To paraphrase our friend Lulath, I am being so very, O my darlings!
So many people have helped me with this series, and it’s been a crazy time. I feel like I’ve been writing about Castle Glower forever, yet looking back, it’s only been a handful of years. Amazing!
So thank you, thank you, to Melanie, Michelle, and Caroline, who came on the first few rides with me! Love you guys! And thank you, thank you, to my current editor, Mary Kate Castellani, who is always a joy to work with, even when I am not. Thanks to Linda Minton, my stellar copyeditor, for keeping track of the names of the people, the griffins, and even the dogs, not to mention reining in my comma usage. A big hug and a thank-you to all at Bloomsbury: Cindy Loh, Cristina Gilbert, Lizzy Mason, Emily Ritter, Erica Barmash, Eshani Agrawal, Hali Baumstein, and Brett Wright. You people are a joy to know!
Huge thanks to my dear friend and agent, Amy Jameson, always there to cheer me on and give me a hand and lend me an ear and feed me delicious food. You are the best!
Enormous hugs and plenty of cake (and pie) for my family, especially my sister, but especially my kids, but ESPECIALLY my husband. Thank you for putting up with me when I am on deadline, because . . . well, I’m always on deadline, and it’s never not crazy, and I’m (sort of) sorry.
And last but certainly, CERTAINLY not least, thanks to you, gentle readers. Your enthusiasm for Celie’s adventures are what makes my job so fun! You’re all brilliant and amazing. I wish I could give you all a very small dog (or a griffin) as a thank-you, but your parents would hate me forever, so I won’t!