by Fonda Lee
My seemingly unflappable agent, Jim McCarthy, is a source of encouragement and humor, a prompt answerer of endless questions, and a hell of a man for an author to have in her corner. Thank you Jim.
Thank you to early readers Vanessa MacLellan, Holly Westlund, Sarah Wong, Eloise Doubleday, Mukund Raguram, Marie Fernandez, Kyle Schiller, Susan DeFreitas, Linda Epstein, and Jessica Morrell for helping me to hone this story. The Fearless Fifteeners, the Class of 2K15, the community of young adult and speculative fiction writers in Portland, and my martial arts friends have been invaluable sources of support and encouragement. There are too many people to name here, but thank you all.
Thank you to my husband, Nathan, and my two children, for being understanding of all the hours I spent ensconced in front of my computer, my mind off in orbit. Remarkably, my family, in particular my parents and in-laws, never questioned my decision to turn from a perfectly respectable and well-paying career in corporate strategy to writing science fiction and fantasy novels. Regardless of my own bouts of doubt and angst, their faith and enthusiasm never faltered. For that, I am profoundly grateful.
About the Author
Fonda Lee was born and raised in Canada, spent years as a corporate strategist for Fortune 500 companies, and is now a writer and black belt martial artist living in Portland, Oregon. Visit www.fondalee.com or follow Fonda on Twitter @fondajlee.