Oh no, two posts in a row. This is what happens when we are not furiously writing. It is a very blustery day in Texas. The world is soaking in the downpour, and the thick rain hangs like a pale haze. The fat raindrops bubble up as they strike the ground and drum a steady, comforting hum on the
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This Kingdom Fixes Sticker Gate
I keep meaning to write a post with some content, but I keep getting sidetracked by the backlog of everything that had to be put on a backburner. This will be a super quick update. We did not realize the extent of the sticker FOMO. The stickers have created some anxiety as people to do not want
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This *REDACTED* Will Not *REDACT* Me
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
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BDH Crosswords
Friday is Horde enrichment activity day, because otherwise we start to think Steve ideas make sense. Behold, the Ilona Andrews crossword for June 5th: Across Down This is a static image, not an interactive puzzle, because the blog is many things, but not a puzzle app. You can copy
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Out of Office: Please Advise
From: bookdevouringhorde@ilonaverse.galaxyTo: ALLSubject: Completely Hypothetical Assistance Inquiry Hello, This is Steve. I don't think this is an emergency, everyone is still breathing. Unfortunately, so is that weird artifact we brought back on the last Horde raid. Before
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Millennial PR vs Gen Z Socials
The official Tor account on Instagram did the Millennial vs Gen Z Marketing trend for This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me this week, and I was helpless before it. For the happily offline among us, the meme format is simple: the Millennial Team gives you the earnest, back-cover-copy voice that tries
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BDH BINGO
Happy Wednesday, Horde! I'm hosting a little Book Bingo morning to get us through the week hump. The rules are simple. Tick off every square that applies to you. The central Curran square is free, because the Consort is ever merciful. You get to brag with your total in the comments
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Slice of Life Monday
Mod R is out today, so you are in my semi-capable hands. This is a slice of life post. When I was a child, time seemed to move in a straight forward way, like floating down the stream of a slow, gentle river in a little boat. Then I became an adult, and the passage of time stopped being a
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Housekeeping, Plushies, Games, Etc
Mod R has faithfully gathered your questions for the upcoming zoom, and I am going to ask you to rethink some of them. You're asking things like who is the author, who Maggie ends up, and so on. Those are the questions that will be answered in the future books. We cannot spoiler the story for
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Signings, Yarn, and Other Gifts
Thank you so much to everyone who had come to see us at the signing. You guys are absolute best. If you read my tour summary, you probably know by now that book tours tend to be grueling. Meeting you is the only reason we actually go on tour. It's not the sales - sorry, bookstores, and it's not the
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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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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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