Thankfully, many colleagues came aboard for this journey, which could not have been undertaken or completed without all of them.
At Gollancz, I’ve had the wonderful support of a top notch house – part of Orion, who published my first eight novels, and whose fold I am so grateful to once more be sheltering within. Specifically Stevie Finnegan, who gets the news out there; Brendan Durkin, who organizes my everything; and most particularly Marcus Gipps, who took a punt on me, as they say, and who hugely aided in the writing from first conception to final edit, with his sharp mind and smart notes. Grazie tutti!
I have been blessed with great readers – the superbly generous, totally brilliant, and wickedly funny Diana Gabaldon who, despite being the busiest person on the planet, still finds time to read, comment and help. And also Sebastien de Castell, author of the Greatcoats and Spellslinger series, a terrific writer, who introduced me to my agents …
… who changed the direction of my career. Mike Bryan and Heather Adams of HMA Literary are super smart and thoroughly delightful, combining wit and insight with great taste in wine and an appreciation for life outside the closet of writing. I think we spend as much time discussing the English Premiership as we do my career. But it was Mike who suggested this genre, one I had always loved to read and never thought to write. Thrilled that he did. Though there’s just one thing …
No research, Mike? Really?
Chris Humphreys
Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
May 2019
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First published in Great Britain in 2019 by Gollancz
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