Hello everyone! Look at this exciting press release. It arrived in my mailbox this evening, and I just knew I had to share it! Some of you may recall that I purchased Air Ferrets Aloft years ago when it was available as an ebook. It has since disappeared in that format, but it looks like we have a lot to look forward to! SCRIBNER TO PUBLISH BEST-SELLING AUTHOR RICHARD BACH THE FERRET CHRONICLES TO BEGIN IN JUNE 2002 July 11, 2001, New York, New York - Richard Bach, best-selling author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions, has signed a publishing agreement with Scribner for a series of books entitled The Ferret Chronicles. The books mark Bach's return to the animal fable for the first time since Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Illustrated by the author, The Ferret Chronicles are fables for all age and will debut with two titles to be published in June, 2002: Rescue Ferrets at Sea and Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse. Subsequent titles include Air Ferrets Aloft, Rancher Ferrets on the Range and Teacher Ferrets in the Classroom. A total of five books are scheduled for publication in the first year. "A group of ferrets appeared to me several years ago, and they led me to a mountaintop," said the reclusive writer. "Spread out before us lay the civilization of these animals, creatures who arrived from beyond the stars while humans were discovering stone. Having declined the idea of evil, they live without war, crime or malice. Their society is remarkably different from ours, yet they remain, like us, a species which loves action and challenge. "Knowing that my culture has not fully renounced fear and violence, the group approached me nevertheless," Bach explained. "Risking their lives to follow their highest right, they found me and offered a view from their mountain into the daily adventures of ferrets here and across the galaxy. The Ferret Chronicles is an account of those adventures." He declined further comment about the work, which he has confided to his publishers as the most profound and significant of his career. Susan Moldow, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Scribner, said, "I have known and worked with Richard for almost twenty years. The Ferret Chronicles is a fitting continuation of our long and fruitful relationship." From his first book, Stranger to the Ground, to the best-selling Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions, Richard Bach is best known for his books about flight. He was an Air Force fighter pilot and later a gypsy pilot barnstormer in the Midwest. Today, he flies a number of small aircraft including a Lake Amphibian, a 1943 Piper Cub and tiny ultralight airlplane. In the air and on the ground, he continues gaining insight and inspiration for The Chronicles from his eight companion ferrets. ___________________________________________________________ Woo hoo! Happy ferreting! Gina Hart/Sage Ferrets http://www.geocities.com/sageferrets [Posted in FML issue 3476]