Acknowledgments

 
 
Extra special thanks to my mum, to Tom and to Anne, for reading Crown Thief more times and more carefully than anyone should ever have to read anything. I'm not sure this book could have happened without you, so it's only fair that you should take some of the blame.
 
Normal, run-of-the-mill (but still very grateful!) thanks to Jobeda, Rafe, Lavie, Rob, Grant, Rachel, Alison Littlewood, John B and John P, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Juliet McKenna, the guys at Angry Robot and my team at work, for your support, help and advice.
 
Lastly, thanks to everyone who bought and enjoyed Giant Thief, and especially to those bloggers and reviewers who helped spread the word. Here's hoping you like this one just as much, if not a little more.