DEDICATIONS

     To the three men I admire most: The Father, Son, The Holy Ghost.

     To my co-author, Robert Morris: You are that rarest of creatures, a person uncorrupted by their genuine talent. I consider it an uncommon privilege to work with you.

To Johnny R. Call, Julie Raybon-Winningham and Alex Thompson, the artists formerly known as the TetraLuminaire Group. With a John/Paul/George combo like you three, few would mind being Ringo.

     To Michael Gray, who encouraged me by dint of his honesty and unrelenting encouragement to become more daring in my photomanipulation attempts. You will always have a berth aboard Liberty, my friend.

     To my beloved wife, Gabriella, inspiration for Sera MacLeod (yes, that way), Vaerth Parihn (no, not that way) and, in many ways, every other women of substance about whom I've written: I'd call you my better half, but I think you're the only good one I've got.

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