Hey, guys, we have some real life stuff going on, so no Arabella today. Nothing bad, just super busy. If you are waiting for the continuation, it will be some time next week.
But I do have something fun for you today. We are giving away one copy of the Kinsmen Collector edition from Subterranean.
This is a signed and numbered edition. It includes Silent Blade, Silver Shark, and Mere Formality and features amazing art by Luisa Pressler.
Subterranean does not reprint, so if you missed this, this is likely the only chance to own one.
Rules
Who can enter: US only. Not shipping this overseas. It has gotten very expensive.
How to enter: You must comment on this blog post and tell us what you would do if you were given the chance to visit Rada, the Kinsmen planet. Would you visit the Terraces for some yummy food, go to see the flowers, get involved in the battles between clans or…?
Where to enter: Only in blog comments below. Facebook and replies to newsletter will not count. One entry per commenter.
How long do you have to enter: The giveaway will run until next Friday, when we will announce the winner.
Good luck!
I want to visit the countryside and soak in the flora. Just to experience all the fragrance described in the books
Pink Wine! Food and people watching!!
I would be drinking pink wine in a gardens 🌸 or learning how to cook with the local food or hiking to see the beautiful landscape. All sound amazing.
I would 1st go to the market, buy food, and then picnic in the gardens.
I would love to visit Rada. While I would be intrigued to see kinsmen battling their issues out, I would also be nervous as I have not been enhanced by combat implants. And since I don’t want to stand out as a tourist, I would wear an outfit with bright, vibrant colors. I would start in the Old Town of New Delphi. If the Rynok Market opened early in the day, that would be my first stop. After merrily haggling with the local vendors, for perhaps a Dahlia peach, I would then wander into the residential area seeking a house reminiscent of Meli’s prior home. Visiting the Botanical Gardens would be the next priority, especially if I could spot an indigo or purple dahlia. Maybe I could walk by the bud shaped tower that is headquarters for Guardian Inc. In the afternoon, I would go to the Terraces, in search of provincial flavors from an eatery like A Taste of Dahlia or a meal of skewered meats that had been cooked over an open brazier. My meal would not be complete without passion cones (with lemon rinds as the secret ingredient) and a bottle of Dahlian Pink. I would hope to spot the apartment building Claire lived in when she first immigrated to New Delphi. And I would linger in the Red Terrace to catch the sun setting behind the distant mountains. If I had more time, I would make a day trip to the provinces in hopes of finding dahlia-studded gardens and even a trip to the coast so that I could see the blue of their ocean. In the end, I would hope to feel the Radans’ passion for life.
If I visited Rada, I would ask to apprentice to Meli so that I can train with one of the best assassins around!
I would walk in the gardens and enjoy the opportunities retirement brings.
Food, always. That’s what I do when visiting anywhere, plan around the food.
If try the food and probably just gawk at everything. love these books. time for a reread I think
If I could visit Rada, I would slip into the first kinsman weapons locker/training facility I could find and pick up an ene-ribbon bracelet and see if I could be a melder. I made it to Rada after all. If I can operate the ene-ribbon, I am going to the Terraces to eat passion cones and get the scoop on the families. There has to be one that is weak and ripe for the taking. It is time to begin a new world order.
Mmmmm Everything!
I’d check out the Terraces!
Plant Dahlias, bake, support the head of my Clan until it becomes necessary to support a new head. Pet my cats.
If I were to visit Rada, it would be a trip for the senses. I would learn how to bake passion cones. I would go to a wine tasting for the pink wines. (Dahlian would of course be the best!) I would visit some of the local gardens to admire the namesake Dahlias. And lastly, I would get a lesson in piloting an aerial vehicle…because what is life without a little bit of excitement!!
You can ship it to my USA based relatives if I win.
*I would eat crazy new fruits
Eat passion cones
I would visit the markets and try all the food! <3
I’d people watch and drink in the architecture and atmosphere.
I would love to visit a first wave temple: to hear the water, feel the fire and meditate under a Rada evaner.
I’d want to eat everything. New food on an alien planet? Yes please.
Enjoy the gardens would be top of the list for me.
On Rada, I would definitely go shopping for the perfect potted dahlia in a pot made by a local artisan. I envision a shockingly violet flower in a blue clay pot the color of old terrace roof tiles.
Just reread Fated Blades. Gearing up for Silver Shark. I had a chance to get one of these books before, but a family thing distracted me and now, alas, the time has passed. Hopefully this comment will be my second chance.
I would like to visit the countryside to chase purple fireflies, wait up for the moon rise to see the star flowers and climb the trees to eat orange cherries.
I would visit the Terraces and sample all the food .. and then I’d want to learn how to make it! The people watching there would also be fantastic.
I would visit for the flowers but would definitely sample the local fair. But no fighting please nice quiet vacation please.
I love dahlias, so I would want to go see the flower fields in Dahlia.
Mostly though, I would be trying to avoid the kinsmen – I don’t want to be involved in their drama, just read about it. XD
I would DEFINITELY head to the Terraces for an all day munchie marathon lol but then head out to wander through flowers into the evening and enjoy the quiet, I think.
I’d want to eat passion cones, try out the bionet if I could, and look at all the amazing flowers!
Definitely the food. I also want to find that fruit vendor and get one of everything to try as well.
I would definitely visit the Terraces and try all the food!
Visit the gardens and eat passion cones!
I would go bask in the flowers! Dahlias are my favorite, and there are so many varieties to enjoy. I grew up with a lovely yellow dahlia bush that threatened to take over the front porch, it got so big. Flowers as big as your fist, pops of sunshine…