'Shadowmancer' writer signs deal

CAROL STREAM -- G.P. Taylor, the best-selling author of the novel widely referred to as "the Christian Harry Potter," "Shadowmancer," has signed a multiple-book deal with Tyndale House Publishers to publish The Dopple Ganger Chronicles. The series of "illustronovellas" will blend the genres of fiction and graphic novels. Tyndale House is a Christian-title publishing firm based in Carol Stream.