Oh yes. One more thing.
Six individuals have been crucial to the creation of this book.
At least three of them are human.
Sometimes I am not entirely sure which.
Bettina Bruun.
For everything. For reading and wisdom and support and encouragement. Without your patience I would need to get some of my own.
Wilhelm Behrman. Alexander Kantsjö.
For your wise thoughts.
Without them I would have had to grow some of my own.
Nevas. My. Skelle.
For, well, just in all kinds of ways.
Without your capacity for relaxing I would probably have forgotten how to.
And then the rest of you, who came in a close, close second:
My remarkable old friends at Partners in Stories and new ones at Nordins.
My remarkable friends at Wahlström & Widstrand.
And you, remarkable friends who are my publishers in other countries.
Thank you for believing in me.
Without all of you, this would have been a rather more limited adventure.
Last but not least.
You, for reading.
Who’ve managed to get all the way to this page.
Right down here, even though the story is already finished.
Thanks to you too.
Without you, this would be just a big pile of unread paper lying in a drawer.