Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Mood: ecstatic
  • Music: Emmylou Harris, "Red Dirt Girl."

When will you rise?

To begin with, here is today's exciting press release of awesome exciting awesomeness:

The cover graphic for Feed has been officially released by my publisher (Orbit).

Click for the artist's commentary, and then come back to join me in squealing, flailing excitement. Feed is the first of three volumes in the Newsflesh trilogy, all of them being released under my pseudonym, Mira Grant. Feed will be on shelves in May 2010 (yes, the same month as my appearance at MarCon in Columbus, Ohio—when they invited me, they got two guests for the price of one). Which brings us to...

...my page proofs for Feed arrived today, and they are intense. Thank the Great Pumpkin that I have some long stints on airplanes coming up, because otherwise I'd worry about my capacity to finish reviewing a manuscript of this length in the time allotted. As it stands, the folks at OVFF may see a lot less of my smiling face than they were expecting, because I have got a lot of work to do. But it will all be worth it, and it will all be completely awesome when it's done.

The end of the world was just the beginning.

When will you rise?

Tags: feed, good things, mira grant, zombies
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raelee

October 22 2009, 02:19:02 UTC 7 years ago

My love for this cover is epic.

seanan_mcguire

October 22 2009, 02:21:31 UTC 7 years ago

I want it as a big-ass poster to hang on my wall, I really, really do. It's just gorgeous.

raelee

7 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

7 years ago

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carlamlee

October 22 2009, 02:35:37 UTC 7 years ago

That cover is incredible. Pretty chilling, too, and if I was excited about the book before (and I was), I'm now desperate for it.

seanan_mcguire

October 22 2009, 05:23:40 UTC 7 years ago

I really, really, really love this cover, and I really, really, really love this book. I can't wait for it to get out there in the world.

tollers

October 22 2009, 03:23:57 UTC 7 years ago

<3 <3 <3

I love this cover... and second the desire to have one in poster form.

seanan_mcguire

October 22 2009, 05:24:00 UTC 7 years ago

And just imagine what they're going to do for the other two!

yolandasfetsos

October 22 2009, 03:39:01 UTC 7 years ago

Wow. Awesome cover. Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

October 22 2009, 05:24:15 UTC 7 years ago

I'm so thrilled.

spectralbovine

October 22 2009, 03:45:57 UTC 7 years ago

Eeeee awesome cover.

seanan_mcguire

October 22 2009, 05:24:34 UTC 7 years ago

Sooooooooooooo happy.

kat_merle

October 22 2009, 03:52:12 UTC 7 years ago

I'll admit I am hesitant to read this book since horror novels aren't usually my thing but reading the artists description has me curious enough that I am really looking forward to reading it.

catnip13

October 22 2009, 04:32:21 UTC 7 years ago

I do not like horror books. I like this book better than I like Toby, and since Toby rocks my world, that is saying something huge. Give this series a chance.

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notalwaysweak

October 22 2009, 04:02:22 UTC 7 years ago

That is a gorgeous cover.

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:10:48 UTC 7 years ago

I am so excited.

annathepiper

October 22 2009, 04:07:35 UTC 7 years ago

SWEET. Bring it on, I'll be delighted to tear through this one. :D

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:13:10 UTC 7 years ago

Just as long as you wait a little while before asking when you'll get the sequel.

annathepiper

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elucreh

October 22 2009, 05:30:06 UTC 7 years ago

IS IT MAY YET?

...NOW?

...NOW MAYBE?

PLEASE CAN IT BE MAY RIGHT THIS SECOND?

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:13:26 UTC 7 years ago

...I would actually catch fire. No May right now. Please.

elucreh

7 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:13:37 UTC 7 years ago

I'm thrilled.

amanda_nye

October 22 2009, 06:29:11 UTC 7 years ago

it is an awesome cover, and it's so right.

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:13:48 UTC 7 years ago

YES! Exactly.

bardling

October 22 2009, 07:08:28 UTC 7 years ago

If I had been still in doubt about whether I'd wanted to read it, given I'm no fan of horror, either the cover or the artist description would've made up my mind to "Yes, I want to read it". With both? Dude, I wanna read it!! :)

Excellent cover, this!

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:17:43 UTC 7 years ago

Hooray!

I am so thrilled to hear you say that.

snowcoma

October 22 2009, 08:56:38 UTC 7 years ago

SQUEE!!! I want to read this book SO MUCH!

And I just now got the fact that the title refers to RSS feeds as well as zombie nomming. Sometimes, I'm slow.

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:18:00 UTC 7 years ago

That's okay! That makes it a nice surprise.

valdary

October 22 2009, 09:41:16 UTC 7 years ago

It looks cool, is very appropriate to what we've heard about the book and is witty as well.

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:18:08 UTC 7 years ago

Glee.

feed_your_muse

October 22 2009, 11:10:06 UTC 7 years ago

That is a great cover. It would make great computer wallpaper. :)

Merry

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:18:21 UTC 7 years ago

It just makes me so damn happy.

jacylrin

October 22 2009, 13:49:26 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, that is so awesome. Another "don't usually do horror, but I will be picking this up as soon as it hits."

Squee!

keristor

October 22 2009, 15:15:35 UTC 7 years ago

Yes, me too (and note that Amazon have it on pre-order -- at least the UK one has so I expect the US one has as well).

seanan_mcguire

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lysystratae

October 22 2009, 14:22:25 UTC 7 years ago

cooool. even cooler, this book gets to be a birthday present for me :)

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:18:42 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, awesome.

keristor

October 22 2009, 15:14:25 UTC 7 years ago

I just thought why I might not have been able to find it listed on Amazon UK, and I was right. It helps if I search under "Mira Grant" not your real name (and appears as the first entry if I do that). Now pre-ordered...

(If they manage to get it to me a week or so before it's released, like they did with R&R, I'll be happy...)

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:19:07 UTC 7 years ago

Yeah, you do have to look under the person listed as the author. ;)

kyburg

October 22 2009, 16:59:01 UTC 7 years ago

Congrats to the perfect storm of a writer. I am so happy for you!

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:19:29 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

nyxalinth

October 22 2009, 17:04:09 UTC 7 years ago

Excellent cover.

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:20:01 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

ravenclawed

October 22 2009, 18:19:54 UTC 7 years ago

Awesome cover. Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:20:14 UTC 7 years ago

I'm so thrilled.

lianneb

October 22 2009, 19:00:30 UTC 7 years ago

I absolutely cannot watch zombie movies, but I love them in print form. And that cover is epic win. The bloody RSS feed symbol, when I saw it on the Orbit blog, made me go 'hey, that's cool, what is it about?'. Definitely the definition of success for a cover.

(and reading the description made me think Cory Doctorow's 'When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth' with zombies, which is totally cool in itself)

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:20:51 UTC 7 years ago

That is a fantastic short story, and a "this made me think of" that I'm thrilled to take. The cover just couldn't be more awesome.

alanajoli

October 24 2009, 14:11:39 UTC 7 years ago

Cover: Soooo creepy!

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:21:01 UTC 7 years ago

YES YAY!

natf

October 24 2009, 16:57:33 UTC 7 years ago

The question is, do zombies Feed via RSS?

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 18:21:30 UTC 7 years ago

Nooooooooot quite. They aren't cyber-zombies, they're just in a sci-fi world.

deakat

October 27 2009, 18:23:52 UTC 7 years ago

Does this meet with your approval?

seanan_mcguire

October 27 2009, 21:45:37 UTC 7 years ago

Lovely!

deakat

7 years ago

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