What is up with the title and demographic changes?
As my agent was selling the finished manuscript of The Two Pearls of Wisdom/Eon around the world, it quickly became apparent that it was being viewed as a crossover novel i.e. a book that would suit both an adult and young adult audience. So, as it sold, some Publishers bought it as an adult title, some bought it as young adult, and a few bought it as both. The title changes are generally to do with the target audience of the Publisher. The Two Pearls of Wisdom, which is not a fantasy specific title, is aimed at an adult mainstream audience, while Eon is aimed at a young adult or fantasy reading audience. The duology has now been sold into 13 countries, so there are quite a few titles floating around now, but most of them are a variation on Eon/Eona. Did you have a hand in the “new” title(s)? Yes, I did for the English language titles. When the call came through that Australia and one of my two UK publishers wanted to “mainstream” the title for the adult market, it took me a little whi
