Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: excited
  • Music: The Pretenders, "Human."

What's red and white and carries a badge?

Fairy tales are not friendly things. They're dangerous wastelands filled with people who would slit your throat for a magic bean...and the idea that they stopped happening just because we grew up and moved out of the deep dark forest is ludicrous. The narrative has been here all along, watching us, waiting for the moments when we give it opportunity to strike.

There's no such thing as "happy ever after." There's only "once upon a time."

I am delighted to announce that, beginning May 21st, my first serial novel will be publishing on the Kindle via 47North. With a new chapter every two weeks, Indexing will follow the brave women and men of the ATI Management Bureau as they try to protect the everyday world from the predatory stories that are lurking just beyond the edge of sight.

You can see the gritty details here.

With hardships and horrors aplenty, Indexing is a fusion of fairy tale and modern police drama, sort of a "Once Upon a Time meets Criminal Minds" elevator pitch of a story. It's been a lot of fun to write, and the price point is excellent for a new story every two weeks. The print edition will be out in December for those of us who don't do Kindle.

I'm very excited to have the opportunity to tell this story. I hope you'll like it as much as I do.
Tags: indexing, publishing news
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lianneb

May 10 2013, 16:43:05 UTC 4 years ago

*Sigh* This looks to be the second Kindle serial I've been intrigued by, but being in Canada, they won't let me buy.

dejadrew

May 10 2013, 18:41:48 UTC 4 years ago

Likewise, dangit.

Sorry to gloom up your announcement post, Seanan. I know you don't have any say in these things. Do you know if a Canadian/UK release of the ebook serial is planned? Can you suggest who at your publishers or amazon we could send puppy-dog-eyes e-mails to in order to request one? Because this does look pretty sweet.

jillheather

May 10 2013, 20:26:20 UTC 4 years ago

I'm in Canada (my billing address is, too) and I preordered okay on amazon.com -- I guess we'll see in 11 days if it worked. But I don't have a Kindle, and so I never had to transfer my account.

seanan_mcguire

May 10 2013, 20:27:06 UTC 4 years ago

The Amazon Serials program is currently US-only. Unfortunately, this does mean that international readers will be unable to follow along in the bi-monthly format. Authors have no control over this.

The print edition, and complete Kindle edition, will be available in all World English markets in December.