Ilona Andrews

This is the page focusing on Ilona Andrews.  Above is the link to both the Kate Daniels series, and The Edge.  Also, there are sections devoted to the newer series, and e-book exclusives.  Book summaries and reading lists are available for all.

Ilona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team.  Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. They met in college, in English Composition 101, where Ilona got a better grade. (Gordon is still sore about that.)

Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Oregon with their two children, three dogs and a cat. They have co-authored two series, the bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels and romantic urban fantasy of The Edge.

Website: ilona-andrews.com

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Coming Soon…

June 5th is the release date for Hex Appeal, containing a short story featuring Samain’s Frost giant cousin.  Although it is part of the Kate Daniels world, it is completely stand alone.

In the magical world that lies hidden beneath our own, witches and conjurers play deadly games. They know just the right spell to kill a man with one kiss—or raise him back again. And they’re not afraid to exact sweet revenge on those who dare to cross them. But what if you’re the unlucky soul who falls victim to a conjurer’s curse? And if you had the power to cast a magic spell of your own, would you use it?

In this bewitching collection, nine of today’s hottest paranormal authors tell all-new, otherworldly tales. Spellbinding stories featuring bigfoot, albino vampires, professional wizards, resurrected boyfriends and even a sex droid from the twenty- third century named Silicon Lily. But as our conjurers are about to discover, it’s all fun and games until someone gets hexed. And sometimes, even the best spun spells can lead to complete and utter mayhem.

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June is a busy month for Ilona Andrews.  There will be re-release of Magic Dreams on June 26th.  Originally published in the Hexed anthology, it will be released in e-format.

Alpha Pack leader Jim Shrapshire has always been the strong, silent type. But something has come over him–a magic force currently residing in one of the Pack’s headquarters. Were-tigress Dali Harimau has always wished she could get Jim’s attention–but now he needs her help.

Stricken with a magic-sickness, Jim needs Dali’s flair for magic. And to save him, she must challenge a powerful, dark being to a battle of wits.

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Gunmetal Magic is the first book of a Kate Daniels spin-off series featuring Andrea Nash, Kate’s shifter best friend.  This one is due out on July 31st.  I am calling this one Andrea Nash #1, some are calling it Kate Daniels World #1. 

Some people have everything figured out – Andrea Nash is not one of those people. After being kicked out of the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, Andrea’s whole existence is in shambles. All she can do is try to put herself back together, something made easier by working for Cutting Edge, a small investigative firm owned by her best friend, Kate Daniels.

When several shapeshifters working for Raphael Medrano – the male alpha of Clan Bouda and Andrea’s former lover – die unexpectedly at a dig site, Andrea is assigned to investigate … and must work with Raphael. As her search for the killer leads her into the secret underbelly of supernatural Atlanta, Andrea knows that dealing with her feelings for Raphael might have to take a backseat to saving the world …

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And on September 4th, there will be another novella set in the Kate Daniels world, this time told from Julies POV.  An Apple for the Creature will be released in hardcover format.

What could be scarier than the first day of school? A crash course in the paranormal from Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, editors of Home Improvement: Undead Edition. Your worst school nightmares will pale in comparison to these thirteen original stories that take academic anxiety to new realms.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris’s story, Playing Possum, Sookie Stackhouse brings cupcakes to her nephew’s class, only to be one short when the secretary’s angry ex-boyfriend shows up.

Teenage Julie is sent to a school for exceptional children by her guardian, Kate Daniels, in New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews’s Magic Tests.

FBI agent Claire is tested in a school for Vampire Scene Investigation in New York Times bestselling author Nancy Holder’s VSI.

And in New York Times bestselling author Thomas Sniegoski’s The Bad Hour, Remy Chandler and his dog Marlowe find devil unleashed in an obedience school.

Complete List of Contributors: Charlaine Harris, Toni L.P. Kelner, Marjorie Liu, Thomas Sniegoski, Mike Carey, Ilona Andrews, Jonathan Maberry, Donald Harstad, Rhys Bowen, Nancy Holder, Faith Hunter, Amber Benson, Steve Hockensmith.

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Looks like the fourth and final (?)The Edge book, Steel’s Edge, will be released on November 27th.

Kate Daniels #6 will be a February 2013 release.