The Replacement

Acknowledgments

There are a lot of people who made this book possible, and even more who made it better. I owe particular thanks to:

My agent, Sarah Davies, for her invaluable feedback and her unwavering conviction that what I’d written was, in fact, a story.

My editor, Lexa, who understood my book, then showed me how to fix it.

Ben Schrank and the Razorbill team, for making a mysterious process less mystifying.

My Merry Sisters, Tessa Gratton and Maggie Stiefvater—Tess keeps me honest and Maggie keeps me from rusting.

Gia for surprise candy-delivery. Also, driving me around when I was sleep-deprived, thereby keeping the roads much, much safer.

Little Sister Yovanoff for taking excellent pictures and writing down all the parts where she was confused.

My husband David, who believed unfailingly—even on days when I didn’t.

And Syl, who has always been willing to read everything I write, and then tell me exactly what she thinks.