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Credits
Area Surrounding Lake Urmia (Dino Pulerà, Artery Studios, Toronto)
Serpent God Icon (Dino Pulerà, Artery Studios, Toronto)
Adam and Eve Temptation Seal (Dino Pulerà, Artery Studios, Toronto)
Ubaid-Era Statue (Dino Pulerà, Artery Studios, Toronto)
Islamic Angel (public domain, Wikipedia Images)
Byzantine Seraphim (public domain, Wikipedia Images)
Apkallu, Mesopotamian Guardian Figure (public domain, Wikipedia Images)
Ningishida, Sumerian Serpent God (public domain, Wikipedia Images)
The Sacred Tree (from Thomas Inman, Ancient Faiths and Modern: A Dissertation Upon Worships, Legends and Divinities, illustrated by Saint-Elme Gautier. New York: J.W. Bouton, 1876)
Acknowledgments
It’s always such a pleasure to work with Adrienne Kerr, whose editorial savvy, support, and advice are so valuable. My gratitude also to my publisher, Nicole Winstanley, and the sales, production, marketing, and publicity teams at Penguin Random House Canada. Many thanks to my agents, Victoria Skurnick and Elizabeth Fisher, at the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency.
I would be at a loss to write any of my books were it not for the many authors, historians, journalists, and bloggers I rely on for research. In the writing of The Angel of Eden, however, one author, British historian David Rohl, really stands out. His painstaking work, documented in his book Legend: The Genesis of Civilization, is in my view nothing short of brilliant. It has heavily influenced the ideas in this novel.
Very much appreciated also is the advice of Tanis Mallow and Sylvia Forest’s help in providing expert knowledge in climbing techniques.
For their great assistance in preparing the illustrations, my sincere thanks to Dino Pulerà and Steven Mader of Artery Studios in Toronto.
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