ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I’M GRATEFUL FOR my agent, Jen Gates, who listened to an outlandish, unformed idea and was excited by it, who was patient and supportive, and who did so much incredible work ensuring this book found the right home.

I’m grateful for Anna Pitoniak, who is that home, and who shaped this story with her intuition for what it could be, her understanding of what it was, and her meticulous attention to detail.

I’m grateful for each and every person at Random House and Zachary Shuster Harmsworth whose hands have touched this novel.

I’m grateful for my foreign publishers, in particular my UK editor, Kirsty Dunseath at Orion Books.

I’m grateful for Lisa Brooks, always my first reader.

I’m grateful for Michael Belt, my skywatching companion.

I’m grateful for Chuck Dube, who entertained my curiosity about radio engineering, which is where the idea for all this began.

And I’m grateful for all the friends and family who inspire me, support me, and keep me sane.

Thank you all.