ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My thanks to the following for making this book possible: Amy, Marty, Jason, Jeremy, Ross, and the entire staff of Night Shade Books; my agents Brendan Deneen, Colleen Lindsay, Heather Evans, and Peter Rubie; Matt Jaffe; Jody Rose; JD and Lara Busch; Mark Ibsen; Larry Roberts; and Ellen Datlow.
Special thanks to my loyal companions Athena, Horatio, Ulysses, and Persephone; and my friends—you know who you are.
Extra special thanks to Jason and Harmony Barron; and the Langan family—John, Fiona, and David. I love you guys.