Acknowledgements

Wow. We’re at the end? Righteous.

Kate Elliott, Aliette de Bodard and Ashley Jacobs have been my consistent readers and they gave me superb feedback that brought me back from the brink of madness more times than I can count.

As usual, the Orbit team did a superlative job–Jenni Hill, Sarah Guan, Nazia “Queen of the Universe” Khatun, Ellen B. Wright and, of course, Joanna Kramer. If there are mistakes made, it is because I did not listen, not because I wasn’t told.

My writing gang–Zen, Victor, Vida, Likhain, Rochita, Alessa, Nene–thanks for listening to me whine.

Thanks to Camille Lofters for miscellaneous advice and impressions.

Alexander Cochran, super agent, thanks for the efforts and encouragement.

Thanks to my family for tolerating me, the madman in the attic.

Finally, the fans of the Wormwood books, you made this possible. I can’t thank you enough. Keep reading!