The Call of the King is a rewrite of Tom’s Inheritance, which was my very first book! I’m very fond of the Tom series, and I’ve rewritten it because I decided that it could be better. I’ve learned a lot since publishing it, and realised it needed smoothing out, and needed a different ending.
The rest of the story hasn’t changed dramatically, but I’m pleased with all the changes I’ve made, and now feel that I’ve done Tom justice. The character was actually named after my nephew, who was only a baby when I started writing this. He is now over 10 years old, and I hope he enjoys his adventures in the Other!
I decided to rebrand the entire series, so all of the books have new titles, a new series title, and new covers!
As I’ve changed the ending to Call of the King, there are small changes to the beginning of book two. It was called Twice Born, but is now called The Silver Tower. Book three, previously called Galatine’s Curse, is now The Cursed Sword, and the story is completely unchanged.
This book initially took me five years to write, in between working full-time and studying for my English degree. I’m pleased to say that I write much quicker now!
I love the King Arthur tales, and this is my own retelling. It seems natural to have King Arthur awake in the Otherworld, because his stories have always crossed over with fey and dragons, magic and mystery. I hope you’ve enjoyed my spin on them.
Thanks to my fabulous cover designer, Fiona Jayde Media, my first editor, Sue Copsey, who was fantastic in whipping the original into shape, and thanks to Missed Period Editing, who have tidied up this second version.
I owe a big thanks to Jason, my partner, who has been incredibly supportive throughout my career, and was a beta reader. Thanks also to Terri and my mother, my other two beta readers. You’re all awesome.
Finally, thank you to my launch team, who give valuable feedback on typos and are happy to review on release. It’s lovely to hear from them—you know who you are! You’re amazing! I also love hearing from all my readers, so I welcome you to get in touch.
If you’d like to read a bit more background to the stories, please head to my website, where I blog about the books I’ve read and the research I’ve done. I have another series set in Cornwall about witches, called White Haven Witches, so if you love myths and magic, you’ll love that, too. It’s an adult series, not YA.
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