Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: ecstatic
  • Music: Glee, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

Mira Grant rides again!

The official notice of sale, ladies and gentlemen:

"Seanan McGuire writing as Mira Grant's Parasitology and Symbiogenesis, a duology of science fiction medical thrillers in the tradition of Frankenstein and Jurassic Park, in which parasites intended to bolster human immune systems rebel against their hosts, along with three novellas set in the universe of the Newsflesh series, to Tim Holman at Orbit, with Tom Bouman editing, by Diana Fox at Fox Literary (World English)."

I think of them as a bit more in the tradition of "The Only Really Neat Thing to Do" and Carnisaur, but that's why I don't write the announcements. The novellas included in this deal are...

"Countdown"
"San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats"
"How Green This Land, How Blue This Sky"

I also sort of want to do "The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell," which is the origin story of a character you haven't met yet, but that's not a part of this deal, which is to say, I have sold two more books as Mira, and three novellas (one of which has already been published), and I am very happy, and you should be, too.
Tags: good things, mira grant, pandemic time, parasite, publishing news, short fiction, zombies
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vincentursus

April 5 2012, 00:48:52 UTC 5 years ago

It's already been said by this point, but my reaction is still:

Yay!

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:29:29 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

tezmilleroz

April 5 2012, 01:14:36 UTC 5 years ago

*hugs Mad Scientist Mira*

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:29:40 UTC 5 years ago

*is hugged, and happily*

dangerpronered

April 5 2012, 01:24:01 UTC 5 years ago

Congrats!! By the way, do you watch Body of Proof? I think the last 2 episodes would be of interest to you!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:29:52 UTC 5 years ago

I do not!

dangerpronered

5 years ago

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calico_reaction

April 5 2012, 01:24:02 UTC 5 years ago

Seanan McGuire writing as Mira Grant's Parasitology and Symbiogenesis, a duology of science fiction medical thrillers in the tradition of Frankenstein and Jurassic Park, in which parasites intended to bolster human immune systems rebel against their hosts

Can I just say I'M SO EXCITED?!?!?!?!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:30:06 UTC 5 years ago

ME, TOO!!!!

paksenarrion2

April 5 2012, 01:35:25 UTC 5 years ago

I'm going to earworm everyone that reads this comment.

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it

Major congrats.

granted, the rest of the song doesn't fit but that is what came to mind. This is such exciting news.

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:30:15 UTC 5 years ago

*giggle*

groblek

April 5 2012, 01:54:33 UTC 5 years ago

Huzzah! Congrats! We'll be excited to read them when they're ready. (No addicts here, no none at all... *innocent look*)

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:30:24 UTC 5 years ago

Awwwww.

paradisacorbasi

April 5 2012, 02:00:30 UTC 5 years ago

This is my happydance icon! Yay for Seanan who is Mira!
Or Mira who is Seanan!
Yay!
HAIL!!
*shakes feathers*

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:30:32 UTC 5 years ago

HAIL!

phoenixrave

April 5 2012, 02:28:33 UTC 5 years ago

Mazaal Tov!!!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:30:45 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

anne_d

April 5 2012, 02:33:27 UTC 5 years ago

Yay, more good books to look forward to!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:30:54 UTC 5 years ago

I am thrilled.

meggins

April 5 2012, 03:25:03 UTC 5 years ago

I am. I am happy for you. Have some jelly beans. (A little early, but as I think you don't observe Good Friday or Passover, it's probably okay.)

...a duology of science fiction medical thrillers...

For some reason that description really pleases me.

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:31:08 UTC 5 years ago

It pleases me, too.

amanda_nye

April 5 2012, 04:31:12 UTC 5 years ago

That is so veryvery awesome! You rock, and I can't wait!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:31:19 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

tereshkova2001

April 5 2012, 04:35:22 UTC 5 years ago

I went and read the Tiptree story, being previously unfamiliar with it, and it left me with the same sort of unsettled unhappiness for the characters (but satisfaction with the story and storytelling) that your writing does. Thank you, I think.

tereshkova2001

April 5 2012, 04:35:43 UTC 5 years ago

And, y'know, many congrats on the sale.

seanan_mcguire

5 years ago

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hasufin

April 5 2012, 04:37:36 UTC 5 years ago

Go you!

Also, I love that title, "How Green This Land, How Blue This Sky" - a good title really is an important part of the story.

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:31:51 UTC 5 years ago

Agreed.

pola_bear

April 5 2012, 08:26:12 UTC 5 years ago

Congratulations! Are those novellas only to be ebook only pubs (other than special edition of Countdown being made not by then, that is)? Don't think they have their ebooks available over here yet, but I'll cross my fingers and hope that can happen at some point.

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:32:19 UTC 5 years ago

Orbit UK is actually also acquiring these works, so they'll have the novellas available in the UK in epub form pretty soon!

Higgs Boson

April 5 2012, 11:53:29 UTC 5 years ago

Amazing news!
Reposted here at Upcoming4.me SciFi & Fantasy Book News and Reviews (http://upcoming4.me/media-news/book-news/item/9365-mira-grant-is-back-with-2-new-novels-and-3-novellas)

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:32:43 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks.

dormouse_in_tea

April 5 2012, 14:20:33 UTC 5 years ago

First reaction: OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (at least, I think I used about that many exclamation points when shrieking at people in chat)

Second reaction: ...you are never going to sleep again.

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2012, 14:32:31 UTC 5 years ago

No.

No, I'm not.

la_marquise_de_

April 5 2012, 15:20:10 UTC 5 years ago

Congratulations.

seanan_mcguire

May 2 2012, 04:16:38 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks!

matociquala

April 5 2012, 18:08:20 UTC 5 years ago

congrats!

seanan_mcguire

May 2 2012, 04:16:47 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

bzarcher

April 5 2012, 21:57:01 UTC 5 years ago

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

seanan_mcguire

May 2 2012, 04:16:58 UTC 5 years ago

I have the glee.

ironed_orchid

April 6 2012, 01:09:50 UTC 5 years ago

Hurrah!

seanan_mcguire

May 2 2012, 04:17:05 UTC 5 years ago

:)

weasel_of_d00m

April 6 2012, 01:17:46 UTC 5 years ago

Yay! Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

May 2 2012, 04:17:12 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

munin

April 6 2012, 03:44:27 UTC 5 years ago

I believe the icon says it all but in case it needs translating, "Wah-hoo!"

seanan_mcguire

May 2 2012, 04:17:27 UTC 5 years ago

That is an icon which makes it hard to misinterpret, it's true.

stagemanager

April 6 2012, 18:49:35 UTC 5 years ago

Many congratulations! I am so glad Mira is writing more.

I was sad this morning to find out that Blackout releases in June as opposed to May; I am apparently calendar-challenged.

seanan_mcguire

May 1 2012, 17:06:58 UTC 5 years ago

May 22nd!

kyrielle

April 7 2012, 03:16:09 UTC 5 years ago

Congratulations, and yaaaaaaaaaay!

seanan_mcguire

May 2 2012, 04:17:37 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!
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