The Facebook fan group recently had a lot of fun speculating over the possible title of the second Maggie the Undying book.
Ilona confirmed in the comments that the title will follow this format:
This REDACTED Will Not REDACTED Me
Two blanks to fill and one challenge for the blog comment section!
Fill in the blanks and leave your title in the comments. Serious guesses, ridiculous guesses, ominous guesses, and titles that would make Steve proud and the editors concerned – all are welcome in the comments.
This is Only a Horde Game
House Andrews and Tor, the publishers, have decided the actual title through official publishing processes. It will be announced publicly at the right time. Nothing suggested here will become the title because it attracts the most chalant support or is repeatedly submitted in ALL CAPS. Ahem.
But even if we don’t get to name the book, we are still padding our Horde marketing CV! Before the final Hidden Legacy title was announced as Ruby Fever, we knew it would follow the gemstone + fire word formula. The BDH rose magnificently to the guess challenge and produced such enduring classical suggestions as:
- Pearlescent Phlogiston
- Turquoise Twinkles
- Chrysoberyl Conflagration
- Lapis Lazispalooza
Shockingly, none of these has been claimed by another author yet, but we’ll keep trying. Interested publishing professionals may contact the Horde through its official accounts. Serious offers and mango cupcakes-based royalties only.
In the meantime, give us your best suggestions for Maggie 2!
This kingdom will kill one too many
This place will go too far
This kingdom will not overcome me
This Empire Will Not End Me
This Sandwich Will Not Best Me
This Human Will Not Pet Me
This Laundry Will Not Defeat Me
This Warlord Will Not Wed Me
(I was feeling silly with mine)
This stelka will not feed me
(although I still like my earlier idea that doesn’t fit the criteria of
This World Might Kick My Arse)
This Magic Will Not Master Me
This Future Will Not Fail Me
and to her suitors:
This War Will Not Win Me
Such fun ideas in the comments, I wish I was as creative!
I hope the writing of the last scenes of Maggie 2 goes well, Ilona said that they are difficult scenes so I hope it will not be too draining on House Andrews.
This Magic will not Define me
This Sequel Will Not Go Unpurchased
truest name so far
I do like “This Fire Will Not Burn Me” because there is a lot of fire (Fatefire, Enduring Flame, regular old fire, romantic fire), and burn can have multiple meanings too.
Or “This Plot Will Not Defeat Me”?
Now I will be thinking about this until the title is announced!
This Prison will not hold me
This Footache Will Not Fell Me
This tome will not dictate me
uuuuu that’s a good one!
This Poisson Will Not Poison Me
Hahaha +1
Awesome!
This Family Will Not Stop Me
This book will not relase me
This book will not capture me
This author will not kill me
this town will not troll me
This rudberry pastry will not sate me
This author will not escape me
This Duke Will Not Seduce Me
This Everard Will Not Disrobe Me
This Author Will Not Cliffhang Me (AGAIN)
This Empire Will Not Conquer Me
Given the hints about the Crimson Empire and snippets about Maggie gong on campaign…
This Prison Will Not Punish Me
This banana will not peel me
This Sequel Will Not Stop Me
This lust will not burn me 😅
I think that in honour of the BDH, it will be:
This Horde will not devour me!!!
Thinking of Maggies reaction to not being able to change things in the way she wants or expects 🙂
–> This plot twist will not annoy me …
😉
Opal Oven would be cosy name.
Ok, I know, wrong series. But hey it’s very hot in Germany at the moment, my brain is fried.
This Empire Will Not Beat Me?
I was thinking
This Book will not Devour Me (for the Horde! Long may we devour!)
This Life will not Terminate Me
This Author will not Outwit Me ( damn you LaTour)
And
This Family will not Filet Me
The End will not End me.
???
I was confused. One word doesn’t need to fill both blanks!??
Excited for the book to come out!
This Realm Will Not Defy Me
Still not dying!!
This Dursan Will Not Dump Me.
This Mage Will Not Desintegrate Me.
This Charmer Will Not Marry Me.
This ArchMage will not dematerialize me.
Already so many good title guesses.
My current life is “this cliffhanger will not defeat me” as I wait for Book #2.
This salesman will not sway me!
This world will not break me
This World Will not Destroy Me.
This Drezmur Will Not Eat Me
This Stelka Will Not Bite Me
This Lost Prince Will Not Charm Me
This Sambocade Will Not Tempt Me
For House Andrews:
This Deadline Will Not Daunt Me
This Duke Will Not Destroy Me
This Fandom Will Not Fail Me? (This could be Maggie 3 actually.)
And I second the “This Magic Will Not Bite Me” or “This Fire Will Not Burn Me” from above!
That would be a really funny way to nod to other HA series 🙂
This Beast will not Consume Me
This story/book will not beat me
One more try:
Maggie 1: “This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me” – both words start with “K”.
Maggie 2: “This Magic Will Not Miss/Mess Me” – both words start with “M”.
Maggie 3: “This Fandom Will Not Fail Me” – both words start with “F”.
Lots of fun, Mod R, thank you!
Winter Sun to the Horde in the UK and Europe!
This Barsa Will Not Barsa Me!
This Horde Will Not Abandon Me!
This Scummy Monarchy Will Not Give Me a License to Make Soap!
This Scathefire Will Not Perantique Me
This Gadzookery Will Not Tremefy Me
This Confabulation Will Not Stigmatize Me
This Dragon Will Not Immolate MeBi
This Rock Will Not Flatten Me
(I think there was a short snippet with Maggie dodging falling rocks on a battlefield)
Is it a given that whatever is said not to happen in the title will actually happen (repeatedly)?
This Horse Will Not Throw Me
This Family Will Not Spoil Me
This Empire will not Break me ; very in line with book one haha
I know I already commented but thinking about alliteration
This realm will not release me
This Stelka Will Not Leave Me
This Secret Will Not Destroy Me
This Kingdom/World/Place Will Not Break Me.
This Entitled Dursan Turd Will Not Hold Me
This Kingdom will not own me!
This Hangnail Will Not Slay Me.
Just woke up, first thought that came to mind
It’s blog posts like this that make me so happy to have found you guys. I love the Hoarde, I love the authors, I love Mod R. I don’t know if I have to take an initiation test to become part of the Hoarde? I couldn’t answer the crossword puzzle because I have only read all their books once and I don’t remember names and places lol. Can I be allowed in anyway??
You love the books, the authors, and Mod R. You are already part of the Book Devouring Horde (BDH), woohoo! For the horde!
The Horde is a state of mind 🤗 ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
This Soap Will Not Clean Me
Nice! lol
+1
This Knight Will Not Break Me
“This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me Again”?
“One Death Too Many”?
“No One Said There Were Monsters” ?
“The Wheels Are Off This Sequel”?
This Future Will Not Fail Me
This Dark Will Not Defeat Me
This Battle Will Not Break Me
This Fate Will Not Forsake Me
And on the funnier side:
This Realm Will Not Return Me
This Story Will Not Skip Me
This B******t Will Not Break Me (I think this is something Maggie would definitely say)
I just found the kitty cat in the Shop Video for the bellen thingy. So in Honorar of that:
This kitty will noch sway me!
I mean the „vellum“ thingy and in „honour“ of that… thank you very much auto correct. That was not helpful 😂
And This Death will not Deter Me
This is my PASSIONATE plea for ….. Turquoise Twinkles …..
It’s absurd, it’s hilarious, it’s wonderful. I know it won’t happen, but I WANT IT!
Cackling off to go make breakfast now…
😂😂
This soap will not clean me
This magic will not claim me
This world will not end me
This story will not write me
This villain will not beat me
This Bastion Will Not Break Me. Alliteration wins every time!
I could also go with This Realm Will Not Wreck Me, but it doesn’t have the same vibe lol.
This Child Will Not Drive Me Insane 🤣🤣
For Kaiden 🤣
Book 2: This Romance Will Not Trap Me
(we know what happens)
Book 3: This Kingdom Will Not Keep Me
(in which Maggie gets the chance to go home and decides to stay instead)
Love these!
This Power Will Not Corrupt Me
I think we’ve had a lot of hints that Maggie is full of magic and that she’ll need to learn to use it.
I find myself uncertain about what her end game should be. Obviously, she’s trying to save Rellas, but is she ultimately trying to get back home? It makes it hard for me to know how hard I should be shipping her with Everard.
(This Heat Will Not Stroke Me)
Death Becomes Her Again
This kiss will not seduce me!
This Horde will Humor, but not Hinder, me.
I have a few: This World Will Not Keep Me; This Kingdom Will Not Defeat Me; This Book Will Not Write Me; This Plot Will Not Change Me; This House Will Not Usher Me… That’s all folks
This realm will not break me
This Kingdom will not disappear me.
HAHAHAH COME BACK!
This Demesne Will Not Defenestrate Me.
This book hangover Will Not stop Me (yes, yes it will)
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me also had the alliteration, so I wonder if they will try to stick with that.
This Empire will not End me
This Realm will not [W]reck me
This Battle will not Break me
This Horde Will Not Forget Me
this kidnapping will not faze me
THIS STELKA WILL NOT BITE ME, NOT IF IT WANTS TO KEEP LIVING.
This Setback Will Not Stop Me
I have no title to contribute but wanted to say that it’s so fun to read the titles. I’m loving the creativity and humor of the BDH!
This retcon will not derail me.
😆 Horde husband said, “This Book Naming Game Will Not Kill me”.
That man is perceptive, he’s the best Horde support husband.
This MISOGYNIST will not BEAT me!
this cat will not scratch me 🤌🙏✨🐱
This tea will not scald me
This coffeetable(corner) will not bruise me
This a will not love me
This man will not love me.
This autocorrect will not overpower me.
Maggie 2: This horde will not guess me 😂
Facts 😂
So I looked at all the titles of other series. Given the meter of the original title, I suspect the second book will follow the same metrical format.
So my guess is: This Magick Will Not Own Me
This Kingdom Will Not Break Me
This Mama’s Boy Will Not Kill Me
or
This Magic Bird Will Not Eat Me.
My guess: This King Will Not Control Me 🙂
“This reality will not end me”
A couple of people (I can’t find them again) said “This Kingdom Will Not Defeat Me.” I third that title! It speaks to Maggie’s determination to transform the timeline even though she feels like the timeline fights back.
+1
This World Will Not Lose Me.
This Kingdom Will Not Keep Me.
I worry about her return home. The story is so consuming, with so many immediate struggles, that you almost forget she’ll eventually have to face going back.
Yes! My idea was “This Story Will Not Keep Me” for the same reason. But it seems unlikely, I don’t think Maggie will go home. Which is why I like your first one.
What do you think about “This Family Will not Lose Me?” It’s more open ended – you don’t know which Family is meant. And I have a feeling the second book will be more about Maggie finding herself, her magic, and establishing her place in the world with her family, so she is on the same footing as Everard when the third book comes around. Similar to how Nevada needed to find a place for herself and her family in Hidden Legacy before she could build something with Rogan.
This Alliteration Will Not Amuse Me.
and of course this failed as I am well amused.
Thanks Horde!
this soap will not clean me
This World will not Break me.