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March 2010: The US release of Oath of Fealty is March 16. There will be a reading and book signing event on March 16 at Book People in Austin.

October 2009: Oath of Fealty, set in the Paksenarrion universe, comes out in March 2010. Some people have misunderstood the previous listing as meaning that readers needed to read the previous books in order to understand the new books, but that's not the case. Familiarity will enrich your experience but we (the editor and I) put a lot of effort into ensuring that the new group will be understandable without that. In addition, the dedicated website for this story universe offers background material to clear up any lingering confusion. Come visit Paksworld.com and join the discussion on the Paksworld blog.

Paksenarrion is not a viewpoint character but does appear in a minor role. The main viewpoint characters--her former commanders, Phelan, Dorrin, and Arcolin--all had a role in her life, and now we see the effect that she had had on them. When one of your soldiers turns into a paladin, nothing can stay the same.

Behind and above the immediate situations the characters must deal with, questions posed in the The Legacy of Gird surface and may be (I hope they are!) resolved in this group of books. Why did elves and humans flee from Old Aare? Who really caused the destruction there, and why and how?