The festival was amazing. We thought we were well prepared. I brought 175 pieces of vellum, 10 maps, 100 bookmarks, 250 bookplates. I thought we would have to drag some of it back. We were not well prepared. So imagine this old library with beautiful marble facade in the middle of a
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Winners, Columbus Festival Reminders, and Victory Laps
There are three separate pieces of Horde Friday business today, so let's start with the shiny book! Giveaway Winner The winner of the Innkeeper Chronicles Volume 1 collected edition from Subterranean Press is: Virginia Franco! Congratulations, Virginia! I will contact you from the
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This Kingdom Fixes Sticker Gate
I keep meaning to write a post with some content, but I keep getting sidetracked by the backlog of everything that had to be put on a backburner. This will be a super quick update. We did not realize the extent of the sticker FOMO. The stickers have created some anxiety as people to do not want
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Vellum Fulfillment – Finalize your order
Please read the whole post before rushing to change things. Why are we doing it this way: Shopify is not a Kickstarter and it's not quite as flexible. We've tried adding variants, but that just broke everything. We want you to be happy with your order. If you want to adjust your order, you doing
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Done.
Vellum Updates and a Bribe Giveaway
We will start with a brief vellum update and then switch to the giveaway. I am bribing you. Some people saw me testing things on Facebook this morning, and I wanted to explain it before any misunderstandings occured. It's our first time printing vellum so we made some decisions that slightly
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Deals, Auctions and Sapphire Samples
The Graphic Audio dramatized adaptation of Sapphire Flames will be released on August 3, 2026 on Graphic Audio and the usual audio retailers. The full adaptation will also include A Misunderstanding, the short story told from Arabella’s point of view.As we have accustomed the Horde, we have two
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June Roundup and Ntombi
First thing first: Dear Ntombi, if you see this, please get in touch at modr@ilona-andrews.com - you are one of the winners of the A Curse of Beasts and Magic giveaway. If we don't hear from you by tomorrow, we will have to select someone else. June was…a lot. Phew. Before we head into July, here
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Winner of the ACOBAM Giveaway, Australia, and Orders
Congratulations to Ntombi, the winner of US Hardcover ACOBAM giveaway. Congratulations to Tajanka, the winner of the International Ebook ACOBAM giveaway. We will be reaching out to both winners asking for contact details. If we cannot reach a winner in 3 days, a different winner will be
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This *REDACTED* Will Not *REDACT* Me
The Facebook fan group recently had a lot of fun speculating over the possible title of the second Maggie the Undying book. Ilona confirmed in the comments that the title will follow this format: This REDACTED Will Not REDACTED Me Two blanks to fill and one challenge for the blog comment
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This Kingdom is an NPR Favorite
The list of people who think This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is one of the best books of 2026 so far continues to grow. Today, NPR published NPR Staffers Share Their Favorite Fiction Reads of 2026 So Far, featuring recommendations from journalists across the organisation. And look who made the
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This Kingdom’s Mystery Special Edition Revealed
We promised to let you know as soon as the special editions are announced. We are delighted to let you know that the next special edition of This Kingdom will be coming from Moonlight Book Box. See the announcement on Facebook / Instagram.
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