The Boy Who Glowed in the Dark

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am grateful to the countless journalists and writers who published works about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and Lake Baikal. Among them was William Sargent’s “Fukushima: Nuclear Disaster on the Ring of Fire.” The credit for the historical content of this novel goes to these writers, however, all mistakes are entirely my own.

Thanks also to the many people who continue to support my work, including Lou Paglia, Jon Brolin, Irka Kachorowsky, John Walton, Sumire Hasimoto, Roman Voronka, George Saj, Annie Buhay and the ladies of UWLA Branch 115, Bob Simeone, Kim and Jeff Palmer, and Mary Jane and James Cronin. Charlotte Herscher’s editorial insight is exceeded only by her thoughtfulness. I’m indebted to the entire Thomas & Mercer team, especially Alison Dasho, for their enthusiastic, congenial, and inclusive publication process. My literary agent, Erica Silverman, remains fierce and fabulous. And my wife, Robin, was a source of light during the entire excruciating enterprise.