Whitcoulls Top 100 - Angels' Blood

 

A while ago I did a Facebook post asking readers to vote for Angels' Blood in New Zealand bookstore chain Whitcoulls Top 100 list. I said that if it made it onto the list, I’d take photos in Whitcoulls stores complete with wings? Well, it has begun!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH for voting!! I can’t believe that my 2009/2010 (international) book baby is on the list!! 

Huge thanks also to Lucy from Whitcoulls St Lukes Mall (Auckland) who was so welcoming and asked me to sign all the Guild Hunter books they had in stock. Go grab your signed copies before they run out!

In case you were wondering, I was not the least bit normal while taking these photos. See pics to get a few glimpses of my shenanigans. 

More photos to come over the year, because these wings, they’re traveling.

Guild Hunter Quiz: Illium

 

Alt text: Guild Hunter Quiz: Illium. 1. What is Illium's nickname? 2. Which drink does he detest? 3. What colour are his eyelashes? 4. Who gave him his first sword? 5. What does he like to call Dmitri?
6. Who are his parents? 7. Which club did he like to frequent when Elena first knew him? 8. Where is his favourite bakery located? 9. Who is older, Illium or Aodhan? 

How well do you know Illium? 

Post will be updated with answers later in the week.

~Ashwini

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1. Bluebell
2. Champagne
3. Black dipped in blue
4. Raphael
5. Dark Overlord
6. Aegaeon and Lady Sharine
7. Erotique
8. Harlem
9. Illium

Question Time

 

Alt text: Fantasy dating show where you can choose three fictional characters as your possible match. Who would you pick?

Last Guard

 

Alt text - Epigraph from Last Guard (Note from Dima's mother, Nova, on his behalf): Dear Canto, Attached is a drawing Dima made for you. He tells me it's of you if you were a bear. He thinks you would make a good bear. He wanted me to make sure you noticed the stars in a bear's eyes, because it's a cardinal bear. He's frowning because he didn't get your bear-sized wheelchair exactly as he wanted, but he is very proud of the rocket he put on the back-so you can "go zoom faster". He is on tenterhooks awaiting your response. Love, Nova

Dima, our favorite little polar bear. 

(Epigraph from Psy-Changeling Trinity #5: Last Guard, click here for more info and to read an excerpt.)

~Ashwini

Question Time

Alt text: If you were given the chance to bring a fictional character (or characters) to life for one day, who would you choose? ~Ashwini

Question Time

 Alt text: Which characters from the Psy-Changeling world would you love to go on a road trip with?

I wonder which characters will be the most popular...

~Ashwini

Psy-Changeling Trinity Series

 

Alt Text: Book spines of US & Canada Psy-Changeling Trinity hardcovers arranged in a row, creating a rainbow effect. Colors in order: red, yellow, green, purple, pink, blue, orange, green, peach.

A Psy-Changeling Trinity Rainbow.

~Ashwini

Gifts

 

Alt text - Image of a box wrapped in dark blue paper and tied with a blue bow, resting on a dark brown table with a woodgrain pattern, and text: There have been some interesting gifts in Nalini's novels over the years. Is there a gift that you've given or received that has been especially memorable? ~Ashwini

For Fun

 

Alt text: background of a table set with tableware and glasses for a dinner party and text "Which fictional couple(s) would you love to host for a dinner party?"

I'm thinking quite a few of you will be inviting Nikita and Anthony! 

Question Time

 

Alt text: Light pink background with image of pink tea cup, teapot, and white plate with slice of layered vanilla cake with pink icing and text: I've been thinking of cake recently because cake. What's your favourite flavour? Do you have a treasured recipe, top bakery or special high tea place? ~Ashwini

Psy-Changeling Quiz: SnowDancer Pack

 

Time to test your knowledge of the SnowDancer pack! Answers will be added later on in the week.

~Ashwini

1. How many SnowDancer lieutenants are there? Ten
2. Who is their alpha? Hawke Snow
3. Name the alpha's second. Riley
4. Where is their den located? Deep in the Sierra Nevada.
5. Name a human member of the pack. Ju/Kieran/Sam/Saul/Sing-Liu/Tanya
6. What is the name of the R&D company in the middle of their territory? SierraTech
7. Name a pack that occupies territory bordering SnowDancer land. DarkRiver/WindHaven
8. Who is their tracker? Andrew
9. What is the youngest lieutenants nickname? Russian Bridegroom
10. Which pack do they have a non-aggression pact with? DarkRiver

Question Time

 

Alt Text: You're given the chance to interview a character from one of Nalini's books but you only have ten minutes. Who would you choose and what would you ask them about?

Perhaps the interview would be for Wild Woman magazine or one of the fan sites for the Seven etc?

~Ashwini

Guild Hunter Quiz - Archangel Titus

It's time for a quiz! How well do you know Archangel Titus? (No cheating!) 

The correct answers will be posted later on in the week. 

~Ashwini

1) How many sisters does Titus have? Four.
2) What nickname did his family give him? Tito.
3) Which territory does he rule? Southern Africa.
4) A symbol of which bird made of amber is on his golden breastplate? Hummingbird.
5) What is the name of his spymaster? Ozias
6) Who is his closest archangelic neighbour? Zanaya.
7) Which angel holds his heart? Sharine.
8) What familial term does he use to refer to Illium? "Stepson"
9) His mother is First General in which archangel's court? Alexander.

Question Time

 

Alt text: You're compiling the soundtrack for the Guild Hunter series. Which song would be your first choice?

"Who is this?"

 

Alt Text: book quote -“So wolves are the same as cats in that regard…Pack gossip runs fast and hot.” “I lived in private apartments…when I worked as a model…no one hassling me about my life…I hated it.”

Let’s play “Who is this?”

Can you recognize who is speaking from this snippet? 

Confessions: Holiday Edition

 

Alt text: image of a pale pink sequined bird Christmas tree ornament, with a pale pink "tail" made of long ribbons.

People, I have a problem. I cannot resist the lure of new Christmas tree ornaments. Above is the latest addition to my collection. 

So I bring to you today the holiday edition of our "Confessions" series. Tell me all about what you can't resist purchasing at this time of the year.

~Ashwini

The Day I Met Oprah!

 

I'm still catching up on everything after my travels and it'll take me a while to go through my photos, but I thought I'd share this fun one I took at the Hollywood Wax Museum which we visited during a free day between events: Me, manifesting one of my books becoming an Oprah's Book Club pick in the future!! 

Have you ever been to a wax museum? (I have to say, this pic is quite good - I have a photo with Keanu Reeves too, though he was a bit stiff while taking photos...)

Question Time

 

Alt Text: Background of treetops viewed from below against light blue sky and text: You get to spend a day in the Psy-Changeling universe. Which places would you visit? Who would you want to hang out with?

I think I'd definitely want to see what the pint-sized troublemakers at StoneWater were up to!!

~Ashwini

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