25 agents is a really good start, but there have to be more than that! I queried 33 agents, and that was just for YA and children's books in science fiction and fantasy. I encourage you to keep trying the agents who list fantasy, even if their client list doesn't bear it out. Have you checked this list? http://www.katfeete.net/writing/agents.html
You may also need to consider that it's not even this book's "fault," but the fact that it's the first in a proposed trilogy that is offputting to agents right now. You should totally move forward with a new project, but I'd still keep this one circulating. And failing that, maybe you can drop it into some publisher's slush piles. By the time they get around to reading it in two years, the industry may have bounced back :)
If you want to e-mail me your agent list, I'll see if I can recommend some different names. I know a few newer agents just starting out, and I think they'd be worth querying.
I have faith in your work and I admire your attitude, but don't be quick to abandon something you've worked so hard on. And remember, you did get some people interested in the ms from your query, so you're doing a lot right!
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You may also need to consider that it's not even this book's "fault," but the fact that it's the first in a proposed trilogy that is offputting to agents right now. You should totally move forward with a new project, but I'd still keep this one circulating. And failing that, maybe you can drop it into some publisher's slush piles. By the time they get around to reading it in two years, the industry may have bounced back :)
If you want to e-mail me your agent list, I'll see if I can recommend some different names. I know a few newer agents just starting out, and I think they'd be worth querying.
I have faith in your work and I admire your attitude, but don't be quick to abandon something you've worked so hard on. And remember, you did get some people interested in the ms from your query, so you're doing a lot right!