Happy Friday, everyone!
Yesterday, we read about Maggie going on tour and witnessed some of the excitement of being able to see Ilona and Gordon live.
But not all of us could be there to ask our questions and give them our love. So now we’re fixing that:
Maggie Zoom
Ilona and Gordon will be hosting a Zoom Q&A on Saturday, April 18th at 10 AM Central Time to chat with us about everything This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me and what comes next.
I have almost three hundred questions gathered for the Zoom list, so over the weekend I’ll be whittling them down into something manageable for our brave authors to tackle. To be fair to the Horde, they knew exactly what they were doing! Of course we barsaed all over it.
If you have more questions, please continue the discussion on the spoiler thread for now. Since the book is longer than usual, we need to protect our fellow readers who may still be making their way through it.
The Q&A will be posted on the Ilona Andrews Moderator YouTube channel a few days later, but if you want to interact with our IA live, please register as Zoom spots are limited.
The bit more
When is the Maggie sequel coming?
We wouldn’t be BDH if we hadn’t started asking this even before release day.
The good news is that House Andrews are hard at work on it, and it is shaping up to be a substantial draft. We like big books and we cannot lie, the other Hordes can’t deny, when a draft comes in with a wordcount high and a plot that won’t de…Ok, I hear you, Sir Modsalot out.
As soon as the manuscript is ready to move to the next stage in the traditional publishing process (developmental edits), we will hear about it here first.
Ilona and Gordon have just come off an intense release cycle and tour and went straight back into writing the Maggie 2 draft and ongoing admin work. We’ll need to allow them a little breathing room so they can keep doing what they do best: telling us the stories we love.
To put to rest the conspiracies already cropping up thanks to my people, Team Facts be Damned: yes, this is a planned trilogy. No, there is no cruel joke at play intended to leave us with an unfinished series and just two novels like Maggie’s own situation. In over 20 years of publishing, House Andrews have never failed to deliver on a contract. The best thing we can do is wish them health, rest, and long creative lives so they can keep feeding the Horde for years to come.
And reread, just in case … If one day we wake up on the streets of Kair Toren we’ll need to know exactly which Duke to ask for help. (Jk, of course we would go to Clover.)
Audiobook news?
The traditional audiobook recording for Beast Business (Augustine’s Hidden Legacy novella) will begin soon – once it enters editing stage, we will be able to estimate a release date better and will announce it.
I’m very happy to share that the actor who was chosen for Augustine was such a perfect fit that he will also be recast as Pancakes Montgomery in the Graphic Audio dramatized adaptations of Catalina’s Hidden Legacy trilogy, which should make for a wonderfully consistent listening experience for us.
I also have a 70% off promotion for the Burn For Me dramatized Graphic Audio adaptation on Audiobooks.com, as a Friday treat.
I do not have any official news about the dramatized adaptation of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, by Graphic Audio or otherwise. The traditional audiobook, narrated by the wonderful Kristen Sieh is available from all major retailers.
International editions of This Kingdom?
German readers in particular seem to be very worried – keine Sorge!
- The German edition of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me has already been announced by Cove Verlag and is scheduled for September 25, 2026
- The Spanish edition coming from Editorial Hidra is planned for June 2026
- The French edition, handled by Éditions Bookmark, will also release in June, and will come in three formats: boutique edition with reversible dust jacket (art by Luisa Preissler), bookstore edition and digital
That’s it for this Friday update. Thank you again for these past two weeks of discussion, theories, laughter, and sheer joy of seeing the Horde in full swing!
Thank you, HA and Mod R for your tireless commitment to the Horde. Alas I won’t be able to join live this weekend, but I look forward to catching up on shenanigans once the recording is posted to YT. Happy weekend all!
OMG did I do a heckin’ first? First on a Friday? Eeeeeee
It’s not this weekend 🙂
It’s on the 18th of April as advertised in the post.
Whomp whomp, I cannot read today. Thank you, Mod R for clarifying!
So much joy and squee!
Thank you so much for the snickers, Sir Modsalot!
Awesome! And I won’t have to stay up until 2 am, that almost feels like cheating 😀
PS: Is there a way to cancel a registration since I accidentally wrote my email wrong on the first try? I did it a second time with the right email, but I don’t want to block a spot for someone with my mistake…
I will handle it, please bear with 🙂
You are the best Mod R! <3
I have emailed you directly, I will need the “wrong email” 🙂
Mod R have you considered career in rap parodies I will listen.
So glad that Pancakes will be recast. Im listening to Diamond Fire GA right now and is that the planned Alessandro? Because Im not a huge fan. Also I love Barsa is now all parts of language.
Thanks for all the info, Sir Modsalot R.
We must be fluffy. We must be fluffy. We must be…Steve just told me the ferrets and Sushi have another heist and can’t do the Maggie #2 manuscript heist. Oh well. 🤷♀️😂😂😂📚
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Sir Modsalot, any word on merch store opening?
Fluffily w**ting… (kinda)
Thanks for everything you do for us, Mod R!!
ps has anyone seen Steve and the ferrets lately?
Mid April, so should be next week or so 🙂
I just saw Steve and the ferrets a few minutes ago to let me know about the change in heists. They had something else going on and didn’t stay long.
Omg yay a zoom Q&A!!!! I’m so excited to see and hear from the Ilona and Gorden! Also wow thanks for linking to Luisa Preissler’s website her art is magnificent!
Will the YouTube be the hole recording, or the usual no spoilers?
No spoilers only 🙂
Can we please please please get a spoilery transcript for those of us who can’t make it to the Zoom? We know Gordon can’t help letting juicy info slip in….
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I have to admit I was not too intrigued by the Maggie posts. I really wanted another title in a series I already knew. But I just got This Kingdom… and fell into the same quandary always have with Andrews books. I have to keep reading because I enjoy the story so much. But if I keep reading, it will be over too soon.
Good job! Now I am breathlessly waiting for the second book.
Thank you Sir Modsalot and HA.
Cool news all around, thanks much! Looking forward to the new audiobooks while putting Maggie on repeat for awhile.
Only 300 questions? 😄😁 Seriously though I hope to get my second read finished before the zoom call, and I am so looking forward to it.
Woo hoo! Thanks for the Friday update!
The most urgent question that I did not dare ask just got answered (sequel). I have to confess that I was seriously considering starting a second job as a serial reviewer on Goodreads as well as Youtube-Book-Influencer just to be able to get an ARC of the sequels when the time comes… alas, my real job is a bit too time consuming for that. 😀
I’m confused. So the current voice actor for Augustine in the hidden legacy books on graphic audio will be recast for Catalina’s trilogy?
Yes 🙂 This isn’t a reflection on LaMont Ridgell’s performance, which we appreciate. Casting decisions for ongoing adaptations sometimes evolve as the director refines how a character is presented across narrative.
The new actor was selected with the involvement and approval of House Andrews because he aligns more closely with how they (and hopefully also the readers) envision Augustine.
Woohoo!! That’s my birthday. What a great present!
Thank youuuu! If anything is going to get me off my Maggie hangover it’s a HL GA production.
I would love to attend the Zoom but alas, life is happening and I’d only be able to attend part of it. Therefore, so as not to be a greedy horde, I’ll relinquish my spot to someone who can make the entire zoom. So thankful that I know you, Mod R, are so good to us little Hordians and will have it up later to watch!
Thank you Sir Modsalot for letting us know about the sequel and that this series is in fact planned to be a trilogy, as much as I would love to pretend I’m nonchalant the first thing I wanted to know is when do we get the next book🤷🏼♀️ Proud member of the BDH, what can I say🥰
Thank you for the meeting / chat. You two and ModR are the best and always a hoot and a half.
I am just planning (hoping, really) to watch a recording of the Zoom on the 18th.
I always forget to sign in for live chats and refuse to waste an opening for me.
Also, I need to be able to restart when large felines wander across the keyboard and try to email Mars…
Darn the german version looks very pretty. I won’t be reading it (German but prefer to read the original english) but now I think I have to buy it anyway…
Registered and squealing with excitement!!
Will the Q & A recording be posted here as well?
Sending you wishes for favorite teas and relaxation for HA and ModR in the weeks to come!!
I do love my beautiful blue edge hardback copy of “This Kingdom”!! 📘
Yes, it will probably be linked on the blog 🙂
Hello, Will the Spanish edition also be available as an ebook? Thank You
This is a question for the publishers, Hidra 🙂 – their website is linked above
Yay! So much good news. Thank you for the updates on all of the wonderful IA stories that we love. I especially appreciate the audiobook news. I read/listen mostly via audiobooks and I have almost all the versions of IA’s amazing books.
Yeah, Beast Business audio!! With the dramatized audio of Diamond Fire, Maggie’s audio, and BB coming to audio my house has never been this clean!!😂
I feel like a very spoiled BDHer, thank you HA. I am loved🥰,lol.
Seriously tho, mega love for Maggie and into the second reading. Need to leave my reviews after this second reading. I have some conspiracies to explore and am grateful the Q&A is soon. #TeamFactsbeDamned🦊🍀🥷, live long and gossip!