The final excerpt of The God of the Hive (only a month to go until pub date!) is up (via the book page), in which Mary Russell hides behind milk canisters, and meets a gun.

Come back here to Mutterings in two days for my comments on the rewrite process of this chapter, and a glimpse of the final stages (click on the photo to enlarge):

A third excerpt of The God of the Hive has gone up, and can be found here via the book page: In which we are reintroduced to the man with several names.

Also, a newsletter is going out today, full of News and Excitement–if you’re one of those who opens it up by Monday night, your name will go into the drawing for a copy of the ARC.  Even if you live in Australia or Zanzibar.

Come back to Mutterings the day after tomorrow for my comments on the rewrite process, and a look at the first draft–maybe not quite as untidy as this one. (Click on the photo to enlarge.)