ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks to Dave Shores, University of Minnesota Department of Chemical Engineering; and to all past and present members of W.I.N., whose help cannot be overstated; and, always, to Adrian Morgan, who started it all. For criticism, I am indebted to Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Pamela Dean, Will Shetterly, and Emma Bull. Special thanks on this one to John Robey. Thanks to Terry McGarry for great copyediting. Finally, thanks to Don Hill for showing me how to generate a bit of additional income while waiting for the book to finish itself, and to all those schlimazels who tried to run down my aces.