For my son, Jason Michael Waters.
—Robert E. Waters
To my editors and collaborators:
Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Anji Valenza, John Carr, Steve White, Toni Weisskopf, and Eric Flint.
Their kindness, generosity, and wisdom has been, and remains, indispensable. If a reader enjoys my writing, it’s because I listened to them. If a reader finds little of value in my prose, it’s because I didn’t listen to them carefully enough.
—Charles E. Gannon