Acknowledgments
Thank I’ll start off by saying the obvious. There’s some really weird shit in this book. Soul Storage in Purgatory? Cloud Carriers driven by quantum theory? Tin birds, hot thrax Alchemists, platform travel? Okay, the demon made of old car parts is awesome, but yeah, even he’s somewhat odd.
Honestly, I’d never have had the balls to write this book without the unwavering support of readers who seem to appreciate the overly-elaborate world-building that goes into my work. Thank you all for your emails, tweets, and reviews.
Wondering how this all goes down? There’s a small army of people behind-the-scenes who make my insanity possible. First, there’s the honorable Aileen Latcham, who held my hand through five page-one rewrites on this sucker. You are a goddess, Aileen, as well as a kick-ass business partner. High fives also go out to Lauren Stone, Editrix Extraordinaire. Your insights are always spot-on, Lauren-Elle-Lola. Ana Cruz, Paddy Donnelly, Guillian Helm, Kristi Latcham, Kelly Peterson, Robert Stringer…All of you gave of your time and expertise to make this possible. Thank you.
And now, the best for last. Heartfelt thanks to my husband and son. I love you both with all that I am. Your patience and support make it all possible and worthwhile. Thank you.
P.S. In case you’re wondering, it’s pronounced KWAH-zees.
Christina Bauer graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English as well as Television, Radio, and Film Production. Her day job is in marketing for companies like Microsoft and Cisco. Back in the go-go 90’s, she founded her own software start-up, Mindful Technologies. Christina believes that, upon close examination of Tolkien’s text, it’s entirely possible that the Balrog was wearing fuzzy bunny slippers.
Coming October 2014 from Ink Monster and Aileen Erin, Cipher. The first book in The Shadow Ravens series.
Out now from Ink Monster, Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin.
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