ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This story was long in the telling, and I would like to thank those who encouraged me to complete it when it seemed that it would never find the right home, particularly my agent, Stacey Glick, who believed in it from the start; my editor, Diana Pho; and those who read early drafts, particularly David Coe and a little gathering of writers, including Faith Hunter (who also supplied notes) and Misty Massey, who heard me read the first chapter and liked it. Of such stuff is courage made. Thanks also to my guides and rangers in South Africa and Swaziland, particularly Brilliant Makhubele and Ezakiel Sibuyi, and to my wife and son, always my first readers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A. J. HARTLEY is the international bestselling author of a dozen novels, including several archaeological thrillers, the Darwen Arkwright middle-grade series, the Will Hawthorne fantasy adventures, and novels based on Macbeth and Hamlet. He is the Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare at UNC Charlotte. You can sign up for email updates here.