Thank you to everyone else who helped make Rule a success: to the booksellers, librarians, and teachers who championed it; to my fellow Electric Eighteens and the panelists who coaxed me through my first few public appearances; to Zoraida Córdova for her help with my launch party; to my family and friends for spamming their families and friends with book news; and to everyone who read and shared this series with others.

As always, a huge thank-you to my agent, Bridget Smith, for being my sounding board and voice of reason, and for championing all my many diverging projects.

For this book in particular, I also need to thank the generous souls who allowed me to crash on/in their various couches/spare rooms/floors/basements while I wrote/edited/panicked about revisions:

Kris and Dale: thank you for opening your home to me, and for giving me a place to relax in between bouncing all over the country. FYI, readers, you have Kris to thank for bribing me with chocolates in order to revive Ren.

Tricia and Shelby: I’m glad I was able to spend time with you in LA. Even through trying circumstances, your respective optimism and pragmatism was inspiring, and our catch-up was long overdue!

Kevin and Melanie: it was great to explore your new city together. Thank you for providing a quiet haven right when I needed one to sort through my second round of edits.

Emily: I owe you for once again being the responsible fur-baby parent. Miss you, and I hope all four of you are enjoying it up there north of the wall.

Eva, Shunan, Allison, and the MerYork peeps: cheers for saving me space on your couches. Someday when I’m a real adult again, I promise to return the favor.

Meraki: especially the Ubud crew who kept me company as I wrote the first draft of Rise, and the Dublisbon squad who were there for my final edits—I couldn’t do this living-out-of-a-suitcase thing without you all. Thank you for your endless support, and for letting me derail our group chats with book news far too often.

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About the Author

Neha Rathore

Ellen Goodlett

is a Pittsburgh native and former New Yorker. She wrote Rule while traveling the world with seventy-eight other digital nomads, living in a different country every month. She is the author of Rule and Rise.

PRAISE FOR

Rule and Rise

“Delivers dazzling magic, suspenseful court intrigue, and pulse-pounding surprises. A treat for fans of richly layered fantasy!”

—Elly Blake, New York Times bestselling author of the Frostblood Saga