Ve Haff Vinnahs!

North America: marinarusalka because... well, it was perfect. First out of the gate, and she nailed it.

Non-North-America: fake_frenchie for making me work for it. :-P


Lisa, I need your mailing address via e-mail, please. Marina, should I mail it, or just bring the copy with me when I crash at your place the week the book comes out? *grin*

grrrr.

Dear Universe:

I know that I am not a meerkat of infinite patience. In fact, my patience is finite, and hard-won. But I do try. I am polite and understanding of the fact that it's Just Their Job and They're Not Responsible... up to the third time someone yanks my chain or plays the idiot, or drops the line not once but twice when trying to transfer me, forcing me to call back and start the process all over again. And then, dear Universe, yes I will use That Tone with them, and I will ask their name, and request to be sent upward to someone who has the authority to give me that information s/he is not able to share.

Especially when dealing with MY money being held for ransom to their screw-up.

[Yes, Hilton Hotels, I'm talking about you. And Google, you too.]

So, dear Universe, if you could see some way to kicking them in the arse until they fix the problem as promised? That would be lovely, and I will go sit somewhere and scritch kittens until my sense of humor reasserts itself...

muchlove,

suri


[the Hilton thing was a week-long comedy of international errors that at least they had the decency to be embarrassed about. Google... let's just say that they must have hired every mumbling high school failout they could find, and then put them on the line without a script or a clue.]

EtA: Google's webfolk managed to salvage their rep, while the direct call staff were still trying to find their arses with a maglight.

they still like me... *whew*

Monday seems to be egoboo day. 4 stars from ROMANTIC TIMES which, considering this book is almost an anti-romance, is... sort of surprising. But nice -- hopefully other folk who came for the 'shippiness will stay for the fantasy....(it's a worry of mine, yes)

"Gilman's new series is a total departure for the author, who is best known for her Retriever novels. Similarities between the series include interesting characters, strong worldbuilding and a completely different system of magic. Jerzy is a sympathetic protagonist, and readers will root for him from the very first page."



Kirkus, come stomp on me, I'm ready now.

EtA: of course it really isn't a 'total departure' for me at all, as those of you who've read a range of my short fiction will recognize. But it is rathah different from the urban fantasy stuff, oh yes.

Clarifying for the Historical Record

It was Mr. Lake who came up with the Wolverine/Miss Piggy rough trade visual.

I just corrected him as to the use of 'slash' in that context.

The massive run on brain bleach re: the accompanying Wolverine/Fozzie reference is therefore his fault, not mine.