Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Mood: happy
  • Music: Ludo, "All the Stars in Texas."

Do you want to play a game?

Today marks the launch of the Orbit Short Fiction Program, through which they will be bringing you delicious nuggets of juicy fiction goodness from Orbit authors. Including, naturally, one miss Mira Grant.

In fact, they have a new Mira Grant story available right now.

"Apocalypse Scenario #683: The Box" is a heartwarming story about high school friends who still see each other every week to play a game that they love very much. Namely, the Apocalypse Game, wherein they end the world with gleeful abandon. But sadly, someone may be taking the game a little more seriously than was originally intended...

"Apocalypse Scenario," and all other stories in the Orbit Short Fiction Program, are available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Diesel Ebooks, and Booksonboard.com. Follow the link to either the landing page for the program or the story itself to get the links.

Enjoy the end of the world.
Tags: good things, mira grant, pandemic time, short fiction, so the marilyn
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  • 31 comments

deakat

April 18 2011, 15:59:39 UTC 6 years ago

Boo. They don't want to sell to Canuckistan. :(

Nothing you can do about it, I know.

seanan_mcguire

April 18 2011, 16:06:40 UTC 6 years ago

I know, but it still makes me sad. :(

:(

mrs_norris_mous

April 18 2011, 16:00:19 UTC 6 years ago


This book is not available in the United Kingdom according to Kobo,Amazon or Books on Board.

Sad face...

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seanan_mcguire

April 18 2011, 16:06:51 UTC 6 years ago

According to the FAQ, they're working on it.

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mrs_norris_mous

6 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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6 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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apocalypticbob

April 18 2011, 16:17:00 UTC 6 years ago

Woot!

Purchased for me and the BF!

seanan_mcguire

April 18 2011, 16:33:44 UTC 6 years ago

Yay!

spectralbovine

April 18 2011, 16:35:00 UTC 6 years ago

That is a really strange excerpt. I mean, it's the beginning of the story, but it makes it sound like the story is about some sort of Semantic Vegetable Party.

(But: hurrah, story!)

seanan_mcguire

April 18 2011, 16:36:11 UTC 6 years ago

True! But whatever makes people happy.

spectralbovine

6 years ago

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scifantasy

April 18 2011, 16:42:26 UTC 6 years ago

Clicky!

seanan_mcguire

April 19 2011, 14:58:56 UTC 6 years ago

Yay!

jane_dark

April 18 2011, 16:56:58 UTC 6 years ago

Bought! Loved it. Though I can't help wishing for a sequel in which we find out more (please take this as a compliment, rather than a demand that you work harder than you're already doing, because I'm always thrilled with your output.)

seanan_mcguire

April 19 2011, 14:59:16 UTC 6 years ago

I kinda like the Outer Limits-esque abruptness of it all. For once. :)

jane_dark

6 years ago

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tikiera

April 18 2011, 17:04:52 UTC 6 years ago

It was waiting in my kindle for me this morning. I have good amazon-fu and found it before it was released and preordered.

Strangely, my iphone kindle is getting quite a collection of short stories.

seanan_mcguire

April 19 2011, 14:59:25 UTC 6 years ago

Yay!

shiyiya

April 18 2011, 17:09:55 UTC 6 years ago

Do you know which if any of those will sell me a plain pdf? I use linux and I don't think I can actually open DRM epubs or whatever...

paradisacorbasi

April 19 2011, 02:50:35 UTC 6 years ago

You can with Calibre.

seanan_mcguire

April 19 2011, 14:59:32 UTC 6 years ago

I do not know. :(

paradisacorbasi

April 19 2011, 02:51:46 UTC 6 years ago

As I tweeted: I read this story in a crowded room in broad daylight, and I still got the shivers.

Brilliant. Love to see expansion on that if you can work it into your long, long, long, terribly long list of things to do.

seanan_mcguire

April 19 2011, 14:59:41 UTC 6 years ago

Yay, shivers!

dormouse_in_tea

April 19 2011, 03:35:57 UTC 6 years ago

. . . I find their pricing structure fascinating, when compared to the cost of an electronic book and an electronic magazine of fiction. Wonder how that's going to work out for them?

Can't wait to read it, but will have to, as hideous headache of sickening doom demands I put the computer away.

seanan_mcguire

April 19 2011, 15:00:00 UTC 6 years ago

Dunno. It's their party, I'm just an attendee. :)

lysystratae

April 19 2011, 18:55:36 UTC 6 years ago

Cool!!! I ordered all but one of the other stories, too - yay for new story sources - and signed up for the email notifications :)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 15:46:32 UTC 6 years ago

Yay!

aineotter

April 19 2011, 21:02:12 UTC 6 years ago

Is this story at all associated with the song 'Dear Gina'? I know the names don't match, but I always thought that song must come from a story (or vice versa), and the '5 kids play a game and disaterous events follow' sounds similar.

*is sad that I don't have any sort of e-book*

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 15:47:15 UTC 6 years ago

Nope!