A long list of folks have read this book at various stages. Many thanks to Caroline M. Yoachim, Tinatsu Wallace, Meghan Sinoff, Julie McGalliard, K. Bird Lincoln, Josh English, Mischa DeNola, and my family, who all read it back when it was still called Witch Girl Hearts Demon Boy, as well as to more recent readers/teachers Jeff Hendriksen and Brian Allard for advising on high school things, writer/musician Spencer Ellsworth for advising on boy-band boy things, and the generally awesome Leah Cypess for advising on ways to make it generally awesome. (Any errors of non-awesomeness left would be my own.) I should also thank: anyone else I’ve forgotten along the way.
More thanks accrue to Tinatsu Wallace, who keeps getting thanked in subsequent books for the previous book’s handmade jewelry swag (in this case, TWO baby woglets), Renee James at Powells for general event-related awesomeness, and everyone who’s hosted me for Silverblind events, including the wonderful local libraries Ledding, Hillsdale, and St. Helens.
A really special thank-you this time to Ginger Clark, who first believed in this book; AS ALWAYS the most amazing kind of thanks to Melissa Frain for bringing out the heart of every book; Desiree Friesen for above-and-beyond efforts in publicity; Emma Goulder for the fab picture for the cover; Seth Lerner, Amy Saxon, Sarah Romeo, Karen Richardson, and the rest of the Curtis Brown and Tor Teen teams.
And finally, to my friends, family, and Eric, who continue to give me help and support, and especially to all my readers who have written me such kind words about Ironskin and Copperhead and Silverblind. Thank you.
November 2014
Portland, Oregon
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tina Connolly lives with her family in Portland, Oregon, in a house that came with a dragon in the basement and blackberry vines in the attic. She is the author of Ironskin, a Nebula Award finalist, and its sequels, Copperhead and Silverblind. Her stories have appeared all over, including in Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. She is a frequent reader for PodCastle and narrates the Parsec-winning flash fiction podcast Toasted Cake. In the summer, she works as a face painter, which means a glitter-filled house is an occupational hazard. Learn more at www.tinaconnolly.com. You can sign up for email updates here.