Some News First

Azure Fire Publishing | From the blog of Nicholas C. Rossis, author of science fiction, the Pearseus epic fantasy series and children's booksThere have been some interesting developments in my writing career, among which the fact I’m now Editor-in-chief for Azure Fire PublishingΒ (AFP), a US-based non-profit promoting youth-friendly Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Even though the position only offers a nominal fee at the moment, it comes with a perk: AFP has offered to publish my Fantasy/Science Fiction books.

The organization has a large monthlyΒ advertising budget to promote its authors’ books, so, after much deliberation, I have decided to accept.

My Books’ Titles

Pearseus cover | From the blog of Nicholas C. Rossis, author of science fiction, the Pearseus epic fantasy series and children's booksPerhaps, then, this is the perfect opportunity to deal with something that’s been bugging me for a while now: my first books’ titles. I find myself no longer satisfied by “Rise of the Prince” and “The Power of Six,” as I think of them as weak titles compared to my later ones. And since AFP will soon handle these matters, it may be my last chance to rename them.

So, I am now leaning toward renaming The Power of Six to Fickle Futures.

As forΒ Rise of the Prince, that’s harder, as I have come up with 3 choices:

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this:

  1. Is it OK to change a book’s title after so many years, and
  2. What do you think of the proposed titles?

Please vote above and let me know which one you prefer–or, indeed, if you have a brilliant suggestion of your own. Thank you for your help!