html{scroll-padding-top:96px}
.site-footer{padding-block:8px}
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;box-shadow:0 3px 14px #00000020;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif}
.site-header .wordmark{font-family:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:clamp(14.24px,1.691vw,22.25px)}
.site-header nav{font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:normal}
.site-header nav>a{text-transform:none}
.site-header .button{font-family:inherit;font-weight:700;font-size:14px}
.hero-inner{min-height:488px;padding-block:38px}
.book-section{padding-top:36px;padding-bottom:26px;gap:35px;grid-template-columns:1.3fr 1fr}
.book-copy{padding-bottom:0}
.book-copy>p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:640px;font-size:19px;line-height:1.5;margin:17px 0}
.expanded-timeline{padding-bottom:22px}
.full-biography{max-width:850px;color:var(--body);font-size:17px}
.full-biography p{margin-top:13px;line-height:1.5}
.author-inner{padding-block:32px}
@media(max-width:1100px){.hero-inner{min-height:436px;padding-block:32px}.hero h1{font-size:48px}.hero .tagline{font-size:27px}.site-header nav{gap:15px;font-size:12px}.site-header .button{padding-inline:14px;font-size:12px}}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-inner{min-height:440px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(39px,5.8vw,48px)}.book-section{gap:20px;grid-template-columns:1.15fr 1fr}.book-copy>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:18px}.site-header nav{font-size:13px}}
@media(max-width:600px){html{scroll-padding-top:88px}.hero-inner{min-height:0;padding-block:30px 20px}.hero-art{height:248px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(36px,8.6vw,50px)}.book-section{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding-top:32px;gap:0}.site-header .wordmark{font-size:14.24px;letter-spacing:2px}.site-header nav{max-height:calc(100dvh - 90px);overflow-y:auto}.full-biography{font-size:17px}}
@media(max-width:400px){.hero h1{font-size:30px}.hero-art{height:216px}}

/* Smaller type and a top-aligned scenic crop preserve the tower spire. */
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(32px,3.6vw,52px)}
.hero .tagline{font-size:clamp(19.55px,2.125vw,27.2px)}
.hero-art{background-position:center top}
h2{font-size:clamp(22.962px,2.6789vw,35.2084px)}
.closing-section h2{font-size:clamp(21.4312px,2.2962vw,30.616px)}
@media(min-width:1500px){.hero-art{background-position:center top}}
@media(max-width:1100px){.site-header .wordmark{font-size:16.91px;letter-spacing:2px}.site-header nav{font-size:13px}.site-header .button{font-size:14px}.hero h1{font-size:38.4px}.hero .tagline{font-size:22.95px}}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero h1{font-size:clamp(31.2px,4.64vw,38.4px)}.hero .tagline{font-size:22.95px}.hero-art{background-position:57% top}.book-copy h2{font-size:25.2582px}}
@media(max-width:600px){.site-header .wordmark{font-size:14.24px;letter-spacing:2px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(28.8px,6.88vw,40px)}.hero .tagline{font-size:21.25px}.hero-art{background-position:66% top}.book-copy h2,.milestones-section h2{font-size:25.2582px}.author-copy h2{font-size:27.5544px}.closing-section h2{font-size:23.7274px}}
@media(max-width:400px){.hero h1{font-size:24px}}

/* Frame the extended artwork around the tower and the full figures. */
.hero{background:#000f21}
.hero .tagline span+span{margin-top:11px}
.hero .tagline span:last-child{color:#e9bd65}
.hero .tagline{margin-bottom:26px}
@media(max-width:600px){.hero .tagline{margin-bottom:24px}}
.theme-strip{padding-block:6px}
.button,button{border-radius:4px}
.purchase-group{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center}
.paperback-link{font-size:14px;color:#dfc079;margin-top:8px;line-height:1.35;text-decoration:none;padding:0}
.hero h1 span+span{color:#7fa5d2}
.site-header .wordmark{font-size:clamp(12.2464px,1.4543vw,19.135px)}
.hero h1 span:first-child{font-size:.9288em}
@media(max-width:1100px){.site-header .wordmark{font-size:14.5426px}}
@media(min-width:901px) and (max-width:1200px){.site-header .wordmark{font-size:13.7772px}}
@media(max-width:600px){.site-header .wordmark{font-size:12.2464px}}
.hero .paperback-link,.hero .sample-note{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;line-height:1.4;margin-top:8px;padding:0;white-space:nowrap}
.hero .sample-group{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center}
@media(max-width:600px){
  .hero .actions{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:18px}
  .hero .purchase-group,.hero .sample-group{align-items:flex-start;max-width:100%}
  .hero .sample-note{white-space:normal;text-align:left}
}
.paperback-link:hover{color:#fff0ca}
.players-inner{padding-block:40px}
.players-inner>h2{margin-bottom:32px}
.players-label{font-size:16px;color:#e7bd70;margin-bottom:12px}
.players-grid{list-style:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:36px 28px;margin:0;padding:0}
.players-grid li{border:1px solid #3b546b;border-radius:4px;background:#0b1d2c;padding:24px 22px}
.contact-page{background:var(--ivory);color:var(--ink);min-height:75vh;padding:25px 0 50px}
.contact-container{max-width:1440px}
.contact-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.4fr);gap:48px;margin-top:32px}
.contact-form-panel{border-left:1px solid var(--rule);padding-left:40px;min-width:0}
.email-information h2,.contact-panel-title{font-size:30px;letter-spacing:-.6px;margin-bottom:36px}
.email-information h1{margin-bottom:32px}
.email-information-item{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:16px;margin-bottom:42px}
.email-information-icon{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;background:#e9e1d2;color:#956a2b}
.email-information-icon svg{width:26px;height:26px}
.email-information-item>div{min-width:0}
.email-information-item p{font-size:18px;color:var(--body);margin-bottom:10px}
.email-information-item a{font-size:clamp(18px,1.65vw,24px);font-weight:bold;overflow-wrap:anywhere;line-height:1.4}
.email-information-item a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
@media(max-width:900px){.contact-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}.contact-form-panel{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding:28px 0 0}.email-information-item{margin-bottom:28px}.email-information h2,.contact-panel-title{margin-bottom:26px}}
.contact-page h1{font-size:clamp(32px,4vw,46px);margin-bottom:16px}
.contact-intro{font-size:19px;color:var(--body);margin-bottom:28px}
.contact-form label{display:block;font-size:17px;margin-bottom:8px}
.contact-form input:not([type=hidden]),.contact-form textarea{display:block;width:100%;font:17px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:#fffdf8;border:1px solid #8b959b;border-radius:4px;padding:12px;margin-bottom:22px}
.contact-form textarea{resize:vertical}
.contact-fields{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px}
.contact-form .contact-answer{max-width:140px;margin-bottom:8px}
.contact-trap{position:absolute;left:-10000px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.contact-help{font:14px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--body);margin-bottom:20px}
.contact-notice,.contact-errors{padding:18px;border:1px solid #63826e;border-radius:4px;background:#e7efe5;margin-bottom:24px}
.contact-errors{border-color:#a34033;background:#fff0eb;color:#7a261e}
.contact-errors ul{margin-bottom:0}
@media(min-width:901px) and (max-width:1200px){.site-header nav{gap:12px;font-size:12px}.site-header .button{font-size:12px;padding-inline:12px}.site-header .wordmark{font-size:13.7772px;letter-spacing:2px}}
@media(max-width:600px){.contact-fields{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}.contact-page{padding:16px 0 32px}}
.player-name{color:inherit;font-size:22px;line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:8px}
.player-title{color:var(--gold);font-size:20.025px;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:9px}
.player-description{font-size:18px;line-height:1.3}
@media(max-width:1100px){.player-title{font-size:17.622px}.player-description{font-size:16px}.player-name{font-size:18px}}
@media(max-width:900px){.players-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:30px}.player-title{font-size:19.224px}.player-description{font-size:18px}}
@media(max-width:600px){.players-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:27px}.players-inner{padding-block:33px}.player-name{font-size:18px}.players-label{font-size:14px}}
.hero-art{background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#000f21 0%,#000f21 36%,#000f21b3 46%,#000f2118 62%,#000f2100 75%),url('/assets/images/hero-portal-scene-lantern-adjusted.webp');background-size:100% 100%,auto 135%;background-position:center,right bottom;background-repeat:no-repeat}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-art{background-size:100% 100%,auto 125%;background-position:center,right bottom}}
@media(max-width:600px){.hero-art{background-image:linear-gradient(180deg,#000f21 0%,#000f2100 23%),url('/assets/images/hero-portal-scene-lantern-adjusted.webp');background-size:100% 100%,auto 135%;background-position:center,90% bottom}}












/* Compact marketing hero keeps the sample action close to the premise. */
.hero-inner{min-height:0;padding-block:28px}
.hero-copy{width:59%;max-width:730px}
.hero .eyebrow{margin-bottom:12px}
.hero h1{margin-bottom:14px}
.hero .tagline{margin-bottom:14px;line-height:1.12}
.hero .tagline span+span{margin-top:4px}
.hero-premise{max-width:590px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:10px;text-wrap:pretty}
.hero-genre{font-size:15px;line-height:1.4;color:#d4dce4;margin-bottom:18px}
.hero .purchase-note,.hero .sample-note{font:13px/1.4 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:7px;color:#dfc079;white-space:normal}
.hero .paperback-link{font-size:13px;margin-top:3px}
.hero .actions{gap:16px}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-copy{width:72%}.hero-premise{font-size:17px}}
@media(max-width:600px){
.hero-inner{padding-block:22px 18px}.hero-copy{width:100%}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(28px,7.2vw,40px)}.hero h1 span+span{white-space:normal}
.hero .eyebrow{margin-bottom:10px}.hero .tagline{font-size:21px;margin-bottom:12px}
.hero-premise{font-size:16px;line-height:1.35;margin-bottom:8px}
.hero-genre{font-size:14px;margin-bottom:14px}
.hero .actions{flex-direction:row;gap:14px 16px}.hero .button{font-size:14px;padding-inline:16px}
.hero .sample-note,.hero .purchase-note{font-size:12px;text-align:left}.hero-art{height:150px}
}

.hero .tagline .tagline-accent{display:inline;color:#e9bd65}


.hero-actions{padding-top:6px}


.hero .eyebrow{color:#e9bd65}

/* Hero refinements: readable genre, modest credit, and two-line hook. */
.hero .eyebrow{letter-spacing:.35px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4}
.hero h1{margin-bottom:7px}
.hero-author{font-size:14px;line-height:1.35;color:#d4dce4;margin-bottom:14px}
.hero .tagline .tagline-accent{display:block}
.hero .purchase-note a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
@media(max-width:600px){.hero .eyebrow{font-size:13px}.hero-author{font-size:13px;margin-bottom:12px}}

/* Reduce the hero title and subtitle by 13% at each breakpoint. */
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(27.84px,3.132vw,45.24px)}
@media(max-width:1100px){.hero h1{font-size:33.408px}}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero h1{font-size:clamp(27.144px,4.0368vw,33.408px)}}
@media(max-width:600px){.hero h1{font-size:clamp(24.36px,6.264vw,34.8px)}}

.hero .tagline .tagline-accent{display:inline}


/* Match both hero title lines at every screen size. */
.hero h1 span:first-child,.hero h1 span+span{font-size:1em}


.hero h1 span+span{font-size:.87em}


.hero .tagline{color:#e9bd65}


/* Email signup between the book introduction and historical milestones. */
.newsletter-section{padding-block:28px 34px}
.newsletter-section .ml-embedded{max-width:720px;margin-inline:auto}
.newsletter-section noscript p{text-align:center;color:var(--body)}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedWrapper{background:transparent;max-width:640px;width:100%}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedBody,#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-successBody{padding:24px;border:1px solid var(--gold);border-radius:4px}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 h4{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:30px;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.15}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedContent p,#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-successContent p{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--body)}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button{background:linear-gradient(110deg,#e8cc8b,#dcb972)!important;color:#100f0b!important;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif!important;font-size:17px!important;min-height:49px}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button:hover{background:#f0d599!important}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 input[type=email]{font-size:16px!important;min-height:48px}
@media(max-width:600px){#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedBody,#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-successBody{padding:20px}#updates #mlb2-48043513 h4{font-size:26px}}

#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedBody,#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-successBody{display:flow-root}


/* Align signup with the page content and use the site's navy palette. */
.newsletter-section .ml-embedded{margin-inline:0}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-align-center{text-align:left}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button{background:#173547!important;color:#fff9ec!important}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button:hover{background:#234c65!important}

/* Contact signup follows the message form in reading order. */
.contact-layout{row-gap:0;align-items:start}
.contact-layout>.email-information{grid-column:1;grid-row:1}
.contact-layout>.contact-form-panel{grid-column:2;grid-row:1 / span 2;align-self:stretch}
.contact-newsletter{grid-column:1;grid-row:2;padding:26px 0 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);min-width:0}
.contact-newsletter .ml-embedded{max-width:100%}
.contact-newsletter #mlb2-48043513 h4{font-size:25px}
@media(max-width:900px){
.contact-layout>.email-information,.contact-layout>.contact-form-panel,.contact-newsletter{grid-column:1;grid-row:auto}
.contact-newsletter{margin-top:30px;padding-top:26px}
}

/* Keep the contact signup close to the final email address. */
.contact-layout{grid-template-rows:auto 1fr}
.contact-layout>.email-information .email-information-item:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.contact-newsletter{border-top:0;padding-top:22px;align-self:start}
@media(max-width:900px){.contact-layout{grid-template-rows:none}.contact-newsletter{margin-top:22px;padding-top:0}}

/* Contact signup: open layout with a divider below the email details. */
.contact-newsletter{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:34px;padding-top:22px}
.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedBody,.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-successBody{border:0;padding:0}
@media(max-width:900px){.contact-newsletter{margin-top:34px;padding-top:22px}}

/* Use matching blue actions for contact and newsletter submissions. */
.contact-form button[type=submit]{background:#173547;color:#fff9ec;border-color:#173547}
.contact-form button[type=submit]:hover{background:#234c65;border-color:#234c65}

/* Gold newsletter action; the contact message action remains blue. */
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button{background:linear-gradient(110deg,#e8cc8b,#dcb972)!important;color:#100f0b!important}
#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button:hover{background:#f0d599!important}

/* Distinguish homepage signup from the gold sample action. */
.ivory-panel #updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button{background:#173547!important;color:#fff9ec!important}
.ivory-panel #updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button:hover{background:#234c65!important}

/* Blue dividers on the Contact page. */
.contact-page{--rule:#173547}

/* Subtle darker ivory background for the homepage signup card. */
.ivory-panel #updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedWrapper{background-color:#eae4d7}

/* Tonal border for the homepage signup card. */
.ivory-panel #updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedBody,.ivory-panel #updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-successBody{border-color:#b8ae9b}

/* Match the Contact signup card to the homepage signup card. */
.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedWrapper{background-color:#eae4d7}
.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedBody,.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-successBody{border:1px solid #b8ae9b;padding:24px;border-radius:4px}
.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 h4{font-size:30px}
.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button{background:#173547!important;color:#fff9ec!important}
.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button:hover{background:#234c65!important}
@media(max-width:600px){.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedBody,.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-successBody{padding:20px}.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 h4{font-size:26px}}

/* Match Contact dividers to the signup card border. */
.contact-page{--rule:#b8ae9b}


/* Tonal signup buttons complement the warm ivory cards on both pages. */
.ivory-panel #updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button,.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button{background:#afa18a!important;color:#292218!important}
.ivory-panel #updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button:hover,.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedSubmit button:hover{background:#a1937c!important}

/* Deepen the warm ivory signup card background on both pages. */
.ivory-panel #updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedWrapper,.contact-newsletter#updates #mlb2-48043513 .ml-form-embedWrapper{background-color:#eae4d7}