Acknowledgments

Thanks to my pre-readers, Tim Slauter and Tod Clark, for their invaluable contributions. I owe an enormous debt to B.J. Austin, my rocket scientist friend who spent hours patiently explaining to me what could and could not be done with rockets, missiles, and all sorts of technology. If I got anything scientifically wrong in this book, blame me; anything right is totally attributable to B.J.

Thank you to editor Don D’Auria and publisher Nick Wells for believing in this book. Thank you also to Brian Keene for being the best big brother, mentor, and friend a person could have. Thanks to Josh Malerman, Caroline Kepnes, Jeff Strand, Kelli Owen, Becky Spratford, Bob Ford, Tim Waggoner, Kristopher Rufti, Ron Malfi, Sadie Hartmann, Paul Tremblay, Paul Goblirsch, Bryan Smith, and Mary SanGiovanni for their friendship. Thank you to my grandpa, Jack Janz, for spending time with me every weekend. Thank you to Ryan Lewis for being the greatest manager in the world. Thank you most of all to my wife, my son, and my two daughters. I love you and thank God for you every day. Being with you is the greatest blessing of my life.