Over the course of writing these books, numerous individuals influenced my edits and thoughts about the series as a whole. They have been thanked in the original editions. Here I would like to thank Sean McDonald and everyone at MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux for their enthusiastic support of this mammoth reprint project. Thanks as well to my wife, Ann, whose suggestions while writing all three books were invaluable. Thanks to Ann also for publishing Dradin, In Love as a standalone book. I am also indebted to the thoughts and imagination of old friends Matthew Cheney and Eric Schaller over so many years. Major appreciation to Howard Morhaim, the agent who doggedly found good homes for the Ambergris books over the years. Thanks to all the artists who worked on these books over the years. Additional thanks to Sally Harding, Liz Gorinsky, Henry Hoegbotton, and the editors who originally acquired these books for publishers large and small: Sean Wallace, Juliet Ulman, Peter Lavery, Jim Minz, Nicholas Cheetham, and Victoria Blake. I must also mention and thank all of those who hosted Shriek movie parties at small theaters around the country on original publication, with special appreciation for Edward Morris for having the brashness to display fresh squid at the premiere in Portland. Huge appreciation to Robert Devereaux, the Church, and Murder by Death for their soundtracks for Ambergris. Finally, thanks to all the booksellers and readers who championed the Ambergris Cycle over the years and made this reprint possible. Much love.