Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Music: Thea Gilmore, "Gun Cotton."

In which a long silence is broken and a novelette is released.

I live! I write, I cry, I write again!

The move, its associated complications, and my own unavoidable commitments continue to conspire to keep me hopping, hence my current scarceness: I promise I'm not dead, and am still reasonably active on Twitter, even if I'm not managing to keep up with my blog. I'm really hoping that will change soon. I'm sliding toward normalcy one day at a time, I swear. Please let me swearing to something true.

Ahem. But! The disclaimer is not the reason I finally managed to break my silence. No, it's this: the first-ever Quentin-narrated story has been released today! "Full of Briars" is available now from an e-book retailer near you. (US-only at this time. I'm really sorry about that. I don't control the foreign rights, and unlike a story I've released myself, for free, this one I got paid for, and that means the publisher calls the shots.) I am super excited about it, both because a) this fills in a gap that's always bothered me, between Chimes at Midnight and The Winter Long, and b) this is the first time DAW has directly commissioned an e-original from me. IMAGINE HOW MUCH TOBY I COULD WRITE IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL. The mind boggles, the fingers weep, and the heart rejoices.

A steal at only two dollars, please consider picking up "Full of Briars," if you haven't already, and find out what happened when we weren't looking.

This will serve as your discussion post: please be aware that there will almost certainly be spoilers in the comments.

Whee!
Tags: discussion post, short fiction, toby daye
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cgbookcat1

August 2 2016, 15:53:42 UTC 11 months ago

I bought it at midnight and the squeeing began almost immediately. It was lovely and I look forward to re-reading it!

seanan_mcguire

August 2 2016, 16:30:48 UTC 11 months ago

Hooray!

_dante_sparda_

August 2 2016, 16:12:20 UTC 11 months ago

*wails pitifully at DAW from Canada*

seanan_mcguire

August 2 2016, 16:31:10 UTC 11 months ago

I am so sorry. :( Try @dawbooks, maybe? They're very responsive.

anne_d

August 2 2016, 16:15:48 UTC 11 months ago

I just finished reading. That was lovely, and it fit perfectly into the space for it. Thank you, again.

seanan_mcguire

August 2 2016, 16:31:22 UTC 11 months ago

Yay!

You're very welcome.

lilisonna

11 months ago

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jenk

August 2 2016, 16:31:09 UTC 11 months ago

I <3 "my being a prince didn't make my silverware any less in need of scrubbing"

It's a pity the Luidaeg didn't drop by. DID Quentin mention her to his parents?

rymenhild

August 3 2016, 05:01:59 UTC 11 months ago

I can only imagine. All the Sollyses needed was a legendary sea witch with a longstanding, not positive history with the Daoine Sidhe to tell them they shouldn't take Quentin away because he always brought her donuts.

Personally, I hope they meet her later, at some very dramatic and difficult moment.

beable

11 months ago

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seanan_mcguire

11 months ago

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reedrover

August 2 2016, 16:35:06 UTC 11 months ago Edited:  August 2 2016, 16:35:40 UTC

I'm glad that you are still alive and kicking! I have the novelette sitting here on my iPad waiting until the work-paying-for-my-cats is completed. I sincerely hope that this is a financial success for you and for DAW so that we can all enjoy more Toby-verse. Thanks and good luck!

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:09:29 UTC 11 months ago

Hooray, and thank you!

bree_ramsey314

August 2 2016, 16:42:36 UTC 11 months ago

Full of Briars is wonderful! I enjoyed getting to know Quentin's parents, and I really like them. Throughout the series we have seen a lot of the dark side of Faerie, and it's nice to see that the light still burns strong. Quentin will make a fine king one day, strong and just, and that will be due in no small part to Toby's influence.

I loved every word of this gem, right down to the wonderfully sweet moment with Dean at the end. This was perfection, and I can't thank you enough for giving it to us.

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:11:42 UTC 11 months ago

I am so very glad you enjoyed it.

geekhyena

August 2 2016, 17:04:19 UTC 11 months ago

I read it over breakfast and just.....wow. That was perfect, it fit in perfectly, I loved seeing it from Quentin's POV, and Raj is as always wonderful. And it explains stuff really well. Just the right mix of humor and right-in-the-feels. Thank you!

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:11:54 UTC 11 months ago

Glee!

Very welcome.

professor

August 2 2016, 17:06:48 UTC 11 months ago

I pre-ordered it a couple weeks ago and it showed up in my inbox at a little after 11pm last night (so just after midnight Eastern). It was a great treat to read just before bed. I love all the non-Toby narrated stuff so much for how it adds detail and fleshes out the world you've so lovingly crafted.

Can't wait for Once Broken Faith! Glad the move is over and you can concentrate on settling in.

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:12:13 UTC 11 months ago

I am still so tired, but I'm recovering.

lazzchan

August 2 2016, 17:10:07 UTC 11 months ago

*swears at you* (No really, I love you and adore you and you're the best)

I will forgo my sweet treat this week to have this book. *makes grabby hands and hunts it down*

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:18:00 UTC 11 months ago

Yay!

offcntr

August 2 2016, 17:54:02 UTC 11 months ago

Amazon pre-order delivered it promptly this morning. I am being a good bear and not starting to read it until i finish sorting pottery and packing the van for an art show in Anacortes. (Overnighting in Seattle on the way up. We'll wave in your general direction...)

But it's really hard.

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:18:14 UTC 11 months ago

Good luck at the art show!

museclio

August 2 2016, 18:02:19 UTC 11 months ago

I don't laugh at text easily. The line about Raj sitting on Quentin cracked me up. And I adore the Dean crush.

wendyzski

August 3 2016, 14:56:11 UTC 11 months ago

"That is not the way we talk to royalty"
"Yes it is"
"Yes, but not when we want something from them"

seanan_mcguire

11 months ago

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sorchasilver

August 2 2016, 19:36:27 UTC 11 months ago

Thanks for confirming it's US-only. I've been optimistically checking AmazonUK. At least I can stop now.

Frotee

August 3 2016, 12:25:50 UTC 11 months ago

...*cough* apparently, amazon.de didn't quite get the memo, which made me very happy :D

seanan_mcguire

11 months ago

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bookblather

August 2 2016, 19:37:35 UTC 11 months ago

YEEEEEES QUENTIN

brb purchasing right now

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:18:44 UTC 11 months ago

Yay!

marziek

August 2 2016, 20:56:12 UTC 11 months ago

Loved it. Loved the backstory about Dean!

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:18:53 UTC 11 months ago

Hooray!

klwilliams

August 2 2016, 20:57:31 UTC 11 months ago

I'm loving it though I keep getting thrown, because I'm used to first person stories in this universe to be told by Toby. Still, I love his perspective on things.

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:19:23 UTC 11 months ago

Have you not seen the Tybalt stories?

I'm glad you're enjoying it.

klwilliams

11 months ago

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silvainshadows

August 2 2016, 22:07:15 UTC 11 months ago

I preordered it as soon as Amazon would let me, because QUENTIN, so seeing the email from Amazon that I could download & read it now was pure delight.

I loved everything about this, but especially everything about Raj, including the acknowledgment of the Quentin/Raj chemistry even as Quentin says that, no, it won't happen, they have commitments that make it impossible. (I am, of course, pretty intensely shipping it regardless, but I do love it when an author manages to make it clear why something won't be canon without suggesting that people shipping it are being absurd for seeing chemistry there... so thank you.)

Quentin/Dean is pretty cute, I'm enjoying that, and Quentin's parents were interesting, though I'm not entirely sure how I feel about his father (his mom is delightful though- I'd love to see more of her at some point, she's cool). I'm now super curious about Penthea, too, she seems like she's probably pretty interesting herself...

My favorite bit, though, was Raj draping himself over Quentin as though he really could keep him from leaving by sitting on him. Classic cat move, absolutely delightful.


...now I need to go reread it about four more times, at least.

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:20:07 UTC 11 months ago

Oh, there's absolutely chemistry there, and I applaud the shippers, even as I have to acknowledge that in canon, it can't happen without one of them abdicating (which is not currently on the table).

jenfullmoon

11 months ago

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seanan_mcguire

11 months ago

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adafrog

August 2 2016, 22:56:33 UTC 11 months ago

Already got it! But I have to wait to read because I'm still working on the series. :)

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:39:34 UTC 11 months ago

Legit.

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seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:39:43 UTC 11 months ago

Well, yay!

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runiechica

August 3 2016, 00:02:11 UTC 11 months ago

so much SQUEEE

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:39:51 UTC 11 months ago

Yay!

stillwordgirl

August 3 2016, 01:58:45 UTC 11 months ago

I adored it! "I have a continent" ... "Ah, but I have cats" Ha!

wendyzski

August 3 2016, 14:56:55 UTC 11 months ago

"That is not the way we talk to royalty"
"Yes it is"
"Yes, but not when we want something from them"

seanan_mcguire

11 months ago

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idancewithlife

August 3 2016, 03:19:05 UTC 11 months ago

So. Very. Good. *sigh of contentment*

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:40:14 UTC 11 months ago

Yay!

Sarah Holland

August 3 2016, 03:46:48 UTC 11 months ago

In Canada; pre- ordered through Google play books, appeared on my android as of release date and promptly read. Thank you, it was lovely.

I do want to know more about Quentin's mother and her face, though. Just so you know. Need to know more. Tantalizing bits of info....

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:40:30 UTC 11 months ago

Oh, awesome. Really glad that worked for you.

kitan

August 3 2016, 04:34:27 UTC 11 months ago

Pre-ordered it and it delivered last night - stayed up reading in bed. YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Oh Raj. Classic cat. :D

It's nice to see from Quentin's perspective just WHY he keeps following Toby into Peril Dire.

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:40:43 UTC 11 months ago

He's a complicated kid.

leapersonata

August 3 2016, 04:37:07 UTC 11 months ago

Raj draping himself over Quentin was glorious and perfect. Cats.

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:41:10 UTC 11 months ago

Cats are best.

archangelbeth

August 3 2016, 04:38:01 UTC 11 months ago

SO MANY GOOD LINES FOR EVERYONE!

Sorry, cannot be more coherent. Am happy.

seanan_mcguire

August 3 2016, 17:41:20 UTC 11 months ago

Good.
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