When will you rise?

[seanan_mcguire]

Blackout is on store shelves today. After more than six years of work, and after three years of publication dates, the trilogy is over.

I may have seemed a little quiet lately. That's honestly because I'm sort of in shock. I just can't believe it's over. I've been living with these people for so long that knowing that their book is closed is just...it's stunning. It's difficult to wrap my head around.

It's finished.

When I finished Feed, it was the best thing I had ever written, and I truly believe that writing it is what enabled me to grow enough as an author to become publication-ready (the final revision of Rosemary and Rue happened after the first draft of Feed). Each subsequent book has stolen that title from its predecessor. I am proud of these books. I am amazed by them. And no, I am not ashamed to say that. It's my book-day. I get to be proud.

This trilogy has earned me two Hugo nominations (three, if you count "Countdown"), a place on the Publishers Weekly Best Books list, and so much more. It has brought me into contact with amazing people from around the world. It has allowed me to indulge my passion for viruses and pandemic preparedness without freaking people out (too much). It has changed my life forever, and I am so grateful, and I am so pleased that you have all been here with me.

I'll open the discussion thread for Blackout tomorrow or Thursday, after more people have had time to finish the book; please, no spoilers here. But...thank you.

Thank you all so much, forever.

Rise up while you can.

Comments

[ginger]

Last night, I turned out the light and tucked myself into bed shortly after 10. And my phone beeped, so I looked at it. Shock and amazement, it was Amazon, telling me that Blackout was being delivered to my Kindle. (Hey, it was Tuesday on the east coast, right?) So rather than go YAY and put down my phone and go back to bed, I nearly dropped my phone flipping over to my Kindle app.

This morning's LJ post:
Best mistake ever: Staying up until almost 1am to read Blackout on my phone after I got the notification via email that the Kindle version had been delivered. I don't have a reading light in my room anymore, I was already in bed, and I was super excited because everything said that the Kindle version wasn't being released until June 1.

On first read, it was fantastic. I expect on second read, it will probably continue to be fantastic. :)

My paper copy should be waiting on my doorstep when I get home.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Eee hee hee.

This makes me happy.

[ginger]

Seems only fair, since your books make me happy :)