The Dragon in the Library Page 10
Nikesh, for showing me there ARE more hours in the day.
Lindsay, for the submission trenches.
Stuart, for cats and space robots.
Ming, for roti and sympathy.
Sarwat and the Hatters, for cocktails and victories.
To Cathy, Albert, Jamie and Kelly, for believing in me.
Imogen, for walks in the park.
Anne and Jim, for blissful writing retreats.
Kirsty, Kay, Mark, Cori, Ravyn, Joey, Whitenight, Nikki and all of Buffyworld that was. My imagination grew nine sizes there.
Alice SH, for reading the zombie novel that’s in a drawer (for now).
Emma D, now N, for being there while I wrote my very first book.
Stoke Newington Bookshop, for stocking the best children’s books and dog treats in north London.
I’d also like to thank current political reality, for giving me something worth escaping from.
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