Acknowledgments

For my grandmothers, who thought me odd, but doted on me nonetheless.

Thank you to the many people who enjoyed and abetted this book, including but by no means restricted to:

Kate Baker. Dave Butler, M.C.A. Hogarth, Terra LeMay, Sandra Odell, Wayne Rambo, Rebecca Stetoff, Rachel Swirsky, and Sandy Swirsky.

Thank you to the members and staff of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, aka SFWA, who were patient whenever I ignored my Presidential duties to hide and write.

A very special thank you to Kevin J. Anderson, who is a gentleman and a scholar and also a keen editor capable of spotting exactly where a manuscript needs more life. Thank you for writing “yum” in the margins of all the meals.