What's the order of the books in the series?
The first book is The Smoke Thief. The second is The Dream Thief. Each are stand-alone titles, and I think they make sense no matter what order you discover them, but if you want to read them chronologically, there it is. Queen of Dragons, the third book in the series, has just been released.

Will there be any more books about the drákon after the third one?
Absolutely! There are five books planned. I've been completely hooked by their lush, mysterious world, and I admit that I'm going to hate to leave it. I'm very, very happy so many of you feel the same way. The Dream Thief is my first book (my only book!) to crack the New York Times bestseller list, and I just want to thank you all for that. I feel blessed, and it's due to you. I'm both amazed and delighted that you've enjoyed sharing the adventures of the drákon with me.

I'm humbled. Thank you.

What are you working on now?
I'm composing the fourth book in this series. It's going to be the story of Rhys Langford and Zoe Lane. Rhys is a full-fledged drákon, meaning he has all the usual Gifts of his kind: he can Turn from human to smoke to dragon; he has super strength, stealth, grace, and the ability to hear the music of metal and stones. Plus, of course, all that deadly drákon charisma. Too bad he's been kidnapped by the sanf inimicus, his human enemies...and he might even be dead.

Zoe, like most females of her kind, can't Turn at all. But she's developed a few other surprising Gifts of her own. She's going to need every one of them if she's going to help Rhys—which, frankly, she hasn't decided yet she really wants to do. They've got a history, these two. And it isn't sweet.

Zoe and Rhys have turned out to be quite the characters. I think they're both a little more gritty than some of my previous protagonists, and I like that. Their story is set primarily in eighteenth century Paris, a few years before the revolution. Lots of turmoil, lots of drama and action.

When will the next book be out?
It's due in June. After that, it's up to the folks at Bantam Books to pick a pub date.

Random Personal Questions Taken from the Guestbook:

What kind of dog is that [on the guestbook page]?
A large, hairy, white one who sheds all over the place. LOL. She's a Kuvac. She likes to take me for vigorous daily walks.

What's the deal with the house rabbits?
I started with one house rabbit, many years ago. Although every single rabbit I've ever had has been neutered, somehow they manage to keep multiplying, usually by way of furtive phone calls from friends, going something along the lines of: "You won't believe it, but I/my child/my boss/my grandma/some stranger on the street just found a stray bunny. It's really cute! I don't suppose you could...?"

I know they're cute. But stop giving them to me. My house is full.

I'm a hot single guy. Will you go out with me?
No.

It's nothing personal. But any guy who describes himself as hot probably isn't.

I'm an animal lover too! Will you go out with me?
Better! Much better approach! But, alas, still no.

Will THE SMOKE THIEF ever be made into a movie?
God willing. There've been some rumbles about it, but nothing definite yet.

Are you ever going to have kids?
Mom, I asked you to quit signing the guestbook...