Some of the inspiration for this book came from George Washington Carver, a premier American botanist, and a JPL plasma physicist, Dr. Claudia Alexander—both gone on to a peaceful pasture but never to be forgotten.
A thousand and one thanks to Nancy Paulsen for her expertly deft editorial hand. Additional thanks to Sara LaFleur, Frank Morrison for his wonderful jacket, the copy editor, and all of the people at Penguin Random House who worked behind the scenes to bring Zoe G. Reindeer from where she began as a spark in my mind into the hands of readers.
As always, I give thanks to the Spirit. As a species, our capacity for compassion remains great.