by Alec Hutson
Then she bent again and slipped the blindfold once more over his eyes.
Darkness swallowed him.
Many wonderful people helped me to realize this book.
Thank you to Rebecca Lynn Nicholson, who read my first chapters and gave me the support to persevere.
Thank you to Gerald Warfield, for his wisdom and sage advice.
Thank you to my readers, Sarah K. Wilson, Dominic Dimech, Samuel Schmoker, Inna Hardison, David Paulk, Arthur Dorrance, Cara DiGirolomo, Grant Starr, and Karen Rochnik.
And thank you to Shining Chen, for allowing me to pursue this dream.
Alec Hutson was the Spirit Award winner for Carleton College at the 2002 Ultimate Frisbee College National Championships. He has watched the sun set over the dead city of Bagan and rise over the living ruins of Angkor Wat. He grew up in a geodesic dome and a bookstore and currently lives in Shanghai, China. The Crimson Queen is his first book.