Tanyana and I know we would never have come this far if not for the help of some truly amazing people.
We can't say thank you enough to the wonderful Rabia Gale and Miquela Faure – beta-readers extraordinaire. You two have stuck with us from the very beginning. Your keen insight, sharpened red pen, patience and friendship mean more to Tanyana and I than we can ever say. Plus you've read this book like how many times now?
Extra special thanks to Marianne de Pierres, for so generously sharing your knowledge and time, for believing in us, and guiding us. You are inspiring. Oh, and thanks for giving Jo a right kick up the bum when needed!
To my agent, Anni Haig-Smith, thank you not only for your faith in us, but your sheer determination!
Marc Gascoigne and Lee Harris from Angry Robot Books have been absolutely wonderful to work with, and we are so grateful to have you in our corner. Thank you for bringing Tanyana and I into your robot family. March on, Robot Army! March on!
We also want to shout out to Dominic Harman for the stunning cover image. Tanyana is flattered, and I'm just thrilled. This is always how I imagined the book would look like, and I know how lucky I am.
Even more thanks to Tansy Rayner Roberts, Trudi Canavan, Ian Tregillis, Trent Jamieson, Kaaron Warren and Edwina Harvey, for giving up your time to read Debris and then actually saying nice things about it.
And finally, to my husband. Tanyana wants to apologise for demanding so much of my time. I just want to say thank you. For everything.