Breakpoint

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Writing a novel is a solitary experience, but publishing a book is a team effort. The team behind Breakpoint are all-stars: Neil Nyren at Editor, Len Sherman at Agent Plus, Beverly Roundtree-Jones playing Executive Assistant, and Rob Knake as Sounding Board and Researcher. I am also deeply indebted to Mudge, my friend and guide through cyberspace. Many helped me understand technologies and trends, most notably the brilliant futurist and scientist Ray Kurzweil. Others assisted me in exploring the locations that appear in Breakpoint, from Elbow Cay to Hong Kong, from Rappahannock to Russian River. To them all, my sincere and very appreciative thanks.

Many readers of The Scorpion’s Gate thought they saw real people slightly disguised as fictional characters. Some may think that about the characters in Breakpoint. Both books are works of fiction and, therefore, all the characters are fictional.

RAC