ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Aww, Fort’s going to be a dad! That’s so cute. I’m sure it’ll all be fine, and he’ll be able to live out the normal life he wished he could have for the last three books. How hard can it be to raise a dragon, after all? Not to mention this Timeless One thing … and the favor he promised the faerie queen.

But how bad could those things end up being?

*cough*

On a happier note, I want to thank you all for reading, as I’d just be telling these stories to myself without you. And the reason they’re as good as they are can be chalked up to the following people: Corinne, my partner in all things, Michael Bourret, my agent, and especially my two editors at Aladdin, Liesa Mignogna and Anna Parsons, who both could easily pull any number of swords from stones.

I also need to give huge thanks to Mara Anastas, my publisher at Aladdin; Chriscyntheia Floyd, my deputy publisher; the marketing team of Alissa Nigro and Caitlin Sweeny; Cassie Malmo and Nicole Russo in publicity; Elizabeth Mims in managing editorial; Sara Berko in production; and Laura DiSiena, the designer of the book; Michelle Leo and the education/library team; Stephanie Voros and the sub rights group, too; Christina Pecorale and the whole sales team; and Vivienne To, whose talent is the reason everyone’s picking these books up to begin with!

See you in the pages of Revenge of Magic: The Timeless One !