Foreign rights to The Illumination have sold to Germany, Australia, Russia, France, Hungary -- five countries to date.

Foreign rights have sold to Germany, Australia, the UK, Russia, Poland, the Ukraine, Turkey, Spain, Croatia, Slovakia, France, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Israel, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Taiwan, Indonesia, Romania, Greece, Hungary --- 21 countries to date.

Here's what foreign acquisitions editors had to say:

• "A non-stop ride to save humanity--flawless, erudite and un-put-downable." - Sander Verheijen, Uniboek, Holland
• "Something special." - Monica Tussel, Plaza y Janes, Spain
• "Readers will be mesmerized by this exciting novel." - Kathrin Blum, Rowohlt, Germany
• "' Highly original use of Kabbalah and fast-paced plot make it a wonderful read." - Pawel Lipszyc, Swiat Ksiazki/Bertelsmann Media, Poland