Thank you all for such an incredible release. The turnout, the messages, charts performance and the flood of enthusiasm have launched a thousand Mod R squeees. It’s been wonderful to watch the story resonate with the people it was written for. And we are being absolutely spoiled today in
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Happy Birthday to THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME and Spoiler Thread
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is here. Happy release day to the first volume in the Maggie the Undying trilogy! Here are some of the retailer links for your convenience. This Kingdom is available in ebook, audiobook and hardback formats. The UK release will be on the 2nd of April. A
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The W*it Did Not Kill Us
Tomorrow we finally enter Kair Toren, the capital of the kingdom of Rellas. Its lynchpin is the Sun Margrave. The man who stands between order and lawlessness. Maggie knows exactly what he represents, because This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me doesn’t drop a character into a fantasy world. It
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4 Sleeps ’till Maggie
“So House Andrews are on tour and Mod R is 'in charge'. Pah. As if we need a babysitter. When did we ever get in trouble?” “I have the alphabetized list here somewhere...” “All right, so we’ve occasionally been in the wrong place at the wrong time. No one can link it back to us.” “Mod R is
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Book Support
There's been a lot of focus lately on the new readers joining us, and I wanted to take a moment to talk to the people who have been here all along. Thank you. Many of you have cared for these books for years, even longer than I have. My inbox is always full of questions, recommendations, fun
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Admin Stuff
We are getting closer to the release of This Kingdom and we are still very snowed in with the deadlines. Quick news and admin things: We are in the internet blackout for the next 2 weeks, while we work on the book and tour. Mod R will be taking the wheel. Our store is closing tonight and
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A Fandom Glossary
You asked for it, and you were absolutely right, so here it is. Like any self-respecting fandom, we, the readers of Ilona Andrews’ books, have picked up our own shorthand and running jokes along the way. This is a quick reference for new readers and a refresher for anyone who needs
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Which Series Re-Quizzed
Three months ago, in a moment of christmassy optimism, I posted a draft quiz meant to help answer that question: Which Ilona Andrews series should you start next? The idea was simple: New Hordlings would arrive on our welcoming BDH shores after reading This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. They
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Art Reveal: Lord Doran Arvel
The tour of Kair Toren continues. Today we bring you a portrait of Doran Arvel, the head of the Arvel household and current Lord Commander of the Defender Order. Ahem. Let us brace ourselves. This one is amazing. All of Helena's work is amazing, but this one is really amazing. Of all the
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Blankets and Life
I'm very tired of being Ilona Andrews, so today will be a no promo day. A while ago I started making crocheted plushies and bought a lot of yarn. In my defense, it was cheap and very soft. The plush making phase has now passed, so I was left with a large amount of yarn. The yarn that was very,
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Book Devouring Horde: TNG
As you all know, Ilona and Gordon are currently deep in the writing cave finishing Maggie 2. The cave door is closed. ASMR keyboard clatter can be heard faintly in the distance. If you look at the homepage, you'll see a new countdown clock to the release of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. Nineteen
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Art, Owlcrate, and Other Things
Good morning. By now most of you probably have seen the Owlcrate edition announcement for the special edition of This Kingdom. For those of you who haven't, here it is, I stole it for you from Instagram. If you are viewing this post through your email, here is a direct link. View this
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