The Mark of Aether

The Mark of Aether: I : A thank you.

Like the title implies, this is a thank you. A thank you born from the depth of my heart and soul. A thank you that sums the smiles and laughs and tears we experienced as we joined Celestia and her fellowship during their journey.

The Mark of Aether (TMoA) has been up here for lesser than a year, and already hit such great milestones.

This book was firstly published on 4/March/2017, with merely a reader or two. Now, finished after a little less than 11 months, it has won more than a dozen of competitions, reached thousands and thousands of reads, votes, and comments, and ranked amongst the best #100 books in the fantasy category.

And without you all, being here would have been impossible. Watching Celestia growing would have been  impossibe. For that, you, my readers, have all my sincere gratitude and love.

Each and every single of your reads, votes, and comments made happiness bubble in my heart. From the ones that always mark the chapters with their lovely thoughts, to the ones who bomb-vote on all the chapters, and the ones that read without even voicing their presence, you've all been a great factor to this story.

Because without all this love, I wouldn't have been here, proud of a book that has left something in each and everyone of you.

So, I send my thanks to the ones that have followed it all from A to Z, to my mom and dad, who encouraged me to do this, even if it is only a hobby and a challenge,writing in a third language. And for their patience while boring the hell out them discussing upcoming plots, creating characters, blabbering about every single detail.

This story wouldn't have existed in the first place without their support. And of course, yours.

But this is not the end. It is merely the start of everything. There are so much more events to come, secrets to unravel, prophecies and riddles to solve, relationships to grow (for all the shippers, cling tightly to your chairs. It's gonna be a rollercoaster), and heartbreak to come.

Like Celestia has once said: 'The party had just began.' And it gonna be an epic one, trust me on that.

And to keep you on your toes, I have a few stuff planned for TMoA, including:

-a contest (fanfiction, title guessing, fanart,etc). Details will be posted later.

-a title and cover reveal.

-10 signs you've missed while reading.

-and much more just for you.

When Book 2 will be released will be known not long from now, and maybe, maybe not a sneak peek of what first chapter looks like. So keep us in mind!

Again, thank you deeply. But now, your turn comes.

Tell me, what do you expect to see in Book 2, what will happen after Celestia has the book? What threats do you expect? What things do you want to see in the next book? Any names, backstory, and all of that you'll like to see again? It is all in your hands! Comment, I can't wait to read what you think about this all, and your opinions about The Mark of Aether.

Sincerely yours, Tima_R.