Welcome to my second book in my three-book opener to my fantasy series. As readers of my first book know, the root stories of my fantasy world go all the way back to 2006 and have grown over time. This story and storyline can be considered the youngest of the three openers and developed outside of my original story that I drafted in high school. It’s also gone through the most changes of any storyline to date that, while some names sprinkled here and there are the same, it is mostly a completely different direction.
Still, there are people to thank. First again are my parents, Clark and Pam Sellers, for their continued support. My father, as well, continues to be my unofficial beta reader.
I also wish to thank my returning beta readers for this book: Nita Fowler, Donald Gooch, Brett Roberts, Kirsten Simmons, Forrest Stobaugh, and Elizabeth Talkington. Thank you all again for taking the time to read this book, which has a different tone and new characters from my first book, and providing me with more honest feedback.
Kristin Campbell at C&D Editing once again did an excellent job as being my books’ editor and formator. She continues to edit my work with the professionalism and care I have come to expect and admire from her.
I wish to recognize the returning artists who brought their talents into this book. Doan Trang created the illustrations for each character’s chapters and Tracey Porter, aka Pixeleiderdown, created the map yet again to bring another setting of my world to life. Master cover artist, Micah Epstein, created yet another masterpiece for this book’s cover art. Lastly, James T. Egan of Bookfly Design brought all the pieces together to make a great design for the overall cover.
Thank you to everyone on this list and your individual contributions. And thank you, dear readers, as well, and I hope you all enjoy.