“This blend of urban and cross-world fantasy combines the excitement of the Harry Potter series with the dark grittiness of the Dresden Files books and should appeal to mature young adults as well as to adult lovers of the genre.”--Library Journal (The Lost Prince)
The Lost Prince (book 2 of the Guardians of Aandor series) made
its debut on August 20th, and the reviews so far have been overwhelmingly
positive. I want to point out one important change I've made regarding the ending
of this book compared with its predecessor; although Awakenings also received
much praise, many reviewers (and readers) were put out by the cliffhanger
ending, and didn't realize they were starting a series. I'd actually read reviews
where readers admitted I'd lost a star on their rating for this very reason.
With book 2, I decided to go with a more definitive ending. What does this mean exactly? It's the
difference between the ending of a Harry Potter book, where that book's story is relatively wrapped
up, and that in A Game of Thrones book, when the story stops just as a protagonist dies, his
family is scattered to the winds, and the bad guys are victorious. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) 
I'm really proud of this second novel. Some will live,
some will die, and Daniel... (heh, heh). The Lost Prince Hardcover from Tor Books is out in stores now.
