It’s Giveaway Friday, squeee!

House Andrews have witnessed the Horde’s long-suffering battle with our most relentless adversaries, W*iting and P*tience.
To fortify morale, they are gifting This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me: 1 hardcover copy will go to a lucky US winner and 2 PDF ARCs to international winners.
To Enter:
Comment below and let us know:
- which country you’re from
- what your name would be, if, like Maggie, you would find yourself transported into a book (any book, by any author).
You can use your own name, make one up, or go full fantasy-protagonist and keysmash a lot of “y” and “z” into the usual unpronounceable creations. Have fun, Horde!
Giveaway Admin
This is a blog-only giveaway, only answers in blog comments count.
Winners will be chosen next Friday, February 27th 2026, with the aid of a random number generator.
The international winners will have to sign an NDA before receiving their PDF copies. This is not personal, but standard publishing practice to ensure the file will remain private with the winner. We appreciate your understanding.
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Comments are paginated, so the BDH chalance doesn’t break the blog (again lol). If you don’t see your entry, it means it’s on a previous page. Please do not resubmit, it is one entry per person.
Happy weekend and good luck!
Signed: Moderataria Rhae’zalyndrix, First of Her Name,
The Untouched by Sun, Lady of the Soggy Isles


1. Germany
2. Miss Aura, the one from somewhere overseas, some place no one has heard of. (Similar to Maggie, I usually imagine that I would transmigrate. )
1. Canada
2. Zylena, I would be the estranged cousin from overseas
Yours was posted as a reply to someone else. I don’t know if it will count that way? Maybe Mod R can help? Or just make a separate comment so you can be sure you get an entry? I just don’t want you to potentially miss out!
1. US
2. Editrix Rex; I’ve decided the first part is my title not my first name, and in any fantasy world I’m inventing the printing press if I have to so I can have more books.
United states
Arabella
USA
Jade, Keeper of Cats
1. USA
2. Pax Vici
1. USA
2. Fern
1. France
2. Kharyn the Slashing Acountant
1. USA
2. Julia, Crazy Dog Lady
USA and Elizabeth!
Canada
Dina
USA
Thistle (I can be prickly)
Australia
Ashes
(you get the most amazing growth after the fire)
Yea! I’m from good ole USA. specifically the pacific northwest region though born and raised in Virginia. If in a book I’d likely be called Liz the breakable but with no quit cause I keep breaking joints but I have serious fomo and won’t stop playing outside and doing fun things. Love the stories.
Liz
Hi, love your work. I am originally from Brazil but I live in Florida since 2005.
And my name would be Nikita!😉
New Zealand
Athelstane The Unsteady
1. USA
2. Eliza the sleepless, questioner of life choices, premier of eye tote bags, standing in judgement of all that she sees.
USA
The Oracle!
US
And I’d be Kira Nightingale. Not terribly exciting lol, but I always go by Kira for games and online stuff, and Nightingale is after Florence Nightingale.
Australia
And my name would be Nyx
in the USA and my name is very easy but does have a “Z” from Godzilla ,”ZillaLatte”
late in the day comment, shocked only 1600 so far thought it would be twice that much lol
1 US
2 Empress Vash Carroll
oh no I had dyslexia it was only 1160 then
USA
Lady Rebekah
1) United States, I live in Misery. 😀
2) Akashwani Glass would be the character name
1. I am from Cyprus &
2. my name would be Silver
USA
Virgo
1. US
2. The Ripper of Souls
1) the Netherlands
2) Alwisi Dane, Wanderer of Tomes, Friend of the Scale
USA
Elizabeth Eternal.
USA
Merrykai
Canada
Storm M’Callion
No idea, it’s a name that came to me in my teens (which are long past)
He he!
From the United States
My name would be Alina, mistress of cats 🐈
I would be a witch, whose powers are bound to protect me unknown to me.
1. USA
2. Lajla Viridi
1) United States
2) Lucinda Fizzbottom Covington, Dowager Dutchess of the Mercanshire
Indonesia
My name would be Kireta
1. India
2. Aparajita, which means undefeated. I struggle with a nickname though cause I don’t like the usual Bengali one (Apu, pronounced O-pu). Maybe Aji? Anyway, I want a badass name, even if I am a total wimp in a magical world.
1. USA
2. Jasel first disciple of Dance Orientale
United States
Calalilia, Archer
I’m from the US and my name would be Bob the Florist because it amuses me.
London, Ontario, Canada is where I hail from.
Amera Litehart is my favourite game character name…under the stress Maggie was when she was named in TKWNKM I’d probably default to that.
USA
Megari Lady of Tomorrows -“Gari” for short and all of the things that are better left to tomorrow because today is too full
Canada!!
Miza Venture
1) USA
2) Koco
Australia
An-Ker
USA
Allysan, keeper of books, House Golden Rose
Thank you for games and the chance for a book gift. May House Andrews live for 10,000 years and produce many many yummy books.
1) US
2) Secret Keeper
1. United States
2. Belyndia Glimmer of House Glimmer
Egypt
Than Matthias Sylvan
Hope graced, Defender off the path, Lord of Khun Sua
I’m from the USofA
I would be known as Ravyn Blackwood, Last of Her Line, May Her Books Never Touch the Ground
1. US
2. Lynx
1. US.
2. Patrice, supporter of cats and yarn.
1 Alberta, Canada
2 Zabou N’Léonarde
1. United States
2. Fitztrogdar Darcy
US
I would be Lyricia
Canada!
Crystal the Unyielding.
1. US
2. George Incognito
1. I live in New Zealand
2. I would use the name “Anakin Ippótis“.
And if that is regarded as too masculine for a female’s name, I would amend to Anakiniti.
Friends will call me Ani.
United States
Athena The Ominous Dreamer
1. US
2. ékplixi
Crystal Hill in the USA
1. Slovenia, Europe
2. One Tooth Cat. Cat for short, or One Tooth in business discussions involving sharpened objects.
From Germany, chalantly awaiting Maggies grand entrance.
Nilorac, pursuer of Zanshin
Ohh, so exciting.
I am in New Zealand
I’ll probably use my own name, Amba, or some variation of initials (Aj) or some such. but I guess it would depend on if finding myself in a fantasy land would come with magical powers of not.
Anyways, thank you for the chance.
1. USA
2. Alexandria Silversmith
Israel
sleepless Lina
Hello from Canada!
I am German Canadian (first generation) and my grandmother‘s name was Sophie … the name of a wise woman. A natural choice! Fingers crossed that I’m one of the international winners!
So excited for Maggie. Literally cannot wait…
I. United States of America
2. Vella Knights, defender and whisperer to canines.
1. United States
2.I probably would use my own name(Briana), I’ve put in so much work to be still here and be who I am today, and I fought my parents attempts at nicknames too much as a child to fully abandon it-I was the toddler with both hands on my hips screaming “that’s not my name” when they tried.
However, if I had to change it(gotta be incognito or hiding or something) probably Kaja or Kara. There’s just something about K names for me that seems positive/strong (or K sounding names – Kate, Catalina 😄 ) and the two syllable feels easier to pronounce across languages.
United States
She who reads…
Thank you for the chance!
1. Australia!
2. Lucretia, seeker of cozy spaces.
Thank you for the give away and good luck everyone!
United States
I would be Aero— my sorcerer DnD character!
US
Serathiel, the twice-born Lady of Words, the Unfading and Relentless Bloom.
New Zealand
Thea
1. USA
2. Darth Liv Thanos Kang Borg (aka DLTKB [Delta Cabal])
Australia
Zoe (I love Firefly)
Romania — and if I found myself transported into a book, my name would be Ruxandra Amury. She sounds like she knows something you don’t, and she’s deciding whether to tell you — or whether it’s faster to just poke you with her sword and eliminate you as a problem permanently. 🌺⚔️
1. I’m from the U.S.
2. I would be Tara the Tired.
Mod R, I love your name!
USA
Serendipity
1. Singapore
2. Zhang Siewfong
United States
Juliana the Black Cat
1. United States
2. Irene the Always Questioning and Somewhat Questionable
US
Seralina, lots of nicknames could come out of it. 🙂
United States (Alaska!)
Sara the Frigid
Denmark
Tiabell
I’m in the UK and would use my own name, Zivanah
1. Finland
2. Freya the Lightbringer
Had a bunch of coworkers call me the lightbringer for years, and it still sounds cool.
1. United States
2. Valeska
England
I would probably end up as a Fred despite being female, and even in an epic fantasy it would only change up to Fredalina Bobettica
1. United States
2. Alexandra the Wise Book Mage
US and probably Jane
US, Rosalind
1. USA
2. Cora, since I’m tired of having to spell my ‘real’ name; and I liked my grandmother’s name!
1. Canada
2. I can’t think of something off the top of my head but probably something nature themed like a plant name .
I’m from the UK and my name would be GoGo Lars – dance weaver of the sublime 😁
1. Australia
2. Mon
France,
Arnahli Dyrtsah
This is fun comp and comments thread House Andrews.
1. Australia
2. Kim or Susie, my go-to coffee-shop names 🙂
Congrats to the lucky winner!
1 Czech Republic
2 Marek
Hi! Thanks for the giveaway!
1. France
2. I would be Solyane, Voice of Wisdom (as my sisters call me) from Sarancolin the Val, medieval city at the bottom of eternally iced mountains filled with dragons, dwarves and treasures…
1. U.S.A.
2. I’d be Anita Driver.
I’m from the United States of America.
My protagonist’s name would be Silver Gallant. (Because the initials are super fancy and the rest of the story behind the name is irrelevant.)
Living in Australia.
Name would be Aaliyah Mai
1. France
2. Asphodell’Yllnd, First Warrior of the Merry Yelling Mighty Clan (FWMYMC)
Uganda.
Joan (It’s the one name I’ve consistently chosen)