Win a signed ARC of WINTERLING!
AND… the contest is over and random.org has chosen a winner. Weirdly, it was the number chosen by somebody who entered just for a line and not for the ARC, so I’ve gone to the next-closest number.
Thanks for entering!!
My dog
does not like
my book.
But some other people do!
“What a wonderful, imaginative alternate world Prineas has created for this book!” –Kristin Cashore, author of the New York Times bestsellers Graceling and Fire.
“Filled with wonder and with characters both devious and charming, Winterling is a mischievous delight!” –Ingrid Law, New York Times bestselling author of Scumble and the Newbery honor book Savvy.
And I’m running a contest–here’s how it goes:
All you have to do to enter is pick a number between 1 and 245 and post it in the comments. I’ll respond with a line from that page in Winterling. When we’re all done (12:00 midnight on Friday), I’ll do a random number generator thingy and that person will be the winner of the ARC (an advanced review copy of the book) (the book itself is out from HarperCollins Childrens on January 3, 2012). Be sure to include your email when you leave your comment so I can contact you if you win.
Come back and read all the comments, and you’ll get some sneak peeks!
[If two (or more!) people pick the same page, that’s fine–if that page number is the winner, I’ll just do another random generator thingie for that page.]
I hope you like it better than my dog does!
[Oh, and if you read this on Goodreads, be sure to come over to my blog to enter]
11/15/2011 at 9:47 am
Let’s go for number 42.
Mandi
twoarts@aol.com
11/15/2011 at 9:50 am
Hi Mandi! Thanks for entering. I strongly suspect you won’t be the only 42, as I have many geek friends! (If somebody else chooses 42, don’t worry about it). And now a line from that page:
She’d gathered the bees around her, and then with a flick of a finger sent them zooming in formation around the playground and then off into the blue sky.
11/15/2011 at 9:51 am
My family chooses 50.
autumn-rain @ comcast . net
11/15/2011 at 9:53 am
Excellent! A line from page 50:
Fer caught her breath and rubbed the raindrops off her face with the back of her hand.
11/15/2011 at 9:55 am
(rolls dice) 143.
11/15/2011 at 9:57 am
You got it! From lucky page 143:
She patted Phouka to say good-bye, then turned to the Lady, who stood with snow falling around her and her eyes gleaming as if they were full of stars.
11/15/2011 at 9:57 am
I am *so excited* about this book. Can’t wait to read it ~ sounds like a heart-book to me. 🙂
Enough squee, time for a number…. How about 37? 😀
Thanks for the contest ~ I love these sneak peeks!
11/15/2011 at 9:59 am
I hope it is, Jen!!! From page 37:
“The Mór must be obeyed,” he said bitterly.
11/15/2011 at 10:14 am
You don’t have to enter me in the contest as I have already ordered my book 🙂 But I want a page!!
79!
11/15/2011 at 10:17 am
🙂 From page 79:
Rook was right, even if he was snarly.
11/15/2011 at 10:28 am
Oh – I love getting these little glimpses! Put me down for #73 . . .
11/15/2011 at 10:43 am
Thanks for entering, Eleanor!! From page 73:
“Should we bite him?” the he-wolf asked his partner.
11/15/2011 at 10:57 am
Awesome!
I pick #11.
11/15/2011 at 10:59 am
You got it! A line from page 11:
Panting, Fer turned to the thing the wolves had been attacking.
11/15/2011 at 10:59 am
You know, let’s switch it up a little and go for 81.
11/15/2011 at 11:02 am
Oh, jeez. NOW what am I to think!??
From page 81:
The girl kept firm hold of the comb, pushing Fer’s hand away, picking out the twigs that had gotten tangled in Fer’s hair, carefully combing out the snarls.
11/15/2011 at 11:07 am
105, dahlink. IDK why, though I did get out-geeked early on!
11/15/2011 at 11:09 am
You got it, sir! From page 105:
“Phouka is not malicious,” the Lady went on, “but he can be tricksy.”
11/15/2011 at 11:09 am
97, please!
11/15/2011 at 11:11 am
Yay, Steph! Thanks for entering. From page 97:
Grand-Jane had harvested this herself on a summer morning after three days of clear weather, gathering the bees about her, waiting for the dew to dry before cutting the lavender.
11/15/2011 at 11:13 am
Page 222, please.
11/15/2011 at 11:16 am
Sure thing! From page 222 (weirdly, page 222 is the first page of chapter 22):
She saw a forest of gray-barked beech trees, tall and slim, with leaves shivering at the tips of delicate twigs.
11/15/2011 at 11:15 am
I love reading the lines that get shared this way! What a fun way to do a contest. 🙂
I pick….page 203!
11/15/2011 at 11:18 am
Yay! I’m glad you like these sneak peeks. From page 203:
Her grandma bowed her head over her sewing, but she didn’t take a stitch.
11/15/2011 at 11:28 am
Hi Sarah!
206 is my choice
11/15/2011 at 11:38 am
Hi Jordin! Thanks for playing. From page 206:
As long as the Way was open, the wrongness would keep spilling over into her world.
11/15/2011 at 11:34 am
No contest for me, but definitely a quote. Page 196, please!
11/15/2011 at 11:39 am
Okay! From page 196:
A wolf tore at Fer’s jacket, its teeth slashing into her arm.
11/15/2011 at 11:53 am
How about 23 🙂
11/15/2011 at 12:16 pm
Sure!
From page 23:
An order given three times had power, even here.
11/15/2011 at 12:43 pm
187 please!
11/15/2011 at 12:54 pm
Thanks for entering! From page 187:
Spring was about life and green buds and birdsong, not about hunting a living creature to a bloody death.
11/15/2011 at 1:16 pm
how about 217!
(and im dyin to read this book!!)
11/15/2011 at 2:43 pm
😀 Hang in there! From page 217:
This time she’d kill him for it, he knew.
11/15/2011 at 2:23 pm
These really are the most fun contests to enter. *Love* reading all the lines! I want page 1 and the opening line(s) please!
11/15/2011 at 2:45 pm
The first line! Okay, you’ve got it! From page 1 (the prologue, not chapter one):
The dog fled.
[and–trust me–this dog-who-is-not-a-dog is in big, big trouble!]
11/15/2011 at 2:35 pm
Love these contests! Page 16 please 🙂 Maybe Athena is feeling left out because she is not mentioned in the book? A little snub to get you to write one about her!
11/15/2011 at 2:42 pm
You know, that could be it. She’s not even mentioned in the acknowledgements!
From page 16:
Her grandma wasn’t going to like Fer bringing home this strange boy and his wolf bites, not after Fer had run off into the night.
11/15/2011 at 2:38 pm
113 😀
11/15/2011 at 2:41 pm
Sure thing, Gnarly! From page 113:
“I can at least try,” Fer said.
11/15/2011 at 4:27 pm
Looking forward to reading this!! Your Magic Thief books are really wonderful! So happy to learn you’re writing new books!
11/15/2011 at 3:25 pm
Okay, let’s go with lucky number … 96.
11/15/2011 at 3:28 pm
Hi there! Thanks for entering. A line from page 96:
She closed her eyes, feeling again the rush of icy wind around her, seeing the brilliant stars shoot past.
11/15/2011 at 4:31 pm
17
11/15/2011 at 4:36 pm
Page 17 it is!
The boy crouched there, a lump of shadow at the edge of the circle of brightness shed by the porch light.
11/15/2011 at 7:58 pm
I’ll pick number 50.
11/15/2011 at 8:18 pm
You got it! From page 50:
“I will not lose you, my girl,” Grand-Jane said.
11/15/2011 at 9:53 pm
I’ll go with…125!
11/15/2011 at 10:06 pm
Thanks for entering! From page 125:
In the middle of the tent sat the Mor on a camp chair draped with a carpet so that it looked like a throne.
11/15/2011 at 10:21 pm
number 12
11/15/2011 at 10:22 pm
You got it, Weazze! Thanks for entering.
Rook flinched away, the shifter-tooth that he’d used to turn himself into a dog clutched tight in his hand.
11/16/2011 at 12:20 am
Graham chooses page 13–he loved the first trilogy and writes messages in the runes for me.
-Nancy
11/16/2011 at 8:15 am
Hi Nancy!!!! Thanks so much for stopping by here. Here’s a line from page 13 for Graham:
“I just saved you from those wolves, in case you didn’t notice.”
11/16/2011 at 1:16 am
Hello Ms. Prineas, can’t wait to read this book especially since I love the Magic Thief series! I’ll go with number 7! 🙂
11/16/2011 at 8:13 am
Hi! Thanks for entering the contest! Here’s a line from page 7:
The trees were stalking shadows that reached for her with twiggy fingers, snagging her patchwork jacket.
11/16/2011 at 9:51 am
Hello,
This is such a neat idea! 83, please.
11/16/2011 at 9:53 am
Glad you think so! Here’s a line from page 83:
“Did you perhaps notice that we’re living in a bunch of tents here?”
11/16/2011 at 10:08 am
Hmm… tough. I will go random.org on it.
It says 125.
Come on 125!
-Emilia
thestoryseekers(at)hotmail(dot)com
11/16/2011 at 10:09 am
Oh, I just saw someone else had 125, can I switch it to
152?
-Emilia
11/16/2011 at 10:12 am
Sure–page 152 it is!! (and thanks for entering!)
“The Lady is very beautiful, and she makes things hard to think about.”
11/16/2011 at 10:28 am
I’m excited to read this. Our family has read the Magic Thief books, and we’re ready for some more of your work. Number 13, please.
11/16/2011 at 10:36 am
Yay!! Thanks so much for your comment and your entry. From lucky page 13:
Clouds had settled over the crescent moon; the pool in the middle of the clearing glimmered pearly white.
11/16/2011 at 1:29 pm
I cannot wait to read Winterling.
76
11/16/2011 at 3:29 pm
Thanks, Teri!! A line from page 76:
Without speaking, the wolf-guard grimly pried open Rook’s fingers and took the bit of bone from his hand.
11/16/2011 at 1:30 pm
Our family has enjoyed a few of your other books, but we are so awaiting this one.
The kids pick 21.
Congrats on the 2012 release. Now where is our time machine?
11/16/2011 at 3:31 pm
Thanks for entering, Kaya! And it won’t be too terribly long–January 3rd, so barely into 2012.
And now the kids’ line from page 21:
But when Fer blinked and turned her head slightly away, she saw, out of the corner of her eye, something else, something dangerous and wild, something tricky and not to be trusted.
11/16/2011 at 8:18 pm
218! Oh how I want to read this book.
11/16/2011 at 9:01 pm
Howdy-do!
From page 218:
For just a second Rook wanted to knock Fer down and bite her to make her pay attention.
11/17/2011 at 10:52 am
Ha! that was a perfect line for me! I am fond of Rook already.
11/17/2011 at 11:18 am
*whispers* Rook is my favorite.
11/16/2011 at 11:06 pm
Lovely contest! And how I’d love to win for the three kids and four adults here who tore through Nevery, Rowan and Conn.
111, please.
wendykloiber@gmail.com
11/16/2011 at 11:10 pm
Okay! For the seven of you, a line from page 111:
They walked under the dark pine branches, through a forest blanketed with silence and snow.
11/17/2011 at 7:30 pm
Thanks for the contest. The cover is MEGA Cute. OK My # 118
11/17/2011 at 8:27 pm
Oh, I totally lucked out with the cover. And here’s a line from page 118:
“I owe you an oath for this,” Burr said softly.
11/17/2011 at 7:44 pm
How about page 251?
11/17/2011 at 8:29 pm
Hm… It only goes up to page 245. How about page 215 instead?
Following the scent, he came to a den made of dried grass, inhabited by two sleeping rabbits.
11/17/2011 at 8:24 pm
Is this open for Canadian residents? If so, I pick 244. 🙂
11/17/2011 at 8:31 pm
It definitely is! A line from page 244:
“I know what I am,” she said slowly.
11/17/2011 at 8:59 pm
I’ll try 162
11/17/2011 at 9:02 pm
You got it! A line from page 162:
Fer reached out to pat Phouka’s neck, but he shifted back and stood stiff-legged across the stall, his head up and ears laid back.
11/18/2011 at 4:55 am
Hmmm, 135! 🙂
11/18/2011 at 4:57 am
Hmmm 135! 🙂
Screwyy@live.co.uk
11/18/2011 at 8:31 am
Sure, 135 it is! And a line from that page:
A black crow was perched on one of the bent birch trees nearby, waiting for her.
11/18/2011 at 7:46 am
I select number 60.
Looking forward to sinking into another wonderful book!
11/18/2011 at 8:32 am
Page 60 it is!
“It’s the puck!” the man said.
11/19/2011 at 9:11 am
Ugh!! Good Reads just sent me the contest email today and it’s over!! Oh well, I already preordered the book. We can’t wait for January 3, 2012!!!
Chantal
11/19/2011 at 9:52 am
Rats about slow Goodreads! Next time I’ll run the ARC contest longer (I’ve got a few more coming up, for friends’ books).
11/19/2011 at 9:15 am
My son & I are loving the Magic Thief books so much, we are just starting Found. My son chooses 184
11/19/2011 at 9:53 am
Thanks for entering, Ramona, but I’m afraid the contest has already ended. DO come back to visit again, because I’ll be doing more ARC contests soon.
11/19/2011 at 11:47 am
oh poo, i just realized that. i too got the goodreads email today. i’m so bummed! was hoping we wouldn’t have to wait until january 🙂
11/19/2011 at 11:52 am
I’m so annoyed with that Goodreads email! I posted the contest days ago, after all. Grrr. Well, next time I’ll be sure to run the contest longer so the Goodreads email gets out in time.
11/22/2011 at 9:41 pm
143
11/22/2011 at 9:52 pm
Hi Susie! The contest hath ended! Also, my new blog is here:
http://sarah-prineas.com/blog/
Cheerio! S
11/28/2011 at 12:10 am
ok–looks like my first note did not get to you-rats. I chose page #4.
11/28/2011 at 2:26 am
Oh, rats, Ally! The contest ended a while ago. But DO stop by again, because I’ll be running other ARC contests soon. Maybe even this week!