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continue to put up with all my dad jokes and my penchant for punctuality. Recently we arrived early for an orchestra concert that two of my kids were performing in, and my youngest, the little Owen look-alike, asked why we were there so early. I reminded him that getting a good seat is nice but then repeated my oft-stated adage: “Early is on time; on time is late; and late is missed opportunities.” He rolled his eyes and said, “Nice quote, Socrates.”

Gotta love those kids.

Until next time, thanks for being on this journey with me.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This is the last book of the Grave Kingdom series, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank my editor Jason Kirk at 47North once again. It’s a bittersweet thanks since he has left the publisher to become a freelance development editor. I wish him all the best on his new career and want to recognize what a joy it’s been working with him on seventeen books. His advice and insights and determination to always raise the bar have helped me become the author I am today.

Thank-yous are also in order for Angela Polidoro for her spot-on recommendations and tweaks that really make the story and its characters sing. She’s been an able partner for many years and will continue to be in the future.

I’m also so indebted to my first readers: my wife, Gina, and my sister Emily. I dedicated this book to my daughter Isabelle who will have returned home from her mission by the time this book is released. She continued to practice the kung fu I taught her while she was gone. To Dan and Wanda, they are amazing, and their skills are appreciated. I would also not make it very far without my street team and their helpful suggestions: Robin, Travis, and Sunil—thank you for reading this!

As I finished writing this book, I felt compelled to start a new project, something I’ve never done before. I wrote a memoir of the story of how I wrote my first million words and ultimately achieved my goal of becoming a full-time author (appropriately titled Your First Million Words). Looking back on that story, and all the twists and turns I encountered on the way, it feels a little too close to one of my novels! But the story is true. I’m grateful for my wife, Gina, who has been with me through all those changes.

Thank you so much for reading. I look forward to announcing my next adventure soon.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeff Wheeler is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Killing Fog and The Buried World in the Grave Kingdom series; the Harbinger and Kingfountain series; and the Muirwood, Mirrowen, and Landmoor novels. He left his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. Jeff is a husband, father of five, and devout member of his church. He lives in the Rocky Mountains and is the founder of Deep Magic: The E-Zine of Clean Fantasy and Science Fiction. Find out more about Deep Magic at www.deepmagic.co, and visit Jeff’s many worlds at www.jeff-wheeler.com.

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