Publishing a novel is a long journey and a grand adventure. To me there is a nobility in the process and its traditions. The people who published this book are like a tribe of alchemists.
I hereby thank, acknowledge, and celebrate:
Jeannie Ng, eagle-eyed copy editor;
Lauren Rille, lightning-fast designer extraordinaire;
Elizabeth Blake-Linn, production manager who gets everything all gorgeously printed with fancy specs;
Alex Borbolla, who goes over every little detail;
Anne Zafian, deputy publisher who Makes Stuff Happen;
Chrissy Noh, marketing visionary and jolly prankster;
Lauren Hoffman, head of marketing/publicity who has been championing the Guardians books from the get-go;
Lisa Moraleda, publicist who shouts from the rooftops;
Michelle Leo, head of library and education, and a saint;
and the Grand High Poobahs of the House, Justin Chanda —wizard of whiskeys, roof farming, and books— and Jon Anderson, the genial Guardian of the Creative Spirit