Event

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For Eunice and Valisa, Mom and Sis, who are always in my thoughts.

My children, Shaune, Brandon, and Katie, for just believing in me.

For Annemarie, to put it frankly, the woman who saved my life.

And finally for my father, The only real hero I've ever known.

This one's for you, Pop!

As any author will tell you, the process of listing all the kind and generous people who helped or assisted in some way to the actual foundation of any written story can be a daunting task. So it's always best to start at the top.

Heartfelt thanks go first and foremost to Thomas Dunne Books for taking a chance on a strange story from the desert. To Pete Wolverton (the best editor in the business), for guiding a novice novelist through the minefield of the written word. Pete's suggestions added heart to my soul and the end result was magical. To Katie, an assistant editor who patiently dealt with an out-of-control geek and answered every stupid question thrown her way (the publishing world will hear from Katie), and to every one of the editors at Thomas Dunne, who I'm sure thought about a career change right in the middle of editing Event. Now, for my agent, Bob Mecoy, the first believer in this little monster tale, here's to a long "E" Ticket ride, Bob!

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