ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks go to our amazing first agent, Jennifer Mishler, for all her support and expertise, and especially in this case for helping us polish (and sand, and saw large bits off of) the first act of this book, so we could start The Prospero Chronicles off with a bang. Thanks also to our now agent, Fran Black, for sticking with us through numerous career upheavals and helping us give this series its rebirth. Thank you to Scott Carter for teaching Matt everything he knows about the importance of storytelling and character development. Thanks to Denis, Katinka, and Heather Titchenell for all the support and many a night of brain-mending comedy games. Thanks to all the wonderful readers, bloggers, and authors who frequent our blogs and pages. Thanks to everyone who’s ever pr

