For my editor, Bob Gleason
I would like to express my appreciation to the excellent people at Tor, including Tom Doherty, Linda Quinton, Kelly Quinn, Patty Garcia, Alexis Saarela, and of course my longtime editor, Bob Gleason. I would also like to thank Lincoln Child, Karen and Bob Copeland, Eric Simonoff, Claudia Rülke, Nadine Waddell, and Rogelio Piniero, for their invaluable help. And finally, my great appreciation goes to Eric Leuthardt, for his technical expertise.