ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This being the first book in a brand new world, it took an extraordinary amount of time, effort, and attention (and not just my own) to get everything right. I’d like to start by thanking the entire team at Astra Publishing for all the work they put in to get The Dragons of Deepwood Fen ready for publication. Your dedication and efforts are, as always, very much appreciated.

Thank you to Paul Genesse for reading the early chapters and sharing your impressions. I appreciate it, old friend. To Femke Giesolf, you have my undying gratitude for being so generous with your time and thoughts on my books over the years, including this one. Thank you for reading this monster not just once, but twice! To the beta read gang—Gillian Templin, Darryl Oliver, and Matthew Higgins—thank you so much for your beta reads, your individual feedback, and for brainstorming potential fixes as a group. That was a really fun and valuable experience for this book.

A massive, gigantic, even Brobdingnagian helping of thanks goes to my copy editor, Mike Myers. Your feedback on the early chapters and, later, the full manuscript was as relentless as it was eye-opening. Your thoughts, edits, and overall commentary made this book better and made me a better writer. Thank you for pushing me and for sharing so much of your wisdom.