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Coming in 2013 from Orbit: The Shambling Guide to NYC
On February 8, 2012 · 26 Comments
The silence has been lifted – I’m super thrilled/jazzed/chuffed to announce that Orbit Books will be publishing my book, The Shambling Guide to New York City (plus one more book TBA)!
If you’re a long-time follower of mine, you may recognize that this book was written under code-name Underground, and a great many of you crammed into a hot, tiny room at Balticon to hear me read from it a while back. I’m so pleased it’s found a home!
My elevator pitch: A woman gets a job in a publishing company that makes travel books for monsters: where visiting zombies might find a meal in the city, or where vampires can find a place to sleep the day away. During her on-the-job research, she learns about the necessary balance between monsters and humans and the people who actively work to disrupt it.
I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be working with the company that brought us amazing books from Gail Carriger, NK Jemisin, and Mira Grant, to name a few!
There are some details I will be able to talk about in the coming months, but thanks to all my readers who believed in this book, especially my husband, Jim.
Share and enjoy!
26 Responses to Coming in 2013 from Orbit: The Shambling Guide to NYC
Congratulations!
Holy Toledo! Congratulations! This is fantastic news and you can count on us buying a copy.
Fantastic! Congratulations, lady. Great start to the year!
Huzzah! Great news, Mur!
Congrats! I’ve been eagerly awaiting this one since I first heard your glimmer of an idea.
Congrats! I’ve been eagerly awaiting this one since I first heard your plot summary.
Congrats!
Extreme yay! Can’t wait to read it!
Yahoooooooo! Congratulations! The world isn’t ready for the awesome story you’ve told. RAR!
That’s awesome! It’s about time the world recognizes your genius.
Yay! Congrats! This makes me VERY happy!
This news put a big smile on my face. Congrats Mer you are indeed mighty.
John L
Such good news! I can’t wait to read it. Whoo!
That is the bomb! Congrats!!
Yes! That is so awesome. Congrats.
Way to go, Mur! That is fantastic news.
Absolutely spectacular, Mur! Congratulations!
(I guess a lot of those times when you said you should be writing you were actually, y’know, writing!)
Wooo!
Conga rats!
– c.
Amazing news! Congrats!
Congrats. Sounds like a very cool premise.
That’s brilliant. Congratulations. Even more so since the premise sounds utterly hilarious. Already looking forward to the release.
Triple yay and a side of wahoo! Go Mur!
Excellent news, big big congrats!
Hooray! Congrats, Mur. Can’t wait to read it!
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