Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: excited
  • Music: Tracy Grammer, "Shadows of Evangeline."

Everybody loves a little carnage.

I am pleased to announce that my story, "Red as Snow," will be appearing in the December issue of Fiction River, subtitled Hex in the City. Need more details on Fiction River? Look no further than this link. But, you know. I'm going to give more details anyway, because I'm that kind of girl.

This is a monthly anthology series, each issue focusing on a different theme. December is the month of urban fantasy, but they've covered an amazing range of subjects already, and I'm incredibly excited to see where they're going to go from here.

"Red as Snow" is an Istas-narrated story, which is a first for me. It's also the first story set in the InCryptid universe but not centering on any member of the Price-Healy family. Instead, it's about Istas, and Ryan, and parasols, and pizza. And carnage, of course. You can't have waheela without carnage.

This is a new chapter in the expansion of the greater InCryptid universe, and I couldn't be more excited about it. December 2013! Mark your calendars, and prepare for impact.

Yay!
Tags: incryptid, publishing news, short fiction
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seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 15:58:37 UTC 4 years ago

Yay!

wendyzski

March 20 2013, 18:55:25 UTC 4 years ago

Hail the upcoming carnage and frills!

(though boo that you can't pre-order the e-format - oh well)

falnfenix

March 21 2013, 11:25:37 UTC 4 years ago

hail!

seanan_mcguire

4 years ago

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shanejayell

March 20 2013, 18:58:11 UTC 4 years ago

ISTAS! Yay!

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 15:58:55 UTC 4 years ago

Yes!

Dayle Dermatis

March 20 2013, 18:59:59 UTC 4 years ago

I'm very excited because I have a story appearing in Hex in the City, too! Sharing a table of contents with you is a true honor.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 15:59:07 UTC 4 years ago

Oh, wow! That's awesome! What's yours about?

geekhyena

March 20 2013, 19:01:39 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  March 20 2013, 19:03:50 UTC

*SQUEE* As someone who raced through InCryptid #2 and loved every second of Istas's appearances (and may I add how cute she and Ryan are together? Badass and sweet and it makes me smile), I am really looking forward to this! I am craving more of Istas. (and my girlfriend is hoping to see more Tanuki, as she loves them). HAIL ISTAS!

\Also, got my mom addicted to InCryptid. Now going to start her on Toby Daye, as she's an urban fantasy addict like me :3 Thank you!

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 15:59:19 UTC 4 years ago

Hee, yay!

ceosanna

March 20 2013, 19:09:31 UTC 4 years ago

HAIL MILADY CARNIVORE!

I mean, I look forward to reading this.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 15:59:32 UTC 4 years ago

I understood your message. :)

azurelunatic

March 20 2013, 19:28:02 UTC 4 years ago

HAIL CARNAGE AND LEFTOVERS.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 15:59:39 UTC 4 years ago

HAIL!

hoppytoad79

March 20 2013, 19:29:44 UTC 4 years ago

Awesome! Carnage and parasols compliment each other excellently.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 15:59:47 UTC 4 years ago

They really do.

spectralbovine

March 20 2013, 19:33:27 UTC 4 years ago

And it is FUCKING FANTASTIC.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 15:59:56 UTC 4 years ago

Aw, who's braggy?

aliciaaudrey

March 20 2013, 20:37:58 UTC 4 years ago

That high pitched "EEEEEEE" you just heard was me, squealing with delight at Istas having her very own story.

Yes, yes, I have deafened you all. I AM NOT SORRY.

bekitty

March 21 2013, 00:55:08 UTC 4 years ago

Um. It wasn't just you. Just saying. :D \o/

seanan_mcguire

4 years ago

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maverick_weirdo

March 20 2013, 20:42:37 UTC 4 years ago

“We're more of the love, blood, and rhetoric school. Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see.”

― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:00:22 UTC 4 years ago

Yes.

It's aaaaaaall blood.

anna_en_route

March 20 2013, 21:15:18 UTC 4 years ago

*Swoon* very cool

Istas and the mice was...one of the the most terrifyingly heart-warming scenes ever and more of her would be very cool

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:00:36 UTC 4 years ago

No mice, but lots of Istas.

Glam Kitty

March 20 2013, 21:37:35 UTC 4 years ago

Giddy at the thought of gleefully girding myself for gory bits, galore!

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:00:55 UTC 4 years ago

Ping me a few weeks before release if you want a review copy.

fadethecat

March 20 2013, 22:27:55 UTC 4 years ago

Yay, Istas! She is one of my absolute favorite characters in the series. It's a competitive list, but she's definitely in the top five. Maybe the top three.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:01:04 UTC 4 years ago

I am so glad!

ravenclawed

March 21 2013, 00:30:08 UTC 4 years ago

An Istas story? That just made my day!

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:01:11 UTC 4 years ago

Yay!

yellowblackhaze

March 21 2013, 00:37:42 UTC 4 years ago

I'll have to look for this later in the year, because I love Istas and her interesting taste in clothes.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:01:19 UTC 4 years ago

I love her too.

vincentursus

March 21 2013, 01:21:11 UTC 4 years ago

More Istas is fun. I look forwards to it.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:01:26 UTC 4 years ago

Yay!

groblek

March 21 2013, 04:08:24 UTC 4 years ago

A story from Istas' POV? I'm in! Midnight Blue-light Special reminded me just how much I like Istas. :)

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:01:41 UTC 4 years ago

I like writing her, but gosh is she hard.

ironed_orchid

March 21 2013, 10:06:25 UTC 4 years ago

YOU WROTE AN ISTAS STORY!

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:01:52 UTC 4 years ago

Yes!

And I am planning two more!

jaggedtoothgrin

March 21 2013, 10:29:05 UTC 4 years ago

I just yesterday thought "I wonder how long till we get an Istas book" (followed by "I wonder how much donation to that thing mentioned earlier would be needed to get an Istas short story in the meantime?..") so freakin huzzah for that!
It's a bit annoying not to be able to preorder the ebook, but I'm sure you'll remind me closer to the release date, and I'll be just as keen to buy it immediately at that point as I was now

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:02:22 UTC 4 years ago

Probably no book any time soon, because she's surprisingly difficult to write, but definitely more shorts.

greyduck

March 21 2013, 13:31:39 UTC 4 years ago

Of all the NYCryptid gang you could've picked for a side story, I don't think you could do any better than Istas & Ryan. Swiftly approved! Yay!

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:02:30 UTC 4 years ago

Yay!

talekyn

March 21 2013, 14:01:47 UTC 4 years ago

As you know, any new InCryptid story excites me greatly! Thanks for sharing the news.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:02:40 UTC 4 years ago

Very welcome.

mythos_amante

March 21 2013, 14:53:50 UTC 4 years ago

YAY!!!

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:02:48 UTC 4 years ago

Glee. :)

reedrover

March 21 2013, 15:01:14 UTC 4 years ago

Yay for more backstories!

You are rather bad for my bank account, but excellent for my brain and my Hugo nominations. I've purchased this year's hardcopy subscription. Now I need to be sure I take notes on new authors and fabulous stories for next Hugo go-round.

Also, my brain is really whacked. My dreams last night included a local version of your InCryptid universe vs. the Secret of NIMH rats. It was epic on a rat-sized scale.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:21:11 UTC 4 years ago

That's...really awesome.

megotelek

March 21 2013, 15:29:31 UTC 4 years ago

ISTAS! Hail the approaching carnage!

And I was looking through the themes for the upcoming Fiction River volumes and may have just purchased a year's subscription.

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2013, 16:21:21 UTC 4 years ago

HAIL!
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