Hope you brought your water wings. There's an undertow.: seanan

Hope you brought your water wings. There's an undertow.

Yes, it's time for the moment you've all been waiting for: the moment where I give away the first ARC of One Salt Sea, the fifth book in the October Daye series. Today seems like a good day to open the contest, being as it's the summer solstice and all. Longest day of the year means free stuff for somebody! So...

Who wants to win an ARC? About what I figured. I'll have some more effort-intensive contests in a little bit, but first up, it's our old favorite, the random drawing. To enter, please do the following:

1) Leave a comment on this entry. Leave it as a comment on the entry, please, not on someone else's comment. Comments left on other comments cannot win.

2) That's all.

Please don't comment going "pick me, pick me," if you could be so kind. I don't pick anyone. The random number generator picks the winner, and it is a cruel mistress which has never yet picked a comment containing "pick me." Instead, why not tell me why you're excited about this book? I'd really love to know.

I will choose a winner at 2PM PST on Friday, June 24th.

Game on!

ETA: Y'all, please remember that I won't answer questions posed on a random number giveaway post. It messes up my ability to cleanly locate a winner, and that just makes things frustrating for everyone.

goddesssaint

June 21 2011, 23:14:56 UTC 6 years ago

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Thanks so much for this! I'm halfway through "Late Eclipses" and really enjoying it so far.

Is the random number generator open to bribes? :D

tiferet

June 21 2011, 23:22:51 UTC 6 years ago

I'm excited about your book because I'm always excited about your books and because MERMAIDS are AWESOME, except when people who are not you make them suck.

aineotter

June 21 2011, 23:37:47 UTC 6 years ago

I absolutely love selkies, and I'm so looking forward to more about Connor, and selkies in general.

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theworldturtle

June 21 2011, 23:39:35 UTC 6 years ago

I've got an obsession. Feed the beast? Oh, & my Borders refuses to sell your books early. So, positive note for you there.

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peachtales

June 21 2011, 23:50:36 UTC 6 years ago

There was another epic thunderstorm here today.

deire

June 21 2011, 23:52:44 UTC 6 years ago

Not drowning, waving!

azurelunatic

June 21 2011, 23:52:52 UTC 6 years ago

Such a beautiful, beautiful cover. I'm very excited to see what Toby will do now that she's leveled up some.

sneakybea

June 21 2011, 23:56:49 UTC 6 years ago

Oh, thanks for the great giveaway! (I wanted to get that out there before I forgot.) I'm really eager to read One Salt Sea because the Toby Daye series reminds me both of my Bay Area home (I'm in Minnesota now) and of the earliest urban fantasies I read back in the '80s (i.e. Emma Bull, Charles de Lint, the Bordertown series). It's one of my favorite series of the past couple years!

arib

June 22 2011, 00:04:35 UTC 6 years ago

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zeekie

June 22 2011, 00:12:11 UTC 6 years ago

I would love to win a copy of One Salt Sea because I am so excited to see what happens next to Toby!

tal125

June 22 2011, 00:15:40 UTC 6 years ago

Comment and fingers crossed! =)

linenoise

June 22 2011, 00:16:27 UTC 6 years ago

Hooray, new Toby! We loves the Toby, and want more stories!

birdpooka

June 22 2011, 00:21:50 UTC 6 years ago

I've been excited about the book since the day after I picked up/finished Late Eclipses and your books are excellent for holding off the onset of insanity brought on by too much grad school.

iphignia939

June 22 2011, 00:22:33 UTC 6 years ago

Hi!

cgbookcat1

June 22 2011, 00:25:01 UTC 6 years ago

I've been more and more excited for each Toby book! The characters keep getting deeper and more interesting, and I love watching Toby grow so much in such a short span of time.

dan_phi

June 22 2011, 00:25:19 UTC 6 years ago

While I'm excited about it for the future, I'm more excited about it for my wife, as she's caught up in the series and ready for this one.

Kristin Guido Whitehouse

June 22 2011, 00:26:53 UTC 6 years ago

I'm so excited that Toby is back! I've reread the series 3 times now. I can't wait for this one.

yond_cassius

June 22 2011, 00:30:43 UTC 6 years ago

I really, really want to find out more about May's girlfriend, and what will happen between Tybalt and Toby

erinlin_w

June 22 2011, 00:31:53 UTC 6 years ago

I've got my waterwings, and I'm ready to go!

randomreader_05

June 22 2011, 00:36:27 UTC 6 years ago

Can't wait to read the book. Here's hoping the random number generator favors me.

bahnree

June 22 2011, 00:41:24 UTC 6 years ago

*dances* Just finished Deadline and just started Rosemary and Rue. You are legit.

drakemagi

June 22 2011, 00:41:37 UTC 6 years ago

Why wouldn't I want to get One Salt Sea?
Toby's family history is finally opening up.
Luidaeg makes me shiver in fearsome anticipation.
The Queen make my head bleed.

It's good, old-fashioned fun!

idancewithlife

June 22 2011, 00:45:57 UTC 6 years ago

I'm looking forward to Quentin as Toby's squire, to seeing how she handles her knowe, and always, always, always, to more of Tybalt and the Luidaeg.

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