Austin, Texas:  MJ Heiser, whose debut novel, Corona, was released to exceptional reviews on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, has announced that the sequel, Canticle, has been released through Phoenix House Press in cooperation with Literary Underground.  Canticle is now available for download on the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook for the exceptional introductory price of $2.99.  

Canticle follows the story of Athena Falcon, a character introduced in Corona, as she undertakes her first mission as a newly-minted Traveller.  Despite her certainty that her calling is a duty and that there is no true heroism in the world, she is soon caught up in a plot to overthrow the peaceful land of Jaenrye.  She encounters a seer by the name of Pietr Von Gloring, a mysterious child, and a former legend in the Traveller order, and along the way, she learns a lot about the spirit of heroes, and, eventually, herself.

A print version of this edition is in the planning stage now.  Canticle is the second book in the series, The Chronicles of Jaenrye.  

MJ Heiser is the editor for Literary Underground and contributes her editing talents to the interactive blog fiction project, Choose or Die.  She resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband.

Austin, Texas:  MJ Heiser, whose debut novel, Corona, was released February 2010 by Canonbridge LLC to exceptional reviews on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, has announced a Special Edition re-release of the novel through Phoenix House Press in cooperation with Literary Underground.  Corona: Special Edition is now available for download on the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook for the exceptional introductory price of $2.99.  

In the world of fantasy fiction, much has been written regarding the ability to travel between this world and a fantasy realm, but the travelers are usually children.  Corona is a re-imagining of this classic fairy tale; instead of children, for whom it is usually easy to adapt to the abrupt change, the journey between worlds is undertaken by full-grown adults who have lost their sense of wonder, either by loss of childhood fancies, by crushing disappointment, or by outright depravity.  These three adults hold the survival of an entire world in their hands:  Can they be the heroes they dreamed of being?

The Special Edition re-release includes a new prologue, expanded chapters, and a cleaner feel than the original book.  A print version of this edition is in the planning stage now.  Corona is the first book in the series, The Chronicles of Jaenrye.  The sequel is scheduled for release in 2011.

MJ Heiser is the editor for Literary Underground and contributes her editing talents to the interactive blog fiction project, Choose or Die.  She resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband.