The Chosen One

Prelude to the Second Edition

Prelude to the Second EditionWhen I wrote 'The Chosen One' back in the late 2000's, it was the best book that I could write at the time, and I am still proud of my first-born "baby" as evidenced by the strong sales and positive reviews. But then two things happened: 1) several publishing companies expressed an interest in translating my series into other languages, but I would have to "break them apart into shorter novels" to be financially viable; and 2) I started taking screenwriting classes and had to transform the book into the first season of a proposed television series.

I refuse to give my audience anything less than my best work, so I poured a decade's worth of additional writing experience into breaking apart 'The Chosen One' so that each translated sub-book still told a complete story, while also weaving in some of the really cool stuff that came out of my proposed "Sword of the Gods" television series (yeah, it's just a dream, but I'd love to see the Archangel Mikhail on the big screen).

For several years now, the translated editions have reflected this rewritten version. 'Sword of the Gods', 'No Place for Fallen Angels', and 'Forbidden Fruit' have found avid fans in other languages. But as for my English language original, I have struggled with what to do about 'The Chosen One'. While the story-arc and characters have not materially changed, the translated editions reflect what I'm capable of writing in 2020. So I finally put the question to some of my earliest fans who, over time, have become trusted friends.

"Release it," they said. "We like the old version, but this is so much better…"

So I have recombined the three sub-books back into its original edition (now significantly longer) so that my English readers can enjoy the same "tweaks" that my Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Indonesian, Lithuanian, and South African readers enjoy. I hope you like it. It's not often you get a chance to do something you love -- twice.