Maggie by Helena Elias and cover by Andrew Davis.
The Horde has a champion and her name is Mod R. Tor has been very careful with the information regarding this book. During the conversation about the cover release, an idea of a small snippet was raised, and Mod R went into battle mode under a banner of “Please a snippet for the Horde.”
Somehow she got them to agree to a very small snippet. Here are the spoils of Mod R’s battle. May she be ever victorious.
Victory Snippet
Month of Redberry, Day 25
The ocean glittered, an endless expanse of deep cobalt blue under the night sky. Three moons glowed high above, a large platinum crescent striped with gold and two half-moons, one eerie and green and the other angry and red. To the left, a dark coastline loomed, the tall hills picturesque and mysterious. To the right, small islands thrust up from the ocean like the fins of fantastic sea serpents. It was the kind of scene that took your breath away.
My breath was currently in short supply because I was viewing this panorama from the back of a huge monster flying in full defiance of the laws of physics while being restrained by a homicidal secret prince with serious mental issues. Restrained was exactly the right term. If I had portaled into one of the romantic fantasies living on my shelves, Silveren would be holding me in a tender and supportive embrace. But I had ended up in Rellas. He had a death grip on my waist. He was remarkably strong, and I was pretty sure I’d end up with a massive bruise.
The dursan banked, turning right. It was like riding a roller coaster. I shut my eyes for a second as my stomach tried to come to terms with the sudden change of direction. We were heading toward a lone island, little more than a chunk of rock rising from the sea. It looked about three acres wide, with some sort of ruin clinging to its apex.
Earlier today, Silveren attempted to murder the Sun Margrave, the chief prosecutor of the Kingdom of Rellas, by unleashing a horde of dursans during a public celebration on the anniversary of his mother’s execution. His revenge had been decades in the making.
On paper, Silveren would have made a fine tortured fantasy hero. His father had led a revolt against King Sauven, his half-brother, and died on the battlefield, while his mother was tried for treason and executed. He was a prince orphaned by a cruel king and raised in secret by a noble who was tragically in love with Silveren’s dead mother. Silveren hid his magic, joined the knighthood, and climbed his way to becoming the Lord Commander of the Order of the Redeemer, all the while plotting his revenge against his uncle and the kingdom that had robbed him of his parents and a happy childhood.
It was the kind of tragic backstory that readers lost their heads over. Silveren was basically Hamlet except that he wasn’t a brooding nincompoop. He ticked all the boxes, and he was shockingly handsome, just to spice things up.
The reality was less romantic and far more brutal. Silveren wasn’t a noble liberator. He was a ruthless, calculating killer, who had no problem plunging Rellas into a chaotic civil war for the sake of his vengeance. If all had gone to plan, he would have climbed over thousands of bodies to the throne just so he could kick his uncle off it. He had planned it quite well, but he failed to account for a single variable: me.
Two months ago, I lived in Austin, had a simple job, and read way too many fantasy books. Of all of them, The Rise of Kair Toren was my favorite, a gritty epic fantasy series filled with magic, lethal knights, and cutthroat politics. One night I went to sleep in my apartment and woke up in Kair Toren, naked and drowning in a rain-filled ditch.
The series was meant to be a trilogy, but only the first two books had ever been published. Nobody knew how the story would end, and within days of landing in this world, I realized that this Rellas was not a book. This was an actual reality, a different place from the one I came from, and one that was very alive and filled with real people. I couldn’t let them suffer. I decided to change their future.
I ruined Silveren’s revenge. I dismantled his schemes. He had a coconspirator, Ulmar Hreban, and I exposed his treason and got him arrested. Earlier today, I used a magic item to pretend to be Silveren’s long-dead mother and tried to manipulate him into calling off his attack. When that failed, I stabbed him. Many times. He should have died.
Instead, here we were, flying over the ocean to a secluded island. If I was lucky, Silveren would murder me and abandon my corpse. The island was about two miles offshore. It was a long swim, but I could probably do it. Unless I hit a current that would drag me out to sea, which meant that I would drown, resurrect, and drown again as I drifted farther and farther out into the open water. Yay.
If I was unlucky, Silveren would feed me to his dursan.
I’d died three times in the last two months. I had come back to life every time, with my injuries healed and in a lot of pain. Dying hurt but coming back to life hurt even more. I’d been stabbed, drowned, and tortured to death, but I had never been eaten alive and digested. I had no idea if I could resurrect after being devoured. I couldn’t let him sic the dursan on me. Of all the outcomes of this awful meeting, that would be the worst one.
The dursan circled the island and reared, big wings beating until we were almost vertical. Silveren clamped me to him, his arm a steel bar across my stomach. Ugh.
The dursan landed on its hind legs and dropped to all fours, crouching. Silveren shoved me out of the saddle. I slid down the dursan’s massive shoulder, fell eight feet to the ground, and landed hard on a stone tile, on my thigh. A flash of pain shot through my leg.
I scrambled back up, brushing my hand over the silver ornament on my head. Still there.
Less than an hour ago, Matheo delivered the ornament to me with a note from Ramond vi Everard, the Duke of Selva. The accessory looked deceptively simple, just three flowers with opal petals and malachite leaves, but it was priceless. I was wearing the crown of Selva’s Duchess in my hair. Its official name was Triflower. Silveren had no idea what it was. As far as he knew, there was no link between me and Ramond, and I had to keep it that way.
If Silveren threw me in the ocean, I would have to thread Triflower through my clothes before I drowned. I couldn’t lose it. It had once belonged to Ramond’s mother.
Around us remnants of some ancient building dotted the island. Crumbling walls still showing beautiful carvings, fragments of columns gnawed to nubs by time, and stone guard rails half collapsed into gravel. Dark fissures gaped in the stone tile where the floor had broken.
This must have been a private estate, or a castle of some sort, abandoned for centuries and now fallen into ruin. We were on the top floor, or what remained of it.
Silveren stepped onto the dursan’s shoulder. The beast extended its limb, spreading the massive fingers of its paw. Claws shot out and hooked the stone. Silveren walked down to the paw, hopped off onto the tile, and nodded to a corner where two dilapidated walls met. The dursan stalked off and lay down, curling like a gigantic house cat, hidden from the view of anyone watching from the coast. The secret prince must’ve scouted this island before he kidnapped me.
I took a step back and slipped my hand into my pocket. My dress had been modified to hide a dagger. It was the only protection I had.
Silveren closed the distance between us. His hand snapped out and locked around my throat. I stabbed with my knife through my dress. He blocked the stab with the flat of his other hand. His fingers clamped my wrist, and he dragged my hand with the knife out of my pocket and wrenched it up, twisting my arm. Pain shot through my forearm into my elbow. I bent forward. He let go of my throat, plucked the knife from my fingers, and tossed it aside.
“Now with that out of the way, I have some questions.”
I dropped to the ground. That was the only way to get out of having my arm twisted.
He let me go, crossed his arms, and stared at me. The moonlight slid over his heartbreaking face. He didn’t look enraged. He looked cold and determined. The real Silveren, finally. No politeness, no flirting, just crystallized menace.
I got to my feet and stared back.
“Why?” His tone was even.
“Why what?”
“Why all of it. Since the moment our paths crossed, you have been a hindrance. Every single time I’ve encountered you, things went to shit. What have I done to you that you keep getting in my way?” My murder was temporarily postponed.
Please use this thread to discuss spoilers of TKWNKM. You are welcome to leave questions here and we will try to answer some of them.
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Or as Curran introduces it in the beginning of the dramatization:
Yeah, Friday snippet xx
Confirmed Friday first!
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Fri-yay snippet!!!!!
Thanks, Mod R for battling on our behalf!!!
thanks for the snippet
Happy Friday
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Thank you, I can’t w*it for September!!
All hail the epitome of MOD-ness and her fierce championship for the BDH. Thank you!!
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so satisfying.
All Hail Mod R the Victorious! Im so happy right now! Thank you!!!!!!
What Jackie said! Plus about a million more Thank yous!
Picking up right where we left off – thanks for the Snippet and hope all is well with the Tree Frog!
Oh thank you, wise and brave Mod R, for this most precious gift.
Not really a question, unless you decide to give away the entire plot, but Maggie has presumably lost most of her precognitive advantage, so it will be interesting to see how she gets around that.
She still knows many, many important characters/people’s secrets and background information that could come in handy for blackmail/winning over/selling out etc. Also, the invasion of Rellas by the Crimson Empire is still very much in the cards, even if the timeline’s been altered. Her repository of juicy knowledge about the Empire’s agents/spies, the groundwork that’s been laid for the invasion, military plans etc. etc. should still come in useful.
That makes sense. I also wonder if Maggie will acquire new abilities. Somebody sent her there for a reason, and I am guessing we might start seeing signs of whatever gods or supernatural entities are at work. We saw a bit of that in the short story about the bratty, but lovable and brilliant niece ( or cousin? I forget).
I’ve been wondering if Silveren doesn’t have similar abilities to Maggie – undying. He bounced back from being stabbed pretty quickly. (Or we will find out about some Rellas magics/speedy healing)
Sorry I feel like this has been asked multiple times but is it still a duology? Is it officially a trilogy? Just want to set my expectations correctly.
Maggie the Undying is a trilogy 🙂
The duology was a misunderstanding by the Horde that got perpetuated for some reason. What House Andrews said when the series was initially sold to Tor over 2 years ago was “we don’t know yet whether it will be a duology or a trilogy, but we need to deliver 3 books.”
House Andrews had better not pull a LaTour and leave us hanging! /joking
Leave us hanging like Solentine for 10 years? LOL
I can’t wait to find out how LaTour figures into this. Did he originally come into our world the way Maggie came into to his world of Rellas? Where is he that he didn’t finish the last book? Ooo,will Maggie write the last book? Wouldn’t that be fun if her experiences beyond the original story became the last book in the series started by LaTour?
So many thoughts…
is Silverin Latour?
That’s what I think..
That is exactly what I have been thinking
I would not be surprised in the least, but why go evil?
IIRC HA said we haven’t met LaTour yet in the first book. So, no.
Thank you Mod R!!! Loved this snippet!! 😎 this is going to be a lonnnggggg w*it.
Yay, yay, yay! Snippets on Fridays!
We need a Medal for ModR. Order of the Horde-Feeder?
+1 for a medal for ModR!
Or the Most Venerable Order of the chalant? 🤓
Yes, we need a poll to choose the name of the medal.
Bless you Mod R, we appreciate your efforts 💕
Mod R may you ever have good things in your life!
Thank you Mod R! Love the snippet and looking forward to the release!
And the sociopathic narcissist reveals himself in all his glory. It’s of course all about him. Going to be hard to redeem him if that’s in the plan. Wow.
This also struck me about Silveren in this snippet. She must be an enemy of ME, that is why she’s against me, not that Silveren’s actions will cause the deaths of thousands of people. (eyeroll)
I find it interesting that while Kier and Silveren are described completely differently in the story that their actions share this, “all about me.” trait. At least from our limited (Maggie’s) viewpoint.
Dysfunctional parents often have dysfunctional offspring. The King is clearly messed up and Silveren lost his family at a very young age. As we see with Solentine, who’s still angry, early trauma can’t always be fixed with a subsequent loving family. There’s the whole nature versus nurture debate, of course. And who knows if child development is different in Rellas than what we know, or what effect having magic may influence it. I love how the authors weave these questions into the story without being obvious.
Nature and nurture, both. Identical twins will have certain traits in common, but still be different in other ways.
I think that genetics might predispose us to certain things, but events are needed to trigger them.
Yeah, he really made it about HIM didn’t he? He just assumed that she has something against him and that’s why she ruins his plans.
Like, it’s not entirely wrong to say that she went out of her way to ruin his plans, but she also didn’t know he was the mastermind behind everything. It was nothing against him specifically as much as Maggie doing her best to make sure that the Kingdom stay stable and stop Hreban because he is an horrible person.
It’s very self-centered of Silveren to assume that Maggie did everything because she has something against him. At the same time tough, it make sense with what we know of Silveren. Everything he has done was to seek revenge against Sauven (and Janicore) for what they did for his family. All his actions were guided by revenge. So he inevitably assumes that Maggie’s own action are driven by a similar reason as his own because he can’t imagine her putting that much effort (and even risking her life) for any other reason
The characters in Kair Toren keep being surprised by Maggie because she is doing the right thing without asking for or even getting a payment or personal benefit in return. ie: Saving Galiene, saving the mercenaries, saving the female knight defender Eiline(?).
So Silveren might be trying to find out what her gain is from ruining his plans. This doesn’t seem to be a world where people take action without personal rewards, so it doesn’t occur to him that she doesn’t have a goal other than “make world better”. He believes she must have an angle that benefits her and from his point of view, it was working. Every time he sees her, she has gone up in station.
Spoilers & Theories: Based on nothing more than a word here or there and hunches.
1. What does the stelka have to do with the undyingness of Maggie?
2. Ramond- nothing he ever does is on accident. I feel like he’s batman-esq with the whole Dark Knight thing. Saves random people, just because he wants to while leaning into the whole don’t give a ____ attitude towards the throne. The question is does he love her for who she is or what she fears. I think A, but it will be a twisty path to get a HEA.
3. Curious to see the character development of Arvel, as he was masking vapid for a lot of the book. The snippets added more to the still waters run deep. I wonder if he will become a friend or if he will become an antagonist.
4. Clover- Fricking awesome character. She is the best lady’s maid EVER.
5. Time travel question- Is it like Narnia, in that years can happen here with just a blink in Austin, or what type of time delay/exchange may there be. Also curious about the how one gets from one place to another. Level of inherent emotion tied to the world, like Outlander.
6. I feel like the author is in the book world, and that is why he didn’t finish the last book. I wonder about the arch mage, as he is very powerful
7. Curious about Maggie’s power- and if or what it will change as the book goes.
8. Silveren- Will he pull a Hugh after the trilogy, or die in book 2…
9. Also, massively curious about the chain of events that needed the guilt pre-cursor for the thing to do the thinging.
I had other thoughts but they usually pop out during a reread and I can remember these atm. Super excited to see where the world goes. Thank you Authorlords for the hours of escape and worlds of magic.
+1 to all of this
For 3, is Arvel the Gaston of the books? Sing it! “No one waits like Arvel, bides his fate like Arvel…”
okay, I love that. 😂🤌
I thought #1 was at least shallowly answered. The stelka like human magic. Maggie has a lot of it, so Sushi is attracted to it.
I guess I was wondering more about the undying, not the attraction to magic of the Stella. in the intro to sushi pov, it said something about she wouldn’t wake up, so I woke her up. I wasn’t sure if the original bite or some sort of sushi interchange played off with undying.
Guys, that was just my joke on a silly post 😅. It’s not official canon.
lol. It’s me being conspiracy theory and totally challant. “She wrote two words that started with the letter r…. There’s a deeper meaning to that.”
+1 to all you’ve said!
On 2, my theory is that Everard has never been allowed to have true emotions in a relationship. He believes everything he does must be for Selva, including marriage. Maggie is both a political atomic bomb and a woman he’s attracted to. She satisfies his requirements for a Duchess and I think he has genuine feelings for her. But he knows she won’t allow herself to be used and she doesn’t fully trust him. They are playing multilevel chess and it’s anyone’s guess what a checkmate will look like.
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So thankful for this snippet! ModR you are the Champion of the BDH! 💐 🏅 👑
WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! SNIPPET SUCCESS!!! MOD R 4 EVER!
The BGH is hungry, thank you for feeding us this snippet! Thank you TOR for allowing it, and Ilona and Gordon for writing it.
Sigh… that should be “BDH”
Mod R the Horde wrangler, the keeper of House Andrews book secrets, the pleader of snippets on the Horde’s behalf, and the Mod extraordinaire. Thank you for the Friday snippet.
The wait for the entire book continues…at least I’m listening to Graphic Audio’s Magic Clams…I mean Magic Claims. 😂😂 The Horde claims the clams!
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Yay for a snippet!!! My immediate reaction after yay was MOAR 😂
Will we find out who the noble was that raised Silveren? I’m assuming it was someone also named Silveren/from that family.
Are dursan native to Rellas? Are they endangered since they are a symbol of Ralinbor’s battle against Sauven? Silveren presumably lost a lot of them at the recent battle and most people don’t see them casually in Kair Toran so wondering if they are dying off?
Hi!
The noble that raised Silveren was a former lover of Silveren’s mother. We don’t know the name or the family name yet.
Dursan live in mountain ridges all across the continent. The are not mountains close to Kair Toran, hence, the lack of dursan sights.
It is not enough. 😫 it will never be enough.
Gaaaahhhhhh! Mod R! You are our hero!!!!
Happy sigh . . . thank you for writing the wonderful snippet Ilona and Gordon, and for wrenching it out of Tor Mod R, you are all the bees knees.
Hooray to Mod R! You have magical powers…
I very much LOL’ed at this line: “Silveren was basically Hamlet except that he wasn’t a brooding nincompoop. ”
I went to seen Hamlet a couple months ago.. actors were great, but I had forgotten 2 things:
1. how bloody long that play is… we left at intermission because it was late and there was STILL 1.5 hours to go.
2. how much Hamlet is a whiny b*tch
Maggie is not a whiny b*tch.. so long may she not die!
Mod R you are our hero!! What a treat! I’m so excited about TCWNRM😍
Here’s my question – will there be any book subscription special editions. I want to try to get on the waiting list of those subscriptions so I can get a copy! 🙂 I missed out on Owlcrate and am kicking myself for canceling the sub months before.
We will announce the special editions as soon as we are allowed to do so by contract 🙂
I got on the Owlcrate list too late, and I wrote and asked them about Maggie 2. They said they had no plans at this time for Maggie 2. That can change, of couse.
Mod R, those deals are made by the publisher, correct?? HA doesn’t get much say, unless they need to write a bonus chapter?
Mod R ROCKS!!!! Not to mention House Andrews 🙂 Thanks so much for this snippet – I’ve been feeling pins and needles with the ending of the first book…
yaay…snippet. Thank you so much
I’m wondering is Solentine deliberately didn’t tell Maggie that Ramond was alive because he knew he was planning on proposing.
Ramond could have still mentioned it directly.
My theory is that Sol simply wanted to know if Maggie cares about Ramond, he was testing her reaction.
Both because he cares about Ramond as a friend and because Ramond’s budding relationship Maggie is important from political perspective. Maggie is now Sol’s adopted cousin and if she is a future duchess of Selva, it has huge consequences, both good and bad, for Sol’s family.
I read it like neither guy thought to tell her because they literally didn’t think about it. They just went along their way and assumed she was good not knowing. Whether it’s hubris, or habit or whatever that was the root.
It was really weird that she asked the agents and they didn’t bother to check. On the other hand, since Sol’s right hand thought she was a threat I doubt she would have gone out of her way to help find out.
I think Sol was actually sorry when he realized he’d cut her out after he got back.
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I totally agree with this perspective
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Yes, this is impression I got.
I mostly agree, esp. with Sol. Maggie didn’t tell him about the assassin/poison (she just told Everard), unless she included it in her notes that he took when he left to rescue his uncle. So his thought was, once Everard left by flight, all should be okay. So I don’t really blame Sol. But it is weird that his group doesn’t take Maggie’s questions/requests more seriously (and also try to keep her alive better earlier). If Solentine is so dangerous and takes family so seriously (as well as his good name), it seems idiotic to let something happen to her. Though he’s likable, it seems a crime lord/master spy would expect his people to follow his word as law and not endanger that. (Regardless of the reasoning behind that, I liked how Everard and Maggie dealt with his underlings.)
Sol didn’t like Maggie for a long time. He only turned around after she saved his family from the mine investment, which his people may never have learned. I think he was Maggie’s enemy until after the mine thing, and his people are not nice in general.
I agree about Solentine. I thought at first Everard also didn’t think about it, until he had the hair ornament delivered. He didn’t expect to see her at the dance. What if he was planning to see her and propose, and didn’t have time before the dance? Maybe use her emotion at seeing him alive as a lever to manipulate her? He can still care for her but nothing he does seems entirely innocent.
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Agree. I think both men are so used to operating unchallenged or as the head of their factions that they didn’t consider (or could not conceive of) how much it would hurt Maggie to be left hanging on knowing that Ramond survived the potential poisoning attempt.
Or maybe they assumed because she’s almost all-knowing that she would also just “know” that Ramond was OK?
Either way, there are definitely hurt feelings that Maggie may use to tamp down her growing feelings for Ramond and Ramond will have to amp up the gestures to make it more glaringly obvious to our oblivious heroine, how deep his feelings run for her. Delicious tension! I can’t wait to see how they resolve it.
I think Sol just didn’t think of it. He had a lot on his mind, and never had to worry about someone like Maggie, whom he hated for a long time.
Thank you Mod R! Thank you!!
OMG, this set up is exactly the way I thought it would go. I can’t wait. I love the juxtaposition of how romance novels go against real her real life
I giggle at her exasperation every time one of the males in the story go to romance “type”. The tropes aren’t as fun in real life vs the romance novel viewpoint.
Eep!!
We are not worthy. Loud, determined, and loyal, but not worthy of the protectiveness of Mod-R, may her fingers always be able to type.
Lol!!
That was my first response too!
Time for another read of TKWNKM now that I’m reading all these theories. 😉
Thank you ModR for advocating for this snippet for the BFH, your are sooo good to us.
And thanks to House Andrews for being such amazing writers….sucked in to the story again!!!!
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Okay so here’s a theory my third reread brought to me, that this scene is the perfect set up for (also squeee) – Adam Latour was an our-world transplant (like Maggie) that lived the whole sequence of events in Rellas and wrote it down as a historical document for himself in our world. He was somehow able to use his brand of magic to travel back and forth at will (or like on once in a while events like All-Hallows-Day), and on his third attempt back, was taken by Silveren (or Silveren’s successor depending on how far down the timeline he lived). There is some magic in Silveren’s family line that lets him detect people that are transplants between worlds, that’s how he zeroed in on Maggie at once, even though she looked entirely unremarkable. And Adam then died, because Adam’s magic was teleportation not Undying-ness. And so Maggie has been transplanted into Rellas, back in time, in his stead. Please someone say they at least understand what I have written.
That’s a fun and new theory! (and completely follow-able)
The author overlords had previously stated that he became interested in her in the garden when the butterflies swarmed her, as they’re attracted to / feast on magic, and she’s got a bunch of it.
Each time they meet, she somehow foils his magic, which only increases his interest in her.
My 2 pennies
(Not debunking your theory which is very interesting!)
Silveren zeroed in on Maggie because golden butterflies went to her in the Garden. She was dressed like a beggar, she was not from any noble family as far as he knew, yet she had obviously large magical reserves. That’s why he told her she is not what she seems during their first conversation.
Hi! Silveren zeroed on Maggie the first time because of the golden butterflies. She was covered in golden butterflies and the butterflies are attracted to magic. She covered in them meant she has HUGES amounts of magic.
The Q&A on April 2026 about TKWNKM on You Tubes will resolve lots of your doubts (and sadly, dismount some of you theories 🙁 )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfQKzVZTmoY&t=1400s
Then who was it who chased her into The Garden?
The man who chased her into the Garden was just a random character. This was confirmed by Ilona and Gordon in a webinar.
Maggie needed to end up in the Garden. Being chased was that reason.
If she hadn’t been chased there wouldn’t have been a reason for her to spend so much of her money.
And then she wouldn’t have met Silveren, nor would she have been able to worn whatshername.
*warn
Latour knows everyone secrets and innermost feelings. Even with ability to portal, he would not necessarily be privy to this knowledge. If Latour’s books were only about the sequence of events, your theory would definitely work.
Thank you!
We are chalantly squee-ing, and alarming our animals in the process.
Can i ask if this one will be in Waterstones UK like the first one? If yes will the release date be the same?
The UK edition will be released 2 days later than US, on the 23rd of September.
Tor UK has not yet released its cover or preorders. I have no official news on Waterstones, but I have noted that people are extremely excited about it and have asked the Powers That Be 🙂
The UK/international release is visible on Google Play store, with a special pre-order price of €12,95 instead of €17,99 and a release date of Sept, 23.
So far with the same cover, but ofcourse that may change.
I pre-ordered.
Just search for the title and you will see both the US and the UK edition
Hip, hip, hooray for Mod R’s worthiness as the champion of the horde! ⚔️
Yeah!
I can’t WAIT until September!! I’ve already preordered my copy! Can’t wait to meet y’all tomorrow at the Texas Book Festival!
Mod R loves us!
Thank you Mod R!!
Love you right back! FOR THE HORDE!
This is our battle cry! FOR THE HORDE,
Thank you Mod R!
Questions:
Does Solantine know Maggie can resurrect?
The scrolls made Clovers hands tingle; does she have magic?
Will we find out who LaTour is?
Are Maggie and Everard separated for all of TCWNRM?
Ooo. great thoughts. I don’t think he has direct knowledge, but he’s a sneaky dude, so maybe? All humans have some level of magic I think, the Flame bloom mage said that’s why stelkas and some other magic sensitive critters hung out where people are. Though how much is a great question. I thought I read something somewhere from a training scene from after Maggie is back, but now I can’t find it anywhere, so I don’t think they are separate the whole book. My two cents.
shouldn’t, as there is a quote from him in one of ig posts, where its on top of his photo
hahahaha I was just telling the new readers on Reddit that we wouldn’t get any snippets because Tor keeps the book under lock and key. But we have Mod R to fight for the BHD! Thank you so much for the snippet ❤️
You are my favourite Horde :*
Mod R where do we send your cookies and other various items of worship like tea, warm things, and treats?
ahhhhhh! why is September so far away?! ❤️❤️❤️
Mod R reigns supreme! All love to Mod R!!!
Theory: That hair piece will be how Everard finds her.
That is my current theory too:)
I also share that theory!
This theory makes so much sense and also makes me think about that one scene in the newer star trek films where Spock unintentionally gifted a necklace to Uhura that they can track. “you gave your girlfriend a tracking device?”
Haha, that’s great (and definitely something Everard would want to do).
I don’t know, how many times did Tezri bite her? At least 5.
Ooh, I missed this somehow! Maybe due to the Microsoft issue? Hmmm, anyhow-I’m so very grateful to ModR for going to bat for us, and for HA and their loving support of our chalant-ness, lol. Truly enjoyed the snippet, and will do my best to p*tiently w*it for the next installment.
OK – the first book was very green themed. This one is purple-ish. Who’s house colors are that? ALSO AUGUST IS TOO LONG!!!!!!!! LOLOLOL
somehow I thought August. Apparently its September. Geeze. Also, mad props to Mod R – the best of the Horde!!
the Royal Family
*continues gnawing on laptop in attempts to climb into the internet where the book is*
/thud
/resurrects
/reads again
My mental image of Mod R is now of her in the center of a castle courtyard, holding a book in a terrible tug of war with the huge, faceless entity that is the corporation as she yells at them to be kind and give a little as the tents of the Horde sit outside, some nonchalant, some chalant, but always present as they wait. Finally, a single page is freed and she triumphantly raises it, runs to the gates and graciously passes it into the joyful hands beyond as the grateful Horde sings her praises. =)
#livefootage
So happy!! Thank you!
AAAAAAAAH! THAAAANKS!
1. How are the moon phases important?
2. Are Maggie and Silveren on the small islands beside Kair Toren? We know they have travel for less than an hour but we don’t how fast dursan are
Thanks!
Mod R you are a legend!! Also I’ve never been so sad for the end of a blog post 😭😭😭 September can’t come soon enough
OMG!!! Thank you Mod R and HA. How can we wait until September??
Oh my God.
Thank you, magnanimous Authors, and noble Mod R!
all hail Mod R, our valiant and noble hero!!
Thank you Mod R for your valiant crusade upon our behalf! Oooo! Oh its interesting he is trying to talk. So many things to think about!
I know Silveren is (likely) a villain in this story, but I love him regardless.
Thank you very much for the snippet.
Me too. There is no way they will end up together, but he does need someone who is immune to his voice and can stand up to him. Hoping maybe they can be grudging friends at some point…
He needs killing imo. I can’t imagine Rellas has the kind of mental health services that would allow him to process his trauma in a way that will promote sufficient emotional intelligence and moral scruples for rehabilitation.
Yes, HA has demonstrated the ability to make it happen, and undoubtedly could find him a path to rehabilitation if they so choose. It’s not a choice I expect them to make regularly though.
+1
That is way longer than I expected for a snippet – you are so generous!
All hail Mod R!
Thank you for the snippet! Mod R, may you forever be victorious. This lovely surprise made my Friday.
ah the happiness of a Friday snippet. Making my week, thank you ModR & House Andrews
All Hail ModR!
One of us! One of us!
Bit of topic, but I was so happy the official Magic Cla(i)ms graphic audio version that just came out kept in the Curran + Clams introduction. I thought it was just an extra fun part, but hearing it again really made my day 😀
Graphic Audio is totally BDH. The know their audience. 🙂
The Magic Clams make me sooooo happy.
When I started listening to Magic Claims, and heard Curran’s introduction, I replayed it because I was laughing so hard.
The Horde claims the clams!
The outro has the same joke, loved the whole thing SO MUCH!
Mod R may your pillow always be cool on both sides and your beverage be your exact temperature of choice.
*proceeds to go melt into an excited puddle because September can’t get here fast enough*
Mod R you have been mighty in battle and this tidbit was extremely tasty.
Will we get to read about the unstoppable force meeting (fighting) the immovable object in TCWNRM?
Hi! Could you kindly give more context about the question?
Asking whether the book will feature a fight between Everard and Arval.
All Hail Mod R!
Hail to our Champion Mod R!!! Long may she reign!
Thanks to HA and Tor for this generous snippet! Made my Friday!
Mod R, you saint! I am eating up any and all little bread crumbs tossed our way. Also thank you to the authors, who have been writing like there’s a horde chasing after them 😅 We appreciate all your hard work.
The question that keeps niggling at me is… is Silveren somehow the author?? How did he not die? It’s the only explanation I can think of. Also, how Solentime said that the Silvern that Maggie and Everard know is very different than the one he knows.
But if so, how is that possible? This crusade of his seems so personal… did he somehow take over the old Silveren’s body? Did he lose his memories? Nothing is adding up and it’s just itching at the back of my mind as I try to fit all the puzzle pieces into the right spots.
We discovered Silveren’s identity in This Kingdom which explains why his revenge is so personal. (Reread the graveyard scene with Kaiden for the backstory).
There’s an Owlcrate exclusive snippet that explains why he didn’t die, but confirmed by HA that he’s not the author.
As to Silveren’s different personalities, he just changes to be the person he wants the others to see. People do that all the time. Solentine probably does it 5 times a day every day himself.
oh my gosh – just pre-ordered….thank you Mod R and TOR and HA.
Mod R for the win!
YAAAY SNIPPET!! This has been the best week ever. THANK YOU MOD R AND HOUSE ANDREWS!!!
Hooray for a snippet!!!!! I almost pre-ordered twice .
my undying thanks to Mod R.
Thank you Mod R for bringing the Horde a snippet. Appreciate you.
Thank you for the snippet. Dealing with the death of my husband of 55 years. I know that he is “undying” in my heart. Your writing helps transport me.
So very sorry for your loss, Joy.
Joy, I am sorry for your loss. That is so hard. I’m glad you have found a respite from the grief and hope you are surrounded by all the best people during this time and after.
Wow, thank you Mod R!
Thank you ModR!
Thank you so much for the awesome snippet! Just placed my order. Looking forward to reading it.
OMG! OMG! We have to wait until NEXT September??!!
Thank you Mod R. This was amazing! Can’t wait for the book release.
Ooooh Hooray for a Friday snippet!!! Thank you!!
Thank you!
Iiiiip!!
This made my Friday 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you!
Thank you ModR for championing the Horde!! Thank you to our authorlords for this wonderful snippet!! All the thanks!!!!
And I’m so glad to get a peek at what happened after Maggie got abducted by Siveren…it’s been a constant worry in my mind for months now. Of course, now I’ve got a new worry, but I’ll take it and be grateful.
I needed this so bad, so excited.
Mod R, what are the chances of an extended preview like TK got?
(So, so, SO fluffy and chalant)
Mod R ist the best! Yeahhhhh, great snippet, thank you! But now I need P*tience
Wow….just wow. Thanks you Mod R and House Andrews for the Friday snippet!!! I loved every word. You guys are the best.
I just finished volume 1. It was the best thing I’ve read in a long time. I just had that awful post-book-ending blues and than I found this. Thanks you so much for the snippet!
I hope there will be a German translation of volume 2 as well. (Please have mercy, my English is terrible.)
Your English is fine. Very clear, and I’d think HA would replicate everything they did here and more. I want a French version, myself.
First: Squeeeee for the snippett! September seem soooo far away
Second: Curran’s introduction is hilarious!
Thank you!
Mod R = BDH MVP. 🏆
Thank you.
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Now with that out of the way…
*Squeals*
This wait will not break me.
Chalant! Very very chalant. Ten and a half months! The torture!
Thank you mod R for the snippet! Our Hero!
Thank you! Mod R rocks!
Thank you Mod R!
This was great, so perfect to whet your appetite for Maggie 2!
I have so many questions now and must do my 6000 re read of TKWNKM!
Thank you Mod R! You are the best!
Thanks Mod R (House Andrews and Tor) for the snippet!! ♥️ Best Friday the 13th ever. 😉
Thank you, Mod R for battling on our behalf!!!
Will the real Silveren please stand up… bout to get real.
Thank you, Mod R!!
Mod R, I hope both sides of your pillow are always cool. Thank you! 🙏
Raaaaaahhh!! May Mod R win every battle!!
Ok, Moderator, first, thank you. My question is given all that Maggie knows about the books and her own instincts about people, whose motives does Maggie have a better handle on – Silveren’s or Everard’s?
Neither had point of view scenes in the book she read
That’s why I asked – they’re a good basis of comparison and hints of motivation.
Well, she had the mostly wrong idea about Everard from the books, and did Silveren even appear? In the book he was supposed to have died in childhood, even if Maggie remembered something about a found child.
Now she knows more about Everard, but Sileren seems to be a dangerous wild card.
Maggie knew that Ulmar was working with Silveren, but didn’t connect the leader of the Redeemers with the snippet that Latour wrote about the boy in the destroyed castle. Maggie doesn’t have any “special insight” into Silveren as she did with Ulmar, if that makes sense.
I agree that Maggie’s having trouble reconciling what she’s read about Everard with how he seems to feel about her. WHY do we have to wait until September????? Sigh.
Thank you Mod R for the snippet!
ModR: may your pillow always be cold on both sides, your tea always be hot, and your toilet paper never run out!
Squeee! Thank you thank you thank you! You are amazing Mod R!
Art work is outstanding!
Please, send more snippets. This is so good!
All hail the Author Overlords and their loyal vassail Mod-R!
Thank you, Mod R! And thank you House Andrews!
…counting down the days…chalantly
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2027?!?
Hugh should be returning, if the stars align.
Yay! Thank you Mod R!
Oooh Silveren without the polish! Maggie is in trubbel! Can’t wait for september!
❤️
Thank you Mod R and House Andrews!! So much to look forward to from you guys and honestly, love all the fan service. Xxxx
ahhhhh!!! that cliffhanger!
thank you Mod R! your victory is much appreciated!! 💜
Yay snippet. Thank you Mod R
Mod R rules!! Thank you!!!
are there any plans for more special editions? dying to get my hands on an even prettier version of this book, but can’t drop 200 rn!
OMG! I am simp!y not allowed to die before this trilogy has concluded. Goals are good to have.
Thank You!!!!!! ^_^
Thank you! In the foreseeable future, Fridays will be my favorite days of the week waiting for aaaall the snippets hopefully coming towards us! Have a fantastic weekend and thanks to the authors and Mod R ☺️
oh wow thanks ModR for going to battle for us – so good to read this even if she still kind of hangs by the cliff 🙂
Woot – Happy Friday to us all.
Thanks to everyone involved for allowing this.
yay, mod r!!! ❤️❤️❤️😩❤️
Mod R!!! *__*
This is sooo awesome, and I can’t wait for September next year. Thank you for the wonderful snippet goodness
Such a joyous snippet! Thanks so much!
AHHH SO GOOD. But this just triggered me to reread the first book again 😫😫 someone wake me up when September (2027) ends
Mod R, you Rock! Thank you.
This is both cruel and kind. How am I supposed to wait for more???
THANK YOU!!!! And thank you to Mod R for her valiant acts on behalf of the Horde! This made a gloomy Friday so much better.
Can’t (but will) wait!!
1. Thanks so very much for the snippet. Mod R we are in your debt.
2. 💕💗💖🎉 to GA for that great intro.
Thank you Mod R., and yes, very excited about the Waterstones edition
Mod R is mighty!!!
10 months…I’ve had worse waits.
And someone thinks Lady Marigold’s actions are all about him when the reality is that they’re all about other people.
I knew I shouldn’t have read it lol. Now I’m truly desperate. Thank you Mod R for championing for the BDH – the snippet is amazing!! Happy Magic Clams day everyone! I was so excited to listen to it this morning that I didn’t even bemoan my lack of sleep for basically this last week. Curran (Michael Glenn) announcing Magic Clams almost made me die laughing and totally made my morning.
Thank you!!!🙏
I don’t know Silveren, maybe it was the city full of orphans you were about to make whose backstory would be more tragic than your own???
Thank you Mod R for sharing the spoils of your battle with us!! A SNIPPET!!!
Also Curran introducing the book as “Magic Clams” is just *chefs kiss* perfect! Thank you House Andrews for continually acknowledging and encouraging the Horde!
Thank you for the snippet! It made my day.
I don’t know if I can make it to the Texas Book Fair, but I can make it to the afterparty at 7:00. Will the afterparty answer questions about the next book? Or will it just be a book signing event? I’m worried I’ll miss any information given at the Texas Book Fair panel.
she cried estatically!!
it’s soo good aghhhhhh
Oh wow, thank you, thank you for going to bat for us, ModR! This was so unexpected and so very enjoyable!
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH more Maggie!! All hail Mod R!!!
Yeah ModR!! Hero of the Horde!!
yay!!! thank you for the snippet!! one question that popped into my mind on the second re-read; Do you think latour got sucked into rellas too, and thats why there was never a 3rd book??
Or he went back and forth to our world. But for some reason got trapped in Rellas and couldn’t get the last book published?
Yep. that’s what I think too.
Long live Mod R!
Squee!
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
ALL HAIL MOD R: HEROINE OF THE HORDE.
Seriously though, that was so amazing. We’ve all been on a knife’s edge! Can she jump off the dursan? Can she get away… and now we know is on an island and he is interrogating her. That was a wonderful treat.
I think it’s interesting that he wants the “WHY” of it all. Like he’s doing a good thing and baffled why anyone would stop him.
“What have I done to you that you keep getting in my way?”
Well, let’s recap shall we? You hired a serial killer to murder knights and sow fear in the populace, conspired against the crown and the stability of the kingdom, were going to murder the Margrave because he carried out the duties of his role, and you brought a fleet of dragons to unleash on the capital when your plan failed. You are the bad guy here. Of course people were going to oppose you!
Narcissists. At least Hugh KNEW he was a monster. He understood why he was reviled. This guy… yesh. Hopefully people will stop romanticising him now. Is it because he’s handsome? Handsome faces hide dark hearts folks. Would people want him redeemed if he was a 4 foot troll with a missing nose? Some people just need to be put down like the rabid dogs they are. He had a traumatic childhood I wouldn’t wish on anyone. But he’s an adult and he owns his choices now. He specifically said he didn’t care about anything other than his revenge. He doesn’t care about his own life, about the lives of anyone else, and he doesn’t deserve all this romanticizing.
I totally agree!! I initially thought he was going to get redeemed since the king is giving Mad King vibes and someone has to rule. But Silveren is so evil idk how he can come back from the path he’s chosen and all the people he’s killed and was planning to kill. He needs a therapist and a lesson in empathy not a crown.
All praise to Mod R!
On my way to re-read TKWNKM for the 7th time while I wait chalantly
Oh hot damn we have a snippet and it picks up pretty much where the first book ends… thank you so much Mod R for fighting for the BDH 😊
This. Is. Awesome!
A medal to Mod R.
today as i re read for the nth time, this quote encapsulated exactly what I needed from your books today.
“Maggie, you need to live in someone else’s head for a bit.”
thank you, your books help so much.
Soooo excited for this!!
Wow. A snippet and that funny GA intro!
Great start to the weekend!
I love that the typo has been immortalized in the GA adaption.
Mod R wow going above and beyond for us , Thankyou, now need to be patient till next September.
Mod R rocks so hard that’s why she gets to cuddle with Sushi and snow board in Nav.
Maggie! So good! Thank you Mod R!!
Thank you for the snippet. Loved it!!!
Bless you, Mod R! What an unexpected treat! So needed on a crazy day like today.
Mod R is the best!!! Yay Snippets.
love times a million. Exactly the part I want the most….just a little short. ugh. thank you!!!!
Mod R: Please release a snippet
Tor: Everything about this sequel is under lock and key. No snippet.
Mod R: You do not know the power of the Horde. If you do not release SOMETHING, they will find a way and learn all the secrets.
Tor: No. How bad can they be?
Microsoft goes down globally. Snippet is released the next day. Coincidence?
I THINK NOT! Tremble before the HORDEEEEEEE
😆
To say nothing about all the planes being grounded….
This made me giggle. Yes the BDH is all powerful!
Many hugs to you Mod R!!! You love us, you really love us! 😍
Just absolutely fabulous! I love Maggie!
Mod R—you’re the best!!
Do we think the ruins are that of Mirabors’s childhood home? The reference to top floor and holes in the floor?
Some things to notice about Silverin 1) he also appears to be undying 2) he has the Sauveric voice magic which Maggie seems completely unaffected by.
It is practically a trademark of HA that their bad guys (Roland, Erra, Hugh, Saiman)are redeemed somewhat and idealized characters (Voron, Kates mother) turn out less so. It’s this complexity in the characters that makes these books so addictive. At least for me.
In the bonus scene at the end of the Owlcrate edition we find out why Silveren didn’t die from his wounds (spoiler, he is not “undying”).
I also think he’s going to get a redemption arc especially after that POV in the Owlcrate bonus scene but he needs to grow as a person. Right now he’s just giving Evil.
ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY MOD R.
I am thoroughly delighted but also why is September so far away 😭😭
Now that I’ve re-read this a few times, some thoughts and questions
1) What did Maggie ruin when he first met her in the Garden?
2) What did she ruin when he tried to corner her at the market?
3) He told her to check out the center of the market and she saw the killed knight. why did he direct her there? what was he expecting to happen?
4) He strikes first at Maggie by going for her neck, but that scene mimics their last encounter. Did he do it deliberately to get her to draw her knife?
Other questions and musings:
1) What are the two secrets Maggie knows about Will and Lute?
2) Is Kaiden really River Fog, the thief in the second book? Derog and crew show up in the second book, but Maggie has already derailed that plot line.
3) The underwater earthquake should still happen in a few months, which means Omelyana and that kingdom will still need a port to have access to food. If Selva no longer needs her army, will they still offer their port?
For 1 she showed up the same night as Silveren and Hreban met in the garden and then she stopped Hreban from being able to control the head lady at the garden. For 2 she ruined the Dog Market killer by tracking him down and then killing him. For 3 Silveren knew about the body but wanted to shock/scare Maggie. 4) I think he went after her the same way because she stabbed him like that last time but also showed up as his mom so he might be trying to sus out her magic and disarm her.
For your other musings idk what we know about Lute and Will but I hope we get more info. I really like them. I don’t think Kaiden is the river frog since he’s supposed to have been an adult when he went back and kaiden is a younger child. I don’t think there’s enough time to pass between book one and two for him to grow up. The earthquake is definitely still going to happen and it’s going to be a major test to see if the sleepless Duke really loves Maggie because he’ll need to offer something other than a marriage alliance to get their army and exchange port access. It might cause maggie to actually realize he cares for her.
How many reread have you done? I just finished my fifth. 3 print 2 audio.
5 audio. I’m a teacher and can’t wait for school to start next year!!! Come on September!
Thank you House Andrews! Love the snippet!
And thank you ModR for campaigning for the Horde!
Thank you!
Thank you Mod R. Your voice is definitely appreciated. Now I am going into countdown of 10 months and 1 week until I get the book.
Huzzah for Mod R! Many thanks to our beloved authors! And deep bow of gratitude to TOR for allowing a snippet right after the official announcement of the second book! We are blessed!
Thank you for this wonderful snippet!
Do you all think that Silveren is going to get a redemption arc? I thought he would at the end of
This Kingdom especially after the Owlcrate bonus scene from his POV but this makes me think no. He might just be evil.
I would say with Haouse Andrews everything is possible, but as for now I don’t see it – there is to much evil in Silveren…
Oh, that was a wonderful treat before I headed to bed! That was really fun to read and can’t wait until the book is released. Thanks, Mod R for fighting for the snippet.
All hail Mod R May she be ever victorious for the Horde 🪅🪅🪅
many thanks for this wonderful snippet House Andrews.
off to order the presale now.
Thank you Mod R for getting us this snippet! Thank you to House Andrews for writing it. I really needed a bit of happiness- dealing with my elderly mother who fell and broke her hip this week.
I find Silveren’s question absolutely hilarious. He really kidnapped her on a dragon’s back, whisking her away from Ramon’s very romantic (in his mind) proposal to ask her why she keeps ruining his plan to murder thousands of people, and at no point did he consider that the answer is “I don’t want thousands of people to die for political reasons”. He must think she has a master plan, is affiliated with one of the Big Players, might even want the throne for herself, but no, she just has morals, and I know he can’t see it coming because he has been stewing in vengeance for decades.
The other thing I find hilarious is that the man was “I am NOT letting you stab me again. Been there, done that.” I actually wonder if him shoving her off the Dursan wasn’t payback for her making him fall the last time.
1. how far is Silveren’s island from the drezmur roost?
2. in a battle between a dursan and a drezmur, which would win?
Mighty Horde Champion, Mod R, Thank You for your brilliant battle skills! That was a great snippet, can’t wait for the book! May Mod R be ever victorious!🙌
Woohoo, great snippet. Boohoo, greedy for more.
Giggled again listening to the Magic Clams snippets.
I love the GA versions and will get this. But I have to say, I’m listening to Maggie 1 read by Kristen Sieh—she is SO good, made me go look up anything else she has done, hoping for a familiar author.
Thx for the snippet. Simply living for this story…time for a reread of it and all the snippets
thank you!
The third book should really be called “This Trilogy will not go Unfinished”. 😀
This is an awesome snippet! Thank you for all of it!
Omg this is the best!!!
Mod R, I shall build a cathedral to your name and dedicate it to all warriors of words.
This was LUSH.
I need to reread TKWNKM AGAIN now.
And all the snippetses. We loves our snippetses, we does.
I have a pet theory about La Tour and Maggie but I’m keeping it to myself lest it be like a birthday wish and be broken on speaking.
Is ten months too soon for a countdown?
How will we manage the chalance, clams? HOW?
Does birth control exist in Rellas?
OMG, the w*ait will be so long, so cruel, a year. Maybe after some time TOR could be persuaded to give some more snippets to alleviate some of the pain.
Thank yor for this tasty snippet! The Silveren’ s questions – so much explaining about him… What have I done to you, that you keep interfering…
I wonder about Maggie’s magic – it was said that she has a lot of it. Is it all “undying” magic and imminity to Silveren’s magic? (I believe she wasn’t fully immune, when the king was singing)
Everard reminds me of Mad Rogan.
They still have Tzeri, little murdok, right? I don’t remember if Maggie was injured in the battle, but it’s possible they still have her blood. And they have Isadora.
And Sushi!
Sushi to the rescue too of her person too.
Thank you so much! This really helped my cliffhanger blues.
Hello! Why so long?? Untill next September —Cryingggg—-
Here are some of the reasons 😌 https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/why-does-traditional-publishing-take-so-long/
All hail Mod R the battle queen and Horde heroine! Thanks so much for the awesome snippet. 😍
AHHH! This didn’t quench my thirst at all—just made me even more parched!
I’m so scared for Maggie. He’s being so rough with her, and I really don’t want her to suffer.
I’m really looking forward to seeing her grow and become more badass.
Thank you for this! I am excited to read more.
Mod R for PM!!
Thanks to all dor the delish snippet, so good!
Woot woot! With this day turning to the crappiest crap day for half of the world, we could use a snippet or three. Thank you!
I like this particular description of Silveren…..AKA “a homicidal secret prince with serious mental issues.”
Is the green color gown in Maggie’s promo painting another nod to Everard’s Selva colors?
Than you
This might be my favorite line in all existence!
Silveren was basically Hamlet except that he wasn’t a brooding nincompoop.
why did I read that? why must I hurt myself by longing for that which I cannot have…yet. good snippet, can’t wait to hear what she has to say.
LOVE IT, 🥰 love it, love it!!! How long until September 2027? Did I say I love it! @ModR : YOU are the bestest evah!!! Fiercest commander and advocate of the Horde. We are lucky to have you.
Re GA Magic Claims: I laughed so hard when I listened to this Magic Clams on the final version! Simply brilliant! Thank you!
Thank you Mod R for the snippet!!!
So, I’ve been wondering for a while if Maggie’s mother is from Rellas and that’s why she gave Maggie the book. Maybe Maggie is a child of Rellas and that’s why she has the power to resurrect. Maybe she’s related to a royal family and her mother escaped to save Maggie but knew Maggie might end up back in Rellas and wanted her to be prepared. Just a thought.
Thank you Mod R. You are truly the best. Now off to read and dissect the snippet a hundred more times 🙂
I’m sure this has been said before but all hail Mod R
This is GREAT!!! Early, but nice to have Maggie’s escape covered so we don’t have to worry for 10 months that Silveren threw her off somewhere and it took 6 chapters for her to get back to the city.
Can the mordak find her? Do they just track by scent or magically?? Mordak biology on the way!!!!! Will Lute have to go up on a dursan to track her??
Otherwise it will take a unique fisherperson/boater to find her and get her back. I don’t think her swimming would be that interesting unless various whales and porpoises gave her rides. And eating a lot of kelp.
YAY!!!! Thank you sooooo much Mod R !!!! this is brilliant!!!🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Snippet has been happily devoured and left me wanting more more mooooore!!!!! 😁🍽️📕
I vote Silveren dies. Preferably in a manner suitable to his deeds. Maybe his dragonish beast will eat him. He’d laugh at therapy and empathy lessons as he dissected the practioner.
Silveren die??? No way! He needs a redemption arc spin off where his villainous butt meets a butt-kicking monster witch and they keep a stable of dursans.
Bahahahaha Magic Clams!
OH WOW SNIPPET YAY!!! Mod R, you’re the hero we don’t deserve but so desperately need. <3
hahaha! Brooding nincompoop! That’s brilliant. I love Hamlet but, yes, he is a nincompoop!
Oh, I am so happy now!
Thank you.
how am I going to wait TEN MORE MONTHS for this???????
/sobs in chalant impatience
Thank you, Mod-R! (and Tor) 💕
There’s the snippet to tie us in knots! Thanks to Mod R for lobbying for the Horde.
Thank you ModR! You are fierce! The snippet is picking up where we left. Boy, Silveren is all about himself! Now that Maggie’s book plot is changing, I’m wondering how she’ll change. September is soooo far away! P*tience! 😊
Great release date! Just in time for my 40th birthday the next day. BEST GIFT EVER.
thanks for the snippet!
Victory Snippet: And oh what a snippet it is!! If I wasn’t already counting the days until September … Thanks Mod R for being such a Pit Bull!!
thank you, mod r!
Well… I guess I can wait another year after that.
I am forever grateful for your persuasiveness ModR — truly a perfect snippet.
May the bounties of heaven and earth fall into your hands forevermore.
p.s. Wishing everyone a good November!
can’t wait!!
Thank you Mod R, you are most brave and gracious to deliver this boon! We love you many times over. Now we need how the hell she gets out of it. The Mordor?
I’m so excited to be back with Maggie in Rellas. The thought of Silveren having his master plan ruined and throwing a hissy fit because he just can’t figure out what’s her issue is so funny 😂
Thank you for the snippet! And, a little late, love Mod R’s new avatar.
I just had a Maggie in the wild sighting to share, scroll down to the last item in the article: https://screenrant.com/best-portal-fantasies-characters-fall-into-books/
Sawooooon! I can’t think of any other words…I will be chalant! HA!
Love it!
Okay but if Maggie did get eaten by some creature would she come back????
Thank you Mod R!!! May your feet be always warm, and your pillow always cool!!!!
after that i kinda need whole thing right now pretty please?
That was fabulous! And like always, whetting my appetite.
I’m currently rereading & relistening to TKWNKM to help me get through.
I’ve reread TKWNKM about a dozen times thus far. It’s never enough.
I think I actually need to get a notebook out to write down all my theories and the Rellas calendar, etc.
Has anyone created a Rellas calendar yet?