Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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DISCOUNT ARMAGEDDON, in stores now!

As I am making this post, I am realizing that it's one of the last times I'll have the awesome Discount Armageddon cover icon as my default. It always changes to reflect my upcoming book, and DA isn't the new baby anymore. It's a bittersweet feeling. I'm so excited to have this book out in the world, and yet.

And yet.

I've been doing lots to get ready for this book release. I've been giving interviews—one with Chuck Wendig, at Terrible Minds, wherein I say "fuck" a lot, and one at My Bookish Ways, wherein I say "fuck" substantially less. (The My Bookish Ways interview is in conjunction with a giveaway, open to international entries. Just saying.) I've been distributing ARCs and author copies. I've been hyperventilating.

Okay, I've actually been hyperventilating a lot. Because starting a new series is scary, and introducing the world to a whole new cast of characters is scary, and a whole lot of things involved with this book are scary, and I am generally just a frozen ball of fear.

But the book is out now. In both physical and electronic editions, and you can order it at will. I'm going to swing by Borderlands and sign pre-ordered copies after I get off work, and then I'm going to go to Kate's and eat Indian and maybe demand a trip to Toys R Us.

The book is out now.

HAIL!
Tags: busy busy busy, cheese and cake, discount armageddon, incryptid, support local bookstores
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spectralbovine

March 6 2012, 18:28:56 UTC 5 years ago

HAIL! I'm going to Borderlands for the Matt Ruff reading, so I will pick up a copy tonight!

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:29:33 UTC 5 years ago

We must have just missed each other!

scifantasy

March 6 2012, 18:33:27 UTC 5 years ago

Hail! I've already bought the Kindlebook and the physical book is shipping soon.

Cheese and cake!

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:29:42 UTC 5 years ago

Hail!

snowcoma

March 6 2012, 18:38:03 UTC 5 years ago

CHEESE AND CAKE!!!

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:29:50 UTC 5 years ago

CHEESE AND CAKE!!!

janetmiles

March 6 2012, 18:38:15 UTC 5 years ago

Hail! I'll pick up at least one copy at Hastings tonight after I vote, and I'll grab at least one copy at Barnes & Noble some time this week. (One for me, one for the local friends I turned on to the Toby series, and one for non-local friends that I'm trying to get hooked on your books.)

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:30:03 UTC 5 years ago

Awesome!

faecat

March 6 2012, 18:41:08 UTC 5 years ago

Snagged it this morning, halfway through and LOVING IT ZOMG.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:30:11 UTC 5 years ago

Hooray!

beccastareyes

March 6 2012, 18:42:08 UTC 5 years ago

Hail!

Have fun eating Indian and looking for toys!

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:30:22 UTC 5 years ago

It was awesome.

vulpine137

March 6 2012, 18:46:02 UTC 5 years ago

Going shopping tonight after work, thus says the magic calendar app.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:30:31 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!

vulpine137

5 years ago

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celtic_catgirl

March 6 2012, 18:48:53 UTC 5 years ago

Decided on my local bookstore instead of making the trip to B&N, they've promised it to me by Friday.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:37:22 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!

anne_d

March 6 2012, 18:49:37 UTC 5 years ago

I had to ask at B&N, as they hadn't put it out this morning, but... Discount Armageddon is in my house now. Enjoy your book-birth-day! What? It's being released into the world, doesn't that count as birth?

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:37:34 UTC 5 years ago

It totally does.

anne_d

5 years ago

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adelheid_p

March 6 2012, 18:51:50 UTC 5 years ago

I'm going to stop by my local B&N (Wish I had a local non-chain store to go to but I don't seem to. I do sometimes defer my purchases to the dealers room at conventions just to support an independent seller but I wanted to help your best seller chances.) and pick one or two or three up. I told my husband this plan and now I have a list of books between us to pick up. LOL!

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:38:09 UTC 5 years ago

Sometimes supporting your local chain is just as important as your local independents. When Borders folded, we lost a huge amount of market diversity and fair distribution.

hiyokonojinsei

March 6 2012, 19:00:57 UTC 5 years ago

Yay, it's finally in stores! :D Congrats! I hope it sells really well, so many people may enjoy your work. I'll wait patiently for my ARC. But CONGRATS! ^^

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:38:21 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

martianmooncrab

March 6 2012, 19:03:19 UTC 5 years ago

its new book Tuesday, and your book is on my list for today...

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:38:29 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!

lauowolf

March 6 2012, 19:08:26 UTC 5 years ago

leaving for errands = book at 1:30
happy happy happy

it will be this year's official Tax Procrastination Book

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:38:36 UTC 5 years ago

Woo!

gehayi

March 6 2012, 19:14:11 UTC 5 years ago

And in case you haven't seen this--today Ranting Dragon gave Discount Armageddon five stars here.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:38:49 UTC 5 years ago

I saw! I'm thrilled.

Charles Ellis

March 6 2012, 19:16:56 UTC 5 years ago

Got my copy on the way home. Since there were only chain bookstores within an affordable detour of my commute, I opted for Books-a-Million (because their website said they would not ship preorders until today) and snagged the one copy remaining on the shelves.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:42:32 UTC 5 years ago

Awesome!

reedrover

March 6 2012, 19:19:43 UTC 5 years ago

I pop-quizzed the info desk at my local Barnes&Noble. The information person knew what it was and where to find it without looking it up. She took me straight to the shelf. Props to her! ... So I have another copy of Discount Armageddon to loan out.

I also picked up A Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity (also dropped today) while I was at it. The Info-gal did have to go hunting for that one, since they hadn't actually shelved it yet.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:43:02 UTC 5 years ago

That's fantastic!

Lost_Violet

March 6 2012, 19:19:53 UTC 5 years ago

Happy Book Day! Spawn and I are off to eat and pick up copies, then home to read. There are benefits to the stay-home-spouse gig!

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:43:12 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!

wendyzski

March 6 2012, 19:22:53 UTC 5 years ago

I just received my shipment confirmation from Barnes and Noble a few minutes ago, so it looks like it will count on the proper day.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:43:20 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!

ohari

March 6 2012, 19:43:54 UTC 5 years ago

I love You.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:43:28 UTC 5 years ago

<3

celticdragonfly

March 6 2012, 19:45:34 UTC 5 years ago

Hail to the new book!

*does an interpretive dance number with the crackers*

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:43:41 UTC 5 years ago

*approves*

jacylrin

March 6 2012, 19:50:04 UTC 5 years ago

Yay, book day! I'll stop by the local brick and mortar and see if I can get copies while Spawn the Elder is in dance class this evening :-)

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:43:54 UTC 5 years ago

Most excellent.

jacylrin

March 6 2012, 19:51:51 UTC 5 years ago

Then I will buy extra copies to give as gifts tomorrow after I'm sure the paycheck has cleared :-P. But Spawn the Elder and I will have Book Day copies if I can manage it!!!

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:44:06 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!

aliciaaudrey

March 6 2012, 19:54:50 UTC 5 years ago

I was able to download it from my Nook library and start reading at 12:30 this morning.

I was up until two.

And now I want gingerbread, bad.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:44:21 UTC 5 years ago

I know, right?

thebluerose

March 6 2012, 19:55:47 UTC 5 years ago

My ARC copy arrived yesterday, on the day I was scheduled to move out of my house, for the earthquake repairs to finally start, one year and two weeks after the Feb 22 earthquake!!!

So I was too busy all day, but when I finally fell into bed at 11pm ish I read the first 5 chapters and ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. So many great lines and lovely snarky humour. Can't wait to get the time to sit down and finish it.

seanan_mcguire

March 7 2012, 15:44:38 UTC 5 years ago

Woo-hoo!

aedifica

March 6 2012, 19:59:24 UTC 5 years ago

Benefit of ordering the Kindle version: when I checked my email before I got up this morning, I had the email from Amazon thanking me for my purchase, so I read the first couple chapters before I got out of bed. :-) And if it's even *half* as good as I expect it to be, I'll be buying a hardcopy for lending out.

And hey, I hardly use this icon, but this seems like a good place for it!

aedifica

March 7 2012, 05:09:01 UTC 5 years ago Edited:  March 7 2012, 05:24:12 UTC

And it WAS! Oh yay! I hope it sells well, because I really really really want to read the other books you have in mind about the family.

Edit: and I just read the Chuck Wendig interview, and now I have to check out Maverick's.

seanan_mcguire

5 years ago

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