ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I find drawing up a book’s acknowledgements to be a rewarding process, and this is particularly true of Star Eater. This novel owes much to the people who supported me along the way.

The Tordotcom Publishing team has been uniformly gracious and kind in their dealings with me. On the publicity, marketing, and social media side, thank you to Lauren Anesta, Mordicai Knode, and Amanda Melfi. From production, particular thanks to Lauren Hougen for ensuring that last-minute edits were integrated. Thanks also to interior designer Greg Collins, and digital asset designer Jess Kiley.

On the art side, I have enormous gratitude for the work of Christine Foltzer and Sam Weber. I could not imagine a more beautiful cover for this book.

Thank you to copy editor Ana Deboo for handling my chronic issue with commas. Thank you to publisher Irene Gallo, and to editorial assistant Sanaa Ali-Virani.

Ruoxi Chen: my brilliant, sharp, kind, formidable editor. Thank you for your criticism and encouragement, your patience and your insight.

I am also deeply appreciative of Jennifer Jackson. Thank you for being a calm voice of reassurance, and for championing my work. I’m so glad that you chose to represent me.

There are a host of strangers who have been unfathomably nice to me, and they include: Apophis, Sabine Cazassus, G. V. Anderson, Indrapramit Das, Aoife Nic Ardghail, Daragh Thomas, Suzan Palumbo, and Eugenia Triantafyllou. I appreciate you all.

Thanks to Allison Senecal—your passion and enthusiasm has meant more to me than you realize.

I owe a lot to Scott H. Andrews. Thank you for tactfully keeping quiet while I neglected the Beneath Ceaseless Skies slush pile. You are an underappreciated force for good in the industry, and I always enjoy your emails.

My appreciation, once more, to the Mandela Rhodes Foundation and the 2016 cohort. Thank you to Imraan Coovadia for his input on this novel.

Sarah Boomgaard, thank you for being That Person from high school to get loudly excited about my books. Thank you to Ruby Parker and Kaitlin Cunningham. As always, thanks and love to Sabina Stefan.

Emma Kate Laubscher, you are brilliant and funny and passionate, and I think the world of you. Also, thank you for scheming to get your book club to read my work.

Thanks to my dad, Stephen Hall, for your support and love. I hope you enjoy this book, and are not unduly concerned about all the cannibalism and murder.

Thank you to Tessa Hall. I’m fortunate beyond measure to have a sister as exceptional as you are. Thank you for being my first reader and my most trusted friend.

And finally, thank you to Sylvia Hall. Writing this book was challenging, but you were behind me every step of the way. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for your attention to detail, and for your encouragement. Thank you for everything. I hope, one day, to be half as brilliant as you.