her shoulders being distractions.
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Groovy. Different types of pets, or just different critters?
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More good news! And sorry I missed the different pets. I know they've posted the video, but I started to watch, and I just don't have the patience. There's a reason I don't watch TV.
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Groovy. Different types of pets, or just different critters?
Different types of pets. She started out with a cockatiel beforehand, and at one point there was a bearded dragon, and there was at least one critter that I missed because I had gotten up to do something else for a moment, but when I got back they were talking about it.
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Groovy. Different types of pets, or just different critters?
Different types of pets. She started out with a cockatiel beforehand, and at one point there was a bearded dragon, and there was at least one critter that I missed because I had gotten up to do something else for a moment, but when I got back they were talking about it.
Very cool. Thank you! As an aside, I'm another non-TV type. Ever-worse commercials drove me off long ago, and like Poor Charlie On The MTA, I never returned.
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New short Catalina snippet on the blog!
...Alessandro is ALWAYS too much, not just sometimes. LOL.
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https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/tiny-snippet/
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:D
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I'm not recognizing the characters. Am I just being forgetful?
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No; I think this may be the new thing they were talking about. Sounds more like straight SciFi.
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Unless it's in the Hidden Legacy world?
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No. I've read everything they've written, multiple times. This is something new.
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There’s some speculation it might be something from Kinsmen, or Kinsmen adjacent; but I think it’s something new. They’ve mentioned something new they’ve been working on, but haven’t mentioned any new Kinsmen stories.
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Kinsman was my first thought, it does feel sci-fi.
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New snippet. The snippet doesn't come out and say it explicitly but this seems to be how Elara came to be the White Warlock so hopefully that means they are currently working on Iron Covenant #2!
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I got the impression from previous blog entries that they had suspended work on that one because it was so dark. I'd love to see it though.
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They had, but recently they’ve mentioned a couple of times that it will hopefully be done this year.
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That would be awesome.
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https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/the-baylors/
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:D
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Ilon a Andrews posted the first chapter of Ruby Fever!
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And it's beautiful.
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bOuNcY bOuNcY bOuNcY I have to save that for later.
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Okay hurogs, worst IA villain. Someone in the comments on the blog post pointed out that the Lighthouse Keepers were left out of the poll, and honestly I think choosing the worst of the list would have been more of a challenge for me if they'd been on it. Probably would have still gone with Ted though. Negligent bigotry and hubris that got his own people killed.
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That would be hard to decide between.
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I went with Voron. It takes a lot to raise a child in order for that child to be killed, let alone to put her through all the stuff he put her through.
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I don’t really see Voron as an independent character in the story; he’s part of Kate’s backstory. So he wasn’t a top contender for me for that reason.
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For me, it's a toss up between Voron or Ted.
I hate characters who deal with their personal issues by ruining, or attempting to ruin a child's life. I don't care what they had to deal with; nothing justifies taking it out on an innocent child. >:(
For that reason, I'd have to go with Voron.
(This is also why I still hate Leah in the Mercy Thompson series, for how Leah treated Mercy when she was a child. I get that she and Bran had massive issues, but that wasn't Mercy's fault.
I also can't stand Cat and Ned Stark from Game of Thrones, for what they did to Jon Snow. Wishing a child dead or crippled? Treating him as 'inferior' to the rest of the family? Sending their 14-year-old nephew to a life sentence in a glorified prison colony? They were basically the Game of Thrones version of the Dursleys.
Oh, and speaking of Harry Potter, I hated that Snape was considered 'redeemed' by the end of the books. My biggest issue with Snape was never that he served Voldemort or killed Dumbledore; I hated him for abusing his power as a teacher and blatantly bullying the children in his classroom, something that was never resolved. The film version cut out the worst of that bullying, so I guess could forgive movie-Snape. But I still hate book-Snape.)
Back to the Kate Daniels villains though... there is the point about Voron never actually appearing in the series, so if he's more of a backstory character, and you're looking at characters you hate while actually reading; the ones that just get on your nerves as the story progresses... well, Ted is the one that irritates me.
But overall, I had to go with Voron. Raising Kate to be a weapon just so her father would kill her is pretty unforgivable. He can't even use the 'road to hell is paved with good intentions' excuse, because we know there was nothing good about his intentions. Oh, and he raised Hugh in an abusive way as well, so that's two children whose lives Voron ruined.
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I'm unfamiliar with GOT, so I can't speak to that. Leah and Snape are both complicated characters. I don't particularly like them, but I understand that they came by their pathology honestly. I had a parent like that. While I understand how she got that way, she did real damage. Like Leah and Snape, she was damaged herself. Real damage was done to her from the time she was a toddler. It warped her. It doesn't excuse the damage she did, but it does explain it. I can pity the child she was, while disliking the adult she became.
With Voron, we don't have his own backstory. There's no explanation for how he got to be the kind of person who could treat a child that way, because what Kate's mom did should not have produced that kind of behavior. It comes from somewhere else, and we don't have a way to explain it. That makes it a lot easier for me to judge him in a way that I don't judge the others. Also, the sheer scope of his vengeance project is on a different scale from the day to day pettiness of Leah and Snape.
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Oh, and speaking of Harry Potter, I hated that Snape was considered 'redeemed' by the end of the books. My biggest issue with Snape was never that he served Voldemort or killed Dumbledore; I hated him for abusing his power as a teacher and blatantly bullying the children in his classroom, something that was never resolved. The film version cut out the worst of that bullying, so I guess could forgive movie-Snape. But I still hate book-Snape.)
This.
I went with Ted, mostly because I feel it was more harm to more people.
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"The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas", short story by Ursula K. LeGuin which has influenced my thinking on one vs. many for a very long time.
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If we're going general on this, should we take it to a different thread?
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Short, very short, story!
https://www.ilona-andrews.com (https://www.ilona-andrews.com)
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Short but awesome!
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Groovy!
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Anyone else getting the "This connection is not private" message for their website? Says the current certificate was signed by an untrusted party. I'm guessing it was Mod R and someone forgot to certify her or something. Still afraid to go there though.
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Anyone else getting the "This connection is not private" message for their website? Says the current certificate was signed by an untrusted party. I'm guessing it was Mod R and someone forgot to certify her or something. Still afraid to go there though.
Not coming up for me, at this time. It's an https heading, and no warning. I'm on via Firefox, if that might make any difference.
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It was fine for me. So, it must have been temporary.
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https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/the-tea-party-snippet/ (https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/the-tea-party-snippet/)
Snippet
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LOL Augustine has issues.
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LOL yes, Pancakes sure does.
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LOL
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:D
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https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/unexpected-visitors/
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:D I am intrigued.
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Indeed.
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I wants it, my precioussss.
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There's a quiz for if you know enough about the inns to stay in one!
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I really just want to know what room Dina would design for me.
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Yes, I would like to know that too.
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+1
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I liked the tidbit about Grendel today! Not sure if that was something they'd shared before, but I wasn't aware of it!
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I know they've shared the part about Grendel being Bran's dog, but not the reasoning for him being a poodle this time. LOL
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IKR? Too funny. Remind's me of Oberon in the Iron Druid chronicles.
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Cat snippet
https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/so-much-work-so-little-time/
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Love it; cats will be cats, eh?
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That definitely was written by someone who is owned by a cat LOL
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Small snippet to make you happy.
https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2021/snippet-from-the-awful-book/
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