I would very much like to thank my publisher, Tyche Books, and editor Andrea Howe for painstakingly massaging the pages of this book to make it as solid a work as possible. Thanks also to the many pre-readers who provided helpful feedback, including Tereasa Maillie of Gas & Light Productions for her theatre expertise; Kim Greyson, high school teacher extraordinaire; award-winning fantasy author David B. Coe; and fellow writers Howie Erickson, Monica Plamondon, and Val King. Any errors remaining in this book are solely my own and I beg forgiveness.