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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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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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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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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Ilona Andrews and Jean Kwok in Austin
Another occasion to see House Andrews live! Ilona and Gordon will be appearing with Jean Kwok to celebrate the release of Dominion, the first book in Jean’s new Silk and Iron Trilogy. Event details: Saturday, July 18, 20266:00 PM CTBarnes & Noble Arboretum10000 Research Blvd
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This Kingdom is Best So Far
Tor sent over a little something, and by “little something” I mean THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME has been featured on not one but two of Amazon’s Best Books of 2026 So Far lists! Maggie is at number 14 on Amazon’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2026 So Far And also
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BDH Crosswords
Friday is Horde enrichment activity day, because otherwise we start to think Steve ideas make sense. Behold, the Ilona Andrews crossword for June 5th: Across Down This is a static image, not an interactive puzzle, because the blog is many things, but not a puzzle app. You can copy
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Out of Office: Please Advise
From: bookdevouringhorde@ilonaverse.galaxyTo: ALLSubject: Completely Hypothetical Assistance Inquiry Hello, This is Steve. I don't think this is an emergency, everyone is still breathing. Unfortunately, so is that weird artifact we brought back on the last Horde raid. Before
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Austin event with Caitlin Rozakis
On Monday, June 1st, at 7 pm, Ilona will be joining Caitlin Rozakis at Barnes & Noble Arboretum in Austin to chat shop, ask questions, and help celebrate Caitlin's new release, STARTUP HELL. Tickets are free and available at TicketLeap. Purchasing the book from B&N Arboretum on event
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