"Jane Lindskold - Firekeeper Saga 3 - The Dragon of Despair" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lindskold Jane)

New York, NY 10010

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ISBN 0-765-30259-4



First Edition: August 2003



Printed in the United States of America




For Jim,

with love, appreciation,

and a whole lot more




ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

As always, there are many people to whom I owe my thanks for their contributions to the development
of this novel. Informally, Jim Moore, Yvonne Coats, Phyllis White, and Linnea Dodson took the time to
read the manuscript and provide feedback. Kennard "the mad scientist" Wilson applied his sense of
precision to various discrepancies in the glossary. I also appreciated the flood of comments from those
readers who let me know what they thought about the story that came before this book.

More formally, my agent, Kay McCauley, remained the bedrock on which I stood. Various folks at Tor
Books, including Tom Doherty, Fred Herman, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, and Teresa Nielsen Hayden,
provided cogent thought, valuable assistance, and genuine enthusiasm for the unwinding of Firekeeper's
story.
Special thanks go to Leyton Cougar and Candy Kitchen Wolf Rescue. They took time out of a very busy
weekend to give Yvonne Coats (the world's most patient photographer) and me the opportunity to meet
with Raven, their wolf ambassador. You can see some of the pictures from our meeting on my Web site,
janelindskold.com, and also learn about the valuable work Candy Kitchen is doing to help save former
"pet" wolves from being destroyed.

Extra special thanks go to Raven. Thanks to him, I know firsthand what it's like to be greeted
wolf-fashion. It's a pretty extraordinary experience.