In August 2023, Anne reclaimed her copyright on the Knights of the Emerald series, which had previously been under Éditions De Mortagne since 2002. As a result, the old edition books had to be withdrawn from the market. Our intention is to reintroduce them gradually throughout 2024, under the banner of Wellan Inc.
In addition to a new cover for the series, to compensate for this wait, she carefully revisited the twelve volumes to make a 20th anniversary version. She has provided clarification that has been offered to her over the years.
Examples:
+ For 22 years, readers have reproached him for the many repetitions contained in each of the novels and that had been imposed on him by his publisher, who did not believe the readers able to follow the action without being held by the hand during their reading. You were right, these repetitions made the text much too heavy and they slowed down the action.
+ You also said, "We know, ma'am, that Kira is purple and the armor is green. Stop telling us." These were other undesirable additions.
+ Among your comments, she quickly understood that some of you had difficulty distinguishing between the «rumors» that the Knights heard (because after the first invasion, Abnar had made disappear the real history books) and what really happened. She kept only the rumors that were really useful to the saga.
All this to say that the story has not been changed at all. It has been improved for a better understanding of the same wonderful saga. If you prefer to keep the old version, no problem. It’s the same story. But I am sure that the Emerald Knights' fans will not be able to resist the 20th anniversary version for long. And as for the others, who planned to get it, do not even hesitate.