Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: geeky
  • Music: Kate Alexa, "Feel It Too."

Sometimes love will hit you with a chair to say hello.

We have successfully weathered both the release of A Red-Rose Chain and the start of a new year, complete with my birthday (it's my birthday!), which means you deserve a treat. And here it is:

A brand-new story about Patrick and Dianda's first meeting! "Heaps of Pearl" has been posted on the Toby Daye short fiction page. It is available in ePub, MOBI, and PDF formats, and is free for download. Please download rather than trying to read locally; my server will thank you. (It's at the bottom of the page; scroll down.)

This story is best read after The Winter Long if possible, as it contains relationship spoilers through that point in the series. It is a story about meetings, and mermaids, and the terrible strain of living up to expectations. It is narrated by Patrick, because he's less likely to punch people for funsies.

Cover graphics are by Tara O'Shea. All short story electronic conversion thus far has been done by scifantasy. As both of them are awesome, we applaud them now.

Go forth, read, and please feel free to use this as a discussion post, which means there may be spoilers in the comments. Tread carefully.

Enjoy.
Tags: short fiction, toby daye
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reedrover

January 5 2016, 18:18:38 UTC 1 year ago Edited:  January 5 2016, 18:37:44 UTC

Happy birthday! Thank you for the present!

And yes, Dianda is awesome. I also appreciate a chance to get to know Patrick a little better. They all have knives...

seanan_mcguire

January 6 2016, 20:11:56 UTC 1 year ago

Dianda and Patrick are one of my Tobyverse OTPs.

kouredios

January 5 2016, 18:19:17 UTC 1 year ago

Happy Birthday! Thank you for the presents! <3

seanan_mcguire

January 6 2016, 20:19:41 UTC 1 year ago

You're welcome!

sylphon

January 5 2016, 18:20:16 UTC 1 year ago

Happy birthday!! Thank you for the present :-) Something to look forward to after a long day of day 1 of annual company meetings...

seanan_mcguire

January 6 2016, 20:19:49 UTC 1 year ago

Yay!

kaberett

January 5 2016, 18:23:03 UTC 1 year ago

Many thanks to all involved! :-)

seanan_mcguire

January 6 2016, 20:20:02 UTC 1 year ago

Yes, good. Always thank the pit crew.

ancelinegrey

January 5 2016, 18:25:06 UTC 1 year ago

Happy birthday and thank you oh so much!

seanan_mcguire

January 6 2016, 20:20:12 UTC 1 year ago

Thank you!

tezzkatt.dreamwidth.org

January 5 2016, 18:27:33 UTC 1 year ago

Happy Birthday and Thank you :)

seanan_mcguire

January 6 2016, 20:20:20 UTC 1 year ago

Thank you!

Amanda Slawkowski Summers

January 5 2016, 18:28:00 UTC 1 year ago

thank you! and Happy Happy Birthday!

seanan_mcguire

January 6 2016, 20:38:10 UTC 1 year ago

Thank you!

leapersonata

January 5 2016, 18:32:12 UTC 1 year ago

Happy birthday! The story is a glory and a delight. I like Dianda even more than I already did.

seanan_mcguire

January 6 2016, 20:38:24 UTC 1 year ago

Dianda is basically my favorite.

hms42

January 5 2016, 19:17:26 UTC 1 year ago

Happy Birthday.

seanan_mcguire

January 6 2016, 20:51:06 UTC 1 year ago

Thank you.

bree_ramsey314

January 5 2016, 19:22:13 UTC 1 year ago

Awww, how sweet. I do love Dianda so, and Patrick is such a perfect match for her. I had a very powerful desire to give him a big hug at the end and tell him everything was going to be all right.

Thank you so much for this gem, and a very happy birthday to you!

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 00:24:19 UTC 1 year ago

Hugging him would end poorly for you.

bree_ramsey314

1 year ago

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Happy Birthday

blueeowyn

January 5 2016, 19:30:48 UTC 1 year ago

I hope you have a happy birthday. Thank you and Tara O'Shea and scifantasy for all the work.

RE: Happy Birthday

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 00:24:55 UTC 1 year ago

Thank you!

geekhyena

January 5 2016, 19:56:33 UTC 1 year ago

Awwww! You seem to have a knack for posting stuff right when I need it emotionally. I loved seeing Patrick and Dianda get to know each other, and the sweet fluffy nature of it made me smile. Thank you, and happy birthday!

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 00:44:13 UTC 1 year ago

Thank you.

wasureneba

January 5 2016, 19:59:11 UTC 1 year ago

Congratulations on another year! And so much excitement for this story, oh my. @__@

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 01:09:20 UTC 1 year ago

Yay!

ravens_shadow

January 5 2016, 20:03:27 UTC 1 year ago

Happy birthday, Seanan!

And applause to Tara and scifantasy.

Yay stories!

And birthdays!

And people who help with stories!

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:46:44 UTC 1 year ago

Everything is awesome.

diseasedwits

January 5 2016, 20:03:52 UTC 1 year ago

Happy birthday! And thank you.

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:46:54 UTC 1 year ago

Very welcome. :)

marziek

January 5 2016, 20:21:56 UTC 1 year ago

Happy birthday to a much loved author! I hope the kitties give you extra purrs.

Thanks for yet another story gift. 😊

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:47:05 UTC 1 year ago

Quite welcome.

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seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:47:16 UTC 1 year ago

They are super-fun.

bookblather

January 5 2016, 21:01:43 UTC 1 year ago Edited:  January 5 2016, 21:02:18 UTC

Oh wow! Two free stories so quickly: you are being so generous with your words and time. Thank you! I for one really, really appreciate it.

eta: AND ALSO happy birthday to the First Birthday Girl! May the corn stay far from you.

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:47:40 UTC 1 year ago

I'm being less "generous" and more "way behind schedule," but I'm glad you can read it that way. :)

patoadam

January 5 2016, 21:16:07 UTC 1 year ago

Happy Birthday! Have a great new year!

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:49:38 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks!

Happy Birthday!

listicath

January 5 2016, 21:18:01 UTC 1 year ago

And a present for us? Are you part Hobbit?! :)

RE: Happy Birthday!

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:49:55 UTC 1 year ago

It would explain my fondness for second breakfast...

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seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:50:08 UTC 1 year ago

I am so glad to help.

replyhazy

January 5 2016, 22:01:36 UTC 1 year ago

Thank you for the lovely present!

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:51:02 UTC 1 year ago

Quite welcome.

rymenhild

January 5 2016, 22:36:37 UTC 1 year ago

Happy birthday, and thank you so much for the present!

It was surprisingly moving to see how sweet Simon was, back in the day, before he sold his soul.

Patrick and Dianda are completely delighful, both of them.

seanan_mcguire

January 7 2016, 03:51:26 UTC 1 year ago

Simon used to be a really nice guy.

Patrick regularly wants to punch people.

groblek

January 5 2016, 23:15:37 UTC 1 year ago

Happy Birthday, and thank you for giving us all a gift! I think I'll be putting down the current book I'm reading for an afternoon...

groblek

January 6 2016, 05:48:40 UTC 1 year ago

And now that I've read the story, thank you again. That was lovely, and Sarah's going to be even fonder of Dianda than she already was once she gets to reading this one. She's not kidding when she claims to have married me at least in part because I feed her.

seanan_mcguire

1 year ago

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