...okay, with the sappy stuff out of the way, we've got a treat for lovers of the written word. As you may know, Ari Marmell's novel Agents of Artifice, the first planeswalker novel, will be released on January 27, 2009 (its ISBN is 978-0786951345 if you want to order it!). It stars Jace Beleren, Liliana Vess, and Tezzeret the Seeker.

So let's play a game. Let's pretend that it's January 27 right now. You're in a bookstore, and you see a fine-looking hardback book:

Wait. That doesn't look right. It's a hardback book. And the dust jacket has some lovely foil treatment. You pick it up and hold it up to the light, turning it slightly to justify us showing it from an angle like this:

Intrigued, you pick it up and peruse the back cover:

Further intrigued, you flip it open to read more information on the front flap.

Fairly ravenous with need, you start reading, right there in the bookstore. In fact, you read the whole first chapter!
Read Chapter 1 of Agents of Artifice
Unfortunately, as soon as you finish the first chapter, you are dragged back to the present day. But the good news is that January 27 is only a few weeks away, and you'll be able to buy your very own copy of Agents of Artifice soon!