Aha….so this is the image for the paperback they slapped together for the upcoming novel (any day now….) And this is the image for the hardcover in the final form. Note – the stuff on the far left and far right are the inside cover flaps that fold into the book.

I find these stats interesting: In the last 90 days, this blog had visitors from the following locations:

I figured you folks might like to see how the artist took a live model and adapted her for the cover of the prequel.  

I suppose there are two schools of thought regarding how to represent children as characters in a novel.

Looks like Barnes & Noble has finally released the title: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tools-of-prophecy-michael-a-rothman/1110070720?ean=2940014681063

Shakeena, You are now a cook named Keena. Yup – even in editing phase, sometimes a name might come out when least expected. 🙂

First, I want to thank those who contributed your names.

I am going to be sorting through the names submitted for inclusion in the prequel novel and will later today post the results. Thanks, Mike

I’ve been told that TOOLS OF PROPHECY (book 2 in the Prophecies series) was released to Amazon/B&N. So within 12-48 hours, should be on sale. Evidently in the US, Amazon releases earlier, and UK/Germany/etc takes a little longer – Dunno why. I will post links as soon as I am aware of them. 🙂