Into the Black

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am indebted to author, historian, marine archaeologist, and real-life adventure hero Tim Severin. His 1986 book The Jason Voyage: The Quest for the Golden Fleece, planted the seed that would eventually become this story.

I would also like to thank my editor, Kent Holloway; my friend Robert Charest, for being the first person to really believe in this story, all those years ago; Steve Chown and Mike Belshaw, for encouragement and suggestions along the way; Rich Steeves, Candace Bowen Early, and Nilda Zepeda for proofreading; Ian Kharitonov, for keeping me from embarrassing myself too much with all things Russian (and apologies to him as well for once or twice ignoring his sage advice); Graham Brown, Thomas Greanias, David Lynn, Golemon, Theresa Danley, and Jeremy Robinson for saying nice things about this book and being willing to let me put their names on the cover; and always, always, always, I want to thank my long-suffering family for all their long-suffering.