by Nick Mamatas
The more novels one writes, the shorter the acknowledgements get. First I must thank Jeremy Lassen, whose desire for one more Mythos novel from me inspired this book. He will never ask again, clearly. Early readers Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Carrie Laben kept me excited about the project, and Erica Satifka’s amazing design for the ’zine pages really made this something special.
Gosh, that’s pretty much it. As it turns out, writing a novel is a lonely business.
About the Author
Nick Mamatas is the author of six and a half novels and several collections. His work has been translated into German, Italian, and Greek. Nick is also an anthologist and editor of short fiction, including the Locus Award-nominated The Future Is Japanese (co-edited with Masumi Washington), and the Bram Stoker Award-winning Haunted Legends (co-edited with Ellen Datlow). Nick’s own short fiction has appeared in genre publications such as Asimov’s Science Fiction and Tor. com, lit journals including New Haven Review and subTERRAIN, and anthologies such as Hint Fiction and Best American Mystery Stories 2013. His fiction and editorial work has been nominated for the Bram Stoker award five times, the Hugo Award twice, the World Fantasy Award twice, and the Shirley Jackson, International Horror Guild, and Locus Awards.