Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan ) Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: "Maggie The Undying" has been sold to Tor for seven figures Date: 20 Jul 2024 00:36:28 GMT Organization: loft Lines: 46 Message-ID: References: <1aadbdca-a2e1-c331-53e3-8563832d5944@example.net> X-Trace: individual.net YO2FXoM4/M+ltqTCrlWI0QXrODYOcOoafzbpl9Jyeip+uBy2y9 X-Orig-Path: not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:0YyPAi5uawAxvDs2Fw98ptF4jgM= sha256:oxAqMldbHTh21FLe4NR2btBoJHmrR9HSlUtpdFIjpj4= X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) Bytes: 2376 In article <1aadbdca-a2e1-c331-53e3-8563832d5944@example.net>, D wrote: > > >On Fri, 19 Jul 2024, Ted Nolan wrote: > >> In article , >> D wrote: >>> -=-=-=-=-=- >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, 19 Jul 2024, Lynn McGuire wrote: >>> >>>> Tor Books is thrilled to announce a legendary new acquisition from #1 New >>>> York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews: an original epic fantasy >>>> romance saga that blends elements of heroic fantasy, romantasy, portal >>>> isekai, and D&D with the authors??? signature blend of humor, emotion, >>> action, >>>> and imagination. >>>> >>>> https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/maggie-the-undying-acquisition-press-release/ >>>> >>>> Some authors are still getting serious advances. >>>> >>>> The teaser on their blog seems to be gone. >>>> >>>> Lynn >>>> >>> >>> Wow! Good compensation! On the other hand, never heard of them. I'd better >>> get started on my own magnum opus to rake in those figures as well! ;) >>> -=-=-=-=-=- >> >> We have certainly talked about them here many times. They are excellent. >> > >Is it romance? In that case, not my thing. The Kate books, I would say no, though the Kate/Curran relationship is a strong component. Same for the Innkeeper books. The Edge series and the Emerald Blaze series (not its name) are more romancy as is the Kate spinoff with Hugh. -- columbiaclosings.com What's not in Columbia anymore..