We interrupt this scheduled broadcast with breaking news.
Text of the Announcement:
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
Game of Thrones meets Outlander in This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
When Maggie wakes up, cold, naked, and filthy in Kair Toren, a city in the kingdom of Rellas, she recognizes it immediately. It’s the world she knows intimately from the pages of an unfinished dark fantasy series she’s been obsessively reading and re-reading while waiting years for the final novel. With no idea how or why she landed in this gritty, violent world, she’s determined to survive until she can figure out how to get home with her only tools – an encyclopedic knowledge of the plot, setting, and the characters’ actions, motivations, and fates: information she can sell to the highest bidder – all while staying under the radar so as not to change the very information she plans to barter.
Soon Maggie discovers another surprising “skill”: she cannot be killed (though many will try.) And as she becomes more attached to the motley band she’s somehow gathered – which includes a former lady’s maid, a deadly assassin, a dangerous soldier, and various outrageous magic creatures – she abandons all thoughts of lying low for her own good. Instead she finds herself trying to save them, and the Kingdom of Rellas from the cataclysmic war she knows is coming.
And then there is a nice paragraph about us and our writing stuff.
To reiterate:
Series title: Maggie the Undying.
Book 1 Title: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me.
Book 1 Release date: March 31, 2026
Why is this announcement happening now?
Because TOR has learned that the Book Devouring Horde is not to be denied. They were planning to keep the title and release date under wraps until we had the cover, but it was concluded by all that since this book will be presented at London Book Fair next week, BDH will surely find out the details and will blast them all over the internet.
Congratulations, you are mighty!
How dark and gritty is this?
As we are finishing up the edits – page 649 of 808 – actually, not that dark and gritty. The Game of Thrones in the blurb above refers to the epic fantasy nature of the series and the Outlander reference is about the portal nature of the books, where the main character is transported into another world.
There are some tough scenes, but it’s nothing that exceeds our usual. If you’ve read Kate Daniels or Hidden Legacy, you should be fine. There is no on page rape, although sexual assault does happen in this world. The book overall has an uplifting trajectory.
Is this truly a fantasy?
Yes. Knights, assassins, weird magical beasts, swordfights, unhinged mages, the whole thing. This is meant to be a world of epic fantasy tropes.
Is there romance?
Yes. There is a romantic arc, but this is not a romance. This is an epic fantasy. That said, if you are a romance reader, you will likely enjoy this.
Is this one of those stories where it was all a dream and she wakes up and nothing changed and she is back in her own world…
No. I hate the dream thing. Not a dream. We would not put you through an emotional wringer to just then make it not matter.
That’s it. More to come, as our agent likes to say.
PS. Mod R has a fun post which will go out on Monday.
Squueeee
Carpel tunnel surgery yesterday-apologies for typo!
Extra squeeeee!
Carpel tunnel diem?
😂
😝
LOL
You beat me to a squeeee. 🙂
So excited!! Gonna slam that pre-order button so hard 😀
And often. Soooo often. Like I’m-standing-in-front-of-an-elevator-repeatedly-pressing-the-button-even-though-it’s-already-lit-because-maybe-it’ll-come-faster-if-it-knows-how-impatient-I-am-for-it-to-arrive often.
This is the best analogy!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎉🥳😁😀
There’s a word for that.
Elacceleration
So not only is the BDH chalant, we’re also elaccelery? 😁
+1
+1 😀
Yasss! All the pre-buy for the yummy hardcover (?) and audiobook!
Thank you! Even this much is enough to keep me going and finale we have a release date, so excited!!!
*finally
My keyboard was still set on Italian
Do you think Tor would let you share a first chapter snippet now that edits are almost done? *puppy dog eyes*
Snippet sharing will happen as soon as it gets approved by the publisher team! 🥳 (but it’s not approved yet)
Ah, poor publisher team, they have not met The Book Devouring Horde.
He he he. There are always Ripper Cushions.
Yay! And sprayed edges too!
Excited beyond words. I am so happy for you. Congratulations
I can’t wait. When I saw the date I kinda almost cried but then remembered how big the book is and still how much editing you have to do plus your other projects. 😂 I’m just so excited. Thank you for not making it a dream because I detest that. It’s disappointing and I have only come across it a couple of times in my time as a reader but I definitely don’t like it and don’t understand the purpose. Eagerly waiting for the release it sounds amazing. Will there be audible? I want both but I’d be happy with either.
Squeee! Here, take my money!!
Squeeeeeeeeeee! Take my money, too!
Will be pouncing on pre-order as soon as it is possible.
Wow, so fast!! This is so exciting! As always, thanks for all of your hard work!!
I am really excited about this book. I’ve enjoyed all the snipers along the way …and I know I’ll be enthralled.
I do have one comment/request: Please doNOT let this be a dream she wakes up from at the end.
One series that I thought was very good seemed to fall apart in the last chapters with the main character waking up at home after being sick. And nothing changed about her or her life. It was very disappointing.
If you feel the need to delete this I understand. I love being part of the BDH, and don’t mean to be disrespectful.
Absolutely not a dream. I HATE that. No worries.
You mean no Bobby Ewing appearing from the shower type scene?
If it’s a portal fantasy any chance of a cameo from one of our beloved characters? Gaston sounds like he would fit right in
Maggie has no crossover with any of the previous series, it is entirely new and set in a new world 🙂
To be fair, the Bob Newhart this was a dream ending was an all time great
Yup.
It was an “all time great” because it was the first time somebody dared to end a TV series that way. Fortunately, it hasn’t become a TV trope.
I stopped reading a series because it seemed to finish with a reasonably happy ending (after quite a few books, no less) and then years later the author came back and started another book in the series with main char waking up to find reasonably happy ending was a dream. BOOOOOO! So glad HA does not do that.
I know the series you are talking about. I was really upset too because I liked the ending. But I went ahead and read the new book and got sucked in again. Who doesn’t love revisiting “old friends”?
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
I really can’t say 🤐, but I can reinforce that House Andrews have never met a trope they haven’t twisted and tortured hehe. No character of theirs will go through their challenges and remain exactly the same as the status quo.
And that’s why they have earned the descriptor of “titans of fantasy and romance”. Because they are and that’s why the hoard loves them so.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
*noting this down in my calendar*
*prayer circle I survive until 2026*
Me, too. I am 75 so it’s a bit scary.
We’ll just need to keep eating our greens until the release, won’t we? 😉
And then of course, waiting for the second book. There’s much to look forward to!
Me three. I have stage 4 cancer (in remission right now!). But so good news for a goal to stay healthy, I want to know what happened to Maggie since all snippets were so good.
Congrats on edits!
Congratulations on the good news! ❤️
Me too but I just found out a little over a month ago. So I don’t know yet about how the first meds will work.
Me 4- incurable, rare cancer- myelofibrosis. but I firmly believe I can visit IA while they write their future books- heavenly visits of course! 🤣
👏👏👏👏🙌🙌
may the Almighty give you hope, strength and healing.. aameen
Thank you Sandy. At 72, I didn’t know if I was the only “young-at-heart” BDH member out there.
A lot of us seem to be in our 70s. A lot more are other ages, but still….
Another one right here! 75
You can keep going to spite the naysayers! You are BDH! You are strong! The BDH believe in you!
Me too. Slowly wandering into my mid-70s.
I’m with you. I often use dates like this for various beloved series as incentive for all the things I need to do to keep going.
Stress reduction is near the top of my list.
—Living with heart disease since 2001.
I have worked sooooo hard to not release my internal squeal of joy at seeing it on the fan group and then instagram and then here now…..
My coworkers would not understand. Its been a Monday of a Friday today for everyone and this is SUCH A BRIGHT SPOT!
I may have thought about it being too early to put in for that day off…. also i won’t read all of it in one day so…… Future me problems
I’m also THRILLED that they took the BDH detective skills into account and decided to reveal it on their own terms <3
This is being published on my birthday next year….WOOT WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😂💕
I can’t wa*t…I mean, I will, and I will even try to be p*tient, but YAY!!!!!!!!!!! 🎉🥳💕💕💕💕💕
It’s two days after mine. We’ll celebrate together! 😀
Mine,too!! 😁 Yay!!!
It is 3 days before my 75th which I regard as a significant number. I am definitely focusing on healthy living practices to be sure I achieve the release of this in good shape to do a marathon read. Bless you both and Tor for giving all of us something to anticipate and motivate us!
Do you get to go to London? I know travel can be disrupting for your process but I think it would be so cool!
House Andrews won’t be travelling to London this year, unfortunately, but I’m holding hope 🙂
Same here! Same age, and I swear I live healthier so I won’t die before I read all the books HA has coming out. Life couldn’t be so cruel!
this is fab news – congrats to all – you the writers and us the readers!!! Will you tour Canada for the release – we are great ppl!! and you have series fans – especially in Victoria!
I’m so excited for Maggie! It feels like the book I hunted in the 80’s, sitting in the SF/ Fantasy section of the library for hours on a Sunday afternoon. My inner 12 year old is, like, totally jonesing for this.
I’m fighting against revealing any spoilers like Heracles against the Hydra lol, but I can say that it is EXACTLY that book 😁
HA has already put a nod to Eddings in one of their books, so it’s already been established that they are very much simpatico with my past fantasy living teenaged self.
so excited!!! yay!!!! go Maggie!
love it
There aren’t enough exclamation points to convey my excitement! Yay!
I was about to squeeee and then I saw TWENTY-TWENTY-SIX.
ugh
muhaha, we are mighty *evil laughter*
and: “go! go! go! show these last pages who is boss! you can do it!” (but please with enough breaks to stay healthy in all aspects)
🥳🥳🥳
Something to look forward to in 2026.
I love the name very Isekai-ish!!
Do we know when preorder links go live?
It’s not official yet, will share asap! 🙂
Yes, I thought the same when I saw the name! Love it 🤩
Ohhhh this is a great title. I’m really looking forward to reading it!
I squealed at the announcement, then deadpanned at the release date.
Must… wa*t… so… long 😭
Yay!!!!! That’s exciting about the announcement at London Book Fair too.
I love the title. It feels exciting and happy to have something specific to already look forward to in 2026 (other than the typical life things).
Gotta love the BDH! Of course someone would blast it all over the internet. Many thanks for the news! It’s going into my calendar immediately!
The book is being presented next week without a cover ready? Ok, I suppose one doesn’t want to miss the London book fair, cover available or not. Kinda wish I was in the industry so I could attend. Ought to be a blast.
Can’t Wait.
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epic fantasy hell yeah!!!! I didn’t actually read the summary I wanna go in completely blind 😀
Yay!! Yay, yay, yay!!! So exciting!! 🎉
Maggie in March 2026!! 🎉
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That’s is a fantastic Friday surprise announcement! I am so looking forward to this!
Thank you for passing this on. I have something to look forward to in 2026, which is always nice.
Taking the perspective from Maggie’s brief appearance Gertrude Hunt, I’ll think “could I ever do this?” while reading.
I like the title. Maybe something we should all chant to ourselves even if we don’t have Maggie’s unique skill.
Maggie is entirely seperate from any HA book. She’s never been to any other stories, even briefly.😁
Maggie has, however, visited the Inn in a fan Frinterview special, so PyeCat is right 🙂 https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/signs-of-life/
I forgot about that! So funny! Thanks, I just reread it and snort laughed again.
So I read this Frinterview again and realized a profound truth.
Maggie is us. Perhaps an idealized us, but us none the less. She is the obsessive BDH member, the fanatical Star Trek fan with the ship maps and each of the James Blish books and knows the names of the episodes by heart (cough my wife cough). She is what all of us wish we could be if we were in that situation. She is the obsessive series rereading Superfan.
Maggie is the exact opposite of Pogo’s “we have met the enemy and he is us”. Because of the awesomeness of HA, “We have met the hero, she is us”
HA made an awesome hero of awesomeness *out of their own fan base*!!
I salute you HA, well done.
Yes, that is exactly right 🙂
Maggie is a wonderful adventure, a mega-world build, but at its core, it’s a love letter to and for fandom!
awwww
love it already! especially that Maggie herself is “undying”, because what does one do or not do when the potential consequences for everyone else are so different?
congratulations!!
I’m so impressed and glad you preserved and wrote the book you wanted to write and sold it to a great publisher.
very happy for you
best wishes on the edits and can’t wait for the pre-order button.
does this mean you are going to London?
No, sadly House Andrews are very busy and will not be travelling. The publishers will announce it at the London event 🙂
also, I just zoomed in to read the last paragraph. 5 million books in print. that’s amazing!
does that include e-books?
Oh my goodness!
Oh my goodness!
Oh my goodness!
This is a bibliophile’s dream come true. 💜
Title release! What a fun birthday present. You shouldn’t have! All kidding aside the title is fantastic. The bits of Maggie we’ve been gifted live rent free in my head.
Im so excited for next year’s release. I’m not even a physical book person but I’ll get on the sprayed edges train and probably buy a copy. Congratulations, House Andrews!
Wow, it’s finalizing! Did you pick the tile or did they?
It was a joint effort, but very close to HA’s initial idea for the title 🙂
Heart laped with joy, then sank, Crap! A year to wait, OH NO! Sigh…I’m 74! Oh well now I have something to look forward to. That preorder button will get pushed as soon as I see it!
Happy (slightly belated) golden birthday to me! I can’t wait to meet Maggie
Cool! Thanks!
Thrilled that there’s a release date. Not thrilled that it’s over a year away! Interesting title- I did get attached t the working title Maggie the Undying. I will survive.
I took ‘Maggie the Undying’ as the series name, like the Innkeeper Chronicles or Kate Daniels. 🙂
I /hope/ Tor makes a ton of special editions and I will have them all, just take all my money now 🤣
Yay!
Many thanks for the heads-up. It will go on my must have / pre-ordered list as soon as I can put it there. (Love the title – Glad you kept the series name!)
It sounds like forever ’til it gets here, but I have felt that way about most of your releases for years. They always show up eventually…
Dancing in happy anticipation!!
THANK YOU BOTH for all your hard work and for allowing us to participate in your journey along the way. You get ALL the love!!
I love the description of Ilona Andrews in the new book.
TOR is lucky to have you.
I look forward to reading your new series.
Best wishes in London.
🎉 Congratulations what an awesome name and can’t wait to see the cover. But, but, 2026 a whole year away. Wow. 😮 this feels like torture of a different kind. How can we push them to bring the date forward? Come on BDH to help me here.
Nope, no pushing. We must remain fluffy! The authors write(and edit and…) as the authors will. Whatever day the book arrives will b a good day. (Hands around brushes to help the Horde maintain optimal fluffiness.) Whatever book/snippets/etc arrive will b accepted gratefully. We want HA to b happy and have lowest possible stress. Fluffy hordes have happy authors. Happy authors produce the best books. This produces fluffy hordes with lots of awesome books to hoard and reread during the trying times between the rare golden hours spent on first reads. It’s ok, not all hordes have learned to protect their authors. But the BDH is ferociously protective of HA. We know where our fur is fluffed.
+1000
( but I still really want to whine about the w@#ting!)
Power of the Horde is mighty! Tor was wise to not keep the title and date undercover from us. I am definitely channeling my inner Darth Vader voice (thank you James Earl Jones).
Yippee, yippee, yippee! Belated birthday gift next year to me! Whoo-hoo!
Congratulations!
Ok, now all that’s out of my system, it’s time to be part of the fluffy branch of the Horde. 😀
The name Maggie the Undying, reminds me of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. I read a lot of that series 30 years ago.
ahhhhhhh!!!!!! YES! IM SO EXCITED!!!! BDH! BDH! BDH!
TOR still has things to learn about the BDH, it seems. 🙂
Wheeeeeee! Exciting news! Congratulations House Andrews and yay the Horde – we are mighty (and fluffy, and very chalant) 🤣
Woo hootie hoo!!!
How fantastic! All hail the BDH!
Congrats to you all!+
lol great distraction for the missing Hughday! This is the BDH’s version of “SQUIRREL”
Yes. Yes, it is.
I was so excited until I saw the 2026 part. Sigh.
The only time I can think of that the dream thing ever worked was the end of Newhart, but that one was epic.
so excited!!!! I love fantasy! can’t wait to read this
Omg 808 pages!!!! That’s like two books in one book! I’m so excited! And it’s going to have sprayed edges! Yay for my bookshelf!
How exciting! behold the might of the BDH 😂
I’m extra excited at the idea of sprayed edges as I’ve been wanting a “fancy” pretty book for a while, and hadn’t found one that appealed!
Amazing! Congratulations on paring down the editing mountain and thank you for always treating us to such treasure. 🙂
We have a date!!!!! I’m so happy!! Anticipation, oh how sweet it is.
Congrats on your progress. And thanks as always for the amazing care and feeding of the BDH.
We have a date! Happy Dancing in my office!!
oh, that’s very exciting news!
WAHOOO!!! I am a huge fan of Asian comics that have this basic story line (ML dropped into book/game world) so I’m REALLY excited to see HA take! so excited for this! Thanks for the information!
I am so excited for the new series!!!! Yeeeeeeeee!!!!
Thank you!!!! And now for the hardest part…. the wait!!!
brilliant title.
I’ll admit— I wasn’t overly fond of the Maggie story from what I saw. BUT, THIS? ALL OF THIS?? You got me. I am IN! and it times nicely with a new PC game release where 2 readers are thrust into the fantasy/Sci Fi game setting. YOU DID GOOD!!
One question – what does Sprayed Edges mean?? assuming this doesn’t have anything to do with the story??
Books with sprayed edges have the edges of their pages painted or printed with color or patterns.
A Google image search will help you the most 🙂 but https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/booktok-latest-craze-books-sprayed-175130278.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACnRNkWeV5ZLKwgvUIKsb8hVaICO09dqDD5jm_n68VXHIQ_PClSzWVf84U4ihiuPH1n5Hl69QHS-D_U6r3-sMR1Nd9_gNk5JF35upWIeWb1Ph3HcblT8qJCWwqHIgaWxpLVX7w5uGpmuyGtvrk7OGi28ix-l6oqhT87W25K_tVn0
That is going to make the decision on whether to go with a physical book or ebook version very difficult (although having said that, I have the ebook and physical version of many HA books).
Congratulations, it’s nice to have a publishing date! I am crossing my fingers that there will be an online book birthday party!
Wow.
I am constrained. When I deploy, I have to have the ebook version to read on Kindle. I learned this on my first combat deployment to Iraq in 2009. Hundreds of books in my cargo pocket, with a built in light source for when the C-130 cuts the lights in the cargo area, or we are encamped without light sources. Thus I only buy ebooks.
But now I am conflicted, because sprayed edges…. Nice.
I will always buy ebooks, but for this I will embrace the power of “And”.
WHOA! Way to complicated the placing on my bookshelf!! This is very cool!
Thanks for the answer Mod R. I haven’t purchased a physical adult book in a long time (S Boynton kids books by the thousand? yes) since i’m 100% ebook but this may have changed my mind!
Sprayed edges are a new special edition book trend. They literally take the edge of the book and spray paint an image onto it. They can be anything from simple colors to elaborate scenes etc
Wait, not just painted one color? Wow, and with 800+ pages that’s a lot of area to make a cool picture. I went pretty much all ebook during covid and stayed there, but this I may need to buy because it sounds too awesome not to own. Are there pictures on the top and bottom as well as the sides of the pages?
I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!
Is Maggie a Witcher? If we have Kair Toren we also might visit Kaer Morhen
“In Welsh, “kair” or “caer” (pronounced [kɑːɨr]) means “stronghold,” “fortress,” or “citadel,” and is a common placename element, often written as a prefix, like in “Caernarfon” and “Caerdydd” (Cardiff).”
So no, Maggie is not a Witcher, and Project Red did mine Welsh for their place names, just like we all. Who can blame us? It’s an awesome word.
it was not Project Red that did come up with the name Kaer Morhen but the orginal author/creator of the Witcher Andrzej Sapkowski – the games are based on his books – the firs short story was published in 1986.
sorry for the ranting but I am always so sad when he is not credited for his creation.
Correction noted and fair.
Having read the original novellas in Russian translation 40 years ago, I missed Blood of Elves, because by that point I was in the States and our local library did not carry it. I remember trying to read it later in life and I bounced for whatever reason, so most of my Witcher trivia is game based.
Thank you ❤
I grew up with his books before the games and movies. He himself supposedly gets very irritadet if people make the mistake and attribute the game to be the orginal creation which still happens to him sometimes
Love you and your creations ❤
Kate and Dina and Nevada have gotten me throught some very hard time in my life – and I promise to make a lot of ranting if anyone mixes up anything up in the future if/when you have a big multimedia fiefdom 😁😁😁
is there a link to preorder?
Not yet 🙂, we will share asap!
Thank you so much for the update! It’s exciting to have something positive to look forward to next year. I love how you keep us updated and answer questions, it’s very much appreciated!
excellent. can not wait
also
sprayed edges!
woohoo
Woo Hoo!
Should . . . should we be proud of our mighty power to have titles revealed early? I’m gonna go with “yes.” The Horde is mighty!
And we shall all fluffily and chalantaly await Maggie — who is not dreaming.
It’s now on my calendar and I will not be whining that it’s A YEAR AWAY. Mostly because you’re working on Hugh 2 and I know you guys… something else wonderful will come along.
Happiest of Fridays! I’m looking forward to this as much as all your new book releases.
Great news. And thanks for the explanations of what sprayed edges are.
808! 808! 808! WOOHOOOO!!!!!
Such good news and so needed!
I can hear Ilona or Gordon snarling this in frustration, (possibly more than once) and it becoming the title as a result!!
This is a title that would grab my eyes from across the aisle and teleport to it. It would then proceed to jump into my hand and drag me to the cashier!!
Also, I will have a very hard time ever thinking of the title as anything other than “Maggie”. 🙂
SQUEEEEEE!!!!
Can’t wait for next year already!!
Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
An isekai?!?! Sold!!! Take my money !!!
Soooooo looking forward to it!
I can’t wait.
Wait, it’s 2026, I thought 2025
I have to can to wait
:'((((((
I think the news is better than a Hugh Day!
Congrats! Pleased to see it all coming together and am excited to read it!
March 31st, you say? I will need to request that off…
Yaassssssssssssss
WOOHOOO!!! Score for the BDH!! I just wish the release was 2 days earlier- March 29, 2026…my birthday! * HUGE GRIN*
Mine too. There are other members of the Horde with birthdays around then too. We all should celebrate together. 😁🎂🎇🥳⚔️
Awesome 😄
So that big 808 number, would that be the number of pages in Word or equivalent text editor? Because that wouldn’t translate to pages in a finished book necessarily… Meaning the actual book could have more or fewer pages depending on the format chosen… Never mind me, just trying to manage my expectations here 🙈
(But regardless of pages, you’re 80% through! You can do this! Go HA!!!)
Word pages, the manuscript is not finished yet, so it has not been formatted 🙂
Right, so no expectations for the final length, except “lots” – which is probably my favourite number when it comes to good books 😉😉😉
Well, and they still have entire editing passes to do, which sometimes results in chunks of pages being removed. But, since HA is so good to the BDH, they often end up posted here at some point. So I’m looking at it that once it exists, it will inevitably make its way to us. So even if the final book page count is lower, it’s ok.
The BDH attracts the written pages as if by gravity- it’s a natural force that is not well understood, but is inescapable. Or maybe I’ve been watching too much NOVA…
Thanks to HA and Mod. R for their care and feeding of their horde. We’re very excited, and may need a minute…
this does sound amazing, thank you for all that y’all do and give us
Congrats HA. It’s going to be a long wait, but worth it!
My first experience of sprayed edges was Twilight many years ago, in red of course.
Followed by Harry Potter, would you like your “Goblet of Fire” in Hufflepuff yellow, Griffyndor red, Slytherin Green or Ravenclaw blue? We chose blue as it was a pretty purple blue colour….
It looks like they have taken artistry much further these days to beautiful images.
Note for the inexperienced (unless the technology has moved on…). Don’t leave your beautiful sprayed edge books on the bathroom counter. Exposure to water causes bleeding.
Which was sort of appropriate for Twilight… but not for Maggie!
Also sounds as if it would make a great video game.
Cannot wait to read it.
*Whistling type noises (as I cannot whistle)*… opens Calendar app…jots book release on March 31st 2026…closes app
Begins to make plans for Book indulgence…
Huzzah!!! Congratulations! I’m very excited for this and I love the name!
oooh. You’re a titan! Congratulations.
also, YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY! now i have a date to count down to.
+1
I’m crazy happy. I mean literally CRAZY happy. Your new book and Hugh days are the best damn news. Thank you.
A whole year? Oh well.
Thank you for the title and release date.
I am so looking forward to this book. I listened to the audible of Iron and Magic these last 4 days while I quilted my mother’s quilt. It is a large scrap quilt and I was enjoying the Hughdays so much I thought I needed to review the first book. It was wonderful just like the first 5 times I read it.
Good luck with finishing the edits.
I’m really looking forward to This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. I can’t wait to meet Maggie. House Andrews does such a magnificent job of writing fresh characters and fresh worlds. And I’m looking forward to Monday’s post as well. But I would also love more Julie and Kate stories, as well as more Arabella.
The highest of the highs, the lowest of the lows…
Sees release date, March 31st, woohoo! Frantically searches libraries and booksellers for ability to purchase.
Hmm, can’t find it. What is wrong?
Oh, doh! Release date is 2026, not 2025. Must wait until next year.
Happy dance!💃
Nice! Looking forward to it!
Very exciting news!
To agree with PSMH …..SQUEEE!
Wow, this sounds so interesting!! I love how it’s tying together epic fantasy and anime, and real life waiting on books that will never come. I hope you get an epic cover and this expands your audience because you guys so deserve it!! I’ve been a fan from the beginning and I have total confidence in your work, yay!
YES!!!!!!!!
I’m so excited for a new book! Countdown commencing!
fricking awesome
I can’t imagine how happy you must be and you are probably aware how excited we all are for you both.
So many Congratulations!!
A very squeee! moment, I’m so excited to jump into a new Ilona Andrews series ❤️❤️❤️❤️.
Congratulations on the announcement. This is so very exciting. I look forward to all the things Maggie the Undying as we slowly inch towards March 31, 2026.
right now it’s like millimetering not inching.
..and I need to get that brush the horde was passing around to stay fluffy..need it bad ..for the awful word p#(/nce is right here
but still thankyou for this news..sending you warm wishes for strength and healing and all the joys 🙏🤗💐💪🤞🤗🙏
eeek! cannot even ! I love it.
I was secretly hoping that there would be an announcement today. I know HA is working hard on edits and I am appreciative in advance! What great news.
Happy Friyay!!! Love this, thank you!
We need a count day clock for when we can press the pre-order button! Can’t wait but know it will be worth the wait.
I’m so excited!!!
(PS: I’m making Elara’s chicken this weekend!)
Hip hip hooray! What a great reveal! On a Hughday as well! Ah the BDH is mighty!
I’ve really been needing positive energy lately, so I’ve been checking in everyday and now I am pumped!
Good luck with the rest of the edits! Congrats on working so hard!
Thanks ModR for managing the BDH in that great way you have!
All hail House Andrews!
Squeeeee!
💜🎉🎇💝💚🦚
I so can’t wait!
I am curious, does a pre-order help the authors in any way?
Preorders are very helpful, especially with new series, to gage enthusiasm and interest and add to the first week purchases, which decide whether a book is a best-seller in various charts and tops.
They also help in terms of readers not forgetting about the book, and having the time and visibility to order it, outside of just release day publicity. Authors get the exact same amount of royalties or % of sales, however.
House Andrews are happy for you to order whenever it is more convenient, and in the format which is most convenient 🙂
Thank you. Good to know. I can’t wait to order it!
SQUEEE!!! My only problem is that if I were transported into a book world, even if I’d read it a LOT I would not have that encyclopedic knowledge and would still be lost. hehehe
Yay! Only 389 more days. I am so excited. I love the fact that the publisher knows the power of the BDH. Do you suppose we have the power to get it released earlier? No. Oh well, I shall endeavor to w*it p*tiently.
Shall have to post a countdown at home/work 🤣. And possibly take that day off.
When can we pre-order?
We probably need to wait for the cover reveal first :), but will share asap!
CHIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!
Great news, congratulations on the Title announcement next week!
Hope the preorders come rolling in.
So happy for you !!
Woohoo!!! Squeeee!! Happy Dance!! I love the name and it will be out March 31st woohoo just 1 year away. It’s so exciting!! Happy Friday 🙂
Yay! very excited. Can’t wait. Will Devour.
HURRAY!! I’m very excited
I love that the Horde is mighty enough that we have influenced publishing decisions. Add that to the House Andrews list of flexes!
also, squeeeeeeee! I am so excited for Maggie and so happy that the series remains Maggie the Undying.
Excellent news! Happy Friday to us!
💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!!!
EEEEEEEP!!!!!!!! I’m so friggin’ excited!! This is gonna be AWESOME!!
Oh my. The BDH will be salivating & the fact they have to wait another whole year before they can devour will test their restraint (always presuming there IS any restraint:)) Also keeping tabs on the best sidekick. Luther is still the top dog but Cornelius is nipping at his heels – does this mean C is an ankle biter?
Sounds awesome! Looking forward to Maggie!
I’m so excited for this to come out. CONGRATS!! Can’t wait for the cover reveal. Also seeing “Book 1” makes me already so excited for Book 2 (typical BDH behavior…)
This. Is. AWESOME!!! Thank you so much! I can’t wait to pre-buy and eventually read it!
Fabulous name. Thank you!
When is the pre-order date?
We don’t know yet, we will announce as soon as it is live 🙂
Will there be opportunities for signed books or bookplates?
These are questions for a bit closer to the release date, once the publisher will announce release events and all other options 🙂 . But I will make a note of the interest for both!
Sorry didn’t mean to come off as rude. Sent button too early. But super excited! whee! And HA is correct, BDH doesn’t like to w@*t
I saw March 31 and I made a squee and then I saw the 2026 and my squee ground to a halt. I am so glad to see another series starting. But being a BDH, w**ting is a cursed word.
Thank you for your work. May the pages continue to grow as you edit.
Thrilled!!
Aaand with that announcement, I have my first event I’ve marked for 2026 in my calendar! I’m sure I have a doctor visit I should have put there, but THIS needed to be marked immediately 🙂
I am so freaked excited for you and us. And am glad your publisher understands the ravenous nature of the hoard. Do you have a cover artist you can share?
Woo hoo! So excited! Congratulations to HA!
This is so exciting! And guys, 808 pages! 808! Please excuse the excessive exclamation points, but man, I love a fat book.
Im so excited. I can’t wait to read it. You made my birthday. So thrilled for you and us. The BDH will make sure this book is a big success. We do love to devour.
I cannot wait! This sounds amazing.
Hmmmmm, not sure about this, but keeping a wide-open mind! Congrats House Andrews on being able to see the light at the end of a very long tunnel!
I am starting a betting pool on how many times I will end up going to Amazon to pre-order and finding out that I had already done the pre-order….
A date!!! A DATE!!!! So happy!!!!!
“TOR has learned that the Book Devouring Horde is not to be denied.”
Ahahahahaha … and … right?!?
We have collectively yelled so loud in approval and hunger at an April Fool’s joke that it’s turned into a 2-book extravaganza, complete with a beautiful special print edition.
And yes, we are obsessive, see all, and can’t keep a secret where HA books are concerned.
So excited!
I have just read every word over – three- times. Are there any other authors who possibly know and love their (rabid) fans (sorry, readers) more than Alona and Gordon know and love all of us? I really don’t think so! Thank you, Thank you!
WOOHOO!
It may not be a dream (thank you! that is a mean trick), but it sure is dreamy! 😍 🤓
OMG OMG OMG! YAAAAASSSSSSSS!!!!!! I’m so excited to read this! Yay, and thank you for being so creative!!!
cannot wait! thank you!
I am so very happy for this announcement! FANTASTIC TITLE. And I’m really thrilled this world gets the 800 pages it is owed! Congratulations. Absolutely amazing work!
I’m so happy! Thank you so much!!
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! How can I be chalant with this happening? Ahhhhhhhh!
I’m so happy.
Thank you for letting us know!! I’m sure it will be an exciting read, and I’m looking forward to it!
Squeee!
Not going to lie….I read March 31st and got sooo excited…..I missed the 2026….still excited but disappointed because I was not patient enough to read the year.
Titans indeed. Congratulations House Andrews! Looking forward to it!
💯 Came here to say the same!
I’m so excited! Great way to end a Friday!
This is absolutely fab news, can’t wait for preorder date, I know , I know , pushy eh .
That’s awesome news!!
Woot!
Aaaaaaaah! So excited! I will be ordering as soon as preorders are available!
I like excited atoms here! ⚛️ Looking forward to learning all about a whole new IA world!
“I’m like,” not “I like” — my typo just goes to show how excited I am. haha!
happy dance happy dance happy dance happy dance! Hear us roar 🙂 🙂 🙂 “the Book Devouring Horde is not to be denied”
Cannot wait! I’m so glad it’s so long, too!
Woohoo. I do enjoy a good Chinese donghua (or wuxia drama), which has all these elements, so this sounds like something I will enjoy immensely!
Oooh, yes, I missed this yesterday, this is excellent news to wake up to.
Oooooo didn’t expect it to be isekai type plot! Nice!
And so damn glad it won’t be just a dream etc, also hate those for the same reason, it’s like all that happened was for nothing then.
And the title! Niiiice one 😀
I can’t wait! I love isekai 😆
So excited, I hope I don’t die before I get to read it xx 😘
Woohooo! Looking forward to preordering this, thank you!
What a great title! I would have picked this one to look at in a bookstore even if you were a completely unknown author based on the title alone. I can’t wait!
I’m a baby lol. 71☺️. But I always get worried when a publishing date of a couple of years is announced. Will I see it?????🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I’m so looking forward to this!
And being greedy;-) : Will there be special editions, like from Waterstones, The Broken Binding, Forbidden Planet, and the like? I’d love that.
Benne van a kedvenc mondatom: “ Család! Nem tudsz velük együtt élni, de nem tudod megfojtani sem őket”.
Nagyon sok könyvben ott van, és én mélységesen egyet értek.
Is this a standalone or will there be more books? 😍
sorry I can’t remember if this was already discussed x
There will be at least a second one in the Maggie universe, but a total of 3 books contracted with Tor 🙂
Congratulations! To us all😀
Yaaaaaasss!! So excited for this!!
Whoohoooo!
Fervent wishes for HA’s health and prosperity as we w**t.
Love the title!
This makes me happy ! I was rooting for Maggie since the first glimpse. I know it is gonna be a wonderful read. Thank you !
omg. the all powerful authors gifted us with a heroine who IS the book devouring horde. i bet she tracks down the inconsistencies in the dogma and demands answers from the locals. she cannot die and they WILL answer her now!
I can’t wait! Snippets have been so good.
Thank you! Love the Titan comment.
I did not see the 2026 part, just the March 31 part of the date and thought it was coming this month for a few minutes. My emotions are all over the place.
👏👏👏👏👏👏!
Best news!
Wish you well in the home stretch of editing!
Thank you House Andrews🌻
Just came here from the email newsletter to say that I approve of this new heroine’s name, the series title, AND, most of all, that we are getting an Ilona Andrews isekai! I’ve been on an anime and light novel isekai binge for the past year, and I can’t wait to see what you do with the genre. In the meantime, back to to re-reading Hidden Legacy and waiting for the rest of season 2 of Solo Leveling.
I’m so excited I feel like bouncing on a trampoline!!!
Haha! I didn’t read the year! So I was like – where is the book on Amazon? Why can’t I order it?! Now I have to wait a year! 😆
I need a word grander than “excited”!
Thanks!
This almost seems like the BDH is getting a book about our own personal fantasy of waking in one of your books!
I’m looking forward to the new series. My other Ilona Andrews books need a rest.
And there was much rejoicing.
Much, much, MUCH rejoicing.
Congratulations to the Titans of House Andrews on this wonderful news! May any remaining edits be completed with ease!
Thank you, Mod-R, for your continued support of House Andrews and ever patient wrangling of the Horde!
Thank you, BDH, for being overall a safe spot and holding space here on the interweb!
Am making a personal goal to recruit new Horde members such that when that preorder button appears it will be a reportable ‘event’.
May each of you and those you love be filled with peace!
Awesome sauce!
Congratulations! Thanks for the blurb.
Happy Dance and this made me smile and giddy. Sits in a Zen pose and thinks patience. 😇🧖♀️
Yay!!😁 I’m so excited!
ooohhhh this sounds amazing and can’t wait to see the cover.
Alrighty!!!! 😄 Yet another reason to hope this year goes by quickly.
Book 1 Release date: March 31, 2026
You mean I have to wait a whole year plus three weeks to devour this book?
NOT FAIR!!!
You really have me fully hooked-on
Can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t wait!
Oh this sounds delightful. Thank you.
Hurrah, such exciting news!!!
Excellent! Good to get a spoiler-free reassurance that it’s not gonna wrap with Maggie waking up from a long detailed dream; that sort of thing always frustrated me to no end.
Interestingly enough,m when I was guessing when in the first quarter the book would be released, I picked March 3rd and marked it on my tablet’s calendar. Well, I had to do something to soothe my inquiring mind, now didn’t I? At least until we got a firm release date, ANYTHING was better than nothing. So, imagine my surprise when I happily went forward into my calendar to mark the much anticipated release date of March 31, and found out my guesstimate was only off by 3 weeks! And here I was thinking that I was probably being over optimistic by a month (or more if there was slippage) Woo HOO!
Maybe I should take up fortune telling? 0_0
This is off-topic, although I eagerly await Maggie next year. I’m hearing about publishers not publishing paper back versions of books, due to the popularity of electronic reading devices. Does IA have an opinion on this? I’ve heard electronic books give authors a bigger cut, but I don’t know if that is every book or if it is contract-dependant.
Sounds great, I’m in. Will there be Limited Editions and/or signed copies available? Yes, I’m one of those.
I am very excited for another book/series from you!! Can’t wait!
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeww!! *Insert the gif of Kermit muppet flailing all over in excitement*
Hahahahahaha! Thank you for that visual!
Want. Want want want want… 2026? Agonized scream. (Insert Book Goblin having a meltdown here.)
Absolutely cannot wait!! Have been re-reading (and re-listening) all my Ilona Andrews series to keep their beautiful world building alive in anticipation of the next fantasy.
The excitement is real and all me. Kidding, I’m sure I share the excitement.
Holy crap, my favorite authors are writing an ISEKAI!!! I can’t wait!
Yay! May those last pages of edits go smoothly and quickly.
Congratulations, House Andrews. I’m really looking forward to the first in the Maggie series. I don’t usually buy hardbacks, but I’m going to make an exception for this book. Yay deckled edges!
this is so cool. and Tor were wise…. I’m in London, I’m now wondering how much I can wish into existence a business of ferrets that can get into the vent system at the fair to grab a copy (if there)!! I’m not my what’s the word bringing with P, actually maybe not P…manifestation? powers are powerful enough, dispite being part of the mighty Horde…instead I’d probably be like (was it Steve? lost in the woods).
Sigh. It’s always Steve…
WOW can’t wait! 😀
so grateful to not have the whole, “It was just a dream,” nonsense. It’s like the books with a final battle but everyone gets revived and goes home to bake cookies. It’s not that I don’t like cookies, but sometimes it is not appropriate.
It is not my favorite trope. I like high stakes and things should matter. Like an occasional resurrection is okay, but there must be consequences.
Yes! So much yes.
Best title ever – especially considering everything House Andrews has gone through to birth the book.
Thank you!!! I am currently reading Steel’s Edge, which I believe is the last full Ilona Andrews title that I have not, myself, devoured. Being so close to having no more new titles is nervous-making and this beautiful shining ray of light will give me strength! 😍 Also, BDH, please share your favorite titles to help get me through until Maggie & Hugh hit print. ❤️
Hi Rebecca, we have special book recommendations posts 🙂, if you use the search function you will find them. Here to get you started https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/the-bdh-book-recommendations-megapost/
Outside of those specialised threads, we try to stay on-topic in the comment sections. Thank you for your understanding.
If u haven’t already devoured it, there’s also some free fiction on this website, that u will enjoy. And ofc, the irregular and much anticipated Hughday posts.
Hooray!! 🙌🏻 I plan to preorder the pretty book as soon as it’s available! 🤓
Love it all!
Hurray! Thank you and Long May the BDH rule!
yay!!!
a title!
a release date!
and possibly 800 pages long!
you have made me such a happy gal! happy enough that i’m willing to w@it.
I like this title. I think I will make it my motto for life in the next little while.
love love love
We are so excited!!
!Yay!
!Cheeehuu!
I’m so ridiculously excited for this book!
I really love the title, and think it will be super interesting for new Ilona Andrews readers, and make them want to pick it up.
Do we know yet if the ARC will be on NetGalley? I’m an auto-approved reviewer for TOR, so crossing my fingers it will be 🤞
I am very, very(and a whole bunch more verys) excited. Thank you for sharing this information!
Just wanted to say if you’re plopping people into books I would like to join Her Grace and become a lifelong resident of Gertrude Hunt. You can take me at anytime.
Woo hoo! I’m ready to pre-order right. this. moment.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*throws triumphant fists into the air*
This is so exciting!!
Nice. “The book overall has an uplifting trajectory” So we gonna get an Ilona Andrews grimbright epic fantasy book. Oh boy cant wait. Love all of their books but Im crazy about grimbright eic fantasy books. I blame mostly Talkien Jim Butcher and R.E. Druin for it.
Yes! Another world from m’y favorites autours❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks!!!!
Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️
Thank you so much for the information 🙂
Have a great weekend,
Laurence
Doing my Snoopy happy dance!!! Congrats HA!
If we all ride to tor, do you think it could be published sooner since you’re finished the edits? what more could they possibly do?
Sorry, write not ride. Although…
I’m with the BDH on this one. In what direction shall the monies be thrown?
My suggestion is to self-publish a title with white cover and black Arial font and see how much the BDH will pre-order.
Ha!
I see your squees, and raise you a happy dance!
Woah an isekai, wasn’t expecting that. Still so excited, can’t wait to read this.😭😭😭
How can I pre-order this book?????
I can’t wait to read it!!!!
I’m so excited for this new series. One of my favorite things about your books is the motley crew that the MC accumulates over the course of their adventures.
Thanks for the announcement!
book 1!!
A bit late but:
We are MIGHTY 😂😂😂😂💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Congrats to House Andrews. I cannot wait!!! But I will.
Looking forward to reading Maggie The Undying. Can’t Wait, but in reality, I will have to. I have to work on my patients….
EEL
I couldn’t understand how Maggie was being released on thr 31st but no pre-orders were up and it was only being talked about at the book fair now. What????
So I decided to recheck this post and learned that my brain wants this book so badly that it refused to see anything other than 2025. A whole year, arrrrggghhh I need chocolate!
We are mighty!! 💪
and we ❤️ house Andrews 🥹 thank you!!
We are like ferrets climbing through vents for the hint of more Maggie details.
looking forward to it.
The premise is awesome and original. I can’t wait!
“Ahhhhhhhh!”Gets a big breath of air and starts squeeing again, “Ahhhhhhhh!”
What wonderful news! Felicitations! I cannot wait and will definitely pre-order. You just made my first part of the year!