The Next Queen of Heaven [antikvár]

Author's Note Thank you to early readers of The Next Queen of Heaven—Betty Levin, Andy Newman, William Reiss, and Maggie Stern Terris. Special thanks are due to the heavenly beings behind Concord Free Press, a nonprofit publishing venture founded by Ann and Stona Fitch. (Check it out at www.concordfreepress.com.) Early editorial advice from Ann Fitch shaped the Concord Free Press edition, which is almost exactly reproduced in this HarperCollins edition but for some adjustments due to a few different house-style conventions and to even fewer second thoughts. Thanks to Concord Free Press for bringing this baby into the world, and to Cassie Jones and HarperCollins for providing it shelter and a permanent home once it had arrived. For readers who know me primarily as a writer of fantasy, the setting and subject matter (and the vernacular spoken by characters herein) may come as a surprise. Forgive me my trespasses. It's my suspicion that heaven may be both more disguised and more accessible than any other fantastic locale I might choose to write about.