Mortal Coils, published by TOR, will be available in bookstores on February 3, 2009.

According to author Eric Nylund, a summary of the book is: "Nothing exciting ever happened to fifteen-year-old orphans Eliot and Fiona. A chance encounter, however, reveals they are the offspring of a goddess and Lucifer. To settle the epic custody battle between these two immortal families, the gods fashion three heroic trials, while the fallen angels create three diabolical temptations to test the twins…."

Nylund is the bestselling author of the the Halo series books. He is also working on the Battlestar Galactica comic series (which launches this month) and wrote the new Halo graphic novel, which will be released alongside Halo Wars.

To read the first nine chapters of this amazing novel, simply click right here, and enjoy!