It is nice for authors to imagine that we are the only ones responsible for producing books, but this is a long way from the truth. I owe thanks to so many people, especially Nick Lake, whose wisdom and tact could be a model for all editors; also Samantha Stewart and Jane Tait for helping this story through its later stages; and countless others—some of whom I never even meet—whose job it is to get this book into your hands.
Thank you.