Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: ecstatic
  • Music: Katie Graybeal, "Space in the Air."

A treat for Toby fans is coming!

So hey, remember how at the end of Chimes at Midnight, Quentin was all "now you get to meet my parents," and Toby was all "OH FUCK NO," and then we got The Winter Long, but we never got to see the meeting?

We're going to get to see the meeting.

"Full of Briars" is a novelette set between Chimes at Midnight and The Winter Long, narrated by Quentin as he faces that most terrifying moment in a young squire's life: the meeting between his parents and his knight. With bonus "how Quentin sees Tybalt" and "how Quentin and Raj interact when Toby isn't around" (hint: they're glorious shits to one another).

"Full of Briars" will have a price point of $1.99 USD/$2.59 CD, and be released in August 2016, a month before the next October Daye book comes out. The cover art is being done by Tara O'Shea, who does the short story covers for my website. (Right now, it is only available in the US and Canada, because of regional rights issues. I have faith in all y'all's ability to get around that without resorting to illegal downloads. Since wow do I want DAW to let me do more of these.)

Quentin!

Glee.
Tags: good things, publishing news, short fiction, toby daye
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seanan_mcguire

December 14 2015, 19:20:24 UTC 1 year ago

Only if DAW chooses to put one on sale. This isn't a self-release, like most of my InCryptid stories; this is from my publisher, and they will control absolutely everything about distribution.

vettecat

December 15 2015, 00:44:51 UTC 1 year ago

Can you tell them that your fans are asking for it? I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd love to have a printable copy.

seanan_mcguire

December 15 2015, 03:42:55 UTC 1 year ago

I can, but it will be meaningless until the story is on sale and people are paying for it. Right now, this is an experiment. It will not cancel the main series if it fails. They will not go out of their way to make print or PDF editions available if the demand is not there. The demand, for them, will be signaled by the combination of sales AND requests from people who are NOT me, as obviously I have no perspective.

vettecat

December 15 2015, 04:15:23 UTC 1 year ago

Sent an inquiry to customerservice@penguinrandomhouse.com...