When I edited and published The Sound of Broken Absolutes in 2013's Unfettered anthology, even I was unprepared for the amount of accolades Peter Orullian's short story would garner. It is a beautiful story of grief and music and it touched a chord with readers all over the world. Many called it the best tale in the book.

But when Peter shared that The Unremembered—the first novel in the Vault of Heaven series that spawned those short stories—would be republished in a trade paperback Author's Definitive Edition in preparation for the second book's publication, Trial of Intentions, I knew I wanted a hardcover on my shelf that matched it. I also knew I wouldn't be the only one.