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THE
LAST
DANCER
Daniel Keys Moran

DEDICATION…



For Holly. I love you.



… AND THANKS TO …



My friend Richard Sommers, who helped make it possible for me to finish this bitch of a book, and
whose sound advice and perspective kept me from going off the deep end on at least one occasion;
Angel and Jodi and Kathy, for their love; Doctor Death for allowing me the use of Nicole Eris Lovely, a
character fromFalse Prophets, her second novel about the Prophet Harry; David Gerrold, for giving me
the opportunity toeat his brain, the way the Japanese do to the monkeys; Dorothy Fontana, who fed me
the second best chili in the world, and who tried, against all reasonable expectations, to improve me as a
human being by exposing me to the Big Band sound at the Hollywood Bowl one night; Steve Barnes and
Toni Young, for their friendship and support, and Steve and Toni and Dawn Callan forThe Warrior
Within workshop; Amy Stout and Lou Aronica and Ralph the Wise and Powerful, for their astonishing
patience; The Kinks, forRock and Roll Fantasy; Melissa Etheridge, who sangWill Never Be the Same
for me in concert one night during the craziness; and

Don Henley, forThe End of the Innocence. I am deeply grateful forThe Heart of the Matter, a song
that helped keep me sane. Perhaps gratitude from the audience is out of order where art is concerned; I
paid him for that music with cold cash, as you presumably have paid for this book; but "what the head
makes cloudy, the heart makes very clear." Thank you.

… AND A NOTE.
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Usually in this part of the book the author says something to the effect that the experts he's mentioned
are not to be faulted in the event he screwed something up despite their invaluable help. Not this time. I
did my best. If anything is wrong inThe Last Dancer it's their fault. Particularly Amy Stout, Steve Barnes,
David Gerrold, Dorothy Fontana, and Ralph Vincinanza, all of whom are professionals and should have
known better.