A million thanks to…
My amazing editor, Martha Mihalick, both for loving that first manuscript and for seeing how it could be even better;
All the incredible people at Greenwillow, especially Virginia Duncan and Lois Adams, for helping to make it better;
The HarperCollins marketing group, especially Patty Rosati, Emilie Ziemer, and Laura Lutz, whose enthusiasm for Mistwood is so exciting;
Paul Zakris, for a jacket that makes me smile every time I see it;
My agent, Bill Contardi, for his experienced and reassuring advice;
My father, for introducing me to fantasy in the first place, and my mother, for not making him throw out all his old science fiction books;
Tzipporah and Shmuli, for providing my first experiences of conflict and high intrigue;
Tova, always my first editor;
Miriam, my web-tech and cheerleader;
Raymond and Sandra Cypess, for consistent support and encouragement;
Michael A. Burstein, for advice along the way;
Shanna T. Giora-Gorfajn, for editing and playground support;
And last but not least, to my husband Aaron, who married me just a month after I left law to try this full-time writing thing. Thank you for supporting my decision, for never acting like it wasn’t important, and for encouraging me to become a non-reclusive writer. This would never have happened without you.