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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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As ever, I thank my beloved husband, Dell Poncet, a thirty-year veteran of the newspaper business. I couldn’t ask for a better editor. He never encountered a wordy sentence he couldn’t improve.

Many thanks to my cover artist José del Nido. He is a pleasure to work with and his work is a pleasure to see.

I would also like to thank my readers. You took a chance on a series that defies easy categorization. I hope I’ve entertained you—the few, the proud, the fans of the Covalent Series.