May 2009:

Hi Jasper,

Why hasn't the paperback edition of First Among Sequels been release with the hardback cover? Without the right cover I just can't buy the book - it'll ruin the look of my bookcase.

Keep well, Ashley Meggitt



Dear Ashley,

It's very complicated and is to do with Karma and balance or something, but apparently if Hodder were to print the Paperback with the hardback cover, then a kitten would have to die somewhere in South-East Asia.

Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions, and me and everyone at Hodder just like kittens.

Jasper

(Ashley decides this isn't good enough and makes his own cover for his paperback. The results are on this page.)