Ironside

Acknowledgments

A lot of people looked at this book at certain stages and offered words of advice. I am indebted to my workshop—Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner, Gavin Grant, Kelly Link, Sara Smith, and Cassandra Clare—for pushing me to be a better writer and to make this a far better book.

I am grateful to Tiffany Trent for telling me when the suspense was working, Justine Larbalestier for speaking sternly to me about the ending, Cecil Castellucci for making sure that I remembered to put in how everyone was feeeeeling, Tony DiTerlizzi for reminding me to make sense, Libba Bray for commiseration, Elka Cloke and Eric Churchill for pointing me toward the cool bits, and Dianna Muzaurieta and her smart and talented students, Brian Fitzgerald and Erin Wyckoff, for keeping me honest.

I am thankful for my wonderfully clever editor, Karen Wojtyla, and my super agent, Barry Goldblatt, for making sure that I wrote the best book that I could. And thanks to my copyeditor, Bara MacNeill, for making me look smarter than I am.

Thank you to Steve and Cassie and Kelly for sitting with me through all the writing and all the whining. And, last but most, thanks to Theo for believing in me and making me lots and lots of coffee.