December blog questions are here.
::gets tea::
Was there ever a short story in the Secare concept? I have this nagging memory of a woman who is having to prove her right for training as a Secare? Is that real?
No. We created secare this year.
Any updates on the Kinsmen Universe PODs?
February.
Were Matias’ parents a sync’ed pair? Is that why his mom checked out?
No. Matias’ mother wasn’t secare. She checked out because her husband died. Kinsmen don’t always live calm lives. Some people can handle it, and some just can’t. When her worst fears came to pass, she suffered an acute mental collapse and then refused treatment. She literally withdrew from her old life.
What happened to the Geniocracy?
It fractured and eventually collapsed. Very smart people will only stay together for so long. Being very smart, they, of course, believe that their way is the best way and given a chance, you will have a repeat of koo-ko debate, only on a much bigger scale.
Are there cut scenes from Fated Blades that you might share?
No. They were cut for a reason.
Now that the series is revived (thank you!), is there any possibility Kinsmen will become more of a full-length novel series, with new characters?
This is a weird question. We don’t view most series we write as dormant or dead. Nor do we look at the series as a whole when we write. It works like this: here is a story, it fits into this universe. There is no deeper meaning. A story coming out in a particular series doesn’t mean that we will write another one. There may never be another kinsmen work or there maybe five next year. ::shrug:: We’ll see what happens.
Is Matias inspired by Derek Hough, do they look alike? Does Derek Hough know a book was written about him?
Matias has brown skin, black hair, and hazel eyes. He is tall, broad shouldered, and muscular. This is in the narrative. Derek Hough is a pale, blond, blue-eyed man of average height and slender build. The character descriptions are in the book for a reason. Don’t skip them. They are important.
And no, the “book” was not written about Derek Hough. The concept of fighting dances was inspired by that particular Paso Doble, but the story itself has absolutely nothing to do with people dancing it. Dear BDH, if you keep making stuff like this up, we won’t share the sources of our inspiration anymore.
Is Rada inspired by Italy/ Venice and warring families in Venice like the Medicis?
No, Rada is its own culture that draws inspiration from multiple sources, but the primary are India, Spain, and a bit of southern Russia. Mmm, passion cones. My grandmother’s dahlias were to die for.
Is Kinsmen related to the Innkeeper universe?
Hehehe. Nice try. No, there is no multiverse.
With the 2 families combining research, have they already developed the shield?
Heh. Mod R, could you please call the Addlers and see how their research is going? We need an update. Thank you.
The story ends where it ends.
Were all the vandals on the ship? How did the SFR react? Are there any Vandals remaining?
Mod R, also if it’s not too much trouble, could you check if there have been any press releases from SFR regarding the attempted military coup?
Can we get something that reunites all the previous cast please? Especially the Silver Shark couple, Venturo and Claire, can we get an extended Easter Egg to know what happened to them.
We do not take requests. That way lie dragons.
A little bit more on that: individual readers are reasonable, understanding people. BDH as a whole is a multiheaded ravenous hydra.
That’s why there is no Patreon, Kickstarter, etc., because all of that would grow the hydra until we would be rushing to write stories to make everyone happy instead of working on the stories we enjoy.
I loved Fated Blades! When I listened to it I was picturing Hrithik Roshan as Matias. My husband and I listened to the audio on our way to TN from MD for Thanksgiving. When the description of Matias was mentioned he said “oh so Hrithik Roshan basically” and then I couldn’t stop picturing him as Matias after that.
Had to look up this actor: Yes, please, and thank you!!
(Where IS that fan?!? Mercy!)
Yes Hrithik and Farhan dancing to the song Senorita from Zindagi Na Milengi Dobara feels very Dahlia province
Well said! Never pander to the customer or they’ll (we’ll) start to think you owe them (us) things rather than them (me) paying for your stuff.
Love your answers
The hoard has no chill
We do not take requests. That way lie dragons.>/i>
Nuthin’ wrong with dragons. Unless you’re a maiden chained to a post by your fellow villagers.
Write what you will and I will read it.
Thank You
I am an individual reader and a fan. I’ve met you both a few times when you lived in the PNW. See I’m reasonable. Thanks for setting boundaries and sharing your stories and some of your life. You both make a difference.
I love whatever you enjoy writing. Thank you.
Anyone else here to just read whatever is written whenever it’s available?
Yep 🙂
Nice finish. Thank you for your wisdom and understanding. 🙂
Thank you for mentioning this, and hurrah for the power of YouTube. I would have never known about this otherwise. That was beautiful.
that was directed at the mention of Torvil & Dean “Paso Doble”. I think when I refreshed my comment, it stuck it at the bottom.
Oh, I get Dean and Torvil & the Bolero “purple butterfly mating dance” LOL 😉
I want a BDH t-shirt bad now.
One with many characters in it like a Disney shirt.
Lol
Hahaha loved your responses!
I love the fact Rada is based on Indian and Spanish cultures – esp Indian. Reading about characters wearing saris is so nice and I didn’t realise how good it felt to be represented until suddenly I was. The Secare dance fits this so well as there’s a school of thought that flamenco roots are partially in kathak (an Indian classical dance). Having been briefly trained in both I can totally see this, although flamencos syncopation and off- beat rhythms are quite different.
Also I see your DwTS Paso and raise you Strictly’s Argentine Tango from last week by John and Johannes (looks to borrow that fan)
That was a brilliant Argentine Tango last week
Best in years!
Liked “BDH as a whole is a multiheaded ravenous hydra.”
If You didn’t do You, You wouldn’t be IA, and that would just be sad.
Not the right place, but I don’t know where else to put this and it made me think of you and want you to see it. Check out Kirstie Macleod – “the red dress, embroidery.” As she says “12 years, 28 countries, 244 artisans, 1 dress.”
Thank you for the, kinsman Q&A BTW, and the blog itself, so entertaining.
„BDH as a whole is a multiheaded ravenous hydra“
So true ????????
Excellent. I enjoyed this very much. Thank you.
Please ask about Rogan and Nevada’s baby it was stolen from the hospital in Catalina’s last book. I really hope they get the baby back early in the next book. Ilona and Gordon are my favorite writer’s. I have all of their books and read them over and over between reading other books. I absolutely love their books and I hope they keep art for a long time. Thank you!
Hi Holly.
I think there’s a bit of misunderstanding ????, Baby Arthur was not stolen, do not worry! The great grandparents just sneaked in to give him a cuddle and Arabella swiftly came in and recovered him even from that ????.
You can read about it in The Cool Aunt https://ilona-andrews.com/the-cool-aunt/
You can see him growing up happy and healthy in a Ruby Fever snippet here https://ilona-andrews.com/2021/the-baylors/
I hope this helps ????
Holly, read “The Cool Aunt” short story, available under Arabella’s stories.
who would be daft enough to steal a baby from Huracan and his wife Prime Truth Seeker? Not too mention the scary relatives and friends (Sharp shooter Grandma Penny, Tanker supreme Great-grandma, those aunties with secret prime powers, House Harrison, House Montgomery, House Etterson), lurking the background…..
That makes sense. You write the stories, you need to be in control of the stories. I love reading a new book because I never know what’s going to happen, especially in yours. Can’t wait until the next whatever comes out.
I am still so bummed about missing the Q&A. This was the first time I knew early enough to register, which I did, but then never received the email link.
I have never managed to read/watch/hear the spoilers for any of HA’s work. Here’s hoping the people lucky enough to see it won’t drop hints in the blog comments without explanations.
Oh dear I just can’t resist…
“Wait did she say dragons??!! Does this mean there will be more dragons? or a story about dragons/dragon shifters…”
LOL sorry… (sort of)
Don’t know why had a sudden vision of a hydra being attacked by other of its heads, trying to tape some other heads months shuts with the help of the horde. Oh well.
Thank you…hope you have a good holiday season
Greetings,
Is there a recipe for these passion cones somewhere???
I tried looking them up and got waffle cone recipes.
I loved reading this, thank you for the laughs. Happy Holidays!
Ya Ya:
Listen to the rhythm. Don’t be scared. – From Strictly Ballroom
Now that you mention the Paso Doble, I totally see it. I also was to watch Strictly Ballroom again and see if it survived the test of time.
Does anyone have an estimate of exactly how big the ravenous multi-headed hydra known as the BDH is?
I’ve never participated with such generous authors before. So many thanks for both the books published, but also all the freebies and snippets that keep us going until the next release. Author goals indeed!
Love the koo ko easter egg!!!!!
^_^ some of these questions crack me up. It’s true, feeding a hydra on demand is a terrible idea ????
I’ve enjoyed all your series that I’ve read…thank you.
Thank you for whatever you write. I suspect if you wrote the yellow pages, it would be an exciting page turner that I would still be unable to put down.
Mod R your make me laugh! I personally I’m slipping into a Mad Elf (hee hee)… its beer. Verrry Good, Excellent beer one might say.
Regarding Patreon, since the beginning of lockdowns, I’ve been hooked to YouTube on variety of subjects. I also like to read the comments. I’ve read a few rare YouTuber’s Patreon supporter complaints about releasing the video publicly when it should remain in Patreon. Reading between the lines, they’re paying/supporting the YouTuber in Patreon… what is in Patreon, should remain in Patreon… So the Andrews are correct about what would happen if they do the Patreon route.
“We don’t view most series we write as dormant or dead.”
So there WILL be more Edge stories! Good to know! If I had my way (& I never have, so why start now? ????) there’s Hugh 2, Innkeeper Grande Finale (however long that takes), then more Edge. Don’t make me use your own words against you! ????
Don’t make me take out the tin foil hat 😀 !
There are no new or ending series until there is an OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT on it.
As of now: Innkeeper is not ending. The Edge is not having sequels.
Any official publishing news can always be found here https://ilona-andrews.com/release-schedule/