tte; his mom, Marianne; and his sister, Becky, for all their love and support. Doug thanks his parents, Joyce and Gary, and his brother, Brian, for exactly the same.Many thanks to the following:
Publisher: Joe Monti for acquiring and editing the book, and to managing editor Jeannie Ng, production lead Elizabeth Blake-Linn, and the rest of the team at Saga Press.
Art/Design: Special thanks to Mike Mignola for providing an original cover illustration. You were the only artist we could envision handling the cover and the fact that you took time out of your schedule to make this happen has taken this project to a whole new level. Thanks also to Michael McCartney for adding in the beautiful design elements, and to Matthew Kalamidas for talking to Mike Mignola on our behalf.
Proofreader: Amanda Velosa.
Agent: Seth Fishman, for getting behind this incredibly whacky project midstream and running with it like the superagent he is. To any writers out there, you’d be lucky to have Seth in your corner.
Special thanks: to Jaym Gates, one of the original coeditors on this project. Other commitments forced her to drop out before the anthology found its ultimate home, but her contributions early on should not and will not be overlooked. Jaym, thanks so much for all the time and effort you put into this book. Any other editor would be lucky to coedit a book with you. Thanks also to Theodora Goss and Livia Llewellyn, who were part of the original random conversation on Facebook that sparked the idea for this book. And thanks too to Ken Liu and Ken Schneyer for taking time out of their schedules to pontificate upon legal matters.
Mentors: John thanks Gordon Van Gelder and Ellen Datlow for being great mentors and friends. Doug thanks Jeanne Cavelos, Shawna McCarthy, and Warren Lapine for exactly the same. We couldn’t have done this without your tutelage.
Family: John thanks his amazing wife, Christie; his stepdaughters, Grace and Ltte; his mom, Marianne; and his sister, Becky, for all their love and support. Doug thanks his parents, Joyce and Gary, and his brother, Brian, for exactly the same.
Friends: Robert Bland, Desirina Boskovich, Christopher M. Cevasco, Matt and Jordan London, David Barr Kirtley, Nicole Mikoleski, Jesse Sneddon, and Michael Spensieri, for being there for us when we’re anthologizing, and for putting up with us when we nattered about the project incessantly.
Readers: John and Doug both thank all the readers and reviewers of this anthology, as well as the readers and reviewers who loved our other anthologies, making it possible to do more.
Doug would also like to extend a special thanks to his coeditor, John. It’s always a pleasure working with such a talented and professional friend, but being as you came into this project some months after it was already underway and contributed so many excellent ideas to make this book that much more awesome, your contributions are even more appreciated than usual. Thank you, John. I continue to admire your craft, drive, and dedication.
Writers: And last, but certainly not least: a big thanks to all of the authors who appear in this anthology.