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.
For readers who are receiving this post in their newsletter email and don’t know how to get to the blog to make a valid entry comment, you can click here.
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


United States
tokizilla
I’m living in Singapore (but originally from the US). Lywllyn
Schlyne the Unstoppable
I’m from the USA.
Hello, in the mundane world, I am from the United States. However, my name should Kalena the Serene from the Misty Isles.
With love from the US,
Courtney the Clumsy
I am from the U.S.A.
My name would be Cyrilla as a nod to Cirilla in The Witcher and also so people could yell “Hey, Cyri!” at me. Hopefully I would have answers. 🙂
US – Kayenna, Protector of the People
Daylate Bookshort USA .
I am from Canada 🇨🇦 , and if I could choose any name and go to that book world I would be Daine Salmalin (if you know, you know 😉)
I would be Phelleps. It keeps the name alive when there is no one to pass it on to.
I live in the United States and always have .
United States. My name will be Allegretta.
United States
Sylvan
Good morning,
I’m Kelly from the USA. I a fantasy book, I would be Kelly because it is Gaelic for Warrior!
I love all your books!
Thanks
USA 🇺🇸 and I’d be Evaelien
USA
Aerinwyth
United States
Paula
Maryland, USA
I do so enjoy being a part of the IA universe, but I cannot resist the urge to be:
Georgiana Darcy, the accomplished and lovely young sister of Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen world.
I’m from the United States and I think my name’s pretty unique so I’d go with Samhita!
United States
Veronica the Tired
I live in the United States. What name you would find me using if you met me in a book would depend on where you find me in the book. Syn (short for Syntyche) lives in an old farmhouse in the forest where the trees grew back wild. Asche (Aschenputtel) lives over a small library guarding books.
Canada
My name would be something like Wren.
So excited for this book!
United States
George Black
Present Abode: U.S.
You may address me as Palandra.
United States
Vivianne
Hi! I’m from the U.S.
Puff the Unremarkable, Hidden Silence in the Heat
USA
Rozsa
USA – I would be Satara the Sly
In the USA.
Abrixa – close to my real name, still short enough to be memorable, the real question is whether the x is pronounced hard or soft
1. USA
2. I would love to drop in on the Baylor’s as Grandma Frieda. Love her sense of fun and adventure. She is the rock the Baylor kids go to for everything. She’s hysterically funny too.
In the US. I would go by Conifer.
my name would be Scary Mary, terror of the East. See her and tremble in fear of the power of her words to cut you down to size.
I am in the US
1. USA
2. Um…so it’s already taken, but, can I just be Kate Daniels, funny, feisty, jaded, yet hopeful with all the perks of being the Beast Lord’s Lover …
This is so cool. I’m bad at thinking of names lol. Jacky (slight spelling change) from the US
United States
Alex, The Type A Tempest
United States
I think I would just keep my own name.
I’d be Granny Ree, maker of potions and tinctures and giver of no-nonsense advice. I’m from the U.S.
From the Virginia, USA
Fantasy Name: Luis Rhum of Holy Well
USA, Deb Monroe
I’m from the US! My name would be Scarlet
United States – name would be Verna.
I’m from Singapore! I’d probably stick to my own name, and have my surname changed from “Koh”, to the transliteration “Xu”. So it would ultimately be “Xu Jing Ting”. That would be welcomed change.
Hi! I’m from the United States. I am Astor the fearsome.
United States
Canista, she of the canine beloved and protector clan
USA
Shannon
United States
Ava
United States
Croia (Galic for heart)
United States
Nic Hoarder of Kitties, Books, and Legos
I’m from BC, Canada…I’m going with Ismerelle Solivane of the Comets Wrath
Hungary
Lea
I live in Germany and my book name would simply be Juli 🙂
I’m from the US. My name would be Pepper. It’s my last name and what I used professionally.
I’m in the US. I like the name Anniliese.
USA
Ellen, a simple name for a complex girl!
USA
Li
Lysander, Herder of Cats
Eater of Pies. From Sri Lanka
USA
Laelynn – it is Native American for Flower of Hope
Hailing from the United States, you may address me as Emm, the Undecided. (Unless I change my mind again.)
I’m from the US. The book I finished most recently was Rise of the Living Forge 5. If I suddenly found myself in that world, I’d go by something like Kyla. No last name. They don’t seem to be a thing there.
I’m in the US. And I would probably just use my name, Cassie. Otherwise I’d be the person who gives a fake name and forgets to answer to it lol
I’m in Canada 🇨🇦 and my name would be Carris
I live in the United States. I’m taking an AI class, so I asked chatGPT what name it would choose if it was in the Innkeeper series. It chose: Astrael Meridian. I asked Claude AI, and it said: Caldwell or Caldwell the Chronicler. I would choose Lucien Hunt, a relative of Gertude Hunt’s previous innkeeper.
Québec Canada
delziously Muzezzilll offfff Blissssssssssssssss
1. United States
2. Kate of the Unstitched (the amount of time I spend pulling cross stitch stitches out…)
USA
Shawnna
Finland
Aili the Icy,
Maiden of the Frozen Seas
Katie the Clumsy
From Canada
Katie the Clumsy
USA
Sherrylynne, Lady of Quilt Demesne, Avid BDH member
I’m in the U.S. 🙂 Some favorite names I’ve used for my characters in video games are Vivienne, Astrid, or Leila (lay-luh), so it would probably be one of those.
USA
Currently listening to the latest In Death novel. If I found myself transported to that world, I’d choose the name Joy Christiano, and I’d be an Italian jewel thief. The kind that never gets caught. ☺️
USA,
Alexandra, the Keeper of Books
I am from Canada.
My fantasy name would be Ariadne. It’s my dogs name, but we call her Ria for short. 🙂
I live in the USA. If I were transported into a book, I’d go by Logan. I don’t believe in waiting to be isekai’ed to be happy with my name, so I started going by Logan a few years ago and it’s been great.
i’m from Germany.
As for a Name maybe Estral.
Country: USA
Name: Courtenay. (It’s unusual enough to work, I think.)
In the US. Sadly, in spite of more ambitious aspirations, I have always concluded that my most likely character in a fantasy would be Bombur!
Canada
Sloan, lifecatcher, from the sanguine ravine
United States
Merlin, the name has so much myth and mystery to it. They may have been entirely fictional but who knows. And it doesn’t matter at this point, the mystery is there
This is Ann from Germany and my fantasy world name would be ANNdromeda, the sometimes Great 🙂
USA
Penelope… because I’ve proudly had to listen to people mispronounce it for 73 years
I’m from the U.S. and my name would be Annabeth!
United States reader
My name would be Hari (I’d land in Damar, from Robin McKinley’s -The Blue Sword-).
USA
Marina the kind
USA
Penelope… because i have been proudly listening to people mispronounce it for 73 years
I am in the USA. My book name would be Ione, after my great grandmother,
Thank you for all you do for the Horde!
I am in the U S and like the name Diana.
USA. Zandra.
I’m Sol the Unlit, from the land of UossA.
USA
Dragon Rider Ivy!
I am in the US.
I’d use the name Sam, short for Samantha, because I love the tv series SG-1
From the US and I quite like my name already, forward and backward, Anika or Akina.
US and name would be Brooke the keeper of books
I’m in the U.S. Clementine
I’m in the US. I would keep my own name (Linden) because I like it and it already sounds fantasy-ish.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I’m from Belgium and my other world alter ego is Aliénor 🙂
USA
Lindsay, Hoarder of Blankets and Eater of Cookies
USA
Caterina
Not catering. Thanks Apple
1. United States
2. Mackenzie (Mac)
I’m so excited at the chance to get the hardcover!!
USA – My go to name has always been Ruffian!
I’m from the US.
I would likely be a side character, with no name, that is mentioned briefly, due to my wholly average qualities as a human 😂
USA.
Alexandra
US (Texas)
Name – PRUHAWK the Unseen
Alessia the bringer of joy from Canada