 It was later republished by Hale, with references to Faction Paradox material removed, after the Mad Norwegian Press edition went out of print.Although taking place in a shared universe, either edition of the book is a stand-alone work that does not require any prior knowledge of Faction Paradox.The novel was adapted by Kelly Hale from a previous work that she wrote, "Erasing Sherlock Holmes", which won a $10,000 award in the Great North American Fiction Contest and was published as an e-book by PublishingOnline.com.