Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: ecstatic
  • Music: People doing breakfast things.

The snow has fallen, and the winter isn't over yet!

I am delighted to announce that The Winter Long debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List in position #12, a new high for this series (and for me as a whole). With every book, we inch a little closer to the top ten, and I couldn't be more delighted.

I was very nervous about this book. This was the one where everything changed, where I started pulling strings and showing why certain things never quite seemed to line up. If this series were an episode of Leverage, this book would have been the moment in act three where the con turned and everything suddenly fell into place. Which means, being me, that I have been consumed with terror over the idea that people would think I had somehow cheated.

(It is exhausting, living inside my head. I do not recommend it.)

It has been an honor and a privilege to bring you all with me this far into October's world. All the pieces are in place for the beginning of act two, and I sincerely hope that you will stay with me for as long as it takes to see where the road leads us from here.

Thank you all, so very much.

I can't wait to see what happens next.
Tags: good things, publishing news, the winter long, toby daye
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phoenixrave

September 15 2014, 09:44:41 UTC 2 years ago

Squee! for the NY Times list, but an even bigger Squee! for the book itself! Previously, An Artificial Night was my favorite in the series, and I think that it had the thickest sense of ambiance in the series...until now. From the beginning, The Winter Long was pregnant with mood...and there was no letdown in the payoff. I notice that some of Chris McGrath's prints can be bought on blankets. Any chance of a future "The Winter Long" throw? I'm up for one!

Thanks again for the wonderful ride!!!

seanan_mcguire

September 18 2014, 11:33:26 UTC 2 years ago

You'd have to ask Chris, since he controls all that marketing/merchandising of his art.