Raveler: The Dark God Book 3 (38 page)

Acknowledgements

For excellent feedback on the manuscripts, I thank
Caitlin Blasdell
,
Dan Wells
,
Darren Eggett
,
David Hartwell
,
David Walton
,
Garrett Winn
,
Hannah Bowman
,
John Williams
,
Kassandra Brown
,
Larry Correia
,
Mette Harrison
,
Stacy Hague-Hill
,
Stephen and Liesl Nelson
, and
Steve Diamond
. A huge thanks goes to
Alex and Amy Lamborn
who were extra helpful with each iteration of the story.

Donald Siano
provided expert insight in calculating projectile velocities of medieval trebuchets. (Yes, sometimes I find it important and helpful to think about such fascinating details.) And
Stephen Morillo
was generous enough to help me put myself in the saddle and on the front line of a medieval cavalry charge.

As for the art,
Victor Minguez
provided an awesome illustration of Matiga and the fell-maidens. And
Devon Dorrity
did a wonderful job on the cover.

Above all, my thanks goes to my wife
Nellie
who played the roles of reader, editor, listening ear (when this project ran into some heavy weather), and business manager.

By John D. Brown

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RAVELER: The Dark God Book Three

Copyright © 2014 by John Brown

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Illustration copyright © 2014 Victor Minguez

Map copyright © 2008 Isaac Stewart

Cover design by Mythic Studios

ISBN 13: 978-1-940427-11-9

ISBN 10: 1940427118

First edition: August, 2014