The Last Good Man

Acknowledgements

I want to thank all those who helped with The Last Good Man. First and most essential, my freelance editor, Judith Tarr, who read an early and incomplete version of the manuscript. Her feedback helped me to move ahead with the story and, when I had a complete draft, Judy went over the manuscript again, providing insightful suggestions throughout.

Early beta readers were Larry Clough, Mark English, and Nancy Jane Moore. My agent, Howard Morhaim, provided additional suggestions, as did Andy Baguio. After I completed another round of revisions, Alex von der Linden took on the heroic task of reading the manuscript during the holiday season. Vonda N. McIntyre provided detailed feedback on a near-final draft, and Cat Rambo did an incredibly helpful line edit.

I also want to acknowledge those who helped with research questions: Yasser Bahjatt, Nyan Aung, Aung Phone Myint, Ramez Naam, and Ken Liu.

Everyone mentioned here has my thanks and my gratitude. They tried to steer me in the right direction. All remaining errors and deficiencies are my own.

I’m grateful as well for all those who share their knowledge via the Internet. Without you, this novel could not have been written.

And last but certainly not least, thank you to my readers. I’m so deeply grateful for your continuing support and encouragement.