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I’ve been re-reading my earliest DAW books: the Cloudmages Trilogy (Holder of Lighting in 2003, Mage of Clouds in 2004, and Heir of Stone in 2005) and the Nessantico Cycle (A Magic of Twilight in 2008, A Magic of Nightfall in 2009, and A Magic of Dawn in 2010). I still love those books, and I’m still proud of what I produced with these epic high fantasy novels, and glad that I moved to DAW with Betsy and Sheila as publishers, and Sheila as my editor. I’d recommend either series to anyone who likes high fantasy and wants to read my work.
One note I didn’t expect was (if I’m to be totally honest) is that I’ve always felt slightly more attached to the Cloudmages books more than those about Nessantico. After all, the Cloudmages trilogy is remains the set of books that have sold best for me. But while I enjoyed re-reading the Cloudmages trilogy and was pleased with how they’ve held up, I have to admit that the Nessantico books were slightly more to my liking: more character-driven and with less emphasis on magic and more on the politics of that world, with some nice twists and turns…
Now I’ll have to re-read some of the other DAW Books as well!