Элис Кова - Испытание чародеев

My Tower Guard — this book is for all of you. You lift me up when I am down. You’re there when I need feedback. Whenever I have a problem there is always someone among you who jumps up, ready to help. When I need something shared, you’re there. Each and every one of you give so much to me, and it is my fervent hope that I can continue to give back to you with every book I write. Thank you for believing in not just the world of Air Awakens, but all of the worlds I write.

The Man — thank you for all you did to help bring this novel into the world. Every time you listened as I storyboarded ideas, every night you made dinner, or cleaned the house, or took care of «life» so I could focus on fictional worlds was essential in my making Eira’s story a reality.

Mom — thanks for being one of my most excited ARC readers and biggest cheerleaders. I appreciate all you have done and continue to do for me. Oh, please give dad a hug for me, too.

Melissa Wright — without you I wouldn’t have finished nearly as fast and the story wouldn’t have been half as good. Thank you for your feedback and hilarious comments. I couldn’t have hoped or wished for a better crit partner.

Danielle Jensen — I’m pretty sure I owe you a glass of wine. For what? Shh, I don’t know. It’s just an excuse to try and see you. Thanks for everything, friend.

Mary — my friend, thank you for consistently putting my body back together after I’ve destroyed it with bad posture and way more words than any person should write in a single day.

Lux Karpov-Kinrade — thank you for being the best sprint partner anyone could dream of. You’re an incredible friend and author and I’m so excited to write more alongside you and all your projects.

The turtles — you all are amazing and I love that I have truly found my community among you.

Michelle Madow — I love all our brainstorming sessions, happy hours, and hang outs. Thank you for being a part of my author journey.

Turtles — you all are incredible and I couldn’t have dreamed of a better author community to count myself a part of.

Every Instagrammer, Facebook Expert, Twitter Guru, Blogger, and other influencer who helped spread the word about A Trial of Sorcerers — you are my heroes. I will never be able to thank you all individually as you deserve. But know I see you. Know I’m grateful for every one of you and, much like my Tower Guard, I hope that I can express that gratitude through the stories I bring into the world and the special exclusives that can come with them.

Остраки́зм (др. — греч. ὀστρακισμός от ὄστρακον «черепок, скорлупа»), также встречается перевод «суд черепков», — в Древних Афинах народное голосование с помощью глиняных черепков (остраконов), по итогам которого определяли человека, наиболее опасного для государственного строя, и изгоняли его на 10 лет. — Примечание переводчика.