Reign of the Fallen (Reign of the Fallen #1)(101)
Martina Boone and Jodi Meadows, two super-talented authors and marvelous friends. Thank you for talking out this idea with me late one night at our hotel room in New Jersey, back when Reign was just scribbles in a notebook, and for giving me new ways to think about villains.
My amazing CPs and beta readers: the one and only KT, the talented Eve Castellan, world’s best pen pal Kat Kennedy, the phenomenal Mana from The Book Voyagers, Brittany (of Book Rambles fame), sweet Becky G from Life of a BookNerd Addict, darling Nori from ReadWriteLove28, super-smart editor Carolee Noury, Natalie B., Christine Pellegrini, Rachel Simon, Emily Skrutskie, Rachel Stevenson, and Amber Hendricks. I’m so grateful for your insights as readers, but even more so for your friendship, whether we only chat occasionally or we text every day.
Jessica Spotswood and Wendy Higgins, thank you so much for your support for this story and for your friendship!
Jo Painter, one of my favorite artists. Thank you for your support and for working with me to bring these characters to life so beautifully.
My dear, creative friends Gwen Cole, Erin Cashman, Erin Manning, Erin McQuaig, Chelsea Bobulski, Ami Allen-Vath, Teresa Yea, Heidi Lang, Kati Bartkowski, Rachel Pudelek, Brian Schwarz, Joe Sparks, M Evan Matyas, Christina Gustin, Anna Schafer, Laura Weymouth, Karina from AfirePages, Lauren from Live, Love, Read, and the inimitable ladies of 16 to Read. Thank you for your friendship, your ability to make me laugh, your willingness to let me vent, and just generally inspiring me with your awesomeness.
My family: Mom and Dad, my sister Lindsey, Nana and Papa, Team Williams, Ben and Galena, and the rest of the Peters family. Also my in-laws, Marilyn and Joe Lauscher. I’m so thankful to have you all in my life.
Chris, you get your own paragraph. Epic. Thank you for giving this book its title, for listening to my favorite scenes out loud so many times, for always seeing me as I am and accepting me, and for pushing me to dream bigger.
Every marginalized person who has spoken out and who continues to speak out against injustice and in doing so encourages our society to grow and change in the right ways: We need your voices now more than ever.
Lastly, to everyone reading this, whether you helped bring this book to life in any way or you’ve just arrived in Karthia for the first time: Thank you for going on this journey with me. Much love to you all.