Truly excellent authors thrill and even startle us with the singular creativity and unique vision that spills from their pages. But in many cases, those same authors cannot or will not take the risk of allowing others to work within their world.
I contend, however, that among these excellent authors, the very best of them do not merely permit, but invite and encourage colleagues to expand that original edifice of imagination. This is because they have the confidence and wisdom to recognize that these enthusiastic additions only serve to enrich and adorn the world they brought into being. And in so doing, honor it.
This book is dedicated to one of those very best excellent authors:
John Ringo
Thanks for letting me play in your outstanding sandbox, John.