by Rysa Walker
Special thanks to Mike Corley for creating vibrant, eye-catching artwork for the Delphi series. I’m perfectly happy for people to judge these books by their covers.
Kate Rudd—you are, as always, a rock star. I could not ask for a more gifted storyteller to help bring my characters to life.
If you’re among my friends on Facebook or Twitter, or in one of my online author groups, thanks for keeping me informed and entertained when I needed a brain break . . . and for being an island of sanity in a world where that is increasingly rare. My beta readers deserve a special mention for their detailed feedback: Cale Madewell, Karen Benson, Chris Fried, Karen Stansbury, Hailey Mulconrey Theile, Billy Thomas, Meg Griffin, Kristin Ashenfelter, Shell Bryce, Fred Douglis, Jen Gonzales, Donna Harrison Green, Dori Gray, Susan Helliesen, Stephanie Johns-Bragg, Cody Jones, Christina Kmetz, Jenny MacRunnel, Trisha Davis Perry, John Scafidi, Antigone Trowbridge, Meg Watt, Jen Wesner, Dan Wilson, Jessica Wolfsohn, Tracy Denison Johnson, Becca Porter, and Sarah Kate Fisher. (And, as always, apologies to the person—or more likely, persons—I forgot.)
Thanks to Pete for his patience and support, to Ian for keeping the Griffin-beast entertained in the morning so that I could sleep after writing into the wee hours, and to Ryan for tapping on my door at two a.m. to see if I needed another cup of tea (Earl Grey, hot).
Finally, special thanks go to you, the reader, for coming with me on this journey. It was a pleasure to write, and I hope you enjoyed the mind trip.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Photo © 2014 Jeff Kolbfleisch
Rysa Walker is the bestselling author of The Delphi Trilogy (The Delphi Effect, The Delphi Resistance, and The Delphi Revolution). Timebound, the first book in her CHRONOS Files series, won the Grand Prize in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. Her career had its beginnings in a childhood on a cattle ranch, where she read every book she could find, watched Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, and let her imagination soar into the future and to distant worlds. Her diverse path has spanned roles such as lifeguard, waitress, actress, digital developer, and professor—and through it all, she has pursued her passion for writing the sorts of stories she imagined in her youth. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, two youngest sons, and a hyperactive golden retriever. Discover more about Rysa and her work at www.rysa.com.
